Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-17
WILL FORCE THEM In.
A Scheme to Draw All Non-Union
Bottle Blowers Into the K. Of L.
CONFERENCE WITH InMSEN & co.
General Move to be Made for More Pay by
the Miners of Pour States.
D. A. 8 SUPPORTS THE CORKwoRKERs

The indications are that within the next
six weeks the knights of Labor will include
in Its ranks all of the green bottle blowers
in the United States.
There has been considerable rash talk
lately about one or two assemblies being on
the verge of withdrawing from the organiza-
tion because they were opposed to the policy
of their chief executive officer.
1t turns out now that there is a peculiar
fight about to be made which will force the
men in the six non-union factories In the
East. who are yet without the pale of the
order, to join the organization. This infor-
nation was dropped by General Secretary
Hays and Mr. Wright, of the Executive
Board of the Knights of Labor, during their
conference with the firm of Ihmsen & Co.,
on the Southside, yesterday.
Details of the manner in which the issue
iSto be forced were not made known, but it
is understood that Poughkeepsie, N. Y. is
to be the seat of war, and that influence will
be brought against the firms to have their
factories organized. When asked for the
facts in the case both Messrs. Hays and
Wright refused to say anything.
Six Weeks Set as the Limit.
I. N. Ross. of d. A. 5, who heard the
conversation, said last evening: 81 am not
in position to give the facts in the case,
but am satisfied that within a very short
time-slx weeks at the outside-all of the
green bottle blowers will be in our organiza-
tion."
Secretary John Gass, OF L. A. Gill, said
of ba ,df Of hot mis- zatI IN
last night, that there are six or seven nom
union factories in the United States where
the men have refused to be organized. They
claim to have organizations of their own,
and while he has had no positive informa-
ton on the matter, he supposed it had as
sumed some shape by which the X. of L.
officials expected to capture them.
Mr.. Wright went to the Southside yester-
day to inquire into the difficulty at Ihmsen
& Co. glasshouse. He was accompanied
by Mr.. Hays, 1. N. Ross, George Dovey and
j. L. Evans. The firm reported that the
reason they had not settled the trouble was
because they had no righ. to deal with a
local committee. In support Of their state
ment they displayed copy of the following
agreement:
The Scale of Wages Now in Force.
Scale Of wages of L. A. l44S, K. of L., for the
fire ending June 30. 1891.
PITTsBURG. September 8, 1890
We the undersigned committee, represent
ing the manufacturers on the one hand and L.
A. 144S on the other. do hereby agree to tn fol
lowing scale of wages for the fire ending une
80 1891:
First-No employe to be discharged, or to
quit work without giving ~ days notice. ex-
cept for drunkenness or dlsorderly conduct.
Second-Master teasers batch wheelers and
mixers m ms ka mi dav
any holiday, instead of doing the work at the
regular time, shall be paid their regular weeks
wages.
Third-Members of Local Assembly 1448 to
have first privilege of vacancies.
Fourth-ln case the members are required
to put in rings, we ask % cents for each ring
when two or more members do the work; hut
when less than two, one-half this amount to be
paid. or i21a cents per ring.
tifth-Wo ork and wages to remain the same
as last fire. and where changes in the amount
of work occur, said wages shall advance or de-
cline in proportion to the work increasing or
decreasing, as the case may be-
Sixth-Master teasers are to be paid their
settlement at the end of each month, after
drawing their market money.
Seventh-No one to be employed who does
not present a clear card from L. A. l44S
Manufacturers Committee:
c.. PHILLIPS.
w. S. CUNNINGHAM,
J. O'C. CAMPBELL,
Workers Committee:
l. PEGLow,
o. .V.HEDEMANN,
--.. JOHN LATE.
JOHN MUENzE.