Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-11
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Vice President Lee Addresses q Mass
Meeting Of the Ousted Iron workers
-The Situation at Bethlehem.

BETHLEHEM, Pa, July l0.-The steel an
iron works and blast furnaces OF the Beth.
lehem Iron company are still inactive to.
day, and things generally are about he
same as ON Saturday. There are hundreds
of men employed about the works making
necessary repairs from one end to the
9th ar of the large mill, which is one of the
o. .ud most conveniently arranged IN
-, ...t.N. WOrkmen are making re-
.. nn the machinery, and in some in.
Ns replacing the same with new and
ln,proyed pieces of work from machine
hons. The superintenden Mr.. Fritz, was
in the works giving directions and listened
to many of the men who appealed to him
for hearing. As may be expected the
men who waited on hin were not
Dyed In the Wool Union Men,
but those who, while in sympathy with
the labor union, were very willing to work
under the regulations Of the company. Al
what is called the lower end hundreds Of
workmen are employed. While they are
not skilled steel and iron workers, they
are able under intelligent direction 10 pre-
pare things for the proper working OF the
mill. At the rail saws things were being
torn out for the purpose OF running sixty
foot rails. Heretofore the rails were run
out at q length of thirty feet This will
much as the rails will be cat in two, saving
considerable labor. At the blast furnaces
things were at stsndsiill, but the indica-
tions of an early resumption OF work we're
very encouraging II is thought that in
day or two several OF the furnaces will be
running along again, number OF men
having
Reported For Work
this morning. Those men Sho do no apply
very soon will be out altogether, 80 II Is
the intention 10 let some OF the furnaces
cool off and shovel them out 1t is under
stood that the iron mill men will be put to
work IN full force in q day or two. The
paymaster IS sgain at the office to-
day, and all those who applied for wages
earned received them. w. A. Lee, vice
resident of the Amalgsmated Association,
arrived here this afternoon and addressed
a large audience of workmen this evening.
The Daily Times of this evening says, edi.
torially: The issue between the Bethle.
hem Iron Company and the workmen is
very plain and clear.cut one.
The workmea
make demand that a man who they allege
has been discharged in a msnner affecting
his personal and private rights, shall be
re.employed. and call in the service Of the
Aualgamated Association and the use OF
lls W cuiDlit TIC uSHapN- hhC
company refuse TO take back the discharged
man, who, il is alleged, was discharged IN
der rule enforced for many years and be-
cause of a threat expressed or implied or
GERS part Of its works stopped and en-
pressly and emphatically declines to recog.
nize the association Some Of the men
then stop work and the company shuts
down all the works and give notice that
all bands will be paid off.
The Company's Attitude
is and has been throughout ths. Of refusing
10 recognize the Amalgamated Association
in connection with the management Of its
work. The meD, or rather Amslgamated
Association, to which a majority OF work
men bow belong. are Just as determined
that the association shall be recognized by
the company in this matter OF personal
rights of workmen. The company refuses
to negotiate on the subject at all, and
especislly refuse to receive the the Anal
gsmsted men who are sent as com mittees.
1t is plain to see that the men and the
company are at the antipodes. The ques
ton now is who can stand out the Longest
the company or the men,"