The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-07
LEHIGH STRIKE ENDED.
The Compromise Brought About
w. by State Arbitrators.
BONE OF THE MEN DISSATISFIED.

Strikers at wiikesbarre and other Places
Declare They Will Not Return to Work
Unless All tho Old Men Are Reinstated,
Though som. Are Rushing back.
BETHLEHEM, Pa Dc. T. - Chairman
Rice sent out notices last night calling the
lIehigh Valley men to work, and announc
ing that the strike has been declared
on. General Manager Voorhees, said to-
day that the men were reporting for work,
and by tomorrow he expected thnt the
road would be in operation as heretofore
There was not much difference in the run
ming of trains today. Among the men
who reported for work was an old en-
gineer who was among the :lrsi to strike
He was given a position, though not the
same one he had before the strike. Tele'
graphers are reporting for duty In largo
numbers One message had the names of
seven who were dhsirou5 OF resuming
work. a prominent grand officer summed
up the adjustment as follows:
The officials have consented to ratify
the rules agreed upon last August. to
meet committees representing any branch
of the service, and to consider matters
affecting such branches to restore as
many OF the old men as pUssible; to di-
vide the available time among the men so
as to enable each TO make a living; in ill
Ing vacancies and making promotions to
give preference to the old men without
prejudice or discrimination on account of
the men having struck, or because they
belong to labor organizations. The men
have made big concession in declaring
the strike of before all the men were re-
turned"
The position OF the officials, continued
the grand officer, has undergone radi-
cal change. II IL far different from what
II was before the men struck We are all,
of course. glad that the strike has been
declared oil and tho matter adjusted sat
isfactorily."
The letter loading to the termination Of
the strike is signed by j. u. Mcdonald
and q, Robertson, OF the state arbitratio ion
boards Of Nav Jersey and New York, and
Is as follows:
The state boards NJ arbitration of Ssw York
and New Jersey desire 10 know whether. II
the existing strike Is declared 0f, the l.eiish
Valley Railroud company will agree 10 take
back as many Of their old employees rs they
have piarns for. without amy prnjudicr On
nccount OF the fact that they struck, nr that
xlIsy are members Of any labor orgnnllat ion;
that in reemploying men formerly In its ser.
vtne the available time shall be 80 divided
nmong the men 80 rc employed that they may
fool they again in the service nf The com
pany and self supporting that In ing pro
motions hereafter the company will make no
distinction as between men now IN its employ
md those ~ rsempluyed uu account of scn,
fority In service or otherwise; that when in
ths employ of the road the committees from
kha various rr,.'s Of employees from the
hrpnch OF scry & in which ths aggrieyed
party is employed will he received aud their
grievances considered and Justly treated, and
shat In employing men in the future the com
pany will give the preference 10 FORMER en-
sRloyes when the strike - declared NJ,
W. further think that 10 prevent inisa ppre
hhusiOn tho Iehigh valley Rntlroni company
Ahould confirm the rules posted by MIR, Nnor
hsss Aug last, as tir.t vice president OF ihV
philadelphia and Reading Eni!rui Gomprny
W. believe that these suggestions are reason
able. and that II they are accepted by yuui
company the present strike will lie at ono,
Terminated.
70 this lettar Mr.. Wilbur replied:
The ishigh valley Railroad cumpsuy aErcei
20 the suggestion cont aiitrL in Your conluuni
cation, aud ia tho svcut Of the strike being de
saared of will abide nv them. We recuguiz,
ADd willingly respond to your modification o
sur former understanding, that the syai,Hbi,
hme-uay bs divided that the men rr.cu
ploye1 may have some certain source Of aup
port We further. ut course conrm the rule
pested by Mr.. Voorhees,. uu Aug .nst- TIL,
tehigh Valley Railroad company res met
Rosssssion of It's lines Aug y aud the rule
tn question have not bern res, iidrd.