Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-20
HERE is MORE RICHNESS.

Manager Wilt and n Trades Council Com.
mirtee Have TiIt-ResoIutions Iudors-
ing the M. M. P. U. Passed.
The fight among the musicians came up in
the Trades Council again last night and a
new phase cropped out When the council
was called to order the delegates from the
M. NJ. P. U. presented the following:
WHEREAS, A number Of musicians expelled
and resigned from the recognized musical or
ganizatlon of Plttsburg and vicinity, have with
the assistance Of unscrupulous parties, organ
lied body for the purpose of giving themselves
the appearance of union men for the purpose
of misleading the public and imposing upon
reputably organized bodies and professions;
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Trades Council of West
ern Pennsylvania recognizes no other body as
having jurisdiction as union men in the musical
profession and engagements pertaining thereto
and will support them in every effort to resist
all encroachments of any control of any pro-
fessional business now controlled by the NJ. NJ.
p. U. or any business that may arise requiring
the services of musicians, and in order to avoid
any misunderstanding whatever between en-
plover and musicians, be it further
Resolved, That copy OF these resolutions,
with the seal of the council attached, be placed
in possession of all the proprietors of all places
of amusement in the two cities and the officers
of ID. A. g. K. of L., and the same be furnished
to the press.
The resolutions were called out by the
fight over the Grand Opera House orchestra.
Before action was taken Messrs. Calvin,
Wyatt, W. 81. McKeever and Benz. Fink
were appointed a committee to call on
Manager Wilt. The committee retired and
in a brief time returned. That the
members felt rufled was evident
from their appearance, and when they
made their report the Trades Council was
ruffled. The committee reported that they
had gone to the Grand Opera House and
found Manager Wilt. They explained who
they were, what the Trades Council was and
what the nature of their call was. Manager
Wilt said the NJ. NJ. P. U. were liars and
all the officers of that body were liars. The
committee appeared to him to be drunk.
Anyway, they were not the kind of people
he wanted to deal with, ,and he would conduct
his business in his own way to suit himself
The committee denied that they were drunk
or that the NJ. NJ. P. q. were liars, but Mr..
Wilt said it made no difference.
A number of speeches were made over the
report, in which the Opera House manage
ment was criticized. The report was re-
ceived, the committee discharged and the
resolutions offered by the Musical Union
adopted. No further action was taken.
The delegates from the Horseshoers' union
reported that William KEGS had signed the
scale.
The delegates from Painters Assembly
1874, X. of L., complained that the Painters
and Decorators Union was working under
wages. The charge was referred to the
Executive Board. In connection with this
the following resolution was offered:
Resolved. That it is the sense of the Central
Trades Council that it is inconsistent and det-
rimPntal OrPanized labor general for anv
union, a body of organized workmen, to work
with non.union men, or to refuse to assist a
sister union in struggle.
The resolution was adopted. One dele
gate, the representative of the Brotherhood
of Machinists, was admitted to the Council.