Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-08-06
OFFER REJECTED.
LOCAL UNION NO. Q ALMOST UNANIMOUSLY
REFUSES TO ACCEPT
Manufacturers Terms Regarding the Punch Tum-
bier Branch of the TIade-Brilliant Mill
Signs-BOard OF Directors
Organize

The conference between the manu-
facturers and committee Of the A. f.
G. w. U. adjourned at Pittsburg after
several fruitless efforts to arrive at an
agreement. This left the punch tum'
bier question in the same condition as
before, and it is feared that serious
trouble will result unless an amicable
agreement is reached.
Charles Morningstar, Of factory "H, "
United States Glass Company, and
James Mccartney, of Martins Ferry,
were on the committee of Flints, and
both are home. After the meeting ad-
journed it was decided TO submit the
question to a vote Of the different locals,
the National Convention having con-
coded one point in decreasing the dura-
tion of the annual summer shut down
from six to three weeks in the punch
tumbler trade.
Local Union No. Q, Of this city, com
posed Of employees of both local facto-
ries of the United States Glass Com
panY, held a special meeting yesterday
afternoon at Trades Assembly Hall, to
take action on the circular received
from Secretary Dillon. The circular
submitted two propositions asked by the
manufacturers, the abolition OF the
turn" system, and the withdrawal OF
the rule providing for the summer shut
down. This is known az the Cumber-
land system, so-called because 1t pre-
walls In a non-union factory at Cumber-
land, Md.
OThe manufacturers in conference re-
presented that they were unable to COM
pete with nOn-union factories In the
punch tumbler trade, for the reason
that they were outnumbered, and the
former had decided advantages over the
union factories, on account of the rules
of the Fints, providing for suspen-
sion of operations in busy season, and
limiting the number of pieces to be made
for a move" There are but rs or 30
union shops engaged in the manufact-
urer of tumblerS, against 100 are l20
non-union shops. The manufacturers
threatened TO 60 out Of the business, un'
less the union would consent to place
them on an equal footing with non
union houses.
The meeting held yesterday afternoon
was largely attended, nearly all the
glassworkers in the city being present,
The proposed change in the rules would
affect all the employees of Factory 80, ;"
the Central, but none of the employees
of Factory III" 1t would also affect
great many glassworkers in Martins
Ferry. The matter was fully discussed
in the meeting, several speakers regard
ing the threat Of the manufacturers
merely as an effort TO bring the men
into line, and alleging that tumblers
were being sold by union houses at a
profit. President Smith and Secretary
Dillon were sharply criticized fer their
policy Of concession to the demands Of
the manufacturers. Nearly every dele
gate who spoke was opposed to the
change in the rules, and when vote
was taken it vas almost unanimously
against the proposition Of the manufac-
turerS.
The circular was sent back ~ head
quarters with report OF the action of
the local, and with a resolution Criticiz-
ing President Smiths course. 1t will
probably be several days before the re-
suit of the voting is announced, but II
glassworkers in other sections take the
same view of the matter as Local Union
No. Q. the proposition will be over
whelmingly defeated.