Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-04-18

proposed to send out scme twenty lectu.
rers, men Of ability and labor learning, to
instruct not only the,,nenbers of labor Or
CARNATIONS but as many of the outside
public as o. bs induced TO come on labor
philosophy. The assistance of wealthy
and friendly patrons of labor will be solic-
tied to aid in the scheme.
Boycotting will de restricted and strikes
will be checked to cases Of absolute neces-
sity, the necessity Of which will be Judged
ofby competent authority. Boycott leagues
have been established IN several cities in
the country, aud il being pushed vigor-
orously in Washington, Baltimore, Cinciu-
natl. and Chicago.
In Wheeling q majority Of the unions
hesitate to try the eight hour work day.
In Cincinnati the building trades are very
busy, with prospects of a great boom. At
Baltimore al the tooacco houses will run
on the eight hour scale after May Bird.
without reduction of pay. In Houston,
Texas, the Mallory boycott is being severly
felt. In Memphis, Tenn the building
trades are active and a grand working
mems parade is to bs held on May let
In Cleveland, Ohio large labor meetings
are being held, for eight hours and labor
organization. In New York large meet
iugs are held nightly by representatives Of
the various trades Ia that city o central
labor union is being talked OF to be COM
posed exclusively OF Representatives of fs
male labor. No eigy is as thoroughly or
gained as New York, ard there is a prob
ability that it may enter politics BY way Of
endorsing or rejecting candidates. Even
the bakers have reduced the hours from
IL aud 10 to 10 hours. Labor Bureaus
are being established By the various trader.
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strikes Should Be Avoided
Strikes are terrible remedies, to be re
sorted to only in desperate cases, and then
even only after all other remedies hsVe
Too frequently Oy far the strikers
are hasty and inconsiderAte. They 60 out
in q body without having fully counted the
coat OF such q course. II thsy succeed II
it is oil right, but if they fail it is oue OF
those cases where the second estate IL
worse than the FIRST. Strikes this yea
have largely been q success. There was
a monster strike in New York city,
5000 employees connected with the SUI
ace street cars that had been tied up
insisting upon notifications of the term-
md prices OF services. Tney carried their
POINTS, at lest their main points, and the
emaining ones ere submitted TO srbltrs-
ion. These men were fully prepared for
he contest. They had q most p'rsect
,rganization, and had fully and carefully
Considered the situation, herce the result
this they knew the profits Of the
enabled the roads to pay the
demanded, and even more. The
uccess Of which the papers are almost
aily filed, of strikes made under the re.
~ulstions OF Knights CT Labor, are success
3 because of the j~sstness Of their cause aud
heir perfect organizations, aud because OF
be cool aud deliberate vsy in which they
inter- upon THEFT work. The koights o.
.abor are not counec'e1 with the gIeat
IKE of Manchester, n. Il 10 which 5000
,5orors lost nearly three full weeks time
nd 10 the eud gsiaed nothingx 1t was an
flcsr of the Knights OF Latoc that ADVISED
lem to return to their work Gud whose
iyice they accepted Ii they had been
6y the Knights OF Labor prlnci
les in the first place they voald MOI have
one into the strike. Il IS to De noted that
,ess workers do not organize new sssem
lies among employees who are engaged IN
r about to embark in a strike.