Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-07-18
THE GLASS WORKERS.
THE CLOSE OF THE BIG CONVENTION AT
BBLLAIRB
Old Officers Elscisd-Salariss Slightly Increased
The Coming Nal Mssting-Oher In
duslrial Matters.

The long session of the National ConVen
ton of Flint Glass Workers came to an enc
at $50 o'clock last evening" and last nigh
was given up by the delegates to uuadui
terated enjoyment, a large and merry
gathering being at the Turner Hall until
late hour.
The old officers were all reelected, tn'
only noteworth change in the entire man
agement being the addition Of two mem
bers to the Executive Board. One hun
dred dollars was added to the salaries o
the President, Vice President and Secre
tary. The next session will be held al
Baltimore.
The discussion of the amendments t.
the Constitution, ard the report OF the
Finance Committee, took up all the tim'
of yesterdays session, up to the hour fol
proceeding to the election Of officers.
Before adjourning there was lively dis
cussion of the violations of the law for
bidding the importation of foreign labor
under contract, and among other things
the labor papers got an airing. The Com
mOner and Glass Worker was denounced fol
defending the importation of glass blowers
to Jaennette, Pa, and other places, snd
the position of that paper on this question
lost it the support of the Flint Glass Work
ers' Convention, which adopted the Nation
al Glass Budget as their official organ.
This led to the appointment OF special
committee to prepare set of resolutions
setting forth the position of the flint glass
workers on the contract labor law and IFS
violations. The committee reported the
following, which was adopted
1--WE your committee appointed to con-
slider and draft resolutions as a manner OF
devisiug some mtaus whereby the Ameri-
can Flint Glass Workers Union can DEM
onstrate the fact that they are in strict ac-
cord with the rigid enforcement of the
Government contract labor law, prohibit
ing the importation of labor under contract
from foreign shores; and
WHEREAS, We the committee APP
pointed for the above named purpose de-
sire that the A. F. G. w. U in cOnven-
ton assembled, shall express its sentiment
of determined opposition against the VIC
lations of such law, and most emphatically
denounce in unqualified terms the toler-
ance by the proper authorities of the viola
ton of the protective contract labor Law
and
WHEREAS, There is every indication,
from what we can learn, that certain
manufacturers are and Rave violated the
above mentioned law without regard or re-
spsct for said law, and in disregard as to
whether punishment would be dealt, or
the imposition made of The penalty that is
provided, and which should be inflicted
upon any person who would dare TO have
the audscity to violate the labor contract
law; and
WHEREAS, We feel confident that
should an investigation be made with a
careful step, that sufficient evidence could
be secured to prove that the law prohibit
ing the importation OF labor under contract,
is violated; snd
WHEREAS, We desire 10 express with
pleasure and qualification that the strong
arm and cordial greeting OF welcome is
always extended by the members of the
American Flint Glass Workers Union to
all foreign born when they land on our
shores as free and unhampered emigrants
to roam with liberty in cur free land of
America, and seek employment in accord
with the practice Of free American citi-
zsns; and
WHEREAS, We are in direct opposition
to all who come to our shores under con-
tract; therefore be it
Resolved That the American Flint
Glass Workers Convention do hereby au-
thorize the Executive Board, in cor unc-
ton with the National officers, to take
such steps as is deemed advisable by them
in bringing this question to the attention
of the Secretary OF the Treasury of the Uni
ted States, and insist upon having proper
attention given, so that, if possible, we
may ascertain whether Mr. @. Doerfinger,
Of White Mills, Pa, has violated the con-
tract labor law; ard be it further
"Resolred, That if sufficient evidence be
secured TO warrant prosecution, the ex-
ecutive officers of the A. F. G. W. L, shall
proceed in such Course.n