New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-11
LOWER WAGES FOR LEHIGH T4LLEl MEN

THE CUT NOT LIKELY TO LEAD I'd ANOTHER
sTRIKE-COLIlEEIES TO RESUME WORK
Buffalo. Dec 10 (speciaD.-The wages Of Lehgh
Valley engineers and hremen on this division VIII
be cut tomorrow. This Is the first result OF the
strike. The employees on the Northern Division OF
the road have for years enjoyed schedule OF
pay which has been the envy of nearly every road
man in the service OF the companies in this section
y general order, which viii be issued Tomorrow.
will make decided change In the pay OF some
pany during the strike being unchanged. while the
new men and those who return ID the service VIII
order which will be promulgated tomorrow the
pay OF engineers and iremen on mining engines
ue. The changes will bring the pay of the men
closer 10 that paid by other roads than ever before
Ing the recent trouble. but Will apply 70 the new
men who took the strikers places, and the old men
The BuTao members of the Brotherhood of
<lockes Hall this afternoon: 1t was not called .
discuss the proposed reduction in wages on the
but this matter brought up and considered.
II is not thought ne proposed reduction will pre-
cipitate any further trouble between the employees
1T probably came about in this way" said s,i1
Tonight. The men this division never have
made any trouble about the wages they were re
and the road probably thought il could cut them
without any one making IA kick The same way
an hour. or 50 a day. and will be reduced to %
cents an hour. or 81 80 a day. There will be no
trouble for the present. am sure. Perhaps some
day there will be an effort TO get back the cxtr.
cents hour for the yard engineers. | do not
think the fremen win do anything at present
about the cut in their wages"
us there any chance. that the proposed cut VII:
precpitate another striker
mo; there vii, be strikes on the Le-
hish as long as the company lives up to the agree
which President Wilbur promised to respect. The
only thing which would bring on another strike
ntl1 10 rolf, tho RI N
pany to take back the members of the committees
which had charge of the strike"
How will you know that they refuse to take
We shall walt reasonable time and then, If
they do not send for us to go back to work we
are to be taken back or not. At present we are
waiting. We told to 80 home and wait Until
sent for. That is what we are doing now
Easton, Penn, Dec. 1O-The chief concern of the
LehIgh Valley Company just now Is TO get enough
engines to move its freight and coal business
awaiting repairs. the shop hands being compelled
TO work overtime. The company has thoroughly
reorganzcd matters. and began to-day to run with
old time regularity. Thus far twenty three on
gineers ard hremen have been ordered back on
their engines Several engineers have been sent
out with new fremen. The engineers dld not like
Wilkcsbarre Dec 10-Orters were issued on sat
urday last that work would be resumed In This
Valley Coal Company's collleres IL will be re-
mernbercd that fifteen twenty mines OF this com
pany were forced into dleness by reason of the
recent strike. This will give employment for the
balance Of this month TO at least l5,0V men ana
boys.
TO CIT WAGES ~ GLOVE FACTORIES.
Gloversvlle ~ y Dec. 1O.-Thc glove manufact
reduction in wages OF from - TO 10 cent. Labor
meetings are being held and the reduction Will