Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-14
MORE TROUBLE AHEAD.
Additional Disputes for Amalga-
mated officials to Settle.
ILLEGAL ACTS AT YOUNGSTOWN.
Mr.. Weihe Places an Interpretation on the
Late Conference.
MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIAL ITEMS

The report that Moorhead Brothers & Co.
had determined to make an open war against
the .Amalgamated Association has not
frightened the officers of the organization to
any great extent. There are several points
where they have need to fear evil results
from the struggles either in progress now or
that are threatened, because at some
OF these places the firms have already
| taken a firm stand against the association
and its rules. Somehow they have come to
think they can be as successful as the pro-
prietors of the Black Diamond or Singer,
NiInick & Co., who have returned to work,
and few other firms, or at least they con-
slider the feasibility of defeating the asso-
citation of sufficient proportions to warrant
q trial.
Why Mr.. weihe Is Nonplussed.
A fight from Moorhead Brothers & Co.
was about the most surprising circumstance
that could have been mentioned to Presi-
dent Weihe last night. An effort was made
to see him yesterday, but he was not ot his
Office When seen last night he said: "Why,
l cannot understand this. There must be
something wrong. Mr.. Moorhead was on
the Scale Committee for the manufacturers,
and it was thoroughly understood at the
adjournment of the conference that all the
firms represented at that meeting be con-
sidered as having signed the scale. How
any firm, SO represented, could pull out
now, is. more than l can understand, but
then don't believe that MoOrhead Brothers
Co., have refused to sign"
When Mr.. John Moorhead was seen he de-
clined to give an expression on the matter.
Some of those who seemed to be acquainted
with the situation thought the delay in re-
suming operation was simply due to some
repairs that are being made, and that every
thing will come out all right as soon as the
work is completed.
The alleged trouble wasysaid to have arisen
over the firms demand for a reduction in
the wages paid to plate mill rollers, which
the latter declined to accept.
Interest in the Sixth District.
Matters are getting rather interesting in
the Sixth district, and it is very likely that
there will be some of the national lodge Off
GERS at the adjourned meeting of puddlers to
be held Friday of this week to further con-
slider the new per cent clause. There are
some wild rumors flying around Youngs-
town that the puddlers want to withdraw
from the Amalgamated Association and
form union of their own. but President
Weihe los informed the leaders of the meet
ing held their last Saturday that their pro-
ceedings were illegal.
The .Spercer Iron Works at Scranton,
which have been idle several days, owing
to strike, were started up yesterday morn
ing with on-union men and the firm has
given out the information that none of the
strikers will be taken back. Counting
Steelton, Duquesne, the Mahoning Valley
and Scranton, the officers of the assoca tion
have about as much difficulty i'll getting
the annual squabble over the scale settled
as they had the year that the price of boil
ing was raised from s. to So so a ton.
Here is another threatening cloud: The
ten-inch mill of the Pennsylvania Bolt and
Nut Works, ut Lebanon, started up yester-
day morning with a full complement ofmen,
all but two of whom are non-union. 1t is
stated the scale will not be signed no matter
what pressure is brought to bear. The
Amalgamated Association threatens to call
out all the men unless the scale is signed by
to-day.