The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-13
THE IEHlGH STRIKE ENDED
erR1K BRs TO BE TAKEN BACK
To Fill Vacancies MS Fast rs Possible.
Grievance Committees Will be
Given Fair Hearings. Unions
Not Recognized.

The great strike on the Lehigh Valley
railroad was declared of at clock We'd
nesday morning, both sides making conces
sions The action was the resultof CON
ference between n joint committee, ,compos-
ed of members Of the boards Of arbitration
Of New York and New Jersey on the one
hand, and President Wilbur OF tht
Lehigh Valley Company, on the other.
The conference, which lasted three days
was also participated in by the chiefs oil the
local and national labor organizations
which took part in the strike. The terms
Of agreement are embodied in the following
correspondence which was made public
after the announcement that the strike had
been declared of
South Bethlehem, Pa, December ..
'E. Is. Wilbur, President OF the Lehigh
Valley Railroad:
"Deaf sir:-rhe State boards OF arbitra-
tion of New York and New Jersey desire TO
know whether, if the existing strike ~ de.
clared of, the Lehigh Valley Railroad
Company will agree 10 take back as many
Of their old employees as they can hnd places
for, without any prejudice on account oi
the fact that they struck or that they are
members Of any labor organization; that IN
re.employing the men formerly in its ser.
vice the available time shall be so divided
among the men so re-employed that they
may feel that they are again in the employ
of the company and self-supporting; that
in making promotions hereafter the com
pnny will make no distinction rs between
The new men now IN It's employ and those
so re-employed on account OF seniority IN
service or otherwise that when III the en-
ploy of the road committees from the
various classes OF employees from the
branches of the service In which the ag-
rrieyed party is employed and their grew
nnces considered and Justly. treated, and
in the employing of men in the future, the
company will give the preference to former
employees when the strike is declared of.
1--WE further think that, TO prevent mis-.
apprehension, the Lehgh Valley railroad
Jompany should confirm the rules posted
by Mr., Voorhees, ON August last, as hrst
vice president OF the Philadelphia ana head,
ing Railroad Company. We believe that
these suggestions are reasonable, ana II
they are accepted by your company the
present strike will be at once terminated.
The letter is signed by g. Robertson, Jr.
Of the New York. State Board Of Arbitration
and Mediation, and J. p. Mcdonald of the
State Board of Mediation and Arbitration
Of the State of New Jersey.
To this communication President Wilbur
replied as follows:
South Bethlehem, Pa, Dec s.
"Gentemen:-l beg to acknowledge your
communication of this date. The Lehigl
Valley Railroad Company agrees to the
suggestions contained therein and in thu
event of the strike being declared on vii
abide by them. We recognize and Willingly
respond TO your modification Of our formei
understanding that the available time may
be divided so that the men reemployed may
have some certain source Of support. We
further of course confirm the rules posted
by Mr. Voorhees, on August 1th last Tn,
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company resumed
possession of its lines on August Sth, ant
The rules in question have not been recind
ed am very truly yours,
l.. L. WILBUR,
President"
A dispatch from Eas;on says: The Lehigl
officials have received the following dis
matches from Vice President Voorhees,:
Strike declared of make no change in ex
listing condition,
This is interpreted to mean that the ne,
men are TO be retained.