Show GREAT philadelphia strett street railway empi employs oyes demand better pay anil and less hours philadelphia dec 17 the great strike of motormen and conductors conduct ore nt at I 1 the union traction co began early thie thin morning the sentiment of the public ie in clearly with the strikers kere the company era ploys about roen men two thirds of them thern are member members of the employ employee association the demand odthe of the men is for a working day of un ten hour hours with 2 a day reasonable time tor for meals del prot protection ecton from the be weather aud and a recognition of their organization at 12 street railway traffic all over the city with the exception ot of a few lines is at a standstill etan detill the entire police force is busy sup beasing minor outbreaks of violence marre men are locked ed up at every station despite the efforts of the strike loader merv to preserve order there he hae been much violence although none of a serious nature at cumberland and rind amber streets street about women plugged the witches switches the conductors tried to reopen the switches but were driven away by the women scores score a of men bare wen arrested for or cuttin trolley wire wires |