The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-10
THE PITTSBURGH LOCK OFT.

N--3@- ~ - WI 49, A1.'Es-
THE PITTSBURGH LOCK OFT.
The Dispatch Of Yesterday contsins
snothe: long article W the .ubioct Of
( he lock out from which ~ gsthsr the
( following condensed report A. will Il
see-, that paper Is decidedly in sympathy
~ith the pUddlers- Ii claims that TINS
wss no; strike brcogh; sbcu: by union
TYRANNY; but rather lock CO; brvaght
! on BY 4 combined union OF the Ilanulse-
turers- in which they stated their cisirn.
arbitrarily sld ordered the Puddle-s r.
sccePi them o. =; cut.
The following sre the circumstances o!
the case. Iron has always 5een the mo-t
profitable Of the industries 81 the cIiy.
Before and ib7oQgh ihe war and since,
until 4 recent caIe. Ihe gains have been
elor4cas- No; only favored by cheap
fuel: b1i protected thoroughly ty high
4 iz-.f. PeunsylyAnia iron workers have
accumulated rapid and large fortunes.
while the best wages paid the workmen
have horne bai sulA-. proportion 10 the
t7.iis @! ;heir skilleG i&0usI-y. The
-aale u prices Established By the MANU-
: E4ctg0e-s OF he sliding principal was SC
ceple3 by h@puddle-s; tai lsi!erly. when
,Lr Price had fallen. instead 81 abiding
4 ~ tbeir scale they fri determined 10
+ break il. and demanded such
= reduction in labor that the puddlers
~ruld Dot hear 10 il.
The pU3d.ers think too thai tie c-y u
. hard time. YES cn.y taken NJ 3 81 *
cuee OF making the reduction IN wAC~s,
but that, II reality, no hard times exist
That the proSts. certainly are moi a.
ls-ge - they haze teen, tut they ar si!!
sufficiently good - psy, and The
principal reason for asking The reduction
! that the profit. - The MAI ut2ciuce1>
might H. Increased.
Thev fear also. tha; J: :hey once con
! SCI; 20 the manufacturers sca'e h=lcg
, broken. II will pever t~ restored tyen II
time, q prosperity, sad they th.nk that
The present se.sou Of ihe- year, together
4 viii the rry u hard times we'r bu;h
/ = ser advantage Of 10 frlChien Them IL
/ - ,ouseniin. - The breaking Q: The -
1sb,ishei sale and accepting reduction
which gill ~ LASTING. This = why the!
have 80 ohsiinstely refused - A--r@
to wages less than they claim Their
labor i worth
The article Is concluded - follows:
A Practical Test.
The whole question, a. II appears I" u
( !. whether " not the Manufacturers CAh
4 nm Their mills and continue The EXISTING
ware. OF run them on the coDP-unl-e
p-5r,a,ed ty the puddle-s. If They CAL
( -, nf coCr>e they are justified N shut
ing down. But i they car, and ar
rn--e.v liking advantage 9: the c:Y %.
1.~. times and 9: ieuP'ra-
- depression 10 screw d-T1 ihe
ngd5.er. IL lover Loie1, -
. IL, ibrir OVID profits vii ~ -A'Ee-, ana
. intend OK sboishiag The scale or SIRE
/ X sog..,hing i 10 maintain i-esr ~
5,,..5 wsges. even after business re'nY'
-. they are 10; pursuing a Polcy ih1'
vii secure sympathy for The cA4-'-.
A-ary rS;e the V2G1le-s cAIIoi IL
( fg,rD,t .ar accepting = practice. tel O.
. ~. r-,es;5ur. Ne clssss .: men Wv:h
| N8-ler. or h'r - G'-HV- - :,
py..rr exhaustive fsi}Eoe. Tbs II Hsr-
/ : Of such : character Thai Aoy lae N-'
! gr.e-.aes il naturally wishes - iA'i
---,une-s;ioa a. can De had. l. l>y'S'-
: .r.- - thew d. that the complaints q me
,.,',rBf.c1:re-s aye cverirswE and made
s5,b s purpose io impo~e On iSh't, ~.
,,,i33.-s REUSED 70 enter the nails 81
I zsres largely and arbitrarily reduced
t-.-e !, no room 10Y ensure
/ -Shu, Down not Complete.
N,biD, bu: such refusal could bring
h ,s.va II lest. for noS Il Tl-. s'e sen
. H., h4- the Manufacturers = eTv ep."' :
-. r;r,r-e too highly o. no;- l:they can =
-. ~ the old terms they WI! 1eill4-h
/ sbu, down until the wo-klnginea Sl-e'2s
The abatement. But Il they caA pay
I ,Ls~,5;.-rls. snd ifi5e c-y o: deprre'.oI1,
&. a. onlr mean; :or ereS;- % !.
,tg,,yb the dullnes> 81 trade clJA.n .sht1
Inc proa, O: iron working, ihsfe Wa -.
, safe margin - - LPVa, lie! a.. ,'' :
sa,n Start ~ the fires anew 81 '2v P:[' ,
,s,.ly existing rAies- unless '-'S
s1,,.eed IN importing trrSA hA S-- :
( ,,-.rTs,,- - work :oT NhA.eNe'
,..v ofTe-. b.; tie III p''''A M
sxr.s-;mea; has aoi = rae ts'et. '-'--
20, md II attempted nov : -
Ill :. move -. Pl;:sharSh r2--'ei>
80 : Ssttl!.,v in the, business a2d = So 60
~ for eIe-tioa in Pittsburgh fn'l-s
hal imported puidle-s ;Ake i'@S . a.
- The faci thai considerable num-
- The mills have not shut Gov J. s'-T
>, .,-eng;hrn the slP?esit'"n inAi -
r-r.,ar, !, moi BY any neans - i.nl','A +;
;iy. 8 the manufacturers rei'':sen'- u An. -
,b,n,-h others 10 keep gs"1 ise-' 800
,0sv ryr,s:n inactive ios = EeeA SF -.
49, ;hey Will very soon 80 tfi&i 'AA'
: S,liy. p7ovsded they cAn really ''''.'1i.
spa may be relied uPss', IN s-.Sl ''s'' =
-. .hsir v heels again q G10;svn-
r,. H.ra>hiP> OF a su>peHst"n'
,.w. have over sBd over s-N'n $40
80 - -; strikes. and whenever 'atIe :,
1870; OF one. do A.. IN COY power :"
: W. have devoted very ElaAn'
49, -. e yis,oopus writing IN denGh'
So $50 ~ TIE ssand4lCls tyranny .,
- -. attempted BY Trades | mons Or
wr rscrei the shutting down Pr :.
=, 81 :, Lans - there appear - :
80 --,,,oS for believing thai Il = u.
S.1,.5,.lv necessary. ba; Is meant IAN
20 s.are the operatives INTO AHlN =
: 50 rDu.; be excused iron gi'ins -
sI;gb:es, shadow 81 support
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