Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-20
HE RESIGNED TWICE.
President Campbell, of the Window
Workers, Tries to Quit.
THE MEMBERS WON'T PERMIT IT.
Pinkerton Detectives Hired to Avoid TrOu-
Bile at Duquesne.
ALL THE MEN ARE NOW ON A STRIKE

making determined effort to resign his po-
sition. He presented a resignation to the
council, dated March %, which was consid-
cred at the meeting on the following Mon
day. AS soon as it was read it was thrown
into the waste basket. 1t was not thought
necessary to take any action on the matter,
as the members heard it read and none of
them were willing to accept it.
Mr.. Campbell was absent from the city at
the time, and upon hearing the result,
promptly prepared another resignation. He
then sent out a call for meeting of the
assembly, and made it "red letter" call.
This means that all members should attend
as an important matter would be considered.
There was full attendance, and the res
ignation was read, but was not discussed.
The question was called, and not vote was
cast in favor of accepting it.
JUST THE REVERSE.
A report was circulated yesterday that an
attempt was being made to force Mr.. Camp
bell out of the organization on account of
the part he took in the importation of the
foreign glassworkers that arrived in this
city last Saturday.
This is denied by the officials of the
Glassworkers' Union, WHO say that the sub
ject was not mentioned at any of the meet
ings of the association.
When DISPATCH reporter called at the
Office of the Window Glass Workers Union
yesterday, he was cordially received, but
President Campbell had nothing to say re-
garding his resignation. He would neither
say that he had or had not resigned. He
said: "You can say that I have, or that 1
have not, and will not contradict the
statement" While he was being questioned
Secretary George Cake said he would talk
on the subject and President Campbell re-
mained silent while he spoke. Mr.. Cake
said:
"Mr. Campbell resigned his position last
month. The resignation was dated March
%, and was handed TO me by his son on
March 25 He was absent from the city at
the time on business for the organization. 1
had to present it to the council; but it was
promptly thrown away. When Mr.. Camp
bell returned to the city and learned the re-
suit of the matter, he promptly issued red
letter call for a meeting of the assembly for
last Friday night. At this meeting he
again presented his resignation, and it was
1utre 10 10 IIOuDle
in our organization.
SEEMED TO SANCTION IT.
Mr.. Campbell heard the above, and as he
did not contradict any statement made, he
certainly sanctioned all that was said.
When Secretary Cake concluded his re-
marks, Mr.. Campbell said:
"If our trade had been like some trades,
we could have turned in cornhuskers, coke
drawers, street car drivers and other work
men, and would have done so, as men were
needed. We have control of apprentices,
and, it we have made a mistake, it is
nobodY's business, as we alone will suffer-
did you not have ahand in the importa-
tion of the foreign glass workers. inter-
rupted the reporter.
"If we could have put pumpkin huskers
to work making window glass we would
have sent them to Jeanette. I will not
say that l had anything to do with
the importation of the foreign glass
workers; but will say that men are
needed in this country, and there
are not enough to fill the positions The
public can draw their own inference from
my remarks. The intimation that had
anything to do with the importation of these
men had nothing to do with my resignation.
1t was presented before it was known here
that foreigners were coming here to work.
The matter was never mentioned to me-
81 need rest, as l have worked hard
since have become President of this union.
There is no trouble in the country. There
is not a blacksheep factory on this side of
the water. If there was, would not ask
the members to accept my resignation. The
union is
IN GOOD FINANCIAL SHAPE,
and ask to retire from the Presidency. I
will now remain in charge, as they have re-
fused so positively to accept my resigna-
tion.'
At this moment telegram was received
from Bowling Green, stating that the glass
factory there had burned down, and asking
if the men could obtain positions else
where.
Mr.. Campbell said at once that places
could be found for all of the men thrown out
of employment. The idle men will be no.
titled to-day where they can secure work.
The subject was then changed to tank
furnaces, and the statement of ex-President
Isaac Cline, the predecessor of Mr.. Camp
bell, that they were failure, was men,
toned. He emphatically denied the state
ment and said:
~ have here report of the condition of
affairs in Belgium. There are II tanks in
operation there, which is an increase of five
since was there year ago.
A LOGICAL CONCLUSION.
"They would not build new tanks if they
were not a success. In England one firm
has IA tanks. A 60-pot tank furnace in
Europe will produce more glass than the
72-pot tank at Jeanette, because they
work seven days week in Europe,
and the glass workers here will not
work from 6 o'clock Saturday afternoon
until o'clock Monday morning. The tank
furnace system cannot be any more of
failure than the manufacture of glass in
pots In 1887 a company of experts To-
Gated factory at Ft. Scott and failed.''
This was a stab, evidently, at ex-Presi-
dent Cline, who was member of the COM
pany.
A meeting of L. A. 800 was held last
night, but no special business was trans
acted. Of course the condition of affairs
was discussed, but nothing was done.
1t was learned at the close of the meeting
that a week or two ago proposition had
been made to withdraw from the Universal
Federation of Window Glass Workers. At
the last meeting a resolution was adopted to
the effect that such action would be injuri-
GUS to the organization.