The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-08
STRIKERS RETURNING.
They Expect to be All at Work
in q Short Time.
EVERYTHING RUNNING SMOOTHLY

RTr. GauslIn, Chairman of tho Firemen's
/ brotherhood. Says the Men Are Very
Well Satisfied with tho Terms of the
Agreement. .."...
BETHLEHEM, Pa, Dec. 8.-Most of the
employees of the Lehigh Valley railroad in
South Bethlehem who left the service of
the company when the tie up was ordered
have now sent in their applications for
work again. While the terms are not al
together as satisfactory as the men en-
pected, the majority of them seem dis
posed to accept the decision reached by the
chiefs of their brot herhoods as the end of
the matter, and say there is no use now
in showing dissatisfaction or stubborn
ness, but that they will endeavor to get
back to work as quickly as possible. The
officials Of the company say they will emf
ploy old hands as they are needed, and
many of the strikers are already at work.
! General Manager Voorhees, when ques-
toned in reference to reports that there
was considerable dissatisfaction among
the men at different points on the lines
over the terms on which the strike was
4 declared off, and that many would refuse
to return to work, said;
There was naturally some feeling OF
! disappointment when the men learned
| the terms of the agreement, but applica'
tions for work are coming in all over the
road. Everything today is running
smoothly, and il will only be very short
time before the affairs of the road will be
in the same good order as before the tie
up"
Chairman Gauslin, of the Firemen's
brotherhood, said today that lie was very
well satisfied with the terms of the agree
ment, and thought the men were also. II
there had been dissatisfaction among the
ex-strikers at EHston he said he had not
heard of it, and was sure the tales told
were exaggerations, ....
"Of course" said the chairman, there
are some hot headed ones who will stick
out to the last among the Brotherhood
M embers, but such actions now are very
unreasonable and useless. We know that
all the men cannot be employed at once
The company's rolling stock is not in con
ditiOn now 4, hire all the men who struck
even though IL desired to do so, But VT
believe that Mr.. Wilbur Is man OF his
word, and that tho men will he taken
back as quickly as work is found foI
them. That seems to be the impression
among all the men, and they feel conf
dent that before long they will all be back
In the service of the Lehigh Valley
MATCH CHUNK, Pa, Dec. S.-The strike
is all over here. All the old men have re
ported, and about one-half have already
been employed. A nonunion crew de
serted a train about mile above here last
evening. The Brotherhood men II expect
to be at work in u weeks time at the
farthest. The best of feeling exists be
tween the officials of the company and the
strikers ......
The striking railroaders Mt Hagleton re
ceived official notice of the settlement
last night 10 the last minute they haC
refused to accept the reports published II:
authentic. After celebrating oyerit they
filed their applications for work. The re
suit was not satisfactory, as many of TIT
men will be ont of work for some time.
ROCHESTER, n. Y, Dec. s-F. w. Prem
tice, deputy grand master of the Order o
Railway TeleGraphers, said to the Associ
ated Press representatives; If the company
takes one of us back it must take us all
otherwise the settlement made on Tues
day is void TO all intents and purposes
the strike is still on"
JERSEY CITY, Dec. s.-Twenty-two brake
men, two engineers aud two iiremen hav,
been taken back by the I.chigh Valley
company in Jersey City. About fifty
strikers are still unprovided for in Jerse,
City. 1t is commonly believed that they
/ all will be taken back gradually, as til,
now men arc snd to bo unsatisfactory.