The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-27
Between the Window Glass
Workers and the
Manufacturers
NO PRICE CUTTING
Is to Be One of the Require
ments if Agreement is
Brought About.
Editors Telegram:

IL "a u K y g
Editors Telegram:
Since the operation OF industrial
plants ia this city Is Of more or less
public interest and also of interest
ito our employers and stockholders
that are not reached in any other
manner, We beg space for our Views.
of the present strike situation among
i the glassworkers
In order 10 meet machine made
glass in the market ana secure for
ourselves and our employees Just
share of the window glass business.
a sliding scale Of wages was arranged
with the workers oficlals to take eff
feet December I. 1907. and expiring
August 81, 1905. Prior to the ex-
4 piration OF this scale another one was
made to begin September 1, 1905.
and extending to August 81, 1908.
The officials who signed and put the
scales for the workmen among the
manufacturers for their signatures
last August received signed copies
from all manufacturers who were OPP
lerating under its provisions. With
tout warning, the scales were cancel
led and the workmen ordered to
cease work December IS, 1908. The
officials have since stated that they
had nothing to do with such action
any farther than carrying out the
workmen's demands. Various reas
sons have been given by both officials
and workmen for this action, chief
of which seems to he the statement
that manufacturers were cutting
prices among themselves. Since the
scale was given manufacturers to
meet competition of machine made
glass, such action on their part was
unjust toward the workrneh whose
wages would thereby be aftected. II
is also claimed by. the workmen that
deceptive means Of obtaining busi-
ness was employed by some certain
manufacturers to obtain business and
thus the people who operate ma
chimes were provoked into price cut
ting in order to obtain their share OF
business. Minor AFFAIRS also entered
into the workmen,s decision to cancel
the scale, which-it is not necessary
here to discuss.
Since the spirit OF this working
arrangement with skilled glass work
ers was more OF partnership affair
than anything else to which we can
liken it, any or all manufacturers
who violated said spirit did an nn=s
fair thing to the employees.
But the events Of recent years
make it positively unsafe for any
manufacturer Of window glass By ths
hand method to pay his skilled labor
on fiat wage basis. Very serious
losses have occurred already and
manufacturers are unit as to the
grave dangers under such system.
We have now been idle for about six
weeks and no means has been sugs
gested to compromise the differences
Accordingly we suggest the following
as a definite protection to the work.
men and something that would fises
with our individual approval. II
should be made q section of the wage
scale which was terminated Decem
Der 1s, 1908 and that scale renewed.
section-In order to protect the
workmen from unnecessary price cut
ting among the manufacturers oper-
ating under this scale, It Is also NUT
ually agreed:
First-No manufactures shall oaer
or sell his glass below sO-25 single,
sO-so double. with the present exist
ing freight allowances and 2 per cent
cash discount 10 days, unless lower
prices or better terms are made by
manufacturers operating machines
for blowing.
seeond-Any manufacturer selling
or offering for sale his glass at lower
prices than the above or making
special freight allowances or cash
discounts or selling his glass by the
50, It. Except D. S. grinders) or any
other than the regular methods now
in common use. shall pay to the
workmen's labor organization author
lzing this scale. for the entire settle
ment Of four weeks the violation ocs
ours. 10 per cent. Of the combined
wages Of all blowers. gatherers. fat
teners and cutters who have been in
his employment during the settle
ment. within ten days Of the proof
establishment. as liauidated damages
Third-An afIidaxit from ary corn-
petittor or salesman shall be smiles
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