The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-09-30
IRON STRIFE ECHOES.
A Reason or Two for the Iicsnit-A Plea
for ArbltratiO lon.

PirTsDrRoii, September e0.-This week.
Iron Age, after stating edtorially that I'll,
real reason OF the failure OF the lronworkers
to obtain their demands, was the unjust
ness ofthe demands, goes on to say: at /:
just this reason, or its corollary, that has
made the Amalgamatcd Association sue
cessful or has caused It's defeat in the past
1t never has been the unanimity OF the As
ISOLATION that has enabled them TO defeat
the manufacturers; it has never been
tlieir want Of unanimity, either. since tkey
have been IN: association or before, when
they were the Sons OF Vulcan, the Rollers
Union, &c., that has carsCd their defeat.
1t has been simply and solely that the state
OF the market had been such that the man.
ufacturers have either yielded to their de.
mands or have defeated their demands.
AS Mr.. keatiDg the President OF the Man.
ufacturen' Association, is reported to have
said in regard 10 the manufacturers yield.
ing in the past at times when they said
they could not pay the advance, that i'm.
mediately after saying this, there was an
unexpected rush t,of orders : which
compelled the manufacturers to yield, and
1t always will lbs iso.i When the state
OF the market is, such as TO admit OF an
advance, and the men demand it, they will
get It. The manufacturers will be disunited
in the face OF such condition Of affairs,
Just rs the Amalgamated hate been this
time; first one and then another will brcal;
away, give the advance, and then will come
complete resumption. On the other hand,
when the state OF tradu will not permit an
advance, the men will be disunitcd, one
after another will break away and they will
fail Now, what does all this teach Does
1t not show that some method should be
adopted by which thetrue condition OF the
marketmay be ascertained by workingmcn,
and they be led 10 act upon their iniorna.
ton. n.regarding that condition. There now
exists in the, West two strong organizations,
one Of the :workingmen and one OF the
manufacturers. Does not the highest in
terest OF both dictate that there should be
most perfect harmony OF action between
these associations; that representative
from each should meet from time to time,
especially prior to the annual settlemen,
OF these labor questions, and discuss the
state OF the market, and, with an intelli.
gent view Of the market, act? This is really
what arbitration and conciiiation mean?
1t is not SO much 10 settle strikes after they
have occurred, but to prevent their occur.
ring by furnishing most thorough and cor.
rect information regarding the condition
OF trade.
In reference to the absence Of serious
disturbance during the strike, the same pa
per Gays: "There has been iu connection
with the present strike virtually no intimi.
dation. The only exception 10 this was
the action OF the men at McKecsport, but
it is understood that the Union used its
full power TO put an end to these troubles
What would have been the result, however,
if there had been more determination in
Pittsburgh to start mills with non.union
labor it is impossible to tell nor is it well
to inquire. The fact exists that with one
OF the most extensive strikes ever entered
upon in the history .oi the country
strike lasting sixteen weeks-the attempts
at interference with those who desired to
use their right TO work outside oi line Union
were so very few as to justify the statemcn,
that good order was maintained through
out" a. 81 ~.