The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-07
MoRGANTowN, VIRGINIA. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1903
WHAT THEY THINK.
Representative of the Seneca
Factory Talks.

Tells what mas Lea TO Present Al
titude Of the CompanY-Has Some
Complaints to 0ffer-Factory will
never Run Union Again What the
Union Men Say.
! A representative of the Seneca
Glass factory talked of the strike
which is in progress down the Av
enue and in which of the factory is
one of the interested parties. He
had New DOMINION man as IA hear
err.
He stated that the COMPANY would
close its factory down and refuse to
run any more If it had to run IA
union factory.
All during the history OF the fac
tory before it come here and after
il located in Morgantown it had run
with little or no trouble with its
employees and at all times paid them
the wages which were received by
men working in union factories.
There is no kick now on the wages
or the hours but it is simply the
question of being allowed to hire
men whom they want and discharge
men whom they do not want. The
unions demand them that they shall
employ union men only.
Before the formation of the unions
there was no strike at the Seneca.
The factory run right along and
shut down very few weeks in the
summer. Even when there was little
or no demand for their ware they
went ahead making it and piling it
up in order TO keep their people en-
ployed
| After the formation of the union
there have been nine strikes. These
have been costly to the company and
no money has been made by the fac
tory since the unions were formed
When the Morgantown was pay
ing SO cents a dozen for a certain
kind of cut ware the Seneca was
paying $1.20 and when the Seneca
wanted to cut to the union rate they
were told that if they did strike
would be called. The men who made
the threats were told that this was
the rate 10 the Pittsburg district
and they refused then TO accede to
the cut
! Directors in the factory who are
stockholders are denied the right to
work In their own factory while the
union is out. Ore map who was as
taulted for working was employed in
lhe packing room He does not he
| ong to the uuion and eapnet belong
tolt.
Many of the employees aIe said to
want to go to work. rhey have
save! none, since they have hecn
here and nave homes Some OF them |
have tailed to pay off the indebted
ncss On these homes and unless they |
get to work soon they will see their
savings eaten UP by fines in hu ldihg |
and loan societies ard IN interest.
Hardships are being experienced |
10y those who are mt 10 the union
and who cannot get tn JOIN in order |
to aid the men who belong To win |
their fight. The members at the
union are getting strike benefits
which are not paid to the rest oil the
working people.
AT the same time some Of these |
strikers who refuse the night to |
work have entered into competition
with laborers with pick aud shove
and have taken their Jobs at 25 cents
a day less than was being paid to
the men whose places they took.
If the men were striking for wages
or shorter hours or any thing to
their advantage they would have a
better case AS it is they have
| placed themselves in a position of
wanting to run the factory as they
say in spite oil he wishes OF the
factory owners. They want to say
who shall be employed and who
shall not be employed.
There are less than 100 men left
in town now who belong to the un-
ions and they are keeping thousands
Of dollars out of circulation every
"eeh anu nute'nS WY 'Soe cieSes
OF the town.
AT the same time some OF them
have given exhloit'ens OF lawlessness
in assaulting working and creating
a condition OF affairs here which is
giving the town BAD name
one OF the leaders OF the iaoor Or
CARNATIONS states that there are
some hot heads whom the or9aulzl-
lion cannot control mat Is w'N
The courts have been asked TO con
troll them and the inJanctions wi'ica
were issued some days aso came
about through this condition OF al
fairs
| All these claims and more were
made b, The representative of the
COMPANY. lie said that the people
who owned the Seneca factory had
done much to make the town what
II was. they only want the right
to run their factory TO suit them
selves and to employ whom they
please with the right to discharge
any man whom they do not want
lie was somewhat sore on account
oftbe attitude OF the cal p4pers
who refused to make campaign in
favor OF the factory owners MS
against ,he we king men. lie was
told that it was not the province OF
the rapcrs to enter in the adjust
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