American Flint Glass Workers' Union

TARIFF WILL CLOSE

GLASS MEN'S RANKS

Bosses and Men Confer — Amalgamation

Now Thought a Lost Cause.

The Flint Glassworkers' National Convention yesterday came to an agreement with the Glass Manufacturers' Association to have their joint conference committees meet at Starr Island, Mich., July 20, the object being then to consider wage scales for several branches of the business and also take some action in regard to the tariff changes on glassware, which it is understood, may be proposed in the next Congress. On this point the idea would be to unite the forces of the manufacturers and workers in resisting changes which might have a detrimental effect on the glass industries of the country. President Rowe and Vice President Dobbins will go with the Workers' Conference Committee.

The convention has set itself to take things easy for the next few days. All the business to come before it has been referred to committees and these are not to report till next Wednesday.

The delegates are awaiting the coming of the green glass bottle blowers before discussing the proposed consolidation of that organization with their own. The representatives of the green blowers who are here are noncommittal on the subject, and it appears to be believed that nothing will come of it. Things which count against the consolidation are the circumstances that the Green Glass Bottle Blowers' Association has a reserve fund of some $200,000 at present, while the National Union of Flint Workers, while it has more members, is not near so well off financially. It is felt the green blowers will certainly refuse to allow the control of a large fund like that which it has cost them effort and sacrifice to raise to pass into the control of the other organization. D. A. Hayes, who is President of the green blowers, is understood to be strongly opposed to the consolidation, and so are the other chief officers, who do not want to lose their places. Because of these thing it is said by some now that the consolidation is sure to fail, though there is a chance that the two organizations may be able to agree on some plan of federation which will leave them both independent and with their regular National officers, though acting together in matters where their interests are mutual.