Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-10
THE BASIS or SETTLEMENT
Now Under Discussion by Nallsrs
and Feeders.
Action Of the Ohio Valley Trades and
Labor Assembly, at Yester-
days Session.

The Ohio Valley Trades Assembly held
an important meeting yesterday afternoon,
at the K. Of L. Hall, in Martins Ferry,
The attendance was full, the apartment be-
ing packed to the utmost extent. The SEES,
Eon was very stormy AID ~protracted, the at,
tention Ofthe assemblage being mainly de
voted to the nail business. The situation
was thoroughly canyassed and the proposed
compromise discussed at great length. The
action Of the feeders in going into the
mills was thoroughly ~applauded, the Assem-
bly,
As A BODY
recognizing the fact that the feeders IN this
action had brought the nailers to a resGzs,
ton of the situation and caused them to
seek the feeders and offer q compromise.
During the discussion it was shown that
the feeders previous to taking machines had
been entirely ignored by the nsilers in their
request concerning the teaching Of two per
cent. Of their number each year.
The question of the terms Of the
compromise, as offered by the joint confer.
enee Of nailers n feeders Friday evening,
was taken up and considered at great
length. While many upheld the basis OF
settlement, it had an equal number of enc
mics. A resolution was finally passed to
the effect that while there was q tendency
on the part of the Assembly in favor Of q
compromise, on the ground that it was for
HI BEST INTERESTS OF UNITED LABOR,
it did not rstify the terms Of the compro-
mise offered.
The question being brought up as to the
probable unWllingness Of the feeders now at
work 10 surrender their machines in the
event Of 8 successful compromise, it was
emphatically stated that the action of the
feeders in taking the machines in the first
place had been justified BY the onion and
tolerated by the Assembly merely as a step
to
CoERCE THE NAILERs.
The success of the action was undenisble,
and it was thought that in the event Of an
early settlement of the difficulties, the feed.
ers at work should be rewarded by being
the first taught to grind. 1t was pretty
firmly emphasized that the assembly would
not uphold any feeder who selishly refused
TO give up his machine on being called out
by the Union. on the ground that it would
nave a tendency to pull down the mailer
wages, and thus cause a reduction
among the boilers, helpers. and al
other hands employed at 4 e
mills. Among the views expressed by ole
of the delegates who was Esvoring the com-
promise offered wa the statement that the
nailers could not yield the point of givin.
one halt on cold iron without CALM !
special session OF the Nsilers' Association
and arranging a new scale of prices
was stated by members who were present q,
The conference Friday evening that many
Of the nailers expressed themselves as 10
favor Of giving the ore-half on cold iron, i
they had the authority to do go. The sit
uation is still considered doubtful. The
Wheeling lodges, hold a meeting this even
in and the Martins Ferry lodge to-morroS
evening, when the acceptance or rejection
of the basis of compromise will be sa;ed
upon. Previous to the adjournment of the
meeting twenty-four mold makers from
Wheeling, Martins Ferry and Bellaire were
taken into the assembly.