The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-20

exists thors and that rank disobedisncs is nor.
mitted. Why. some Of the minor officials order
ihi mon TO do the simplest acts md nre
promptly insultsd., The men say, We Won't
Edsiness: 40 40 Il yourself il you want il done
and tho like. When there Il anything they
Of bdE IKE lo sd s2 N the
are actually oowod. and have almost 70 get On
their knees to have things. d99ne. What has
our m on, working beside these mon. fret IN.
dor our discipline. lax as 1t Is They see what
see see any i reason why they can't do the same
When they cant they become 1issatlsfe and
hence The rs Without 6 . FV ,Sat ss RS2F
management OF the LehiRh by the Reading
rond was responsible e for some OF the ,dissatis-
inction. The Lehigh discipline had always
been easy. ne said. and whom the Reading took
possession il enforced very strict set of rules.
Ike reLeiling but didn't dare =,
The seed oi dissatisfaction once ,sowed. !"
said he 0ea Ifs hard d TO he se GGt rid ofi but
the I.ehigh Valley officials apnesled TO-DAY t9
10 help the Iehigh out with it's freight busi-
ness. Mr.. Maxwell. 1t is said. refused to do 1t
II also d thst spC C ,Ss "a
and that he also refused. The striker believe
the report and are happy over IT,
HISTORY OF THE STRUGGLE.
During June and July n committee OF the
Reading and Philadelphia Railway system.
embracing the lehigh VALLEY aa a leased line.
desired to present to the manaRement list
An audience was sought with General Man
ager Voorhees,. and as they were seeking to
organizations to which the employees be-
longed. he refused to meet them at that
time. The officers, Of the oITgq1ni7ZHiti9ppps
and met the committee. and learned OF the
objection raised by the, manager and adj
TRe point was then raise by, Mr. Voorhees,
that he would not meet the PHILADELPHIA and
Heading employees. hut that they must 60 70
that he. Mr.. Voorhees,, would meet the .ehiRh
Valley employees. This was done. and during
reached and Mr. Voorhees, said he would post
on the bulletin board an order over his sig
bSt It 2d S not embrace nil that was asreed
upon at tho conference. Nothing was done
other, than TO take the matter Up by letter
after the abtoRation OF The Lease His renly
showed that the agreement was recognized w
nothing further until It was demonstrated that
what had been posted was not being carried
out Then they sought to take the m ma ter up ~
be OF any value to the men. They were not
prepared to meet with reinssSl on me
were much surprised to learn that he
would not meet with any com mittre When the
yisM was msnt@nsd Sy MI , Sopsh sS,
lay between the company apd its employees.
However this may he one thing is certain, a
audience with him. lie has refused TO meet
them. saying that he could not. knowing lhat
% Ssgs dess
to receive any com mittee because 1t cannot
know that such committee fairly represents
The men say that all conferences sought By
the men themselves were sought as employees
into the mstsT until ut tse had failed
10 get an audience. This was only In turthGr.
nnce Of the expression OF the company bIought
out by Mr.. Voorhees, In q letter under date OF
June z. 1893. from which the following Is an
extract:
regret to say that dom, t.ol at liberty once. with
j. 70 K C.. H. T.. and o r. T. m any matters a. he
,gement. II you come as a sonm,tlss from eur EN-.
". nst.rd 20 TAR n s.sSd; IN the shSh valley
Only when a committee OF employees failed
% get an audience with Mr.. Voorhees, did the
ganizations come into the matter The
point has also been raised by the President
hat the agreement made by the general man
,ger was m AIDE on the part OF the Philadslphia
md Reading Railroad. and all conferences
ind Reading Company While this is true, 1t
= also true that from the extract from the let
hey had a right to believe that it was made
with Lehigh Valley emp loyees. and that the
,brogation o. the lease between the hsSfi tn
There has been nothing left undone to get
before the Lehigh Valley management on the
part OF the, men" said leader tonight. ~ and
hey fee. that the Justice Of their case will De
by all fail. reminded persons. That
hey have not acted hastily is true. as evil
fenced BY, the time consumed in trying to
meet the officials. and the patience. under the
In worthy OF comment. The
position OF the company IL one which the men
10 not believe the facts will bear out and make
Although not being perfectly satisfied
hey were at least content with what treat;
ss fe W iS assured BY Mr. VOORHEES, that
10 would be glad to meet the committee at any
,apt of Mr vooSess IL NOT IN tho minds H o
the shon no se MSsn thu has
IN their dignity they had better look at i from
cannot discover, an opportunity for q counter
,harge OF like character. Why should not the
made n July lat TniHh Is state
y rules which shall govern. be In effect alter
he abrogation OF the lease. as we'll as other
{ you please to term 1t that Ii Ia the opinion
II the men that Mr.. Voorhees, personally would
wiling Sdsy to grant b 5he tat
iond his power to do so. Whatever the out
'one may be. the men feel that they are
light.
GETTING OUT COTS IN RUFFALo
BUFFALO. Nov. l9.-The Iehigh officials here
Ire preparing for long struggle with their
'mplo yees SO lar the strike has only affected
he moving OF freight hut nobody knows how
Don the whole road may be tied up. II IL not
believed that any violence will be committed
Z this end Of the road. The 600 employees
u tine road who live In Buffalo are said by
heir employers to be as orderly and peGcenhle
men as any road has on it's pay rolls
I In dliIicult to say what proportion OF them
ave struck. This strike has been carefully
tanned. and evidently Is being capably han
led. At the outset II gives evidence OF being
no OF the most obstinate battles ever fought
v organized lat or. Most OF those who went
~ here last night were tTainmen and tlremcn.
Whenever fireman left his enGipe. the an
ineer was pertorce made idle. Whenovere
rev was disorRAnized ny the absence
I two or three hrakemen. tho conduc-
~ had good excuse for not working.
he road officials are proceeding carefully TO
nd out what proportion OF men refuse to
nTk, aud are preparing TO NIL their places;
ot "a freight train will be ordered out until
le situation is canYassed, Possibly this Will
o to- morrow possibly not until Tuesday. II. (
leG. the conductors and engineers refuse TO |
orI: with subs and non-union men. the strike |
III be IN full swing.
The strike has not at present affected pas
enger trRirs. The morning train left on time I
!. S:l5 o'clock. and the incoming trains /
rived on time. some Of the telegraph Op- |
-ators deserted their posts last night. but I
lough were on duty to-day, 30 that Thorough /,
'rvico was main,ained To-day the Lehigh |
20 pie reconstructed the lodging house IN the /
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