New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-11
SKILLED TIN.pLArE woRKMEN.
MR. NIEDRINGHAUs NEEDS A SMALL fhoFo
1ToN OF FOREIGN woRKMEN.

MR. NIEDNNGHAUS NEEDS A SMALL ri'ofO'
r1oN OF FOREIGN woRKMEN'
Washington Aug Io-Acting Secretary NeOue"n
has received a letter from +. o. Nednheh'u9' Pi's
of the st. Louis stamping Company III repS 10 "io
letter of the secretary of the Treasury oi 1uS '0' "
regard to the importation OF Skilled @oor Ior 'o ~"
nlate industry Mr.. Nedhnghaus says IN par1'
we do not find anything in the letter OF Commits
sIoner oven which the ST. Louis stamping SoH lP,
could possibly GO an s by bS the Depart
Snent bnt as to the importation Of skilled labor inc
law passed by Democratic Congress ana ssheu If
new Industries in the United states IS very clear ana
beyond the power of the Treasury Department In Al
order IN decide the question whether skilled labor can
he found for the manufacture OF tin plates IN TINS cou
try we have announced in the papers OF the prm
the offer-that will employ any American unPisgte
roller who may apply ana pay nm hoo d per work in
England The average duty on tin plates Is cain l
10 fe about 20 per cent. and we are perfccuy Nitn5
to give the workmen all OF that ana aod ~ per ''V
on July the union men employed at our rolling I'm
mills sent large committee to our ONCE sa n and
treatment received, but that the company snoalo
employ about three times as many men TO cut So Dhe
control them They demanded that the scale with these
provisions be signed by our company or they MSu m
down their work Both the manager OF tne h M
W. F. Neidrnghaus, and the writer told the men tiat
before submitting TO such arbitrary rulings te cS,
pany would quit the business Furthermore that taey
aid Law down their work our mill would thereafter
be non.unon They stopped work, were paid OF and
left the employ of the company. Other AMERICAN
labor is taking their places This occurrence has been
interpreted strike against starvation wages w,e,
In fact the books Of the company show taI theso o
have been paid at from Sc, to S12 a day Tor anon.
seven hours work at steady employment AGAIN, ~
has been stated that the company intended 70 import
foreign labor to take the place of these men, When te
fact is that foreign skilled labor for the new th pide
mills partially arranged for early as the monI
of May, when there no sign OF any DISAGREEMENT
ever occurring between the union and our company.
For the successful operation Of this new INDUSTRY
n is necessary 10 have skilled labor, fresh RON ty
business as il is to-day pracsed In Europe but IL VIII
NOT as far as our company is concerned amount -. ~
over 10 per cent of the whole number empi0yeo "a
This company needs is some tin plate rollers, anu
perhaps half dozen for pcdng Wash s ana t
h0scs to run some patent machinery; Inc Ddltce
~ Inc naces will be filled by home talent we have
one train now running on tin plates IN our oH ii.S
manned entirely by American young men, mostly por
and raised in the city OF ST. Louis. whom we ha w.
trained within the last six years. so that te IN un
mates we nut on the market for the next Two onII'
Will be made entirely by homo worSmen. Iiat crew,
however is not sufficient to man our new mus WILT
we will have six trains. and perhaps eght 10 supply
which, to begin with, some skilled labor Is needeo'