Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-25
BROUGHT TO A HEAD.
Louis Arlington Addresses the Green
Bottle Blowers on His
CHERISHED COOPERATIVE PLAN,
But They Decline to Receive it Favorably ,
and Stop Supplies.
EASTERN STRIKERS TO RETURN TO WORK

Ndtiouhi DiStfiSb VudSbeE w Orkmdu
Louis Arlington came into town with the
air of a conqueror yesterday, and leaves it
again very much defeated, indeed. He ad-
dressed the members of Local Assembly
Gill, last evening, in support of his CO.
operative scheme; in defense of his Eastern
policy" and with the intention of retaining
some Of his fast-heeting prestige as leader,
but without avail. He took exception to
the statement that appeared in Wednesdays
DISPATCH regarding the condition of
the trade. on the ground that his
neighbors were speaking about him, but
he did not contradict it. He asked the as.
sembly to have some contradiction made,
and the members, knowing very we'll the
statements were true, out of sympathy for
Mr.. Arrington's feelings, appointed a cou-
mittee for that purpose.
The National District Master Workman
tried to resist demand made that he should
try to bring about some understanding with
the fints, whereby the latter would agree to
use some OF the unemployed green blowers,
but unsuccessfully.
AHIGHLY IMPORTANT MEETING.
The meeting last night was one of the
most important held for some time in the
local assembly. 1t was known that Louis
Arlington would try to carry his point as
usual, and there vas good attendance in
consequence.
ArrIngton's s first effort was in the direction
of attempting to carry his cooperative
plans, but the members had been thinking
little Tor themselves regarding the advis-
ability of any such plan IN the present con-
ditlon of affairs, and were unmoved by his
arguments. He is reported as attempting
to get the members to accept it, but so far
from indorsing it, resolution was actually
passed, in his presence, reafirming the de-
cision arrived at at the previous meeting.
This was that it was ill-advised,
and that no more assessments
should be raised for the purpose.
A regular protest regarding it will be sent
to the National District Master Workman
and the Executive Board will say what
shall be done with the money already
raised. This was Arrington's first repulse.
Repulse number two followed very rap
idly on Arrington's attempting to vindicate
his action regarding the strike in the East.
In this action he practically followed his
own judgment, as for some time past the
sentiment against pursuing the strike has
tried to show that his policy in keeping
out the men was the proper one, but was
Obliged to come down to the common sense
view Of the matter taken by the members.
SOME THINGS REMEMBERED BY ALL.
They remembered that % factories had
been added to the non-union list since his
assumption to Office; that the Eastern nom
union blowers were pretty nearly able to
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sessment oil 5 per cent was tax they were
carrying without any visible result or bene-
fit, either to themselves or the strikers.
They expressed the opinion that the strike
should be called of, and passed resolution
TO that effect, to be forwarded for action
through the proper channel.
The unkindest cut OF all was in the reso-
luton which followed, declaring that the
strike fund now raised should be withheld
until some report as to what had been done
with the money raised since the beginning
of the fire should be received. No
such report has been received and
pressed to know where their earnings
were going. The secretary is paid 81, 400 for
this and similar purposes, but he had fur
nished no report. This brought Mr.. Ar
rington from his high horse. He then pro-
ceeded to refer to the statement in yester-
days DISPATCH. He srid that his friends
and neighbors were commenting on il, and,
in fact, ne didn't like it. He did not, how
ever, say that it was not true. He asked
the assembly to take some action on it and
it. Out OF sympathy for him, it
is said, committee was appointed to make
some contradiction.
SOME DISAFFECTIoN ADMITTED.
The committee met representative OF
The DISPATCH, and stated that the assem-
bly, had delegated then, to call at The Dis
PATCH Office and say that "6111 disclaimed |
all responsibility for the article in The |
DISPATCH" Questioned further, the COM
mittee would not make any stronger con-
tradlction, and member said that while |
Mr.. Arlington would not be impeached,
there certainly was disaffectIon in the order. |
Finally Mr.. Arlington said that if the |
assembly thought he was incapable of at
tending to their interests he would surrender
his position then and there. Subsequently
a resolution was passed demanding that the
national officers should enter into commu-
nication with the fints so that some of their
surplus men could find work in their shops. |
There are at present over $50 green glass
men working in flint shops. One way or
another the green blowers have been paying
a monthly tax of from S. to 81 30, and they
have about concluded they had paid it long