Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-05
GETTING ALL TO JOIN
Pleasant Valley Conductors and Mo-
tormen Going Into the Union.
MR.. HENRY'S PLANS ARE OPPOSED
The Central Trades Council Wants Better
Labor Laws.
JOURNEYMEN PLUMBERS MAY STRIKE

The employees of the Pleasant Valley
lines seem to be getting isto the knights OF
Labor, despite the threats OF President
Henry to discharge every man who Joined
the union. The meeting early yesterday
morning. brief mention ofwhich was made
exclusively in yesterdays DISPATCH, was
held under difficulties. 1t was to have been
held at 6S Ohio street, but when the members
of the assembly began to gather, they dis
covered two of the company's spoilers on the
ground, attempting to collect the names of
those who attended the meeting. Some of
the men were in the hall before the spoilers
arrived, and the others were prevented from
getting too close to the building.
The spoilers fingered around the hall for
halt an hour, and would have remained
longer, but some of the employees complained
to policeman that they were suspicious
characters, and the officers ordered them to
move on" The men in the hall succeeded
IN getting out, and all went to place on
Ohio street, near Madison avenue, where the
meeting was held. The charter for the AS
sembly, No. 2,213, was received. About %
OF the original 80 members of the assembly
were present, and 45 new members were
initiated.
ADVISED TO STAND TOGETHER.
District Master Workman Evans was
present, and delivered an address to the
men, telling them to remain firm and stand
together. He said if none of his present
plans are divulged he will shortly have all
the employees of the road in the union.
More than half of them are now organized.
He is now working on a system
by which it will be impossible for
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men in the assembly unless they give them
selves away. After all are organized no at
tempts will be made to keep the fact from
the managers of the road.
1t was reported among the men Yesterday
that Mr.. Henrv's plan Of action was disap-
proved by the directors of the company, and
that the President had been asked not to
discharge any more men until after the next
meeting of the board, which will be held
May 13, and at which the matter is e1-
pected to be brought up for consideration.
A DISPATCH reporter started out last
night to interview the members of the
board, for the purpose of giving their per-
sonal views on the matter, but he
King, of rs Liberty street, Allegheny, had
received paralytic stroke during the day.
and could not be seen. Secretary William
81. Graham and Colonel W. A. Stone are up
the Cheat river fishing. Arthur Kennedy
is in Indianapolis. The reporter was in
formed that Colonel James Andrews was
absent from the city. Samuel Grier was the
only director who could be found, and he
would not commit himself. He said that
Mr.. Henry was running the road, and he
there would be no change in the
management for the present.
WHAT HUNTER WOULD DO.
A call was made at the residence of
James Hunter, President of Allegheny
Common Council, and heavy stockholder
in the company. Mr.. Hunter said: 1.-THE |
only information I have about the trouble
have received through THE DISPATCH.
have hoped all along that Mr.. Henry
would name some other reason for
the discharge of the men than the simple
fact that they Joined a labor organization.
L think it is possible for any corporation or
company to get along very well with organ
lied labor, and believe that all difficulties
should be adjusted by arbitration. don't
believe in such hasty action as Mr.. Henry
seems to have exercised, although L do not
wish to be placed on record as criticising his
action. l am only stakeholder, and be is
President of the company. II were
director, L would be very likely to take
more positive position"
Several attempts were made to see Mr..
Henry last night. When the reporter
called, early in the evening, he was told
that Mr.. Henry was out for dinner, and was
* xpected home in short time. Subsequent
calls failed to find the gentleman, and at 10 |
,'clock the reporter was told Mr.. Henry was
out of the city, and would not be home un-
i'll after midnight.
District Master Workman Evans said |
yesterday that there would be no attempts |
made to tie up the road. In fact, there is |
no occasion to do that. He is simply or
yanizing the men, and proposes to include |
Ill the employees in the assembly. He says |
here are a large number Of new men on
he road, and the company is employing
everybody who applies for position, so as
% be prepared in case tie-up should be |
ordered. He will not seek any further con- |
erences with President Henry.
Some of the men who Joined the union |
Saturday night expressed their belief that |
he entire membership-75 men-will be dis |
charged to-day, but others said this was not |
as it would be hard for the COM
,any to get their names.