Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-19
The President of the Brotherhood
Makes Good His Promise, and
Visits Pittsbnrg.
CARPENTERS ENTER ACOMPLAINT.
They Charge Secretary McGuire With Un-
faithfulnesS During thes Recent
Local Strike.
BRASSwORKERS IN ANNUAL, SESSION.
The Question of Affliation With ThetFederatiOn To
BE Considered.

Yesterday was the beginning ofsan excit-
ing season with the Carpenters Brother
hood Since its defeat on the eight-hour
question, so little has been said publicly
about the organization that many,people
had almost come to the conclusion that it
was about an unknown quantity. The most
recent developments have proventhat it is
still sin it, " and within the next two weeks
it will doubtless prove that itslfruitless
struggle for shorter hours did not weaken
its fighting qualities.
The members have had several internal
grievances since the strike was settled,
which they wanted settled, and the only
man who could give them relief was W. H.
hliver, the National President of the
Brotherhood The day following the,Steu-
benville labor demonstration THE DIS
PATCH announced that Mr.. kliver would
come TO Pittsburg to investigate the causes
Of the defeat here. This announcement
was good news to the local members of the 4,
brotherhood, and they Immediately set to4
work to collect their evidence TO show him
when he arrived, that the Brotherhood had
not been treated fairly.
PRESIDENT KLIvER IN THE CITY,
Mr. Kliver arrived in the city yesterday
morning. He was Immediately taken in
TOW nv the members and no one else got a
chance to see him all day. He attended
meeting of the Carpenters Council last
night, where the sensational developments
began. Mr.. Kliver was surprised to find !,
the district in such we'll organ i
lied condition. He expected, from /
ha hoA x-ad
10 find many of the local unions disrupted
entirely and all the rest on the verge of dis
handment And his chief purpose of
coming TO Pittsburg was to visit every local
union. which he will do, for the purpose of
dissuading them of any intention they may
have Of leaving the Brotherhood
At the meeTng last night Mr.. Kliver was
SHOWN conclusively that the men are in a
dissatisfied state of mind They claim that |
they did not have the support they desired
In the recent strike or they could have |
come out with fiving colors They |
lav the principal blame on Secretary Nc |
CURE, who, 1t is claimed, promised repeat |
ellv 10 come TO Pittsburg with financial aid |
ana give his personal attention TO the Pitts /
burg strike. of course, everybody knows |
tha: he did not do this, and his failure to
come is what has caused the present trouble. I
now a STAMPEDE WAS PREVENTED.
The only thing that has prevented a reg
ular stampede toward the Knights of Labor
was rhc interposition of Master Workman
Dempsey himself, who told the carpenters
when they wanted 10 go in the
knights that they must square
themselves with the Brotherhood
before he would take them. They refused |
20 do this They said they had paid the +
Eyot herhood all they would pay it, and re-
fused 70 accept Mr.. Dempsey's very honor
able terms. Honorable. because about 200
corurntars left the Knights and went into
rae brotherhood without squaring them
selves
The local members told President Kliver
in the meeting last night that they could
easily establish their charges agains@ Mr.
Nrtruire and they are glad he is here to
listen to their case. During the
next two weeks he Will visit
every local in the two cities.
Zee may remain long enough to visit all the
uaiou> in the district When seen bv a
DESPATCH reporter last night, Mr.. Kliver
res.-im,d his former statement made
ta ,hc same reporter in Steuben-
Vile, that the Piusburg strike was
u1, leCalized by the Executive committee
and he had a very vivid recollection of the
protest sent in by Union No. 80. But
that IS no reason vslv The local unions
should iorsake the brotherhood. He feels
stare hC can luGuCe the men 10 stay with his
termination.
ONLY A TEMPORARY DEFEAT.
THE defeat here was only of tempo
rarv character anyway" said he. Eight |
hours must and will core. We work eight
hours in Chicago, and we make more
money, more men are employed,
and we get more rest than when
we worked nine and ten hours.
The eght-hour day must come in
Pi-Jshur-. An enTerprising city like this
cannot afford To retrograde, and when the
ei-ht-hour day does come the men can enjoy
IT jus; IS well in the brotherhood as in the
the knights"
Regarding the trouble between the local
members and Secretary Mcclure, Mr..
klivar would not say ANYTHING. ''That is a
natter between Mr.. Mcclure and the men,
and 7 guess he is able 10 fight it out him
sell. ! have all | can do to fight my own
BATTLES"
The meeting last night lasted until nearly
midnight. but none Of those present seemed
inclined To say much. The next few days
viii develop an interesting state of affairs.