Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-06-10
THE LOCK OUT.
the WHOLE MATTER SUMMARIZED.
A Plum for the Press-A False Start-NO
Loss BY the StOpPage Gradual
Weakening and Final Collapse
Of the Lock Out.

strlted TO a nicely by the recent abOrtlye
l,,k out in the iron and steel trade; and
this the publications in the interest OF
,bs manufacturers have proved more
than aught else that has occurred. The
inner history OF the movement shows
aha, no small sum in the aggregate was
expended in daily press space, at he
r,ie Of twenty cents per line, all the city
l,iIfs having hal q slice OF the unex-
rart,d bonanza, with the single eNccp- .
an, Of one Of the evening issues, whose .
rronrietor declined the contract on the /
,,-,pnl that the wOrSmeu had not the |
money 10 spare to carry on such war
ara. This was certainly drawing a
fn-r distinction i'm a business matter /.
thrn has been customary hyIcdbOuts; F.
ami aIlude o. the incident merely rs II /.
0H.rs an opportunity to advance the I
sr .,Fsfion that the recent difference be- /.
,vsgU the boilers and their employees /.
Wls purely a business matter, removed /.
wholly from the realms ut sentimental /
i,v and should have been 81 treated. /
There could have been no excuse, in /
tb Tght of knowledge since gained, Tor /
an attempt to fight the fight through in |.
4u-Dciug public opinion, or ueluSive /.
sr.s. delusive figures and soule neat and .
o4bar rather awkward stretches of the /
Imagination.
Briefly summarized, the contest was /
r.lI.v whether the s. scale could be re- /
D ID. rr..r.E rLa.HF N
ft The first gun fired was the publlca- F.
ZION referred tu, which was mistaken /.
policy. as the result on the public mind I
rumistakably indicated after the early /.
impressions bad passed away. Second, .
MA, the conference committees meet .
fn.. single one. in which the case was .
mIv af.ued ON both sides, and arbiJra-
tfsl proposed bv the mi!l-Owners This /
Ms declined without the assigning ut /
r.l,nus therefor: but l am I'm q position
t1 ,uUw that the deCluItion was made /
b-ause the proposition came too Late,
,s, critical time having arrived when
q, arhitrate would have exhibited u de
gr-s OF uu-opt iStiCJtedneSs only step
short Of soiteniug OF the brain. Ii such
a proposition had come three months
az, when peace prevailed, and IN the
shlpe of am invitation 20 q talr eNamlna-
t.l1 of the subject IN all its hooks and
corners. 10 the end that il might be de-
termiuei whether the - rate could be
ultE I'm Justice % employers, there Is
h8-ly doubt arbitration would have
settled the matter long ere the first day
Of June. With the proposal and re
iu,al % arbitrate the contest was gener-
a.Iv presumed 20 have opened for
am an summers fight, the only
persons too knowing To believe such
would be the outcome being number
of mill owners, who had observed the
Weakness of this portion OF their
br.,hreu. had not admired the frantic
way the attack, through the press, had
be,uu. and who. beng rather cooler
hslIrt than the general run % human
nature found iu iron counting rooms
hal taken very little stock iu a con-
les. lt any time. The first of June mad
hardly well passed, however, until TINS
weakness developed, starting at Apollo,
some miles up the Allegheny river fol-
lowed hv Terre Haute, Ind, and Ken
w.Sv. then hv % few mills I'm the city,
ami finally ON Friday the bOltest and
most effective blow that could have
been delivered AGAINST the mill owners,
the general signing of the scale I'M the
Cincinnati, district. With western mills
signing tine result was reduced % a GER
untr. and when 40 the meeting on
>uurav morning of the employers lt
was announced that Carnegie Bros, one
oi whom hal been a member OF the
conference committee, had signed, there
WIS uutulugo,-e for it but to drop the
I.lui hul.uguut q while for SpuuS.S
sake. and meet the inevitable aS grace
g.vgS might bee.
Tu. men. 10 is well tO mention, We're
prepared Tor long turn at idIeucSs-
an fD ".et the cat out of the bag, there
We're number who had prepared Tor
fishing excursions and other Nndrcd
wG-.weut- Juriu. the "hnt dollar
u.u..-. uUu are uut JS IUHi.Jut at the
prospect, ot steady work as are the
butchers. bakers and CandlcstICk-maE-
er. They wonder, iu which Surm'sc
u. genera, public acts Us Ju ."qul>ltive
auxiliary
.H.rurr. -r sl.u r1 r. dome ..-
Way. .u earth. 90 Eas ever begun i''.
Tie movement IS regarded by those
IRON workers supposed to be best M
i"-mal ON such matters, as having been
I .llr, tY collapse thg scale system,
they arguing thJ, tGe mill firms could
T.uluriauiwOu.d De willing 20 iOrego
.. pmi's OBJ six months to accomplish
.r purpose. ud place the indefinite
u..r. u their power. Whether the
...-... figures and ErtS set forth dur
ING '.s campaign. certain as there were
. n. u.u.r facts gul figures JrrIyrd 'y
... Awg.-uwltrl Association, du or Uu
.. -unN rattgrk on WAGES was t"lnt
. .r.s.r tau more important assault,
"... ..I tl Judge. but however that
"--. .- may uH Vet. 90 is apparent that
....uwu.r~' di-ur-au.zul forces are
a.' able OBJ cope with the thoroughly or
-.E.l wurSmpn, and this they vii. Up
.NtH. make note Ol tO ruuiuatc upon
4.Harurtluu with another year seycutS.
-., the worst of bJd policy 90 under
a.e an opponent; and 1t by no means
It1wS that because q man buI.S or rolls
ron In ug- not % clear head % Ipprc-
.'li al tan points connected with MS
interests, tu formulate them, and to
...IS '.u RESULTS Ui his thoughts Co bear
Wien. t..y viii du the most good when
.'t-Nu demands. OF course the ANAL
s.ua,eI Association is now stronger
..'a ever, as. indeed, is trade-uuiouiSm
generally. As proof Of this I note that
singer Nimick * Co. have signed the
sale, although they hJd never been re-
t's.rl tp dp So iu former wears, and
..N simply Hvnau,rg q tvw of their work
--a are union men, who, as tine lines
being more strictly drawn, could
retain their jobs M Uou-Scu,ing
-.- More than likely =, y. Is Co. do
-',earr one way or the other. as they
-''r a.Nay, paid the scale rates, but
.'r',.n.a~, tHc Incident shows that
-tAIAtUu Is moving toward more
,-'f'V-laeSs, while diSorgJuiltion lies
.'N' awaiting some mJStcr-miud %
~'.,' ont put iy 0u pair OF sturdy legs.
..r morning the murlv atmosphere
"r,uJle % the eve irUm one side
y, ,'e river % the other and the over
U'.-.gs clouds oi smoke showed that
mills We're moving along in the old
f.r tn the city proper the firms which