The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-13
TRADES ASSEMBLY
ACTION ON THE RIvERsDE's
Signing of the X. of L. soRIS-sserStary
Martin makes q Statement aad Qa0tss
the ROIOIutIonS-DOvsl are
Expected at the wheeling Works.

The Ohio Valley Trades and Labor AS
ssmbly held largely attended meeting
yesterday. Tho action taken is outlined
below, In a statement prepared last night
for the Associated Press by Mr.. William
Martin, Secretary Of the Amalgamated
Association, who came down from Pitts
bu1gh, it is understood, to look after the
A Associations interests in the Wheeling
steel works. He will be in town day or
two yet, and developments are expected
in that time.
The AmSigamsted Association claims
that majority OF the tonnage men in the
Wheeling plant are its members. The
owners say they never signed any scale
until this year, but that the K. OF L, con-
troiied the mon last year, HaRy oEganizi'
ton could be said to.
Mr.. Martins statement, referred to
above, follows:
WHEELING, February II.
To Tie Associated Pras:
While 1t is generally known and Conced'
ed that the knights Of Labor scale has
been signed by the Riverside Iron COM
pRny, q scale much lower than the one
presented by the AmaigRmated Assocfa'
ton OF Iron and Steel Workers, all that
glittera is not gold with Knights working
| in the plant. AS the Superintendent oil
the tube department OF the Riverside
company said to friend Of bis from Pitts
burgh last week in answer to question
"Whst was the trouble at the Rlvereide?"
"Well there arc two scales presented,
one tayoring the firm and the other favor
ling the men, and the firm accepted the
one that favored them"
There is volume in these few words
for the knights OF Labor to ponder over,
though they were spoken IN an over.
heard conversation in Wheeling street
car. The officers Of the National Iron
District were bent on getting the mill,
even at sacrifice OF the workingmen's
wages. Loud are the lamentations Of not
a few OF the men now, however, einCe
they find that they have been sacrificed
in order to gain power. The scale signed
by the same officers or at least through
their efforts, for the workmen in the
| Wheeling Steel Company's plant, being q
little higher than that OF the RiYer8ide,
the mon in the latter very righteously de.
mur and open rebellion is not improbR.
BILE. A lurking desire to kick in the traces
can BIO seen on the faces Of number oil
them end many manifestations OF Condem-
nation could be heard coming from the
little knots OF men on the street.corners oil
Benwood on Saturday night.
Nor Ia their action approved by the
knights OF LSbor in this section, gs wit
meas the following resolutions unanimous
| " adopted at tho Ohio Valley Trades and
| Labor Assembly'a meeting here to-day:
WHEREAS, A conflict has been inRugu.
rated between the Knights OF Labor and
the Amalgsmated Association OF Iron and
Steel Workers at the Riverside steel
plant, in which large numbsr OF the
latter organization have been compelled
to 70 on strike Snd their places have been
filled by members Of tho knights OF La.
Dor; and
WHEREAS, The AmslgsmRted AssoCia-
ton OF Iron and Steel Workers Is IN or.
ganization long established and whose
prosperous existence has fixed rate OF
wsges for iron and steal workers; and
WHEREAS, tits necessary for the proper
regulation oil all matters affecting wages
Tor labor in the iron and steel business
that one labor organization should control
the trade,
Resolred, That We regard the condition
OF aGairs at Beuvood as dangerous to the
welfare OF the working olsss, and con-
denim the efforts Of men who, under the
guiss OF lsbor organization, are endeav'
oring to build up their membership by
pernicious methods akin to blaCkBheeping,
These resolutions speak for themselves,
and among the organizations that com.
pose the TrGdes Assembly and who voted
lor the resolutions are fifteen assemblies
| Of the knights Of Labor.
Tho resolutions are modification oil
others that were introduced, condemning
the action OF Messrs. Conktyn and CLARK,
the Master Workman and Organizer Of
the National Iron District, and could have
passed unanimously, but they not having
come in the regular way through OF or.
Iganization represented in the Trades As.
sembly and bearing the seSl were declared
out Of order by the chair. II can be safely
said that the two men referred to are look.
ed upon In this vicinity as being arch en-.
emie8 OF organized labor. The trouble at
the Riverside plant proper is over, but the
product o. the plant is yet to be worked.
WILLIAM MAETlN,
Secretary A. A. Of l. 4 8. W.
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