The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-27
INDUSTRIAL AFFAIRS.
THE puDoLERs MAKE A KICK
Against III. FinI,A.r, and Threaten to Withdraw
From the Amalsamatsd AssoelatiOn-Iroa
Ore COmblnAtion BrOksn-MIne Owners
SOt Able to Dictate Price.

PITTSBURGH, March 26.-The Leader this
evening says: In yesterdays issue mem
ton was made OF q declaration by pud-
dler, to the effect that movement was on
foot among puddlersto reoganize the Sons
Of Vulcan, and split off from the Amalga-
mated Association. An attempt was made
then to obtain details Of the movement, II
it had any existence in fact, but 1t was not
successful. This morning an attempt was
made in another direction with results
that are much more satisfactory, not only
as going TO prove the existence Of move
ment to disrupt the Amalgamated Associa-
tion, but showing that 1t has been on foot
for some time and that preliminaries for
the reorganization OF the Sons Of Vulcan
are pretty well arranged. The statement
appended was obtained from puddler
who was delegate to the Chicago con-
vention Of the Amalgamated Association,
and who is still high in the councils OF
that organization. For obvious reasons
bis name is not given. He said !:
''The newspaper reporters OF Pitts
burgh are not near 80 smart
as they think they re, or they would
not now be hunting around for iniorma'
ton concerning the proposed reorganiza-
ton OF the Sons OF Vulcan. The move
ment has been on foot so long and the
arrangements have been 80 thoroughly
perfected that tomorrow II the word was
given 5000 puddlers would ask for cards
OF withdrawal from the Amalgamated Asso'
citation. Three meetings have been held,
all In this city and all on Sunday. | will
not give the dates for there are some things
that cannot be made public yet At the
last meeting eighty.fve delegates, repre-
sentipg the pnddies OF Pennsylvania,
Ohio. West Virginia, Illinois, Kentucky,
Missouri and New York were present"
WHAT LED TO TIE MOVEMENT.
What led to this movement? questioned
the reporter.
"The policy Of the leading spirits Of the
Amalgamated association and the cowardly
natures of the fnishers," was the reply.
During the past two years all classes Of
men employed in mill, blacks.niths, en-
gineers and even those who never learned
a trade, have been admitted to member
ship in the Amalgamated association.
Those who ADVOCATED this policy were
honest in believing that the more members
we got the stronger we would become. But
they found out their mistake in the first
real trial ofstrepgth-last summers strike.
Then the fnishers have been causing
strikes without number and always back
ing out ut the critical moment. 1don't
mean to say that they caused last summers
strike. The puddlers were responsible for
that and would have won it, too, II the
finishers had not cried enough just when
the manufacturers were about TO give in.
These things caused the puddlers TO think
and the result Is that we have decided 10
pull for ourselves"
Do you mean 10 withdraw from the
Amalgamated Association? asked therepor-
ter.
"That's it exactly. Ifit had not been for
the Western strikes we would have with
drawn month ago. AS 1t Is we will wait
now until alter the first OF June, that Is,
unless the hnishers insist on an advance.
We want the wages paid this year to be
continued, but We will not join any move.
ment for IN advance that will result in
strike. Therefore il at the scale conven.
ton to be held in this city on the 9th Of
April, the Association is compelled to
father the fnishers' demand, We may be
expected 10 withdraw at once"
What will be the effect Of this? was the
next question.
at will end the life OF the Amalgamated
Association as matter Of course, but be.
lieve after the bitterness dies out, we will
all be better of. know the Association
has been u losing game TO the puddles
anyhow"
WHAT TIE PuDDLERs EXPECT.
Do the puddlers really expect to be paid
the same wages after the first Of June as
they now receive? asked the reporter,
changing the subject.