Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-26
r7lDES ASSEMBLY.
..,,DValrIOsS ON THR WAREHOUSE
" MEMS STRIKE
u,vs B.sn the Best Settlement That
a'' s.,s B.v. Bean Eaa'-Srik'' and
Boycats-Oihsr Business

Bo7cotts-UlhT DuSiHso~
..,rlar meeting Of the Trades
ll' ,,v took place yesterday after
A'''-'' owing to the continued disabil-
'''- the president, Vice President
" presided. The reading OF the
I''- ~. ~ nrevious meetings by Secre-
E.lLt.s .1,sbnry occupied from fifteen to
afJ S-' .,ionies. owing TO the volumi-
wen, -.resnondenee resulting from the
Iol' Oy' .io1s ON the recent strike.
'' rank j.. Lawn was Admitted d i
Ter of the Trades Assembly,,
Jp1-,bard Robertson then called atI ta
h..---tbe feet that as a member OF the
iol, ~ Assembly he represented both
!ilS lsT civ Union and the Printers
i.s va and INQUIRED OF the Assembly
.S ,.l, be could consistently act In
Fl. .. ,vo capacities. he said he was
-...'s,t,y willing to do so II 1t were
's....,b's 20 the Assembly. The mem
ofrsr some discussion came 70 the
.5-' ,irsion that it was perfectly right
'y-' ,-oner. and he was so allowed.
81 ,-lo chairman Of the arbitration COM
- hen brought up the matter OF
- .r,rebousemen's strike, and after
.- -.., briefly over the legislation enact
= "a 5gring the difficulty said the settle
-, finally arrived at was the best
.... .orld be done. One idea 70 be ar
. .-.s IN was the greatest good for the
.a and inasmuch as the matter Of 60
~. " work with nOn-uniOn men was
49,, the local union before final action
-,5s arbitration committee, the latter
-'-m.ttee cannot but have acted
,.-.s-ently, The warehousemen
ICED 10 go back TO the
- employees, as the merchants
v-Hs sin retaining the new men
ready hired, agreed 10 give the
ZION men fair play. There was
..rs reyret expressed at the matter
n giving up rule two concerning the
...7riat.0n of union and nOn-union
v.r,meu at the same place OF business.
r1mmunlcatiOn was presented from
,be Laundry Workers. Union asking
me employees of a certain laundry TO
tsa number OF fifteen be placed on the
HACK list oy reason OF their being non
rri1r men. One of the members stated
that be did not see the practicaoility or
r.acIug the men on the black list with
an, b0ycottiug the firm itself. This
tts members agreed upon as right, and
a, the communication did not state
ANYTHING about the boycott In conJunc-
Non with the black list, il was referred
20 the Arbitration Committee for cOrrec-
lion. Another reason given by the
Laundry Workers Union Cor the action
was that the laundry In question had not
sI11ted the Union label on
their packages. One OF the
Members asked il there was
say limit to the age at which the en-
rCyees could be boycOtted, and he was
informed by Vice President Donnelley
,aa. no boy under seventeen could be so
acted upon. One OK the members said
there was one on list submitted that
be knew 20 DO under seventeen.
The question Of nOn-UniOn ware from
S. Louis now being sold here came up
~ discussion. One OF the members
stated that one or two firms were deal
irg i'm goods here from the ST. Louis
Stamping Co., and IL voted to
hsye committee investigate the matter
and find how many were acting as
agents in this locality.
The comittee appointed to wait
upon Governor Fleming in relation
o. the trouble at the Raymond City
mines reported progress. They said
that Just as they were preparing TO go
% Cbarestown they learned that he was
ono of the city on business, and recent
" they had a letter from the President
Of che Miners Association in which he
stated that they had proceeded 70 arrest
the detectives from other States individ-
ua,iy, and az present had the matter
well in hand. One OF the officials stated
they might call upon the committee at
any time 90 help them out, and they voted
90 keep the committee standing for
awhile.
The committee on the flag to be pro-
cured for the winning company on
Labor Day reported progress. One of
the members thought il very singular
that In six weeks an agent here could
lot procure a flag from another place
only 200 miles distant. But 10 seems
there was some misunderstanding about
The orders, and it was agreed TO give
,he local agent a few more days.
The legislative Committee reported
progress, while the Organization Com
n.,,ee reported that an attempt had
been made 10 organize a bakers union,
but IL was abandoned for the pres
a1t The member said he be-
ieved the bakers now had a union,
but 10 had long since fallen into innocu-
'os deSuetude, and there were not
enough active members TO retain
charter.
The organization OF the tight barrel
'oopcrs last week was reported. There
we've nine at the organization, and it IS
'st!mated that there are about twenty
"a the city.
Secretary Salisbury called attention
10 The fact that there were twenty-fOur
Members owing the sum Of twenty-five
EMS, for absence from the meetings,
Ind expressed a determination TO en-
orce this rule.
adjourned.
Kraukauers Win.
The following dispatch from E. c.
.Ig vSap<ar of Rot b ohor, Ona ~ rhn