American Flint Glass Workers' Union

GLASSWORKERS

DENY REQUEST

Must Have Summer Shut-Down

— Will Talk Over

Wages.

The American Flint Glassworkers' Convention spent yesterday in considering amendments to their National constitution. There were a number of these, relating mostly to the internal affairs of the unions, their dealings with employers and others.

A number of manufacturers at Pittsburgh and at Washington, Pa., sent communications, asking as a favor that this year the regular midsummer "shutdown," or vacation of four weeks, should be dispensed with, owing to the rush of business and the need for keeping up with orders that are accumulating. The sentiment of the delegates was decidedly against the request.

It was said it would be as much as some of the men's lives were worth to attempt to go on with their work during the intense and prolonged heat of summer. The convention voted unanimously against the manufacturers' request.

Today is the time appointed for conferring with the manufacturers on wage scales and work hours for the new year. The men's request for increases in various branches, ranging from 4 to 15 per cent, will be subject for consideration and talk. L. B. Martin, of Pittsburgh; David Carie, George Blair, Thomas Evans, of Eldridge, Ind.; William Dalzell, of Fostoria, and George R. Geilender, Philadelphia, members of the manufacturers' Executive Committee, arrived in the city last evening to address the convention in this connection.