The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-06


era at s. "a each. The A. a. scale calls
for one roll pit fcalemsn at one dollar, not
allowed by the K. Of L, All the other
figures agree.
Members Of the A. A. findin the rules Of
the K. Of L. even more objection than in
the scale figures. Rule one provides that
repairs made by the tonnage men when
of the regular turn, or on q Sunday, shall
be paid for at the rate Of a hundred tons
Of special steel for u hours, or pro rata for
lohRer or shorter time than u hours, ex-
Cept the repair crew on cupolas, which
shall consist OF Cupoia foreman aud
helper, and they shall receive 70 tons as
heretofore. Objection Ia that In all other
steel mills they pay for q hundred tons ior
all repair work, aud cupola mems wages
are cut down from hundred to 70 tons.
The objection to rule S is that inBtead Of
the compaDy'a agreeing to pay Tor hun
dred tons in case they hold the men for Il
hours, they only agreed to pay for 70 tons
and even refuse to pay this II the Bellslre
scale has no provision in 1t for similar
cases.
Objection is made to rule 8 because 1t
calls for the crew Of the blooming mill
furnace to operate three furnaces II called
upon without extra help.
Rule IL Is objected to In toto on the
grounds that q heat may beRpoiled by the
blower, who 10 not tonnage man, and the
whole force is locked.
Rule Is ia that payment will be made
only for steel marketable alter leaving the
shears. The objection is that this means
q reduction Of over 10 per cent to the en-.
tire converting department.
Objection Is made TO rule 10 on the
ground that WoIkmen think they are en-
titled 10 come voice on the subject Of pro-
motion and dischargs.
Their objection to rule 20 is that work.
men do not desire TO work HcAb material or
furnish steel to scab mills. =
Secretary Martin on the Situation.
Secretary Martin, Of the Amalgsmsted
Association, Saturday evening wrote the
following, which explains Itself:
Some OF the officers OF the Knights OF
Labor are again counting conflict with
the Amalgamsted Association OF Iron and
Steel Workers. This timo 1t ia at the
Riverside steel plant, Bsrwood, ". Va,
whore the Knights OF Labor have present
ed scale footing in the aggregate over So
lees per 100 tons than the AmRlgsmNted
Association scale OF prices, Decides ignor-
ing three or four jobs which riehtfully bs-
long on the scale. Attached to the scale
Is code OF rules. Is in number, that SG-
init Of reduction for repair work, ofover
80 par cent compared with other mills.
Thatis, where the Amalgamstsd AssoCia-
ton seals provides for rate Of 100 tons
Tor repair work, the knights Of Labor
scale at the Riverside provides for O rate
Of 70 tons for repair work. Another rule
provides that payment shall DO made only
Tor steel marketable after leaving the
shears. This rule allows the firm to run
all the inferior material possible, and con-
tinue TO experiment at the expense Of the
men. In short, tho rules admit OF all
firm could desire except the dis
position Of the workmsn's body after
death. Under this rule an effort Ia
to be made to start the plant to.mor.
row with Knighta OF Labor, some OF
them having aigned it for one year. More
than half Of the Knights for whom the
scale Is supposed to DO signed, absolutely
refuse to work under 1t, claiming that
they were hoodwinked into such an ar.
rRngement last year, but will not be caught
again. As thorough trades uniouis!s, we
call upon all Knights Of Labor to ignore
any cell sent them to go to work at the
Riverside. Don't allow yourselves to be
used to reduce wages below the standard.
We do not know whether Master Work
man PoWderly and Secretary LitGhman, or
any Of the Executive Board, or any Of the
fair dealing district officers are c0gniEant
Of these facts. II moi, here they are, and
We ask them one and all to Conaider well
what Ia about 10 be done at the Riverside. |
We ask you, ss gentlemen, and as officers
Of good organization, not to allow your
order to be used for reducing the wages Of
old and established trades unionB. The
AmalgamRted Association Of Iron aud
Steel Workers has aided and Ia aiding |
you to build up your order. Ityou donot
feel like reCiprocating, wO ask you, gentle. |
men, to at least not Countenancs an effort !
looking TO tho reduction Of the wages Of
our members. We ask you to como out |
boldly agsinht 1t, and allow no knight Of
Labor to disgrace himself or drag the Or |
der into disrepute.
WILLIAM MARTIN, Secretary.