The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-10
THE woRKMEN,s VIEW.
a Review of the Strike aud Statement Of the
Present HtAtuS.

A Review Of the Strike and Statement OF the
Present Status.
The following review Of the pending
strike, and statement Of the present posi-.
tlon Of affairs, is made by official members
Of the United Nailers, Rollers and Heat.
ers' Association Of America:
The present strike was inaugurated
June /, 1885. Atthat time the new scale
year should have begun, the prices for the
preceding year having been governed by
the scale Of the Amalganated Association
OF Iron and Steel Workers, signed by the
nail manufacturers in the summer Of 1884.
This scale had been In force for nine years
without change. II was submitted by the
new organization, the United Nailers OF
America, and by the Rollers and Heaters
Association, to be resigned by the mill
owners and continue In force alter June /,
but was rejected. These organizations
were formed OF the respective workmen
after they resolved 10 Becede from the
Amalganated Association, which insisted
that the nailers should charge twenty per.
cent mole for cutting steel than iron nails.
The nailers met In this city In April
and resolved TO BeCede, AT this time a
call was issued for o general convention OF
nailers, rollers and heaters, 10 be held in
this city In July 10 form apermanent or
ganization.
THE CINCINNATI SCALE.
Atthe regular monthly meeting Of the
Western Nail Association, held at Clncin.
natl In June, the manufacturers seven.
teen.cent scale was adopted. This scale
made O reduction VI 20 percent In the
price to be paid for cutting nails by hand !,
and 45 percent reduction for cutting nails
with self feeders. Corresponding reduc.
tionB were made In the prices oil heating
and rolling.
After the adoption Of this scale, the
United NailerB' general officers were In.
formed that at the June meeting Of the
Western Nail Association 0 conference
committee had been appointed, which
would meet with d like committee on the
part Of the nailers II the latter should 30
desire. President Wier, Of the nailers'
organization, informed Secretary Wise, oi
the manufacturer association, that at
the April meeting oil the nailers no con.
ference committee had been appointed.
At q subsequent meeting of the Western
Nail Association, also held at Cincinnati,
II was resolved that II the nailets EN-:
ployed In the mills represented In the As
ISOLATION should not accept the seventeen.
cent scale on OF before July II, the fac.
tories would be thrown open and the
nailefB Jobs be considered vacant, and
given 10 the feeders or any other persons
willing 10 accept them and 20 10 work at
the eeventeen.cSnt scale,
TnE CONFERENCE QUESTION
Prior To The meeting At which this action
was taken, II was publicly known that .
general convention ol nallers, heaters and
follen was 10 meet here Juhe IL, -FOUR
days after the limit Gel by the tnanuiaC.
tufefg within which the scale could be 40.
cepted.
During this time the manufacturers gave
out The Idea that the Communication Of
President wief, informing them that the
nailefa at their preliminary organization
had omitted 10 appoint d conference com.
thittee WAS a feiIsafto confer and they
Get limit iof the wofkmen 10 accept theft
scale only four days prior 10 the meeting
at which the nallers could remedy theiI
omlbslon and select committee oi con.
ference.
The impression thus created BY tho
manufacturers that the nallefa had de6lin.
cd 10 hold q conference rendered II lmpoB
slble lot the hailef5 association 10 iiotliJ
the manufacturers ol The feet that the
iotmet bad selected conference com
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