The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-14
THE LEHIGH STRIKE ENDED.
eTRIK ERs TO BE TAKEN BACK
To Fill Vacancies as Fast rs Possible.
Grievance Committees VIII be
Given Fair Hearings. Unions
Not Recognized.

The great strike on the Lehich Valley
railroad was declared OF at 3 O'Clock We'd
Desday morning, both sides making oonces
sions. The action was the resultof con.
ference between Joint committee, oompos.
ed Of members Of the boards OF arbitration
Of new York and New Jersey on the one
hand, and President Wilbur, of tn,
Lehigh Valley Company on the other.
The conference which lasted three days
was also participated in by the chiefs of the
local and national labor organizations
which took part in the strike. The terms
Of agreement are embodied in the following
correspondence which was made public
after the announcement that the strike had
been declared OF
South Bethlehem Pa, December g.
IL. B Wilbur. President Of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad:
Dear Sir.-lhe state boards OF arbitra-
ton Of New York and New jersey desire TO
know whether, II the existing strike j. de
Clnred of the Lehigh Valley Railroad
Company will agree 10 take back as many
OF their old employees A. they can ind places
for, without any prejudice on account ot
the fact that they struck or that they are
members Of any labor organization. that in
re-employing the men formerly in its ser.
vice the available time shall be 50 divided
among the men so re-empioyed that they
may feel that they are again in the employ
Of the company and selt-supporting; that
in making promotions hereafter the com
pany will make no distinction as between
the new men now In its employ and those
30 re-emDloyed on account OF seniority in
service or otherwise; that when IN the en-
poy OF the road committees from the
various classes Of employees from the
nl ~ "a "a
grieyed party is employed and their griev-
hnCes considered and Justly treated and
in the employ ing Of men IN the future, the
company will give the preference to former
employees when the strike Is declared of.
I'VE further think that, to prevent mis-.
apprehension the Lehigh Valley Railroad
Company should confirm the rules posted
by MIR, voorhees, on August last, as hrst
vice president Of the Philadelphia and Read
ing Railroad Company. We believe that
these suggestions are reasonable, and II
they are accepted by your company the
present strike will be at once terminated. '
The letter is signed by g. Robertson, Jr.
ofthe New York State Board Of Arbitration
and Mediation, and J. +. Mcdonald Of the
State Board of Mediation and Arbitration
Of the State Of New Jersey.
To this communication President Wilbur
replied as follows:
South Bethlehem, Pa, Dec 5.
"Genilemen:-l beg to acknowledge your
communication OF this date. The Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company agrees TO the
suggestions contained therein and in the
event of the strike being declared OH will
abide by them, We recognize and willingly
respond To your modification Of our former
understanding that the available time may
be ide.t 20 that the men re.empOyed may
- sol \, irtain source Of support. We
~ aero drse confirm the rules posted
dr. Wv ices on August 9Th last. The
manigh v Aay Railroad Company resumed
possession Of its lines on August Sth and
E he rules IN question have Tecind-
a lam very "FatG"P ,and go
President"
A Dispatch from Eas'on says The Lehigh
AS Dave received the following dis.
les from Vice President Voorhees,:
rke declared on make no change in ex
ng condition,
This IL int,rpreted TO mean th nj tho pau