Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-19
AM|CABLE ADJUSTMENT
Of THE TROUBLE REACHED.
ALL THE MEN DISMISSED FROM
THE w. DEVICES WOOD
PLANT TO BE
IMMEDIATELY RE-INsTATED.
EXISTING RELATIONS BETWEEN
THE SHEET STEEL CO. AND L
MEN TO CONTINUE.

plant IN MCkeeSpOrC IdSL week, duu
which for a time threatened to cause a
general strike of all union iron and
settled in an amicable n The
members of the general executive board
of the Amalgamated Association Of
Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, held a
long session TO-DAY. 1t started out with
a general feeling that a strike would
come, as the workers would not con-
cede the only point in dispute (rein-
statement of the men discharged as
claimed, for joining the union), and SO
far as could be learned, the officials
of the American Sheet Steel Company
were equally determined.
During the morning session of the
executive board, John Jarrett, acting
for the American Sheet Steel Company
appeared with a proposition for the
members to consider, regarding a set
tlement of the difficulty.
In general. this proposition was that
all the men discharged from the Wood
plant should be reinstated, including
Holloway, and that all but Holloway
should return to work at once, Hollo-
way to be returned within ten days.
The board insisted thai Holloway
should be treated in the same man
ner as the others, and finally Mr.. Jar
rett changed his proposition to include
Holloway after three days suspen-
sion.
1t was Z o'clock this evening when
President T. ]. Schaffer announced
that the following agreement had just
been signed as the result of the con
ference which had been on since an
hour before noon between John Jarrett
and the advisory board of the Amalga-
mated Association:
I'VE have discovered, after a careful
examination of the points az issue,
that, as usual, mistakes and misunder-
standings underlie the trouble at Nc
keesport, and we reacn the conclusion
that 1t will be to the advantage CT all
parties concerned to start the Woods
mill with the old employees on next
Monday, April %, 1891.
"And it is further agreed that the
contract with reference to working
conditions in the mill and scale mat
ters shall be observed until July /,
1901, and in the meantime Mr. Smith
and Mr.. Holloway shall have a meet
ing to adjust any difficulty which may
exist between them.
"T. J. SCHAFFER,
President A. A. l.. S. & I. W.
JOHN WILLIAMS,
Observation-Disclosures A. A. l., S. &
7. w.
JOHN JARRETT.
American Sheet Steel Company"
Attending the sessions of the adj
visory board of the workers associa-
ton, which the industrial and financial
world has been watching with the
keenest interest, were the following:
Vice President David R. Rees, of the
First district, Pittsburg; Walter Lar
kin, Second district, Martins Ferry,
Ohio; Charles Davis, Third district,
Newport, Ky; Glen Jarvis, Fifth dis
trict, Anderson, Ind; John F. Ward.
Sixth district, Youngstown, Ohio, and
John Chappell, Seventh district. New
Castle, Pa; Trustees Charles Jenkins,
of Youngstown,O. John H. Morgan, of
Cambridge, O., and John Pierce. of
P%ittsburg; President T. J.. Schaffer. Ben
l. Davis, acting as assistant to the
president; Secretary-Treasurer John
Williams and Assistant Secretary NJ. F.
Tighe.
In explanation of this agreement. it
was stated that the matter will remain
In exactly the same position as before
the trouble broke out. The organiza-
ton of the local of the Amalgamated
Association among the employees of the
mill will be continued, though the COM
pany will not recognize it in any way
IN dealing with the men. The Amalga-
mated Association stated that they did
liz company 10 recognize
their organization at present and SIM
ply asked the company to allow the
men to do as they pleased and act with
freedom when outside Of the mill. The
company officials on the other hand saw
That so long as the local union among |
their men does o try to force recog-
milton and the men work under the
personal agreement with them they |
would not allow any feeling against the |
men. Both sides are satisfied and the |
strike that has existed for a week has |
in reality, according to the officers ON |
both sides. been due entirely to a mis- |
understanding between the two sides to !
the dispute.
The settlement will bring the matter
TO an issue, It is said, when the scale |
for the coming year is brought up for
settlement.
The union men will seek It that time
70 have the Wood plant included IN the