The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-10
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mittes without placing themselves in a
position where the manufacturers would
be able 70 claim that they had weakened
and solicited q conference,
TIE RALsR IMPRESSION CORRECTED,
After the nsilsrs had chosen a confer.
ence committee, Mr.. Samuel Lsughlin
wrote letters 10 Mr.. Henry Coates, OF
Mingo, and Others. who, while not mem.
bers Of the United Nailers, had abided by
that soCiety's action and Rctedin harmony
with 1t, representing that the nailers
officials had refused to confer and had in.
suited the manufacturers. The recipients
Of these Letters forwarded them to the
nailers' headquarters and inquired II 1t
was true that the officials had declined to
confer.
Under the pressure thus brought to bear
on the official board OF the United Nailers,
that body formally notified the manufac.
turers' officials that the United Ngilera
had appointed q Conference Committee,
which would meetthem ifthsy 30 desired,
The manufacturer answered fatty that
their Committee OF Conference had been
discharged, but that the machines remain
ing idle were open TO the strikers at the
Cincinnati scale,
Mr.. Samuel Laughlin, who had several
times manifested a desire to see q confer
enCs brought about, finally exerted such
"a tnHuanna ~ thf, n,I khak kkn lnnol|
manufacturers here consented TO an in
formal meeting with the nailers' officials,
aud q general talk was held at the office OF
the Benwood Iron Works in January,
Nothing resulted from this meeting,
AT the manufacturer meeting at Pitts
hurgh on Wednesday, February 10, the
same pressure which brought about the
meeting here caused the appointment Of q
new Conference Committee. The cOndi.
tions attending the offer OF q conference
made by the manufacturers, however,
were such that the nailers saw nothing
open 10 confer on, and they declined to
meet the manufacturer committee.
BREAKING AWAY,
Following this Mr., Samuel Laughlin,
who was not in harmony with the stand
taken by the Association, made q com.
promise with the nallers and started the
Mingo mill.
Then, fearing further breaks In their
ranks, the Western Nail Association modi-
fed their resolutions, STIMULATING that the
positions Of the present workmen should
not be touched upon. With this under.
standing the nailers agreed to confer
upon wages and other questions involved.
A conference met here February oath, but
the manufacturers wanted to make the
very question which they had stipulated
should not be touched, the basis OF any
negotiations. The nailers agreed to give
a guarantee that the present workmen
would not he interfered with, but this
offer was refused, and the conference adj
lourned on February 25lh, without result,
subject to call from either side.
THE LAST CONFERENCE.
Ia demanding heretofore the discharge
OF the present workmen, the nailers were
aCtuated by q desire 10 provide for all
their members. With the increased de.
mand for labor, however, caused by the
enlarged plants, the nailers' officials
thought there would be sufficient vacant
positions 10 employ the $40 members who
are now idle. They therefore invited the
manufacturers 10 u conference, which ~.
suited In the meeting Of Thursday.
With q view 10 providing for all their
members, the nRilers' committee made
the first proposition, which was in sub.
stance that the mills make provision for
all their old employees. The manufRc.
turerH were willing to furnish employ
ment to their old hands, go far as posi-.
BILE, on condition that the strike was de.
clared of, and with tho exception Of the
workmen in the plate mills and heating
departments, asking that the latter mat
ter be referred to the individual mills for
settlement.
This proposition was offered by the
manufacturers, who knew that 1t would
got DO accepted, for the purpose OF pre-.
venting a settlement. Those mills now in
operation In part with'new %nailers, and
With heaters and rollers who work under
q salary, realize that liza general settle.
ment is reached 1t will start the mills
now idle with skilled workmen through.
out.
The nailerS then offered to refer all
questions in dispute to the individual
mills for settlement; then to refer to the
various districts for separate action then
submitted q scale governing all branches,
this scale being now in force in Mingo,
Brilliant, Bay View, Niles and Middle |
port. All these propositions were sue.
cessively rejected, and the manufacturers
submitted their ultimatum-the modified
Cincinnati scale and the desertion by the
nailers Of the rollers and heaters.
III QUIT.
President Wier then said that, as the
nailers had made all the concessions con.
sistent with honor and self respect, he
moved to adjourn sine die.
Unbiased readers following this state.
ment cannot but be impressed by the fact
that the nallers have made all the ConCes.
sions and the manufacturers none.
Should the manufacturers remain firm
In their present position, and finally &C.
Complish their purpose and compel the
nailers to return to work at their terms,
It would leave them manned with incom:
petent men and embarrassed by the boy.
colt placed upon their product. This
would put tho Pittsburgh and other mills
not boyootted in q position to take the
market from the Wheeling mills by as.
sisting to render the boycott effective.