Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-05-30
STILL BRIGHTER
Grow the Prospects Of Settling the
Scale Question
Without a Strike or Lockout - Another
Mill Signs the Scale---Some
of the Views Around
About Us.

Whatever the Pittsburg iron manufactur-'
ers may be doing in regard to an arbitra-
ton tribunal, Wheeling knows little of it
and cares less. The men down here are
sanguine of ultimate success, without a
strike or other trouble. Yesterday after
noon it was reported here that another mill
had signed at Pittsburg, and that it was
Carnegie Bros & Co. 1t made the work
men jubilant and when the writer mention
ed it to a director of one of our mills, he
smiled and said:
Haven't l told you all along the mills
would sign and there would be no troucle,
and that neither party could afford fight
at this timer
THE NEWS IN PITTSBURGH.
The Amalgamated people were i'll good
humor yesterday, says the Commercial Ga
zette, and claimed that there will not be
general strike, if there is strike at all. Sec
retary Martin said he had received word di-
rect and authentic that one of the largest
iron manufacturers had signed the scale and
that his mill will be run without stop on
and after the LIST of June. He refused yes
terday to give the name, by request OF
the manufacturers signing. Yin
the South Side last night there
were a number of rumors afioat that the
men at several mills had received orders to
continue work on Monday. A visit was
made to these mills and the men said they
had not been officially notified as yet, but
it is generally understood that there will be
no stops made. One of the puddlers said
Everything looks bright about here and
from what ! have been able to learn the
scale has or will be signed for this mill and
we will go to work on Monday as usual.
Another evidence have for this belief is
arrangements have been made in the mill
for next week s work" This was the strong
est proof offered for his hopes OF sum
mer work.
IT has been recently reported about here
that the Belaire mill had signed, but the
report is not confirmed by the authorities,
hough the Bellaire papers contain ASSN
tnces there will be no trOUbir there. The
independent says: I'VE are assured By
me who is in position to know that there
will lie no trouble here in Bcllarc, and that
he nail works will sign last year scale. >
No ARBITRATION.
The Amalgamation is bitterly opposed to
any plan of arbitration. The reason the
Association does not want arbitration is
generally supposed to be because this method
OF settling disputed points would interfere
more Or less with the powers heretofore ex-
ercised by the organization. Secretary
Martin, however, places the objection on
entirely different grounds. He says: 1--WE
do not believe that fifty men in the iron
mills of Allegheny county can be found to
sign petition requesting o board of arbi-
ration to reduce their wages. The UNI
pire that the manufactures would agree
uron would be a business man or no one at
all. OF course he would be non-interested
in the iron trade but the workmen could
rest assured that he would be business
ma which means a reduction for the men,
not because the manufacturers can afford
to nv the prica hut because the latter have
been selling iron for less than their asSOcia-
ion saws they ought to sell it. The ques
ion OF profits would not be allowed. 70
illustrate: There has recently been rrduc-
ion in the North OF England, Puddlers Sd
rer ton and all other mill men
q per cent The award was
ast0 BY the Arbitration Board on the
cliug price of iron, as ascertaned from the
jarks Of firms 1t was not questioned
yhelh. T the manufacturers profits were
acrr o. less during the three months prey
uu>-tl bare fact that iron was selling
les" irrespective Of profits, justified the re.
+. lucii0n, and the too poorly paid working
mel had to submit to still poorer WAGES.
Doe, tie Association support your posi-
ion against the Tribunal?
Yes since the last conference was held
md the news spread that the manufacturers
nal proposed arbitration, I'VE have been over
run with resolutions, passed in sub-lodges,
reading this way:
Resolved, That we condemn any action
cooking to the settlement Of the yearly scale
question between the A. A. of l. & 5. W.,
and the iron manufacturers by arbitration;
and while we have implicit confidence in
our conference committee, they will pardon
rs for suggesting to them not to touch the
dangerous weapon.
GLOOMY VIEW IN PTTTSBUBG.
The Associated Press reporter at Pitts
n.rg had the blues, last night, and teleg-
apEed the following: 1t is now considered
'eaSonably certain that work will be sus
pended in the iron mills on Saturday and
he Gres not relghted until it is demon
.rrated whether the manufacturers or the
hmalgamated Association is the STRONGEST
he workmen claim that at least three
mills will sign the scale, but this is denied.
Secretary Martin says resolutions condemn
ing arbitration have been coming in all
week, and predicts that not fifty workmen
in the county favor it.