Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-14
REPLY.
To Secretary Martins Communication to
the Associated Press.

the Associated Press.
To The Editor Of he Register: .
SIR.-The X. of l.. Scale as signed ut
the Riverside Iron Works is not lower
than the A. A. Of /. & s W, as signed at
Bellaire and Mingo function, where the
A A. of I. as. W. has control. The OBJ
iect OF Secretary Martin, OF the A. A. Of l.
& s. W. is to create trouble in the ranks
of the K. of L. 1t was only another OF the
mistakes of the Amalgamated Association
To declare a strike in the Riverside mill,
and they are making a desperate attempt
to Justify themselves in doing so. Secre-
tary Martin quotes what purports to be o
statement made by the manager OF the
Tube Works, in answer to a question from
a friend in Pittsburg in regard to the scales
of the Riverside Steel Works. Thefollow-
ing will explain itself in regard to this
point:
To uhom this may concern:
This c~ertiies that the language given by
Mr.. Vim. Martin, In his statement to the
Associated Press, as follows: what was
the trouble at the Riverside?" "Well,
there were two scales presented, one fav-
orinp the firm and the other n the men,
and the firm accepted the one favoring
Them" is untrue in every particular, and
was not uttered by me. 1 brand it as a
lie. as nothing could be further from the
truth and facts in the case.
THos. J. BRAY,
Sup't Riverside Tube Works.
There is a volume in this statement by
Mr.. Bray for the A. A, to ponder over.
II will show the means by which MIR. Mar
tin likes to Justify himself and the A. A.
in causing a number Of men to be thrown
out of employment by declsringa strike in
the Riverside steel works when the facts in
the case did not Justify it. He also says
that the officers of the National Iron Dis
trict we're bent on getting the mill, even at
a sacrifice ofthe mems wages.
The K. of L did not need to tfouble
themselves about getting the mill, be-
cause they already had control of it for the
last year. He also intimates that the men
in the Riverside are dissatisfied with the
scale, which is not true, nor do they man
ifest a desire to kick, knowing that the K.
of L scale is equal to the A. A. scale.
Mr.. Martin also says:
"Nor is their action approved by the K.
OF L in this section, as witness the follow
ing resolutions unanimously endorsed at
the Ohio Valley Trades Assembly at Its
meeting here to-day"
In reply we would say that the.Ohio Val
ley Trades Assembly has not heard both
sides of the question. The action taken
Big that body was inspired by the Amalga-
nation Association.
We also see in the Ohio Valley Budget
under date Of February II, an account OF
the trouble at the Riverside Steel Works
from IN independent stand point. We
wish to say that the figures are not cor
rect
The Budget says this: 1--WE print below
the two scales as presented to the company.
The difference in favor of the manufac-
turers by the X. Of l.. scale is apparent to
every one who examines it."
In reply to this we will say that the
scale as presented by the A~malgamated AS
sociatiOn to the manufacturers is correct.
The K. of L. and A. A. Of /. and s. W.
| scales "a presented we're as follows: