The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-25
WILBUR REFUSES TO YIELD.
\ srLL NOT TREAT urn THE sTRIH-
H. rypLOYEEs or THE LEHTsH

I
/ lrrort of Mine Operators 60 Secure =
OF the Struggle Comes 60
tl.,ot,-Thr company says It sees vie-
M Ahrad-Tho strikers say the Same
.L,ditior OF tho Road in Many Places.
,rrartrur. Nov. 2A.-The first efforts o,
HE Goa operators 10 act as mediators be-
L,tbo ichigh Valley Railroad Company
Ina '..ing employees seem TO have re-
Win urc. but tho case il not altogether
Vtss llnity Is still standing in the way
W. col. .Iomisc, and because dignity must
malp.l.sl forty odd thousand mon,
nsn. amt children must continue to suffer,
softhpm rcrhaps the pangs OF hunger.
.tory OF Tho conference between the coal
r,tols AID representatives OF the strikers
,oli iu luE SuN this morning. but what
ou,..mN might 10 was thon etill in
NJ th..gu 1t was predicted it would more
- NE, o., a failure. This conference was
Bmel todry in the Office of Superintendent
NNror OF tlN IohlRh Valley Coal Company.
Z urlEo.s today had no part in It The
Interested were Simpson and Wat
Land william l. Connell OF Scranton. the
yest Individual operators in this region.
long morning session these men went
ill., wyoming Valley Hotel for dinner Mr..
Hlra, Assistant Chief Engineer Ioungston
Itbo Brotherhood OF Locomotive En-
n. Grand Master wilkinson o!
III Conductors brotherhood. John Rice
kJam,s Nur',v were also thcre. After din
Tho operator returned to Mr.. Lathrop's OF.
nr,i the conference OF tho morning was
Emef o na whole afternoon was spenttry-
H. formulate some Dlan for an Amicablo
klspcnt oi tho difficulty. but at the end Il
kannouacol that it had been given up In
IL and the following letter to John lice was
90 out: v,,,.,,,,,v p. Va. =. ,eoa
\. y,,D Er..
H. str owing 20 your insisting upon the rein.
kns1t OF oil empioyces our negotiations for a con-
Ies have NtIcd Mr. Wilbur standing by his circular
kov. Il In Us entirety. Yours very truly.
SIMPSON AND wArxNE
H. Rice is the Chairman OF the Grievance
hmittee Of tho brotherhood OF Locomotive
ktneers OF the Lehigh Valley Railroad. After
II conference Mr.. Lathrop declined to talk
khat had been done. but another official OF
4 coal company said that after the morning
Iierence Messrs. Watkins. Simpson. and Con-
Lhad a gain communicated with President L.
Wilbur By means Of the long distance tele-
kne to South Bethlehem. and President
Ibur told them that any proposition look
Ito the reinstatement of the striking men
n body would not be considered. These
n had been discharged from the service Of
hompauy. he said, when they failed to re-
vIfor duty before noon on Wednesday last,
Hemanded in his ultimatum. But tho
sident admitted" said this official. that
h number OF tho men would undoubtedly
kble to pass the examination and could get
X into tho employ Of the company. 1t Is my
li that there Is now no chance OF etlecting
sort OF compromise through the media
Of the coal operators Of this valley. but
kosl operators will not give up the fight
outstanding this statement. They will
kavor to bring about the desired result.
bugh other means than those they have
~ ! can make no prediction as to the pros
h OF success. The fact is that although the
kpany can get men who are willing to work
E and to handle its coal trains, 1t will have
bt difficulty in getting competent men. Be-
be OF the grades on the mountains in this
Etry and the sharp curves that abound
IDwhere in tho line OF the road. there
LA absolute necessity that tho road
b experienced mon. With the men that
d now getting and that 1t Ia able
b. long time will elapse before the usual
tment OF coal can be made. Assuming
the company to-day had as many men
had before the strike. it cannot trust
men 10 take anything but very light
A The fact Is that we expect great
D. accidents to coal trains the moment
ktegin to run. We realize that 1t will GER
~ Ds several mouths before the new men
successfully handle the business vi the
lon these grades"
the operatives had In view to bring the
b TO An end. There have been stories
and elsewhere for several days that the
aeial condition OF tho lehigh was not the
and to-day ono was printed to tho effect
SSA request !Or a loan OF S2.OOO.OOO was I'M
Ieonsileratiun. This story probably gave
10 statement, that the alleged need Of
D money would De used Rs han
II BY the Operators. They, are able to
Pc such loan. PRESIDENT Wilbur to-day is
3,ed as saying: We have now gone past
Time for conferences, and are placed in a
Eton where the most important step is to
r possession. Of our. property. 1t is our
4 to tho public. and We viii not receive
loody on behalf Of the strikers until this Is
bEplished We have been ready at any
Il 10 receive and listen to our employees.
tths time Tor arbitration has gone by. Any
Pc old employees applying for work will be
ped as though nothing had happened. pro-
ttthey have not been obnoxious. The re-
tsthat We are negotiating n loan or that |
tlesign az the next annual election are all
Eehss. We do not need u loan, aud no
ges In the management OF tho company
.nntemplated at present"
addition 10 this statement Superintendent
p Of tho WyoIning division said to The
eorreep0ndent to-day: Il cen say that
Tine for compromise Ia past; i have
h conversation with Mr.. Voorhees,. the
nal manager. to-day. and | say that the
gAny will never take back In its employ
men who have been active in this strike.
lNill never do it,"
0hr as this city is concerned. the strike
tthon seems IL be greatly improved and
favorable To the railroad. buperin-
Cent User said: We have sent out
su'seycn ears OF freight from our Cox:on
"a We have nineteen engines at work:
expect 10 send out forty more cars OF
gh Tonight The strikers have not inter-
lm any way with this movement OF our
RA To-day. for tho first time since
II sIlKe began, We nave run every train that
pm our schedule, No. 10. which has been
luGhed regularly ut Mauch Chunk. ran
ugh 20 Nilk"sbarre. We have delivered
y leih, ana Prospect collertes. and will de-
more tomorrow. Very few OF the new
lneets VINO have come to rs have been
*erd away ny the strikers. though many
Lemen have been, hut We care nothing
- hIaEsWeu. We can get all We want OF
Ilsht here atthe breakers. and they make
st NEE Than any tho company can send US
lhgcit. i have lust heard from the Les
iuN'loH IN this despatch: 'Lehigh diVis-
moving coal and freight In pretty good
braHahes gave us four trains Of coal
~ pc rck. We nave got one INCOMING
laca arton and another waiting Tor a
Ne will get tho train OF east bound
airom l1tiston junction by night with
lssar also reported that at West Avoca
~ OF men and uoys on top OF the bridge
mo rack theTs had been stonlug
III all day: Ihe situation from me
tEgrlrs. Tie men have agents at