Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-09
ENGINEERS AT WORK.
Amalgamated officials Trying to
Bring About a Compromise.
THE LABORERS STILL HOPEFUL.
Opening Wedge in the Settlement Of the
Miners Strike.
SOME GENERAL INDUSTRIAL NOTES

All day Yesterday little knots OF men
were standing on the street corners on the
Southside, and the one sole subject OF dis
cussion, which at times was very animated,
was the labor trouble at Jones & Laughllns'
mills. The meetings held Saturday night
were not generally known of until yester-
day, and from the fact that the Amalgamated
officers had been seen with the men Sat
urday and yesterday, there was much sur
missing as to what would be the outcome
The report most current yesterday was that
the engineers would not go to work at mid
night when the mill started. After much
searching an engineer was found who was
willing TO talk. He said:
cat our meeting last night the matter OF
striking was thoroughly discussed, but moth
ing definite was agreed upon.
Left to the Amalgamated Association.
cit was left in about this shape. The en-
gineers think they have good grounds for
refusing to work, so they have submitted the
matter to the officials of the Amalga-
mated Association, who will try to
bring about a compromise. The
officials will have the matter in hand until
Tuesday, when the engineers will hold
meeting in Weber's Hall, Twenty-seventh
and Sarah streets, and hear their report.
The officials think they can effect compro-
mise, but I am of the opinion that it is very
doubtful.
eff the trouble is not settled shutdown
of the mill will follow. The engineers are
we'll organized; besides belonging to the
very strong organization of their
own. Of course, if the engineers
60 out all the other men in the mill will
have to 60, as they are all affiliated with
the Amalgamated.
'The laborers who started the trouble
have all been discharged, as they did not
agree to come to work at once. They re-
alize that they have made mistake IN
starting the strike, as they are not organ
lied.
Trying to Call Out tho Skilled Men.
tsThe men are of the opinion, however,
that they will win with the combined ef-
forts of the men who are organized.
For this reason they are maFing every eff
fort possible to bring the skilled workmen
out Tuesday morning they will hold
mass meeting. At this time an effort VIII
be made to effect an organization, wb'en
will help them in the strike. If The; 1an
get into the knights of Labor thy WILL pe
very willing to do it, Lakewood .,..
The machinists have bee. in!ormeu . .na'
they will not receive ar, NOTICES s q. presti, s
Notwithstanding +As '1e men WV .,.I MiA tha III
r,anre, rma1 In which things have been
aHimg, and are ready to strike at
the slightest provocation. One of
the things that may cause
strike would be the refusal of the firm to
discharge one of the bosses, who the men
are dissatisfied with. The machinists, like
the engineers, are we'll organized. belonging
to the International Association of Ma
chinists. This association has following of
I 300 in Pittsburg. A machinist said yes
terday that if they were to strike they could
get all the funds necessary from their own
order and others affiliated with it.