Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-29
RIOTERS RUN DOWN.
Alleged Participants in the Cork
workers Trouble Arrested.
ONE MORE OFFICIAL CIRCULAR.
Contracting Plasterers Of the Aonongahela
Valley Combine.
MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIAL NOTES

Inf1rmatIons were made yesterday MORN
ing before Magistrate Grlpp against four
of the locked-out corkworkers, for alleged
participation in the riot on the Sixteenth
street bridge few evenings ago. Three OF
them were arrested before noon and placed
under bail for hearing tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock.
All Of the accused are boys and the in
formations were made by Armstrong Bros.
u Co., but the officials of the Corkworkers'
Assembly. who insist that the boys had no
connection With the trouble, succeeded in
keeping the defendants names quiet Mas
ter Workman Landers, of the assembly,
said last evening that he would be able to
clear all the boys. and especially one of
them, who was not within two miles of the
place when the dfficu1ty occurred.
There was another large meeting OF the
workers in the Grand Central Rink yester-
day afternoon. M. F. . Landers presided.
The various committees reported, showing
the methods alleged to have been resorted
to BY the firm to intimidate the employees
and frighten them into returning to work
One report was to the effect that representa-
tives of the firm have been visiting the
parents of girls employed in the factory
and threatening that unless the girls return
to work Monday they will lose their situa-
tions. Another committee reported that
offers of large increases in salaries have
been made to various employees, but all have
been refused.
All Vote to Refrain From Work.
Speeches were made by Master Workman
Evans, OF the district. Secretary Speidel,
Thomas Grundy, I. N. Ross and M. F.
Landers. A vote was taken upon the ques-
ton of standing out, and the motion was
carried unanimously. The men express
themselves more confidently than ever that
they can win the fight. A warrant was or.
dered for 81, 1868 to be distributed among the
workers as strike benefits. and the Finance
Committee will meet tomorrow to devise
plan for securing more aid in case it is
necessary.
A peculiarly sad incident, and yet one
that shows how the strikers are sticking
together, occurred during the meeting. A
messenger brought word TO Owen Brannigan,
one of the men who was at the meeting,
that his child had died suddenly. The
1icted father had not reached his home on
Thirty-eighth street, until another member
of the Assembly was following him with a
donation of $50, which had been made by
the assembly.
It was stated at Z. of L. headquarters
last night that the developments of the next
day or two are expected to be of such
character as to bring about speedy con-
ference with the firm and settlement of the
difficulty. A circular signed by Joseph L.
Evans and Fl. E. Speidel. which is evil
IDENTIFY being sent out to labor organizations,
fell into the hands of DISPATCH reporter
last night. 1t reads:
P1rrsBURG, March Is.
To Organized Labor. Greeting:
The corkmakers heretofore employed by
Armstrong, Bro. & Co., desire to fully inform
the organized workingmen and women of thif
locality of the exact status of the difficulty
with that firm. and ask for your moral support
and cooperation. ---.-.--
Telling the Story of the Strike. :.
The operatives of the above factory are or.
ganzed in the Knights of Labor. and this year,
as usual, presented a scale and agreement. The
firm asked, on January 80. for certain changes
in this agreement. These changes were granted
by reason OF neglect of both parties. Finally.
be signed, but asked that an apprenticeship
clause, previously agreed upon. and in the scale
for 1880, be left out. This was refused, and the
operatives were then informed that il the scale
was not signed as desired by the firm lockout
would occur on Thursday, March 49, Con-
ferences were held, but the firm insisted
and the operatives were equally firm. Recol-
lect, on January 80 the firm agreed to this same
anOrnntirpShin
q, a final conference was held, but no agree |
ment was arrived at. Later in that day. how |
ever. the Master Workman of d. A. g. at the |
earnest solicitation of citizen, and by an |
agreement between the citizen and T. NJ. Arm |
strong. senior member of the firm. held another
conference. at which it was positively agreed |
that the firm should recognize the organiza-
ton and that the apprenticeship clause
should be dropped. The only "DETAILS left were
to have the agreement typewriter anu sent to
the Master Workman. This was never done.
and Tor second time this high-toned firm had
broken their word.
The firm also agreed, on Saturday evening,
that they would Eot attempt to start non-u union
On Monday. This promise was also broken,
md they did attempt to start non-union, but
we're not successful.
An Appeal for Moral Support.
The circular closes with strong appeal
or moral support. The organizations are
lsked to induce their friends not to use the
product of Armstrong, Bro. 8 Co. s factory,
md to ask brewers, bottlers, druggists and
,thers who use corks to patronize other fac
ories.
Superintendent Cow returned home from
Iowa yesterday, where he had been attend
ng the funeral of his father He seems
atisfed that the assembly will decide at its
meeting tomorrow to go to work on Tues
lay. Mr.. c. D. Armstrong thinks the
trike is already settled. Said he: "With
he exceptions of few, we want all the old
lands back, and believe that within the
lext two or three DAYS four-ffths
If our men will be back at work. Every
ew minutes to-day applications were re-
eived from old hands, which is conclusive
violence that the trouble is settled in our
avor."
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