The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-20
THE ARTICLES or oRIEpINCE.
Text or the 10 ument Over witch the Entire
Trouble Z. SnId to Have ArIsen.

| Text or the 10 "ument Over which the Entire
Trouble Il Snid ia Have Arisen.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov lathe Grievance Com
| mittee Of the Lehigh Valley train service en-
| ployees. who went on strike last night. were
active to-day.
In the morning meeting was held In the
Bingham House. at which encouraging re-
ports were read from all along the line The
committee also discussed the question OF re-
moving the headquarters to some central point
| along the Lehigh Valley road. most probably
Wilkesbarre. and this will be decided to-
morrow
This afternoon ]. j. Hannahan. Vice rand
Chief OF the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men. addressed n meeting OF flremen at Will
minEton. Del, and q resolution pledging moral
and financial support was adopted. X f
Wilkinson. Grand Master OF the Brotherhood
OF Hallway Trainmen also addressed u meet
ing OF trainmen in this city and similar action
was taken. IL was announced that numerous
pledges Of financial aud moral support were
received during he day.
The Grievance Committee this afternoon
gave out statement OF the articles which
they my were agreed to at the July conference
at Bethlehem. but which were not nosted on
the bulletin board. This Is virtually the cause
OF the strike. The articles are:
Conductors or trainmsn d.adheadlng over their div
The oldest baggage master IN the service shall have
the preference ia baggage cars IN all cases OF vAcan
men Ti MOI DO r.Sess:d 70 couple and
Ina eases OF vacancies the same shall be posted on
the bulletin board fof 'he space OF two weeks " nee
proprrn s'ed and i' except IN cases OF actual
When trai so light that in service will not
be enabled 10 make reasonable time the crews will be
lett will be enao.ed TO make reasonable time say
That in the employment Of thess men the various
HTak klA Oe red 10 !geTl tn
conductors ami enRinstrs shall have some mode OF
TRANSPORTATION provided for them. n.9nthly or
SOmdnctSr Or engineer abusing tbs privilege shall be
debarred from tht use of ne same .,, ,,...
reasonable complaints madr ~ any indiyidas, con,
pToytded n"tcS I. given IN WINE a. to n. subject o.
COMPLIANT ami .pselal appointment OF time and PAcs
concerned shall have ths right TO hnys three repre-
In addition to the above Chairman wilkins
OF the committee said: Mr.. Voorhees, also
agreed to give engineers In round yard service
S nn95m rsts o. man per gay pat his eg
Regarding Mr.. Noorheess statement concern
Ing p1sses to engineers and the
agreement and not as a fayer.
Some men have had Iasses. but others have
bulls' in was issued by Mr.. Voorhees,, although
This should show tina, President Wilbur Is
wrong when he says the agreement made
under the Reading lease Will now not hold
good"
Acting General Manager Voorhees, said to-
night that reports from all along the lire
showed that tiafflc was moving. and that the
strike has not yot seriously affected the road.
He, however. looked for developments within
twenty, four hours
Mr.. Voorhees, was Indignant when he saw
the Grievance Committees staten cut. You
may give those gentlemen my compliments"
the acting general manager said. "anu tell
them that they lie. ! am not in tho habit OF
having my word doubted. have documentary
evidence showing that every item agreed upon
at the conferen"" was posted with the eNcen-
ton Of that affecting conductors and engi-
neers' passes, watch explained last night"