Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-04
FIRST BREAK MADE.
A Move Started in the East to End
the Impending Glass Strike.
ONE WESTERN FIRM ALSO COMES In
Manufacturers Make Concessions, but They
Are Not Accepted.
CHIPS FROM THE INDUSTRIAL BLOCK

President Campbell, of the Window Glass
Workers Association, yesterday received a
telegram to the effect that the Christiana
Window Glass Company, of Wilmington,
Del, had signed the scale, and they would
20 to work this week. This is the first
window house in the Eastern district to
sign the scale, and it is looked upon as the
entering wedge toward breaking up the
probable lockout or strike all over the
country. The firm is the first to come to
the terms Of the workers. They run fac
tory of eight pots, and are the only manu-
facturers in Wilmington.
In the Western district in addition to
Chambers and Mckee at Jeanette, the Pen
dleton Glass Company, of Pendleton. Ind,
have signed the scale. This firm has eight
pots and resumed operations Monday.
President Campbell stated yesterday that
the firm at Salina had sent to Pittsburg for
their men, and the latter left last night for
the place. This indicates that the factory
will "blow'' this week, sign the scale and
then 60 to work.
THEY WANT TO GO TO WORK.
Applications for wage scales have also
been received from the factories in Marion,
O., and others in Indiana who want to sign
and go to work. As yet no word has been
received from anv OF the individual Pitts
burg manufacturers that they would grant
the advance.
Another spirited conference between the
Wage Committee of the Manufacturers and
Workers associations was held yesterday in
this city. The conference was called by the
manufacturers committee, who made con-
cession to the workers. They offered to
make compromise on the trouble by pay
ing last years wages This the workers
committee refused, and after a few minutes
discussion left the room.
The workers insisted upon maintaining
their original position and said there would
be no compromise. They wanted the ad-
vance asked for or nothing. They were
satisfied that the manufacturers would pay
the advance in time and concluded to stand
a lockout if necessary.
President Catlin, of the Manufacturers
Association, was seen after the meeting and
to a representative of The DISPATCH he
said:
''The workers committee were, as usual.
independent and rejected our attempt at a
compromise without giving it any consider
alton. They insisted upon the advance of
81 to 55 per cent, and we refused to give it.
CATLIN CAN'T AFFORD IT.
1--WE positively cannot afford to pay the
advance, and we may as we'll leave our
factories stand idle. The fact of the jean
nette tank factory running does not make
any difference to us. We have over ZOO
pots or 95 per cent of the trade in Pitts
burg and the West pledged to stand by the
action of the committee and will not sign
the scale. We can stand it If the workers
can. This is about the usual time for re-
suming work and the action of the workers
constitutes a strike"
President Campbell does not agree with
President Catlin about strike. He says
they have not for years started to work
before October 1, and until that time the
trouble cannot be called strike. He says
they were notified at yesterdays meeting
that if the scale was signed the manufact-
urers would not start up for some time. yet.
He is sanguine of getting what they ask for,
and says every manufacturer in the Western
will sign their scale when they
are ready to start. One peculiar feature of
a window glass strike, if one is declared, is
that there is no such thing as starting up
with non-union help. The manufacturers
either have to sign the scale or remain |
closed down while others are scooping their
trade