West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-01-29
F0RFREE WINDOWGLASS
Knights of Labor Journal Has
Bill For This Purpose.
GIVES REASONS FOR ITS STAND.

snvagciy Attacks Trust and Blow-
ers' orgnnixation-says Botb Are
Working Together 10 fleece th.
In tn. order.
Owing TO "A iight 10 a finish between
the two factions OF the knights of La
bor some important disclosures as to
the evils or protection on window glass
are being made. The worst that the
wicked Democrats" baye ever charged
against the high protection on window
glass Is low repeated editorially In the
knights OF Labor Journal just out.
Window glass that sold for SI.40 per
box In July, 1870. sold for $3.50 In
April, 1907. The trust. taking advan.
! tagc or the taun duties. averaging
about 100 per cent. and OF the strike IN
Belgium. which raised TIE price Of for
eign glass rut up prices here since
1897 TO o&cibiiant figures. The win.
dow glass blowers have one OF the
strongest labor organizations IN this
country The fact that every man who
blows glass must belong 20 It, with Sc.
we're apprenticeship rules and the ex.
trelre cost OF initiation for foreign
blowers. Keeps Tie number of blpwcss
much below the number required TO
m0a ;hefurneos
High prices. aud cxorbltant profits
and the lmpossiliilty OF mnnufnctur.
ing glass without blowers Glowing ma
chimes are just being introduced hnyo
enabled the blowers 10 control the sit
uation somewhat As result, they
huye been bUilding cooperative or in
dependent plants until nearly one-thlrd
Of our window glass ls now made by
independents" These independents
have all along bsen In alliance with
the trust IN n1iug prices and In shut.
ting down factories TO restrict produc.
tion. In fact tho blowers have often
asked the trust to put prices still high.
or The coaspsci alliance between the
two ends OF he trust Is evident from
the fact that the blowers organization
o.. A. 3Ooi Owls stock IN the trust. and
It's head. Simon Burns. Is director OF
the trust, the American Window Glass
company.
In the split which occurred at the
annual meeting OF the knights OF La
bor IN Novembed orc faction, led by
A~hbCA HFrhiNfiN ssyUt tiifltu EiIfiOU
Burns grand master workman Of the
knights Of Labor and the other fac
tlon elected John w. Hayes to this po-
sition. SIR. Hayes has been the secre.
tary-trcasurer and the acting head OF
the Knights of Labor as well as hbe
editor Of their Journal 1t Is Mr..
Hayes. therefore. who has prepared n
bin 10 put window glass on the free
list. which he prints In the Journal and
whicl he says VIII he introduced IN
congress this winter. and who has writ
ten long editorial on tile ubiquitous
window glass tariff. from which the
following are extracts:
Tile Knights OF Labor. as an organl.
zatiCn. must not be- held responsible
for the pr0wfi cf the system that has
eliminated iu n partnership. between
one of the assemblies and tie window
glass trust. which has resulted IN cur
falling production and thereby reduc.
Ing TIC aiasunt Of labor employed in
the Industry
"Ai 70 time during the last twenty
years has q taFi1 been necessary 60
preserve this industry from destruc.
iot lt has Teen growing evil aud
Is n"w un unnllgHtod curse to al IN
tlis r0ury except "a Few mnDufac-
turcis and 70 fcw of the workingmen
Ia partnership With THE bloodsucking
trust
~ cansc Ur have the chcapcst and
best silica. coal e5s nnd nmber in the
world we ai1ule niiur lly produce the
best ard claspfa q ginss lInd window
glass been oa ihp free liH when nat
ural gas came Gs % g0dscnd IN the
eighties wc would in the opinion or
the workers themselves as expressed
m their oreans % fcv years ago. have
soon dominated The worlds markeir.
But viii protection duties Averaging
about 100 pcr cent Oh window glass
the manufacturers not being compel
led % compete with modern factories
and methods TOOK things easy and
made 90 attempt 10 tnie advantage Of
thcir mrirlicd opportunities They
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