Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-07
WILL BE NO STRIKE.
The IronWorkerS Intend to Modify
and Revise Their Scale.
ABOUT THE SANE ASLAST YEARS.
Manufacturers, Having No Organization,
viii Act Each for Himself,
PRESIDENT CAMPBEIES FUSILADE

There will be no strike in the iron and
steel industries this year, and, although the
manufacturers have refused to hold a con-
ference with the workers, there seems to
have been some sort of an understanding be-
tween both sides.
The Manufacturers Association has been
dissolved, but the Western Iron Association
is still in existence, and Joseph D. Weeksis
still the Secretary of that organization. The
manufacturers have not had any communi-
cation with the workers on the wage scale, and,
although they have met and discussed the
situation. nothing has yet been published of
their action. Secretary Weeks was authorized,
as an official of the association, evidently to
write the following editorial, which will appear
in the current issue of the american Manu-
JoctlfreT, and voices the opinion of the iron
masters:
NO GENERAL ACTION.
The annual convention of the Amalgamated As
eociation Of Iron and Steel Workers. which began
its session in this city Tuesday, has attracted less
attention to itself than usual. That its sessions
and what it is reported is being done at them oc-
cupy so little of the attention of the country,
even of those most interested in the results at
present is due to the overshadowing Importance
of the awful calamity at Johnstown; but this does
not account for the unusual lack Of interest mani
tested in its probable outcome that preceded its
convening This can only arise from certain
carelessness to the result Of the convention that
NAV be due to one of two causes, either that the
manufacturers propose to accept without a strug-
gle whatever NAV be demanded as wages and
extras, that they intend to contest whatever is
offered.
Prior to the convention MIR. weihe, as President
of the Amalgsmated Association, wrote Mr.
Weeks who wa Secretary of the Association OF
Manufacturers of Iron, Steel and Nails asking for
the aDDOiurment of the usual committee OF Con-
ference. Mr.. Weeks replied that the association
was out of existence, and there was no way to Sc
cure the appointment OF a committee to represent
1t, and IL is understood that quite NUMBER OF
Pfttsburg iron manufacturers positively refused,
when approached on the subject, to have anything
TO DO with the appointment OF commlttee, lnol- %
would do as individual works.
1t is evident that whether there will be fight or
not will depend upon what the association de-
mands. lfthe demand is practically last years
scale. without any snakes in the shape Of new
extras or new clauses, it will be conceded by most
of the mills without contest, but if there are
teral changes either in the scales at present in
force or In the addition OF new scales such as roll
turner's or engineers if there material
changes in the extras then there will be contests
Some mills viii sign the scale others will fight.
And the experience Of the past shows that these
individual contests have a better chance for sue
cess than those which are general. There are ele-
number of mills that do not exist when men
fighting alone. Anyone who has watched the
against the Amalgamated knows that in every
case when determined struggle has been made,
case of W, ID. Wood & Co., the National Tube
Works. Parks, Clark, Dilworth, Porter Co.,
Duquesne and others. The history of the ANAL
gamated Association the past year has been one Of
constant defeat where the struggle has been de-
termined one, and the outlook is that there Will be
determined struggles If there are material atera-
tions in the scale.
SECRETARY MARTIN TALKS.
The above was shown to Secretary Martin,
of the Amalgamated Association, but he de-
o1;Dad 70 4o,lr nv, rba fret ,ar+ Wbap he oarno
down to the statement that the associa-
ton had been defeated at the mills named he
became rather indignant and said that no firm.
no matter what their wealth or capital have
beaten the Amalgamated Association. 1t was
the workmen themselves that did it, and they
o. regret their action now.
The session of the Amalgamated Convention
yesterday was almost fully occupied in consid-
eribg the report of the wage committee, and
the scale that will be presented TO the manu-
lecturers was completed and will be presented
t once. Although the convention decided not
d make known what wages had been decided
Npon, DISPATCH reporter learned that
THE SAME SCALE
as is in force at present will be offered to the
manufacturing firms for their signatures. No
advances in any department have been made.
and in the matter of extras many have been
eliminated and none have been inserted.
1t was decided to donate $500 to the Duquesne
Steel Works strikers, and Messrs. Hugh ODon-
nell John Miller and Dennis O'Leary were ap-'
pointed committee to distribute the money.
THE GUIDE MILL SCALE.
The scale in the guide mill is not at all salts
factory, and committee was appointed to re-
wise and resdjust it President Weihe was
authorized to 60 outside of the convention to
secure men to act on the committee, and the
following persons were named:
Delegates-JOhn E. Cunningham, NJ. ID. Flynn,
james Nc cEldawny NJ. A. Collins. Robert fitz-
gerald, Henry Bright and Joseph W. Rutledge.
Notwithstanding Weaver, Jas. H. Riley,
Edward Coates, VIM. Mathews and John Gear
ing.
The delegates are very well pleased over the
condition of affairs and say they will have
more pleasant time at their annual reunion
this year than ever before, as there are no in
dications of a strike or lockout as there has
always been in former years. They will meet
at the hall on Saturday morning, at o'clock
and march to the Union DEPOT over the follow
ing route headed by the Select Knights band
and the Pittsburg City Band:
Forbes to Chestnut to Fifth avenue, to Ora Mt,
TO Third avenue, to Wood, to Fifth avenue, TO
Smithfeld, to Liberty, to Union station.