The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-23
FEARS OF ANOTHER STRIKE.
TIE READING COMPANY ACCUSED or
BREAKING THE AGREEMENE

"hGdhiNG THE
IL Positively Refuses to Re.e.piey Eass.
neera who, while Drawing Pay from tha
Company. Refused to do Their Duties.
READING, Feb. 22.-The ultimatum Of the
Reading Coal and Iron Company with respeot
to the striking employees said to have been dis
criminated against contrary to the Corbin.
Lewis agreement was made public to-day BIZ
Superintendent Whiting. who said:
ANY man who. whilo drawing pay in our en-.
ploy. refused to perform any OF the regular
duties pertaining to his Job. will not be ~
employed in like position again. By this I
mean that engineers who refused to hoist scab
coal. as they term 1t, will never again DO On
ployed as engineers at any Of our collieries, but
If bosses want to give them other jobs when
vacancies occur they can use their discretion.
AS regards the mon who were told there was
no work for them. this resulted from other
men getting their jobs during the strike.
Wherever places Of strikers were not filled w
are keeping the agreement by giving men their
old Jobs, but we will not DISCHARGE hands 10
make 1t possible for every striker and dis.
charged employee to got back again."
The Joint strike committee was in session q
Pottsvtlle most Of the day and late into the
night, hearing tho testimony OF q large number
OF discharged mine engineers and other ON.
NSS tShS thbs ta0y uAoS hAAAE~
mated against without just cause, and appar-
emily for no other reason than that they stood
up for their union and quit work rather than
disobey the orders Of the labor leaders. The
compliments went ovor o wide Geld Of griev-
non.union men. assaulted nc. one In the employ
required Of them in their Legitimate line q
d Vt to protect the eompany's property
they they f1sdnI refused en te seist s scab cut e ssa.
but that the company knew very well they
made. The engineers were on duty to run the
pumps and prevent the mines from flooding.
The discharge OF these engineers for this re-
number Of cqses presented satisfied the COM
pany was taking the same stand as the, Read.
Ing, Railroad Company did at Port Richmond
Sis:. a tha, ese orders srt oi tho to t aom %,nsTs m ststf !:
HSsss Leaders siss.S we're. and E thai . ths f 6rssI ana q o IL
= The excite ne eontinuedh isS al day n the
dicted that q. general strike would be ordered
before morning. The more conservative men
doubted is.no that circumstances did not
ton whether such an order would be obeyed By
the miners RnefI iort Gnm enough ug, ,t to be taken ,H,t b .sd.
and INC sh hp ali ,flI the s" coal they they e can df i1pd a s %sr x 9 Tor.
order .I to strike strike la a strike rHs Is Is ordered wHsr " Very HD mu 81
trouble is apprehended between the radical
st s,r Wo1S. An Ev thS inas sExsti Is S shS H SHon us%s e
ground that the labor organizations can gain
n2 soRAsr roy of Feb. aa2a.HnTfHheS 'Kf!n Knights of Labor
claim that the resolutions which the minerss
Western Company's coiiieiries reeentiy sent to
Genera, Manager Storrs. and in which. the
| their pmnlOyer6. were manfred nv soma 0nA
high in authority In the affairs Of the big cor.
pI%oratti99n: Notwithhstandhing this, the miners Of
ssorrs s . paper oiG e Wick s sSsy say: sew 70 MOD @li
entire CONFIDENCE in their good WIN. BELIEVING
actions toward us" They also say that they
protest against any Interference between em-
R !aps osr and si1s smpl1yss that snS Yi riv iDe oosss}6n In r.
anger, misconfidsnce and endless ,animosity."
Similar sentiments have been sent BY the Dick
Hudson Canal Company.
left M their rf Rei qle on Monday ia p eHsninr A they looke %
displeased because the two great mining cor
t GSSs"tdI eman d this ai4e ur'lsy h 6ae sent n 1S. re RRnish e
said: There will be no receding from the posi-
ton taken by the district assembly. The de-
mined By a favorable action, on the part Of the
companies. either in granting the amount Of
increuso askeu Ior OF enough OF IL 10 satisIy
It is the opinion hcre that the two large cor
porations will raise the wages. Of their miners
about 5 per cent. on March 1. They will treat
with their men as employees. and not az
knights of Labor" a corporation man said.
The strike feeling is much stronger In the
Wyoming then in the Lackawanna valley. and
the knights are a good deal better organized
men n@oA n t District ntHe Assembly t ie are not edissppoosssedd
to act with undue haste. II the companies
order an increase OF 8 or even 8 per cent. 1t Is
thought that the agitation Of the wage Ques-
ton Will cease at once. and nothing more will
be heard Of the district assembly's demand.
ELIzABETHPoRT, Feb. 22.-Twenty-flve coal
handlers from Port Johnston arrived here this
morning to work on the Reading coal docks. 4
the, railroad station to tho ,wharves, and the
police guarded the bridge at the approach to
the docks. There was no attempt to molest
the laborers.. Several coal trains are expected
here tonight.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 22.-The General Elk.
e~cutive. Board Of the knights OF Labor ad.
joMrned to-day until April g., after assigning the
country to further the interests OF the order.
Mr., Powderly will 60 to the northern peninsula
OF Michigan and Ontario. 1t was stated that
no further action had been taken In reference
to the Reading railroaders' strike. although u
is understood from another source that the
1t is safe to say that further than renewing tho
nothing was done, hessrs. Barry and BaiiksT;
will speak In this city on Friday night for the
benefit OF the strikers. and will 60 from here to
Pottsville on Saturday to lend whatever aid
they can to the cause before their departure for
the West