Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-09
THE GLASS Z.

A Correction of Some Instantaneous
Small Prospect Of a Settlement.
1t was announced by a Sunday paper, un.
der d scare head, that the present strike of
the glassworkers was in a fair way to come
to an enc; that a prominent manufacturer
on Wednesday last had called a meeting of
the Executive Committee of the Flint
Glass Workers, and announced that the OPP
orators were ready and willing to accept the
terms prepared by the workmen at the Bel
laire conference; that local unions No. 3 or
the city, No. Is of Martins Ferry, and No.
"a, at a meeting held on Saturday, had
agreed to renew their proposition to the
manufacturers, and lastly that the latter
would hold a meeting to-day to canvass the
situation and take measures to bring the
lockout to an end,
We regret to say that the above state
ments are decidedly wide of the truth, and
that, so far from q solution Of the trouble
being in sight, the sky is as darby OBJ
scured with clouds as q month ago. No
proposition has been made to the work
men by the manufacturers, and there will
be no meeting of the latter to-day to con-
slider the proposition agreed upon by the
men at Saturdays meeting, for the reason
that, at this writing, the result OF the de-
alterations at the meeting have not been
made known to the operators.
The workmen, no doubt, did settle upon
a proposition Saturday, which, in time, will
be brought to the attention of the manufac-
turers, and will receive due consideration
from them, but it will hardly be to-day.
Talking with a manufacturer last night,
he said: We have absolutely no knowledge
whatever Of the action Of the men at Satur-
days meeting, and there will be no meeting
Of manufacturers tomorrow. But | hope
the men have decided to make q proposition
for the settlement of the strike, and when
it comes we will be glad to open negotia-
tons, in the hope that q
settlement may be reached. You may say
100, that the manufacturers are not sticklerS
for pie ce work, as has been alleged. Piece
work, | think, would be better for both sides
but it really matters little whether Pittsburg
adopts the Wheeling method or Wheeling
adopts the system of Pittsburg. Our main
point is to have the method of working uni
torn all over the country, be it what it
may, so that one section cannot get an ad.
vantage over the other. AS it is now,
Wheeling cannot compete with Pittsburg
manufacturers, and we are compelled, in
self defense, TO insist on some uniform sys
tenn"
The following comes from Bellaire on the
same subject:
The Newsletter published a glowing
description yesterday of how the glass
workers were going to return to work in a
few short days, on their own terms, viz, the
old rate of wages. This sounded real nice
to people who were not acquainted with the
glass business, and they were on the qui
vive expecting to see the horny.handed sons
of toll embroiled in the manufacture Of flint
glass neck deep the coming week; but they
will be disappointed. No proposition OF
concession has been handed the glasswork-
ers by the manufacturers, neither has Local
Union No. 81 accepted or agreed to work
upon anything else than they asked at the
shutdown. They are ready and willing
10 20 to work at Pittsburg prices
an average turn for an average compensa-
tion-nothing more or less. They are get
ing their regular weekly bonus from the as.
ISOLATION, which is cheerfully and willingly
paid, and which will be continued as long
as the workers maintain for justice and
right. The proposition has not been con-
sidered as a compromise measure, and the
workmen are settling down to the couvic
ton that the lockout will extend through
the regular summer suspension. The reg
ular weekly stipend from the association is
an incentive for the employees to
maintain the stand they have taken,
and it is venturesome to assert that any
break will be made in their line, notwith
standing many men not belonging to the
association heretofore employed in the glass
manufacture are now needing work badly,
and are getting no wherewith to purchase
DeceSsarieS or encouragement from the as
ISOLATION of which they are not members.
The only compromise that can be offered
low as an effective measure is for the man
utacturers to resume work at the old scale
of prices until the June meeting of the
worbmen's association in Philadelphia,
Wien our local unions will endeavor t. Sc
cure uniform scales of wages throughout
the United States and Canada and thereby
circuuvent any defects that may have been
misconstrued heretofore.