New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-07
THE END OF THE STRIKE.
VICTORY CLAIMED By THE MEN AND BY
THE RAILROAD.

.o,prspoypENcE BETWEEN TIE LEhlGhs
PRESIDENT AND THE ARDlTRAToRs
MADE pUEIIC-JoY At THE
ANNOUNCEMENT
.,.Aor, Penn. Dec 1.-THE correspondence
..,ich nassed between President Wilbur ana the
S,a,e Board of Arbitration. An" whch settled
the strike was given out TINS morning. It - 10
follows: uo,,,.hen Doc 1893.
=, p vrbur President the Lehigh Valley Railroad
..,.. ,,,o STATE Roars Of Arbitration of new
We Uea' and New-Iersey desire 20 know whether.
the existing strike is declared on, ,he i' hc a
ley hdiilo ,heir cd employees they have places
for without any prejnaic,n on are Of any
i ,nao termination; that in re,empoyhg men lot-
ne f1E ~ among the men re-employed that they
dNuttn e they are again in the service or the com
may iev nd self supporting: that in making promo
pany hersafter The company VIII make TO distinc-
!io' az between men now IN IT'S employ ana those
ton d. c,e1 ON account of seniority in service or
ssftberwse that when in he employ OF the road
Committees from the IRONS ,hcb :" apeye5
Iv HUI is employed will be- received and their sriev-
snces considered 4 ana fur the company viii give
tbe preference TO former employees "heh the s'rihe
Is rtber think that to prevent instrumentation,
~" I.ehigh Valley Railroad Company should confirm
inc vice president of the Philadelphia and Read
as as M" abroad company We believe that these
resons are reasonable, and that If they are &C,
eseS,ed by your company the present strike VIII
be at once terminated. Respectfully yours e
g. Board s,T'i Of Mediation and Arbitration.
p. MDONALD chairman OF ne M,, sac Doard
1ehIsn VALLEY Railroad c2 2!1!:.
South Bethlehem Penn. Dec; . 1893;
Messrs Gilbert Robertson jr and j. r. Mcdonald
Gallon of this date The Lehigh Valley Railroad
Company agrees TO the suggestions c9ntaned dhere
of of viii abide by them We recoeniae and Willingly
respond to S your b SYsabe time may be divided
60 that the men re-empoyed may nave some CIT
tain so1 ,b rules nosed by Mr. voorhees, on August
: last The Lehigh Valley Railroad COMPANY
rssnned possession of its lines on August ana the
,rules in question have not been rescinded. am
very "u'S '0"'' f. p WILBUR. President.
,huode,nbia Dec (SpeciaD-At the general
.mcos Of the Lehigh Valley Railroad in this city
q feeling Of sincere qualification was expressed al
the amcabe settlement Of the strike and the
osc,als took the ground that the company had
scored a decisive victory and that the strikers had
virtually surrendered. This. however, was not the
,,su, generally taken in financial circles this morn
In, II L. argued that while concessions have been
made bv both sides. the principle for which the
men have contended. President Wilburs refusal 10
recognize which precipitated the strike, has now
hscn recognized by the company. the men thus gain
odds with the officials This principle is the right
N Law grievances before the proper representatives
of the company through the medium OF COM
mttee or committees.
Vice-Presdent Hartshorne views the situation as
q victory for the company. He said: Il fail TO see
how anything excepting complete victory Tor inc
company can be taken out of the settlement OF the
strike The company does not recede from ITS
position which has been that employees VIII , oe
received at any time individuals Representing
,icfilar hO0 N
senng employees whose occupations are iGlelsn u
theirs or as representing labor organizations.
President Wilbur teephoned from Bethlehem to-
day The men can cia; II h foT tSfm Ne know
last night that President Wilbur had received an
important communication from Mrs Mary Cn liI,
mngs daughter OF me valley aIe Railroad Insisting
that some means be employed TO ertct an anica-
bic settlement with the men ire 20 Copse
in some sections of the Lehigh Valley are sag TO
have led Mrs 10 sbe was one Of the
richest single women in the United states nef
ductor on the Lehigh Valley system. and Is thor
oughy posted on its business ana ,e conros the
company II is said, and, in consequence can ul'ec
the end of the Lehigh Valley strike was received
here and along all the coal branches with great
caused no change in the situation 1t Is safe TO
that all Of the en VINO nPpg ITr % Ss ihep
is plenty of for them now that the coal trade
sayre, Penn. Dec. 6.-The conditions of the set
tlement Of the Lehigh strike, as published IN .he
Rrothe,hood men here Said of the men this
evening: I'VE might better have accepted MlDui
ter terms as set forth i" his "'''m"'u" november
Eason Penn DEC ga dispatch CHI received ,h,H or by
ing from General Manager voorhees, says Stlke
declared of; make no change in existing con-
Flags Flags are flying in South Easton and there is
been 3S ecared ' off no change had taken place
10 the condition Of the road. however The strikers
at each headquarters OF strikers along the line.
The time for reporting for work Is not nxed as
ing. The men are SATISFIED The men VINO are n S
reinstated Immediately will be cared for by tne
Brotherhoods until they get positions. Their NUMBER
ssiis%eRt Of the STRIKE was due Wholly to to
New-York and New-Jersey The story or Mrs
Wilkesbsrre. Dec 6-Another wreck took place
on the Wyoming division Of the Lehgh ,Naliey
No 346. which going west with train Of
freight cars. crashed into three engines that We're
depot. The front part Of the engine was badly
smashed and one of the cylinders was sent iyng
the freight cars wrecked and the three engines
OF track for more than mile on which the
accident occurred. and no one can account for the
action Of the engineer on No Si6 in not stopping
his train to avoid the collision.
Mauch Chunk Penn. Dec. 1.-THE Lehigh Valley
Chunk are concerned. At meeting held here at
4 O'Clock this afternoon they voted unanimously
not to go back to work until all would be
ceptei by the company.
THE NEWS CAUSES JOY IN JERSEY CITY.
The of the ending of the Iehigh Valley
strike was received at Jersey city at 2SO D. IN.
yesterday with great footing of steam whistles
from the engines freight yards Of the Central
Railroad property The residents Of the lower part
of the city supposed that the Central buildings
fire. and there great rush Of people
20 the foot of Westinghouse. They soon learned.
however. the of the noise
1t is not yet known when the men will return to