Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-26
f %BOYCOTTERS
SAY THEY WILL MAKE WAR ON THBPEACE
AND PROSPERITY OF THE CITY,
Bv Pursuing Their Unlawful MehOds-The True
State Of Affairs in the Printers Strike
Boycott Leader.

On Sunday evening a committee lrom
the Trades Assembly waited upon the pub
fishers of the REGISTER and Infeuigencer
and stated in substance it was appointed
to settle the printers strike; that 1t must
be settled at once or a boycott would be
ordered. The offices were then given
until the next day, Monday, o to make
answer, the answer to be addressedto one oil
the committee in care of the Boyeofer
Office. The newspaper proprietors sent an
answer as demanded and within the time
speciied, to the effect they were ready to
confer with the Printers Union at any
time and place which could be agreed upon.
Immediately after a communication was
received from the Printers Union stating
they were ready to meet the newspaper
publishers at half past one O'Clock p. m,
the same day if they had any proposition
to make. . This was answered verbally
that the time was too short and there was
no proposition to make. subsequently 4
committee of two representing the Printers
Union waited upon both offices saying
the Executive Committee of said union
was prepared to confer with the proprie-
tors at any time they might designate.
This was about three o'clock. The COM
mittee was notified that the matter would
receive proper attention. Now mark what
wa taking place. While these negotla-
tons were pending, and brought ahout by
the intervention OF the Trades Assembly,
| that body according to its organ, had or
dered Il boycott TO take effect at noon yes
terday. What sort of a game was this?
| Was there n fear by some interested party
or parties that an amicable settlement OF
the difficulty might result and their occu-
patton resulting from agitation disappear?
The cat in the meal tub is more than
likely. ~
Last evenings BoycOtteT announced in
flaming headlines and i'll n very boasttul
way that war had been declared by the
Ohio Valley Trades Assembly against the
morning daily newspapers and all patrons
of the same. 1t seems almost useless to
republish the statement i'll view OF the
fact that it has been kept standing ut the
head of That paper for n week or more, ana
a list of all the business firms who patron
ize the daily newspapers has been circulat-
ed among the members, while committees
and individuals have been waiting upon
these patrons and threatening them with 4
withdrawal of patronage should they not
heed their dictates. What more remains
for them to do is very difficult To divine.
From the day that the union printers
gave up their positions and went out oil the
two offices, they have been attempting by
coercive, persuasive, or any other means
that came TO hand to iniure the papers
and hold the business men, patrons OF the
same, up by the ears, because they did
not Immediately withdraw their advertise
ments and otherwise refuse to p%atronlze the
MicHigcaccr and REGISTER.
Their methods have proved less than
ineffective. and of no avail rs lar rs the
business men are conccr ned. Seeing this
they have now imported an expert boy
cotter named Askew, from Pitts
burg, to assist them in devising
new ways and schemes to make
their efforts to destroy the peace and pros
perry OF our city more eiiectual. 1t Is
understood that Mr.. Askew Is an accom-
neutrality-suspicious. in the art OF boycotting,
having been leader of several strikes and
directOr-general of rs many boycottS. 1t
is evident he lives that way. For weeks
the Evening B0ycOttcr hs been filled
with glaring miSstatements concerning
the morning newspapers, all of which
were so palpable that an
unpreiudiced reader could at once detect
their lying aud unprincipled character.
These have done more harm to the boycott
tiers than anything else inaSmuth as 1T
gave the public an insight into the meth
DDS being used by them to incite working
men to aid them in their warfare. Fol
lowing is the Evening BOycoiteT'S account OF
the meeting of the Trades Assembly held
last Sunday. To the intelligent reader
it speaks for itself: GE
"Among the important business brought
up was the printers strike. \ resolution
passed by Typographical union No. ~ at
its last regular meeting was read, wherein
it was stated that inasmuch Is the printers
strike had been on for more than q month
and all other means having failed to bring
abouta settlement, they 10Y asked the As
Sembly to place an imperative boycott on
the Wheeling mteLiyenrer and the Wheel
ing REGISTER. A motion to grant the
request of Typographical union was unan-
imOusly adopted.
In the speeches made upon the motion
to grant the printers request the fact was
brought out that many of the local unions
had found objections to the gentle manner
in which the printers had heretofore been
dealing with the rat newspapers. They
believed in the more aggressive plan, and
now that the printers had declared an open
boycott, all the force and machinery of the
Trades Assembly would be put in active
operation. The local unions had only been
waiting for this movement To throw them
selves heart and soul into tive work. 4
committee from the Trades Assembly was
appointed TO act in conjunction with the
printers committee, and the delegates
were instructed 10 have co nmittees appoint
from each local union to prosecute the
WORK in connection with the general CON-
mittee.
Mr.. Askew, a member of the Pittsburg
Typographical Union, who was brought
here by the printers union of this city,
was present and addressed the assembly
on the subject of the printers strike and
boycotting in general. Mr.. Askew is a
gentleman who had large experience in
conducting strikes and directing boycotts,
and has been eminently successful in that
line. lie was largely influential in bring
ing to a successful termination two i'm
portant printers strikes within the past
few ycars-the one against the COMMERCIAL
Gazette. Cincinnati, and the great strike Of
ISL in Pittsburgh. Mr.. Askew pointed
out to those present the manner in which
the boycott could be most effectively con-
Quoted, and gave them many useful poin-
tiers.
The report of the Legislative committee
brought forth Il lengthy and animated dis
c~ussion, which was participated in by
every delegate present. The sentiment
was unanimous that working men must
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