The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-01-17 00:00:00

MASS MEETING OF IRONWORKERS AT

BRIERLEY HILL.

THE RECENT AWARD.

On Monday, a n.lass meoling of ironworkers was
held at the Alma Inn, Brierley Hill. Mr. James
Capper, the operative secretary t 9 the Board of

Conciliation, was present,
The Chairman said the meeting. ..vas called tog et
the opinion of the various ironwo-kers of the dis-
trict as to the award of Mr. Chamberlain, M.P., at
Birmingto, (41. the 7th inst. There had been
considerable excitement as to the award, but it Is ad
lat3en considered desirable that there should I,:w no

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cessatt-n of work. (Hear, hear.) Ho truste I the
men would argue the question fairly and good-
humouredly, and, after an expression of opinion on
their part, Mr. Capper would explain anything they
might a,,k him.
A Workman in the body of the meeting said he
thought the men were not being treated fairly by
the arbitrator. He had not raised the workmen's
wages enough, and Mr. Kettle would have done
better; and therefore he was for changing the
arbitrator, and smashing the Board altogether.
(dear, hear).
Another Workman said he had, up to the last
award, had a great opinion of Mr. Chamberlain,
but he believed that now he had given an award
contrary to the naPn's interests. (Hear, hear.) The
puddlers were entitled to another 6d per ton, and 5
per cent. on millruen's and other wages. The
prices ot iron had gene up high enough to warrant
a rise of Is Gd per ton, and other wages in proportion. '
Unmarked iron had gone up faster than marked
bars, and it did look a little suspicious that the men
were being regulated on the prices of marked . bars
and not on unmarked bars, some of which were
costing within 53 of marked bars. He was sar,y
that Mr. Chamberlain had not had the coura,e or
the honesty to give the men what they were entitled
to. (Applause.)
A third Workman said. it was want of organisa-
an which caused the men to be unable to get the
full prices. Neither Mr. Chamberlain nor Mr.
Kettl.e could get the fair prices for the men if the
ironworkers had no union. When there was a ~,00d
organization there was a shdling above the pound-
age, and there was a minimum.
A Puddler said hcwas in favaiur of union, but the
question that morning was their treatment by Mr.
chamberlain. He thought that gentleman should

have given them a rise sufficient to compensate
them for the drops they had. (Hear, hear)
A Workman. said Mr. Chamberlain had taken
advantage of. the men, for an ironmaster that
morning hal told him that the employers fully
expected that is 6d per ton would have been put
on. The sooner the arbitrator was changed the
better. _

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A Puddler said he saw it in the Post that day
week that marked bars were lo be .£9, and yet at
the meetiag before Mr. Chamberlain, it was stated
that £7 103 was the price.
Mr. Capper th,n addressed the meeting. He
asked that passion should be subordinate to common
sense. The meeting was t) discuss the m !tits and
demerits of the late award, and to consider the
qaestion of cessaCon of work' for that would mean
a strik-, and a strike would be uneonstitutional,
and so soon as they behaved unconstitutionally he
should retire. He was surprised to find that tae
award was only Is for puddlers, but having agreed
to arbitration and Mr. Chamberlain as the arbitra or
they must Eccept his award. If there was anyone
to blame it was really the employers, rather than
Mr. Chamberlain, who had been deceived by the
masters, who put on their circular certain pricee
and then came boldly to the arbitrator and de-
clared the prices were £2 less than the issued
circular stated. lle should be glad when there was
a sliding scale, an I then this sort of sleight-of-hand
could be done away with. (Applause.) But
those who had spoken of sliding scales and the
Tharneycreft s-.le,me must remember that there
was no scheme in hand. The sliding scale was to
be put in operation in April and he felt that it was
a very delicate thing to do, far there were so many
to be consulted. He did not hesitate to say that
one or two schemes ought to be adopted. Either
there should be is for puddling on each £.l, v,ith is
in addition, on every class of bars. ("Hear, hear,"
and "That's it.") But he was afraid there was no
remedy except to grumble and let the term run out.
They were better off than the men in the North,
for the men in the South had 21 per cent. be; ter
wages, and the binding down terminated in the
South one month earlier than in the North. But
the men present might say that, now they. were
bound down, the masters would put up the price.
He hoped they could see their way to do it, for the
men would benefit when the, sliding scale came on.
If the masters had the benefit at the beginning the
men would have the benefit at the finish. As he
(Mr. Capper) said at the time, the men's wages
were not to be dropped during the first quarter of
the year, but if there was any drop in the prices the
men should not suffer till the second quart at, so
that the men would gain at the finish if the masters
did at the beginning. (" Hear, hear," and ap-
plause.)
A Workman said Mr. Chamberlain had hinted at
what he was going to de with the sliding scale.
Mr. Capper said that could not be, for the scheme
of the sliding scale was only to be referred to Mr. '
Chamberlain if the masters and men could not agree
Let them try Mr. Chamberlain again a (No) Well,
who else? Mr. Rupert Kettle might not have
given them a higher advance, for he must have
stu lied the facts at that moment, and not tis when ,
he presided as arbitrator. He (Mr. Capper) did not
expect the 2s 6d advance from the masters, but his
motive was to force the masters to an enquiry, so
that an accountant might see their books. ("Hear,
hear," and applause.) In conclusion, Mr. Capper
s del he believed the fairest way was to have a
sliding scale.
A Workman said he thought Mr. Chamberlain
ought to have been guided by the men's evidence,
which was the strongest, rather than by that of the
masters. He was surprised to hear Mr. Capper say
he did not want to get the 2s 6d.
Mr. Capper remarked that he said nothing of the
sort. He said when he asked 2s 61 per ton he did
not expect to get it, although he did expect more
than is. (Hear ,hear.) The twelve representatives
of the men fixed 23 6d, and asked him to support it,
and he agreed; but be did not expect to get it. He
only thought it would force the masters to have
accountants at their books. (Applause.) Mr.
Capper asked the men to be content with the award
on the ground that nothing was to be gained by a
strike or a refusal to go on working upon the terms.
What he wanted was a new trial, °but there was no
higher court at present. (Applause.)
A Workman said he should move that Oat y try
Mr. Chamberlain until April.
Another Workman said such a proposition
would be insulting to the arbitrator. (" Hear,
hear," and applause.) There was no doubt that,
with the conflicting propositions before him, Mr.
Chamberlain had done his best.
In reply to a question as to the "fifteenth," Mr.
Capper said, the Act of Parliament having reduced
the ton one-liftsaanth, the masters claimed a reduc •
tion of one-fifteenth; but he (Mr. Capper) corn-
pi .ined of the way it had been done. It should be
made net, and the extras ought to be left untouched
and they ought net to be subject to the reduction of
the fifteenth on them. He thought th would beeY
left untoucht,d, for he and the vice-ch,irman had
seen Mr. Hunt and others on the legal payment of
puddlers.
The Chairman rOaed if the aleeting was satisfied
with Mr. Ca,ppers's explanation.
Ma, Capper said it was a 'natter of indifference to
him as to the reception of the explanation. All he
could say was that he and his fellows had done
their best. But he would never give one word of
encouragement for ironworkers to strike unless they
had organisation a.nd funds.
.aA. Workman theu proposed " That we submit to
the award until April Ist."
Another NVorkman moved "That we accept the
explanation given, and express our confidence in
Mr. Capper and the representatives of the men."
This resolution was then carried unanimously,
and a vote of thanks to the chairman was also
carried, after Mr. Capper had said that, although
they bad lost something during the past quarter,
they would gain in the coming quarter and in
the succeeding quarter. ("Hear, hear," and ap-
plause. )He had to complime-nt the meeting on the
success of moderate counsels.
. The Chairman, in responding, thought thut
reasoning together was the best thing after all.
Hear, hear.)

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