Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-10-25
PRESIDENT JARRETT.
What He Thinks of the Mechanics
Lodge Circular.
An Attempt to Stab Him in the Back-A
Wholesale Deaisl Of the Charges
He Has Unbounded Faith in
the Association.
SENTIMENT Of OHIO IRON WORKERS.

PTrsURGH, October "a. when President
Jarrett, Of the Amalgamsted Association,
arrived in the city last night, he was visfs-
ed by many anxious to ascertain what he
had to say about the recens action of the
South Side lodge. Said he: Mechanics
. lodge charges me with having been too
timid in the late strike. They as q lodge
furnished me but little help in the fight.
As to the charge OF double dealing on my
part, 1t is so false that even my enemies
will not expect me to denyit. I never re-
ceived cent in all my lie from a manu-
facturer in return for anything except
manual laberr toihng at the furnace.
No Living Men Can FaeeMe
and say that l did. II my order charges
me so falsely in public, what can l do but
appeal TO the pUblic2 / am charged with
fsyoring the fnisbers for the purpose
OF etfecting compromise. When was
asked to preside at the finisher's first meet
ing, on July 3, did not know the object of
the meeting and had not sufficient cause
TO refuse. The first resolution which. they
offered and paSsedwaS inifavor of compro-
mise. was surprised" In reference to
the circular Mr.. Jarrett said: II will pay
No Attention Whatever toIt
1t was decidedly mean 10 issue such a cir
calar in my absence, and meSner, if possi-
bic, 70 give it out for publication. Coming
from the source which it represents, it is
not worthy of consideration. 1 said before
my last election, and l have said so since,
that when ten lodges would say they are
willing, wO1ld resign. did so because |
wanted out OF this position. 1t worries me
lxy and Eaa
ly away from home, If fifty lodges were
to sign that circular I would nos resign.
would demand y hea-irg first. But l. am
not afraid OF
Suffering Any Injustice.
at the hands OF the Amalgamated people.
The members of Mechanics LOdye will be
heartily tired Of this business before they
are through with il. The issue Of that cir
cuiar was an infraction of the law of our
organization and will be punished in some
way. never did say that boiling iron was
not worth So per ton never said that
Pittsburgh puddlerS ought not to have s.
per ton, but did argue in last May that it
was q mistake to demand s. in June. There
may be time when il will be expedient,
but in May every point which an order
should consider before going on strike
was against Us. | knew then the strike
would be 4 failure. and it's continuance
would
only BE q Contest With the Eates.
Present with Mr.. Jarrett were Me@srs.
Morton Berte, John Colly, John Rcco,
George Summers and Charles Avery, the
Labor Committee from Cincinnati. They
come here to arrange q schedule OF prices
or a scale for the Cincinnati district. Mr..
Jarrett referred to them the questions az
to the report that manufacturers hSd been
seen coming from his room IN a hotel in
that city at O'clock in the morning. They
pronounced il lie out o. the whole cloth,
and manufactured in Pitssba-Sh. NJ. Jar
rett was nos in Cincinnati when ID was said
to have occurred.
The Circular to he Investigated.
Mr.. Jarrett says that as soon as he gets
ever his present business he will invest-
| gate the animus of the circular from Ne
! chanics Lodge. This is all the attention
! that will be paid TO the matter.
The Labor Committee mentioned above
| are here TO meet 8 similar committee OF
/ manufacturers from Cincinnati. Together
/ with Mr.. Jarrett they will visit the differ
| ent mills in the city to find out the exact
\ prices paid here for work similar TO that
/ done in Cincinnati mills. The manutac-
| turers and men in a recent convention
agreed to abide by the report Of this joint
I committee as a scale in place o. the one
/ they failed To agree upon in the recent con-
| ypntion. The committee OF manufacturers
| is T.. L. Harper for SSIfts Iron and Steel
! Works, Riverside Iron and Steel Co., and
/ Licking Rolling Mill Co, and Col. l.. VI.
| DaytoR for Mitchell. Trauter 4 Co, and the
| Globe Rolling Mill Co.