The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-29
STRIKERS HASTILY CONFER.
LEHIeH LABOR CHIEFS SUMMONED
TO PHILlDELPHIl.


Indications thst che Conference - Not IN.
ttrsiy Pleasing 10 Ther-Thev SIN Pre-
siet vIetory-The Railroad oneisis say
That They Have Already wo- the Fight
wnxEsBARRF. Nov 2s. Soon after noon to-
day the Chairman Of the Grievance COMMITTEES
ofthe striking employees OF the Lehigh Valley
road received dispatches from Phlladelp hia
which read:
Come at once to Philadelphia. Answer at
once. Important"
The dispatches we're signed by 4 member
of the Executive Com mittee Of the Federated
Brotherhoods who have been managing the
strike. Less than an hour later the Chairmen
Of the com mittees united in sending the follow
ing reply
"we will be in Philadelphia tonight over
Central road OF New Jersey"
The news OF the summonlnR OF the heads Of
these committees got about quickly and gave
rise to all sorts OF rumors. 1t was the first time
since the strike was officially declared that the
committee Chairmen here had been sum
moned. Chief OF the rumors was story that
there was plan on foot to effect n compro-
mise. It was traced to some OF the leaders.
one Of whom said:
I'VE believe the strike will he over within
twenty-iour or forty eight hours"
.wii IL be a compromise or will IL be de-
knowledging defeat p he was asked.
II think 1t will be settled" was the unsa ats
factory reply.
The men who started for Philadelphia ut
l:05 O'Clock in response to the summons Of
the Executive Committee were John II. Rice.
Chairman OF the Locomotive Engineers; Will
liam T. Preston OF the Brotherhood OF Locomo-
tive Firemsn Emanuel David Of the Brother
hood Of Railroad Conductors, J. L Dompsy Of
IL.
Hughes Of the Order OF Railroad Photographers.
They we're all seen at the station before leav-
ing. They declined to say anything about
their mission further than that they did not
know what might be the result. and they
had received no specific intormaton OF the
reason for the hurried call They didn't
appear to be in tho best OF spirits and wanted
TO avoid ans wering questions. The committee
would not reach Philadelphia before . o clock
will be a formal meeting with the Executive
Copmittee before morning, ,,-,,
The strikers and every ody else in this strike
region are Hnxiously awaiting news. At the
office OF the railroad company the only infor-
nation that can be obtained is that the of
Element turtle than summoning tho Grievance
Committees Chnirmer. The strike situation
here 10 practically unchanged. The company
continues to assert th1t the strike is Uroken.
and the passenger trains continue coming in
freight billed anywi orS from Nov il to Nov Is
remains in the yard hero unmoved. From re-
ports that have been, received to-day from
road from Buffalo to Jersey City it appears
that Hlthopgh the company's progress here II -
was expected it has been fairly rapid on other
The Wyoming division is the storm centre
now. No violence is reported anywhere on the
Zine OF the road except on the fottsNill" divi-
sSn tnY HyinG GnS s pns
was stoned pear lot.syillo last night. Win
dows were broken: but 1, no one was hurt:
nopn reached PottsyIiie only twenty minutes
Tho railroad officials have given up the
idea q protecting their property by The
hope that they could induce Gov. Pattison to
cali out the militia to do police duty. Late this
afternoon they got deputati2n OF loo special
the coal and iron police and, in addition. have
jurisdiction In any county 10 tho state dele
quarters. ana the men will he distributed along
the line o; the road. and the company thinks
There is a coal famine in, towns along the
Lshigh real above hore beyond the coal
coal is being drawn from points on the Della
ware. Lackawanna and Western road. dis
Of from ron tTss to KAY s
yesterday were compelled to shut down again
at II O'Clock to-day. The operators tele-
more cars to be had and didn't know when he
this MESSAGE doesn't agree with official asser-
tons that the tie up is anywhere near broken.
Tho leading merchants in Wilkesharre
signed and sent a petition to President Wilbur
tonight asking him to use every reasonable
means In his tpower, to settle tho strike;
!. Taking an unprejudiced view Of the case"
Why your patrSas and the pubic SH I Generally
who suffer 81 this strike should not bo accom-
modated. and further. we see no reason why
labor should not organize as we'll as capital
does"
EAsroN Pa. Nov. 2a-The situation In the
Lehigh strike to- night is that the com nan has
moved little more freight than yesterday on
the divisions meeting here, has shipped more
more engine crews than yesterday with pas
sepger trains moving fairly we'll The strikers
hold fast, and Tot oae has asked Tor Teinstate-
them, They have won over more recruits
from the new men. and they are very cheerful
and confident
n ons and arrival in this city late this evening
from WilkesGarre Of the local Grievance COM
mittee, headed by Chairman Rice. and the con-
ference will the labor chic mt mldnight at the
an early calling OF Of the strike.
The leaders are extremely reticent as to the
object Of this hurried conference and absO-
lu(ey decline to tell even the purpose OF II. |
They contend that the strikers maintain an
unbroken front and are daily Increasing their
n um bers from the ranks OF the new men en-
ployed by the company,
Chairman Clark, when asked whether the
rebort that the strike would be declared of
within twenty-four hours WAS true. said that
tho map who originated that story was talking
Notwithstanding all denials as to the calling
on OF the strike and the continued assertion
that the strikers were hrmer than ever there
IL an unrest peryadinG the labor headquarters
tonight
THE JERSEY CITY SITUATION.