The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-08-30
TILE IRON STRIKE,
THE SITUATION AT PITTSBURGH.
soms lusers'tlaE News From That Clty-Intrr.
Views With Representatives. or Hath Sides,
No Doubt That 4 As,iIuE Of Di,anseted
Worknsn VIII be Held Soon,

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ton, who were gathered uDon tho ,trcrt
corners nearest the headquarters OF thc
organization. The statement that n general
meeting would be held today, was mn rrrnr
only In point OF time. twill be held md
tilat right soon. That It was not, held to.
dny was not the fault Of those chiefly co,.
cefned In the movement. a general me, I.
Ing was the topic discussed throughout tho
army oil ironworkers yesterday. And il
was the topic with which one OF the
most intelligent workers In ono Of tho
oldest mil Is in this city was approached
this morning. lie was found In mood con.
ducve TO the giving Of an inside chupter
upon the iron strike as its phases have
been developed OF late, beginning with
the tinishers' meeting held In july Mt
Schiller Hall, a meeting from which much
was expected. The man referred 10 wua
present at this meeting, has been skilled
workman in the mill referred to for ten
years, and his statement can be relied on
aB being absolutely correct, and rs repre-.
senting the sentiments shared BY n larrrma.
jority ol the members Of the Amalyainatrd
Association. Seating the visitor in hin
comfortable parlOr this morning the gentle.
man proceeded: a's - - o ~ Z
mo, there has been no meeting so far
hut there will be one. To show the feel.
ings TINT exist among the union men will
20 back to thu Schiller. Hall meeting of tho
tinisheB. We came together in rather
slim numbers early in the day, but tho
afternoon anil evening meetings wcrn
mighty interesting. The first breeze came
in the form oi u resolution, fresh from
jarrett and Martin, in favor vi u con,inu.
ance OF the strike This was freely dis.
cnssetl, and in the afternoon II heater
offered resolution TO reconsider. This
brought Martin to the front, who gave thu
heater rnking over. The latter withdrew
his motion, but at the evening session ho
popped up in q waythat brorght President
Iarrett 10 his feet iu defense OF the first
resolution. Also an lronton dele
gate, who assumed that might mu,le
right, and that labor could dictate terms.
The heater first named arose once NOR.
and asked, "Who brought on this strike,
Was it the intelligent workingIneu?" To
this there was no answer. The speakrr
then, in the most forcible und eu,batic
manner, held up the pamphlet issued by
the Association, giving the new scale in
NIL departments oi iron labor. lie de-
nounced it as wholly inconsistent from one
end to the other; that in some depart.
ments the wages Of the men were lower
Than last yenr, anu in others unreasonably
higher lie made most telling
speech, md laid out successfully one
Or two who attempted 10 ltlisprove
his assertions, and Secretary Martin hadn't
a word to say. Finally, turning 10 tho
President, he said Mr.. President, don't
you all think s ju?" uud there
wasn't man to answer him. Then the
speakers friends gathered about him and
Induced him to see jarrett and nsk TINT
official TO exert himself in calling district
meeting. lie did 80, and jarrett aIid a
will not, for this will result in the iinishers
getting The blame Of ending the strike.
The puddlen started it; they are the men
to move in the matter iirst. ' =.
"Now, the officers Of the Amalgamated
Association have persistcnlly refused 10
take steps which would result in call for
a district meeting. They are afraid to put
the thing to a test. They insist TINT 10
lodges must unite, through their prcsi-
dents, before such II thing can be called.
Now that is question OF long time and
red tape. Whatthe men want is prompt
action and means to give expression 10 their
sentiment, independent uf any bins or in.
fluence cmanating from, the HEADQUARTERS
OF the association. twas this that caused
the quiet commotion you referred
10 yesterday. Twas among them and kept
my eaIs open and my mouth shut. The
heater lave referred to was about too
and rnve his views clearly and forcibly, as
he generally does A member in good
standing suggested that he would 70 over
TO the puddlers und talk 10 them about a
district meeting. Another responded by
saying, "No, there's ;no use; the Chicago
rule is that ten lodges must unite OH lila
question" " "Bu', said my heater, ''.you can
do othis: Have a call prepared and published
which. shall ask for meeting OF NIL mem.
bers Of the Association in good stumbling. A
meeting that shall be subject to the saIno
rules that govern lodge meetings. Let IL
presiding officer and secretary be dulv
chosen, and then n resolution passed a,i-
thcrizing the calling Of special meetings OF
lodges, the latter 10 take into consideration
the propriety of calling district meeting.
This would get around red tape" This
proposition was answered by the reply. z
THAT will work, and then and there sie6s
were taken which think led to the secur-
ing OF Schiller Hall for meeting ti,ut will
do something"
And what will that something be?"
zone OF two things will be broupbt
about. Either We shall declare in favor Of
going to work at the old scale, or il the mi.
nority insists on standing 10 their present
position, there will be a stampede from the
ranks, and every man for himself" -
"Give me an inside view OF the Mill
Committee busiutss?" 80
"ln The first place l will saw This.
don t suppose there are half dozen men
in the Association who really understand
what action the Chicago Convention took
on this subject. But as 10 the old commits
tee, 1t il no secret TO say tLat the most
ignorant men in the mill are placed upou
this committee, and OF course their action
is Objectionable l have heard pronosi.
tion on one side ihat the proprietors shall
appoint the mill committee. This i,
rather radical idea, but such n committee
~onld certainly be more capable than the
average committee OF times past. | would
like you 70 bring out one point. II tho
rroprielors would treat with more cons;J.
enli0n ttle more intelligent men i'm their
employ a great good would be accom-.
pllshed. | have said NIL ! care 10 suy at Il,
present. You will find future events viii
verify what l have told YOU" "
In reference. to puddlers and put,dlero'
wages the gentleman stated that puldliny
in proportion to the skill required, was ll,u
hest paid labor in the country; that MI who
read The advertisement Of Brown, Bonnell
4 Co. for pud1lers could see for themselves
TINT s405 per day was guaranteed after
paying helper, and that puddlers here
could DO as well and better than in Youpvs.
town. Ii, o. p
"A Mexican Revolution, na.