Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-06
Terms on Which the Lehigh Strike
Was Ended.
MEN TO GO BACK WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
Company Officials Will Treat With
Committees.
PRES. WILBUR'S PROMISE

EASTON, Pa, Dec. "a dispatch re-
ceived by the Lehigh Valley railroad Off,
Gals here this morning from General Man
ager Voorhees, says:
Strike declared OF; make no change in
existing conditions
The correspondence which passed be-
tween President Wilbur and the state
board of arbitration, and which settled the
strike, was given out this morning.
1t is as follows:
SOUTH BETHLEHEM, Dec. 5, 1893.
P. Wilbur. Esq, President of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company:
Dear Sir: The state boards Of arbitration
Of New York and New Jersey desire TO
know whether, If the existing strike is de-
clared off, the Lehigh Valley Railroad COM
pany will agree to take back as many OF
their old employees as they have places for
without any prejudice on account of the
fact that they struck or that they are men,
bers of any labor organization; that in re-
employing men formerly in it's service the
available time shall be so divided among
the men so re-employed that they may
feel they are again in the service of the
company and self-supporting; that in max
ing promotions hereafter the company Will
make no distinction between men now in
count of seniority In service or otherwise:
that when in the employ Of the road COM
mittees from the various classes OF en-
ployes from the branch OF service in which
the aggrieved party is employed will be re-
ceived and their grievances considered and
Justly treated, and that in employing men
in the future the company will give the
preference to former employees when the
strike is declared of. We further think
IN miSanDrphpnS sion the Le-
high Valley Railroad Company should con-
firm the rules posted by Mr.. Voorhees, Au-
gust last, first vice president OF the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Com
pany. We believe that these suggestions
are reasonable. and that If they are accept
ed by your company the present strike will
be at once terminated.
Respectfully yours,
G. ROBERTSON, Jr..
or the New York State Board of Mediation
and Arbitration.
J.P. MCDONALD,
Chairman of the State Board of Mediation
and Arbitration of New Jersey.
LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD COM
PANY, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT.
SOUTH BETHLEHEM. Dec. 8. 1898.
Messrs. Gilbert Robertson, jr, of the New
York state board of mediation and arbi-
tration and J. r. Mcdonald. chairman of
the state board of mediation and arbitra-
ton of New Jersey:
communication of this date. The Lehgh
Valley Railroad Company agrees to the sug-
gestionS contained therein, and in the
event of the strike being declared off will
abide by them. We recognize and willingly
respond to your modification of our former
understanding that the available time may
be divided SO that the men re-employed
may have some certain source of support.
We further Of course confirm the rules
posted by Mr.. Voorhees, on August last
The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company re-
stunned possession of its line on August s
and the rules in question have not been re-
sclnded. L am very truly, yours,
f. p. WILBUR, President.
Rejoicing Over the Settlement.
Flags are flying in South Easton and
there is general joy in this section that the
Lehigh strike has been declared off. Up
to noon no change had taken place in the
condition of affairs on the road, however.
The strikers held a meeting this morning.
but all they learned was contained in a
dispatch to their chairman, saying that the
strike was off. They voted not to return
to work until official orders had been re-
ceived from their respective chairmen. Dur
Ing the meeting one of the new engineers
called and said he would quit work If the
strikers would pay him $780, He was
promptly elected from the room. After the
meeting had been in session nearly two
hours and there was no further informa ton
IT was decided to send committee to
Bethlehem to learn upon just what condi-
tons the strike has been settled. The COM
mittee departed shortly before IL o'clock.
1t will return this evening.
One of the committee said to the United
Press reporter Just before stepping on the
train: I'VE do not know the conclusions
reached and there will be nothing done
until we do. We will not return to work
unless all are taken back. We have fought
for some of the men who are our leaders
and these must hack the Sfrix will
continue. We believe. however, that all
Is settled satisfactorily"