Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-02-24
End OF THE COAL STRIKE.
MIXERS TO RESUME WORK AT
ONCE.

President Corhin Agrees TO Terms-
0uP,:ion of Wages TO Bc Settled
ia Conference.-The Discrimination
Against ola Ensp Dyes.
Master Workman Lewis arrived at Potts
vi le, Pa, on the 17th taking with him copies
OF correspondence had between himself and
President Corbin looking TO an immediate
resumption at oil the Reading company's
mines. M Lewis Immediately went into
consultation with the members of the joint
committee, with the result that his action
was ratified. and an address was issued at
once, ordering immediate resumption. This
sudden turn in affairs produces the liveliest
qualification among all classes except the
striking railroaders, who are thus abandoned
to their fate. Lee and the other railroad
leaders are furious at Master Workman
Lewis, and unsparing in their denunciation
of his alleged perlidy. They are in close
communion, presumably striving to devise
some expedient to meet the new phase of the
situation. but the universal opinion among
the outside community is that the railroad
strike is now a hopelessly lost cause. Fol-
between Mr.. Corbin and Mr. Lewis, national
master workmen of the mining district:
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 16, 1888.
Austin Corbin. president Philadelphia &
Reading Railroad company Sir: Being de-
srous 10 bring the strike in the mining re-
gion of the Reading Coal and Iron company
to close in order TO get the working people
in and about those mines to work, and
speaking for those wOrkingmen, | propose to
order a resumption OF work at once upon
your assurance that l can promise the men
| that after they have gone to work and the
mining operations are in regular progress,
the subject of wages will he considered in
conference between the company and its en-
ployes or their representatives, and upon
further assurance that no one shall be dis
Grim mated against by reason of his connec-
tion with the strike Yours etc.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. II, 1888.
To Mr. w. T. Lewis-My Dear Sir: am
in receipt Of your favor of this date, have
consulted Mr.. Keim, the president of the
Repding Coal and Iron company, in relation
! to its contents, and am authorized by him to
say that it is substantially in accord with our
! position, and such action would he satisfac-
tory to us. No one will be Disseminated
| against because Of his connection with the
strike so that it is not understood as protecting
|
personal assaults upon the men remaining at
work, and provided further that in any con-
| ference over wages the miners are not to
expect us to pay higher rate of wages for
mining than those paid by the other
coal producing companies in compe-
tition with us, namely: the Delaware, Lacka
wanna a. Western; the Delaware & Hudson,
the Lehigh Valley, the Lehigh Coal & Navi-
CATION company, and the Lohgh & Wilkes
barre company, but with the understanding
that we are willing to adopt basis that shall
| give our miners as much as is paid by either OF
those companies. 1t is understood that the
wages to be paid on returning to work will
be the old So 80 basis, and will remain under
that basis until a change shall be mutually
agreed upon. Yours truly,
AUSTIN CoRBIN.
PoTTsvuLE, Pa, Feb. II, 1888. The fol-
! lowing was signed at 11.30 tonight and at
once given out to the representatives of the
press
To the Employees of the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron company: You arc
hereby notified to resume work on Monday
morning, Feb. 20, as per letter of Austin
Corbin of the 18th inst, which is accepted as
the basis of settlement. The above does not
include any company but the Philadelphia g.
Reading Coal and Iron company, as they
are the only ones to agree to these terms of
settlements hence, we would urge upon the
including the Panther Creek valley,
the necessity of maintaining
firm stand until those compa-
MES are willing to submit the questions in
volved to a conference, with the assurance
that no victimizing will take place after
starting the mines. WorKingmen every
where, we appeal to you to redouble your
efforts in behalf of our Lehgh brothers.
Send aid for that region to d. NJ. Evans,
Freeland, Po, or John Mcighan, Freeland,
Pa.
(SigneD
w. 7. LEWIS, Master Workman National
District Assembly 49,.
JOHN H. DAVIS, Chairman Joint Executive
Committee
Richard Thompson, Master Workman Dis
trict r.
ISAAC REM, Master Workman Division II.