Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-31
SCAB LABOR
Favored by ths Republican Manageable Ringing
Report Of Chicago Labor Committee
Their Protests TriAd With.

CHICAGO. October 26.-Following is the
report of special COMMITTEES Of the Anal
gamated Building Trades Council Of Chi
csgr in reference to the action Of the Re.
publican manage s in the matter of the Au-
5itorium building, on which ro1-ur ion
labor was employed:
"Your committee respectfully submits
the following report: Acting according to
your instructions your committee visited
the National Committee of Arrangement
for the Convention and informed it that
the foundation and all other work on tie
Auditorium had besn dore by scab labor,
and that the sntagonism Of thu owners
and contractors of that building toward
labor organizations had been most active
and injurious to the workingmen in their
efforts to secure the eight'hour day and
fair wages; that the building was semi
public character, which is clearly sat forth
not only in the name Auditorium,' but
also by the successful appeal to thu city
Oouncil on this point, and thu gift ~ that
body to the Audit ,rium Company of the
allsy which divided the land upon which
the building is being erected.
Y,ur committee as informed TIE Re-
pub, can committee that the owners of the
Auditorium hsd made e'sb?rate arrange
ments to have President Cleyelsn1 lsy the
corner of the building during his Wit 10
Chicago, and tie refusal of the President
to Law the stone when he h ard that sci
labor was cree ing tbs building.
Your committee respectfully urged
upon the Republican committee tie 1m-
p0rtanee of its action in tie mstteI; that
as the Republican party was pledge1 t..
the eight-hour work day, inasmuch as that
party had eractsd a State and National
law making eight hours q legal day e
work, and that the psi ty was pledged to
the pro.e 2tion of the workers, and there
fore they could not consistently to.d their
convention in buildiDg erected by scab
labor.
Your committee respectfully requested
tee National Republican COMMITTEES to
notify the owners Of tie Auditorium baiid-
ing that the Republican Tarty could rot
hold ito Convention IN that building unless
union labor, on tie eight-hour plan, was
employed.
Your committee was lisserel to by the
committee with visible inp"i :nce, and
evasirc answers and promises were given.
"Your committee also visited the State
and County Republican Committees ard
made substantially tia same statements as
th1sa made to the National Committee,
and ke eyasivs answers were given, and
youc committee kept 10 stats of uncar-
tainty until the Republican Convention
W s held in the scab bui 'dirg
As instructed, your committee he's
sirce the convention was held, visited th'
State c immiGtee and urged il to uss its
inauence TO have tie remainder o. the
work on the bui dug done according to
u9iou principles.
During ore of these int,r7iews the
quCs ion was ssked of your committee
tGst, if this committee use It's irnaenee
and sVccsed in tuning the auditorium
bri'dins into q union job. would the Re-
publican party receive the support of the
organic ID labor Of Chicago? Tee answer
If your committee was that it had No 10.
clination OF POWER to make any such
premise.
An interviews had by your c)mmttae
with the Republican manager, have b en-
of ver7 u-satisfsct ~ character.
"Te thoroughly btlleye that the build
ing trad which we REPRESENT, and the
CREST Dor movement Of which we are a
part, have been ti6el with ard hum
bugSed, az cur vital interests contempt
ou5ly ignored, by the managers of tie Rs
publican party, Gri i il their purpose 20
keep us op the end of their sIri7g until Il e
polls clcse in Nov mber, a-d then snap
their fingers ard laugh at our disappoint-
ment. Therefore We respectfully submit
this report, and ask to be discharged from
further service in this matter.
"AMALGAMATED BUILDING TRADES
Council.
''THos. HARRINGTON, President.
81. B. FORSTER, Rec. Sec'y."