The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-11-20
GREAT RAILROAD STRIKE
Nearly All The Employees Of the Lehish
Valley Ire Out
THEIR PRINCIPLES INVOLVED
It's Not a Question Of Wages But as
to Whether the Company
VIII Recognize Labor
Organizations.

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. i0.-The employees
Of the Lehigh Valley Railroad company
struck at 10 o'clock last night. The strike
is said to involve more than 95 per cent.
of the employees. including engineers, fire.
men. trainmen and telegraph operators.
At 1850 clock last night the road be-
gan to tic up. Eighteen hundred
and ten men were idle at day
break. Tho strike was not unlocked
for by the employees or tho officials
of the company. Vice President Voor-
hees sat in his Office last night patiently
awaiting tho intelligence that he knew
would come. lie thought the mon would
strike at o'clock. but when that hour
passed and no intelligence was received
lie said l. O'Clock, and remarked that the
| men were very considerate indeed. voor-
hecs has had n great deal of practical ex-
pcrieuce IN handling strikes. He was
identified with the New York Central
when the Knights of Labor tied that
road up.
Chairman Wilkinson of the strikers
said: 1--WE hope to succeed. and IL lies
with tho men thcmsolves. They are in
earnest and volunteered to stop work. Tie
company has aorogntel its agreement
with US made last August. III the officers
to no trouble would eusue. We will not
see any train abandoned until IL reaches
it's destination. nor will we countenance
tho destruction of tho company's prop
eriy. IL Is the desire to win only by fair
means
II was stated that persons who have an
inklng OF what is going on between the
men and thor employers say that the
whole trouble was occasioned by tho dis
charge of Chairman Hughes of the Rail-
way Telcgraphers' association. Mr..
Hughes said tonight that such was not
the case. His discharge was but q minor
/ question compared with the refusal of
recognition by the company. He said that
| this, as well as other small grievances,
would of course come up IL their repre-
| sentatives, as such, could gain a hearing
| with the officers OF the road. The strikers
/ affirm that only the principles of their or
| CARNATIONS are at stake, and not one cent
/ OF money either way.
ROCHESTER,. y. A., Nov. l9.-The Lehigh
officials say that only two operators on
| tho Rochester division went out. I. W.
Prentice, deputy grand chief of the Order
of Railroad Tciegraphers Of New York
| state. said in an interview tonight !:
Every operator except 10 is ont between
| Sayro and Buffalo on tho northern divi-
| sion. These 10 are agents, who are under
bonds, and can not go unless they forfeit
their bonds. All members of the Brother
h BOD of Locomotive Engineers and the
brotherhood of Railway Trainmen went
| out at : 80 y. IN. Nothing but the United
States mail can be transported. There
are ia5 operators out on the northern di-
| vision.'
EAsroS. Pa. Nov. io.-Thc employees Of
| the Lchigh Valley To the number of i0l
held an enthusiastic meeting to-day an a
| indorsed the action of the committee
| ordering the strike.
| BUFFALO, y. ", Nov. l9.-Passenger
trains arrived and departed on the Lehigh
| Valley to-day as usual but freights are
| tied up by the strike. In Buffalo there
are about 6DJ employees of the Lehgh and
| perhaps one-third of that number are out
| At Sayre the officials of the road admit
that fully half OF tho men are QUIT hey
include brakcmen and tremen pfinci-
pally and few engineers and conductors.
| All the brakefnen Oh the northern disisson
went out against their will. but in accova-
aucc with n majority vote which ordered
the strike because of the grievances in tho
eastern division which the Lehgh officials
ignored.
| It. was learned tonight that the engi-
neers and operators will be ordered out
first and that tho strike is now in Its in'
fancy. II ordering out the two classes of
employees named Is not sufficient To tie ur
the road others will be called out. IL Is
predicted that by tomorrow not n wheel
will bc turning on the Lchigh between
Buffalo and Philadelphia. III