Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-15

means inevitsbly that in case Of dis
pute with capital the attachments will
be beaten and defeated In detail.
The lesson Is simply: Capital is uni
ted: laoor is divided. lie who runs
may read.
In Martins Ferry. Bellalre. Bridge
port. the settlement of the strike
was regarded as probable In the morn
ing. but the men would give out moth
ing. When the Register bulletined
the settlement the men seemed to dis
credit 1t until vice-President Walter
Larkins received official communion
ton from President Shaffer.
The men seemed disappointed but
many said they are not discouraged
but feel that they AVE made a good
hight, and IL all had been as deter
mined as the second district the fight
would have been won.
viee-President Walter Larkins stat
cd that he could give nothing out re-
garding the settlement, but that when
President Shaffer returned home. all
would be given TO the press. The men
| had very little to say, only that Pres
1dent Shaffer was all right and not n
word was said against him.
Tho Aetna Standard Mill will re-
sumo Monday morning and the Laugh
| Inns tin mill will likely go on We'd
nesday..
When the news was learned In Mar
| tins Ferry hundreds of men gathered
on the streets and the mill men as
sembled in groups and discussed tho
settlement.
District Organizer T. J. Davis. who
has had charge of the strike In Bell
aire, said,
Il presume the basis of settlement
Is the retention OF the organization In
all the old union mills, and In the for
merry non-union mills which have been
organized since the beginning Of the
strike. | hope and believe that b
Amalgamation gets an even break in
tie settlement. Nothing less would be
satisfactory. The Second District was
well organized and prepared to hold
out indefinitely. The Steel Corporation
may gain a temporary advantage, and
II is possible that the first effect of tho
settlement may be demoralizing to the
Amalgamation.
The seeds of organization nave been
deeply planted, however. and the y03f,
ton will come speedily. The AmhIga-
mated Association cannot fail to be-
come stronger as a result OF the light
which has beenmade / have received no
information as to the terms Of settle
ment."
II. s. Hart, of Benwood, secretary OF
Wheeling lodge No. s, was anxious to
learn something about the terms of
settlement, and would not express an
opinion as to the conditions Of the
agreement. Generally speaking, the
Riverside men will be glad to return to
work.
Eyes, I am glad the strike is set
tied" said Mr.. C. A. House. | am al
ways glad when men are at work and
earning good wages. Steady employ
'ment for skilled labor, indeed for any
labor, means business for everybody,
because 1t keeps money In circulation.
and increases the demand for other Ia
Dor"
Mr.. Dauer. proprietor OF the Racket
| store: That's good news, and / hope
the men will get good wages and steady
work. The workers are the foundation
stones OF business prosperity. When Z
the mills and factories are all running
and the men are getting good PAY
business is good everywhere In Wheel1
ing, but we feel 1t In all lines when \
they are idle"
Indeed | am glad that the strike
is settled" said a gentleman at McFad-
Gems. 81 dislike to see men idle. and
the mills with no smoke pouring from
the stacks. Now, business will be bet
ter all along the line, and there VIII
be a good winter for all
From end to end OF Market street
and Main every business man the Reg
ister's representative had an oppor-
tunity to speak with on the subject,
was highly pleased to learn that the
strike was settled and that the pulse
beats of the great steel plants in
Wheeling, and. Benwood. Bellaire,
Martins Ferry and Bridgeport, would
be heard again this week.
"The basis of credit is labor and
production" said one business man.
when the men are idle on strike The
business houses extend credit to them
where necessary in many cases, but
that credit Is given because 1t Is be-
lieved the men will soon be at work
again. and because the men who ask
credit when on strike are in the habit
OF paying their bills when they are at
work. I am indeed glad to learn the
strike Is settled and ! hope 1t Is set
tied on a basis that Is fair and just for
the men in the mills, and the men who
furnish the capital to run the mills But
! am afraid the men are not pleased
with the result. l have seen several
of them since the announcement and
they do not seem jubilant. The very
fact that the terms of settlement are
not given out causes me to tink tho
leaders at %Pittsburg were not as sue
cessful as they hoped. The men have
certainly been loyal to their leader and
it is not their fault If the results
aimed at have not been reached. But
l hope a fair settlement has been
reached"