The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-22
OPEN REBELLION
About to 7'ako Place Among the
Green Glass Blowers.
KICK AGAINST AUTHORITY
OF the District Master Workman
Charges Against Arlington by
tho Western Men 80 His
Cooperative Scheme.

tional District OF the knights Of Labor
has grown to such proportions that m
open rebellion asainst the District Mas.
ter Workman's authority Is about to
burst forth. Louis Arlington, the Mas.
ter Workman, lives at Mussillon, Ohio.
He is ambitious and has several schemes
oil hand which he has succeeded in get.
ting extensively endorsed by various
local assemblies Of the district. One Of
these he succeeded in getting Powdcrly
to approve, viz: tho federation OF the
two districts into which the workmen
were formerly divided-thc eastern and
western. John Colec, u popular mem.
Der OF tho Graf. In the East, was Master
Workman OF the district liz. Through
what his friends claim was IN irregular
method, he was deposed in disgrace and
the eastern and western divisions we're
consolidated and Arlington was made
Master Workman.
4 VOTE On SECESSION.
At the recent convention OF the dis.
trict in Baltimore L vote was taken and
almost carried on the question Of
whether or not the green glass blowers
! should secede from the knights OF
Labor. The vote was defeated, 80 dele
gates claim, by the friends and emmi.
saries Of Powderly, who wants the
strength OF the green glass blowers del.
ega,es in tho next General Assembly,
which meets in Denver next month, at
which time determined effort will be
made to elect new General Master
Workman. Since tho Baltimore con.
yen.ion several local assemblies OF the
district have taken u decidedly hostile
attitude towards Arlington, rowderly
and the order OF the Knights Of Labor
The strike OF the New York Central &
Hudson River Railroad accentusted this
movement. The advocates Of secession
want to ally themselves with the Amer.
ican Flint Glass Workers Union, with
which they are brought into close rela.
tons in many factories. The Fiints
agree to federate, but only on condition
that the Greens would withdraw from
the Knights OF Labor. Powderly knew
this, and with the aid OF Powderly,
Hayes, Wright and Costello, OF the Ex.
ecu,iye Board, succeeded in defeating
the move by small majority.
OPEN REBELLION.
In Pittsburgh the Greens are in open
rebellion. Arlington recently sent out
secret circular, in which he stated that
labor organizations were failure 80 far
us improving the condition OF their
members. This raise howl and was
considered treason.
Very soon after he issued another
proposing q plan Of starting cooperative
factories 10 compete with manufacturers,
stating that the money necessary could
be obtained by assessments on the men,
5ership OF the organization and that
land and fuel and money bonuses could
be obtained in dozen or more towns
in the glass belt OF Ohio, Indiana and
lllinoig, where real estate boomers"
Sere most anxious to have factories
started. The bait took. The local as.
semblies voted iayorably to the scheme,
and 10 per cent assessment was called
on the earnings OF every member OF the
trade. In the iatcrim, however, other
influences were at work. The thought
full men began to zee scheme and
manifestations OF rebellion were die
covered in several places. Pittsburgh
took the lead. Bridgeport, o., followed,
and from there it spread to other towns
in the West. The assemblies voted
against paying the assessment. In some
places, notably Bridgeport, the vote was
unanimous against paving.
lScESsED wEsTERNERs.
The western men are incensed at
Arlington, particularly because, they
charge, he sold them out in the settle
ment OF the wage difficulty, whereby the
men in the west were compelled to &C.
cept 12 per cent reduction OF wages in
order that the strike in the east might
be compromised. There are still some
thing over 100 men in the east on strike,
to assist whom they arc paying 81 so to
50 week out OF their earnings, In ad.
ditlon tu this the 100000 that was in
their treasury last year has gone for the
same purpose. Additional to this the
Pittsburgh men assessed themselves and
made voluntary donation Of $4,000,
and the American Flint Glass " orkers'
Union donated $4,000 out Of its treas.
usy to assist the Green's, although the
latter hasno connection with the h. OF l..
Things have assumed such phase
that an agitation is now going on to
have another convention called and to
Dust Arlington and elect Coffee, or, fail.
ing in that, to seceed from the knights
OF Labor in body. Coffee is here in
dual capacity, agitating the convention
movement and electioneering for Patti.
son for Governor. From reliable sources
it is learned that secession from the
Knights will DO the probable action
taken by the convention. The date and
! place Tor the convention has not yet
been fixed, but it will probably not be
called until after the General Assembly
adjourns.
ARRlNGToN's SCHEME.
Arlington is accused of desire to be
made gen eral business manager OF the
cooperative concerns, If he can sue
coed in getting them established and
then gradually manipulating things so
that he and few others will GET the
whole business personally, and thus
become manufacturers without invest
ing any capital OF their own. He has
proposed TO establish factories ut New
Philadelphia, o, 1Iammonton, MI,
and at Eilwood, Beaver county, Pa.
lie claims that ground has been offered
Tree at these places and that the Ham.
monton plot has n frontage along the
Camden u Amboy railroad of 5000 feet
and is GOO feet deep.
The secret circular sent out to the
assemblies is as follows:
"First-That the capital stock OF 500
per member be the limit for the first ii We
years, the same to be divided into five
equal shares Of $40 each, made payable
AZ fifty cents week or not less than s.
per month or $50 per {workfnp} year.
"Sscond-That it be optional with
any member who may feel disposed
TO pay up In part or all OF his capital
stock 10 do so as soon as possible, and
that all such paid up shares shall bear 4
per cent interest from date OF payment,
interest to be paid Bepii.annually, Wis:
January and July l Of each year, on
all three.Gf,hs OF the ful u paid up share
stock and annually 'dpon all paid nm