Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-24
Labor Troubles.


By the expected great iron mill strike at Pitts
burg, Pa, after the first OF June the great manu-
features In that city will be idle, and $1,000 men
will be thrown out OF employment The manu.
acturers say that with the present outlook for the
season they cannot bind themselves for the year
TO scale which will increase the cost OF manu-
facture so much. and they insist that the con-
dltions OF trade warrant a reduction rather than
amalgamated association, and number OF manu.
facturers were interviewed, and both sides are
promise. Yesterday the iron manufacturers rati-
ned the action taken by the conference committee
in refusing TO grant the advance asked by the
Amalgamated association Every manufacturer
In the district was present, and one and all ex-
pressed their determination TO close down on
June l. rather than sign the scale as submitted by
In regard to the outlook at Cleveland, Ohio, a
gentleman prominently connected with the
Cleveland Rolling mills expresses the opinion that
large and disastrous lookout is inevitable.
In New York and Brooklyn, Monday, the 900
boller-nakers employed In that city made de-
mand for an Increase OF . cents a day, which the
bosses refused. The Boiler Makers Union
numbers $1,000 members in the United States, and
the men will be supported by the entire organiza-
ton. The boiler-makers are now receiving from
81 Cd TO s3 a day. Some OF the firms have offered
TO compromise the matter by lesser Increase,
cents day advance, and they are con fldent OF
getting IL without much trouble.
pre as TaSerand At Times , says Ihe edct or
miners In the least, so far as outward appear
anceS may Indicate. In fact, they have not
gathered In knots so frequently since the notice
given them by the Consolidation company. They
will doubtless be guided altogether by the recon-.
mendatlons OF their committee, and IL is believed
they viii not go into the mines under the regula-
tons promulgated by the company. There Is
likely to be no indications OF the purpose OF the
miners until new labor shall begin To come into
the region" Active prepar ations are making In
the Cumberland coal region for reception OF the
new miners, who are expected June 1. The
Knights OF Labor dscountenance the Consolida.
ton company's ultimatum, and Will make no reply
thereto.
A dispatch to the Baltimore Sun from Wheeling,
w. Va, says:'"The conference between the COM
mtttee Of the Amalgamated association and the
manufacturers was held this evening at the
Riverside Mills office The same advance is asked
as that rejected at Pittsburg yesterday. To this
the manufacturers declined to assent, and pre-
Sented resolution adopted by them to the effect
that they would not consent to any advance over
the prices now paid or TO any change In the mode
OF work. This rendered further negotiations un.
necessary, and the association committee with
drew, and strike Is now absolutely certain. Tho
strike will involve between ten and twelve thou
sand operatives The men claim that they can
hold out a year IL necessary. Some OF the mills
will shut down on Saturday and the rest on thu
first OF June"
Fifteen iron-workers OF the Delameter works OF
New York, who were engaged in repairing James
Gordon Benefits yacht at Jersey city, yesterday
quit work by order OF the union.