Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-07
PLENTY OF BUSINESS
For the Consideration of the Amalga-
mated Association.
TROUBLE AT HOMESTEAD FEARED.
Settlement of the Pittsburg and Western
Controversy.
FLINT GLASS MEN ARE SATISFIED
TROUBLE AT HOMESTEAD FEARED
FLINT GLASS MEN ARE SATISFIED

Psfhaps never in the history of the Anal
rsFated Association has it had so manv i'm
<fIortant matters to come before the conven
tion as there will be this wear. Tomorrow
morning the meeting opens Nearly all tn
delegates had arrived last night, and tn,
attendance will be about equal to that o
last wear
From the present outlook, the summer
will see many strikes in Pittsburg an(
other iron and steel centers The big mill
at Homestead with 5000 or 1000 men will
likely be idle. The Mahoning and She
mango Valley manufacturers are ready tc
turn their men down. The Pittsburg Forge
and Iron Company's plant at Woods Run
where 1000 men are employed, wants tC
reduce wages. The men have not been
given a chance to confer on the matter.
Spang, Chalfant & Co.'S. men are work.
ing under doubt as to what
their condition will be after the first Of
July. The last move known of is the ac-
ceptance of James H. Mutt as the head of
the Labor Bureau of the Mahoning and
Sheuango Iron Manufacturers Association.
He for years had been a trustee in the
Amalgamated Association.
A Busy Time for Delegates.
With sll these difficulties to cope with at
the start and half hundred others to be
brought up, the delegates will have busy
time. 1t is now plain that the Amalgamated
Association has the fight of its life before
it. The manufacturers are tired paying
scale prices and if money can win
they are going to spend nice
roll 1t was quite surprise to
the Amaigamated people when Yesterday
they read in The DISPATCH Its exclusive
account of the scale TOR the Sixth district.
a scale asking for reduction of from 10 to
so per cent is one TO be feared and some of
the men felt that way. Promi-
nent Amalgamated officers said yesterday
that the scale would never be adopted.
The ShenanCo and Mahoning men would all
strike before they would work under such
terms. Several of the men thought the
manufacturers meant business, while others
said it was only bluff. Their reason for
this was that in the scale Of their
own making there are number of
things that the manufacturers always
were opposed to in conference with the
AmalgamateG Association.
The Homestead scale is another thing,
which is worrying the convention. The
yesterday spent the entire time discussing
the Homestead and Valley scales
Expecting "a Strike at Homestead.
They were nearly all of the opinion that
the convention would be unable to bring
about a settlement at Homestead, and a
strike would have to follow.
II all these strikes come it will be
q hard fight for the Amalgamated 1t is
not known Just how strong the association
Is, as the officials are very secret as to the
numbers and numerous other things.
The strength of the association has been
estimated anywhere from 10000 to &C, 900.
Estimates on the cash on hand place the
amount at only $50, 600. The manufacturers
are keeping very quiet, but every once in
while some one of them leaks. 1t is then
learned that the manufacturers as a whole
are prepared to reduce the scale They
know that fLey have good generals to pit
VIII, men who are keen in business and
will turn every possible stone to keep the
Amalgamated Association OF Iron and Steel
Workers on its feet.
The convention beginning this morning is
likely to last several weeks. Every day
will witness hard fights. Possibly one of
the first things after routine business is out
of the way will be the taking up of the
Homestead trouble, but not a man seems to
have the least idea what they are going to
do