The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-19
The STRIKE SUSTAINED
By tho Trades Assembly and the
Wholesalers Boycotted.
RETAILERS OBLIGED TO CHOOSE
between tho Trade Of Union Work.
ingmcn and OF tho JuDhcrs -. A
Special Session OF tho Trades As
scmbly Wrcstlcs with tho Question.

The special meeting OF tho Trades
Assembly called for tho purpose OF talk
Ing action on tho warehouscmon's strike
met yesterday in tho Assembly hall at
Up. IN. Tho following communication
was read:
Warchouscmcn's Union No. 1929 re-
spcctiully submits its grievance to the
Ohio Valley Trades Assembly and re-
spcctfully asks 1t to cndorscthe unions
action by boycottins tho following
firms: Simon Bacr's Sons, Noill & FL
lingham, Joseph Spcidel & Co., NJ.
Reilly, Hubbard PAUL, Watcrhonsc
Bros. Bremen & Mabis, George s. Fccny,
lloehlc, Ellis, Herbert & Co. and John
S. Naylor.
A member OF the arbitration commit
tee OF the Trades Assembly gavo a brief
resume OF the strike from tho very be-
ginning of the trouble down 10 date.
lie related that the committee had again
consulted with tho committee repre-
scntins the employers, but had failed
to arrive ut cny conclusion, the employ
ers refusing to discharge tho men who
have taken the places OF the strikers,
and still refusing to agree to the clause
IN which tho Union reserves TO its mem.
bcrs tho right to refuse to work with
any fellow cmploye who refuses to join
the union.
In response to tho communication
from the Warchousemcn's Union, the
following resolution was proposed:
Resolted, That all members OF local
unions under tho jurisdiction OF the
Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assem-
bly,, and all friends of unionism, are
hereby requested not to patronize in
any form the retail firms who deal with
the wholesale firms placed on tho boy
colt list by the Warehousemen's Union
No. 1929.
A long, informal discussion took place
on the question Of the adoption OF the
resolution. 1t was stated that already
many Of the retailers were sending
back goods sen to them from houses
employing "black sheep" labor, and it
was the confident opinion OF some that
q boycott placed on retailers buying
from blacklistcd houses would have a
salutary effect. That, while it was i'm
material to the retail grocer what Job
Der he purchased his goods from, and
that he could purchase az cheaply from
one as from the other, yet it was OF
paramount Importance to him not to
| lpSn hiG c,utnr,nro Thara l. -.
many retail grocers dependent upon
w~orkingmen for support, it was thought
thnt threats OF a boycott would have 4
very deterrent effect, and would pre-
vent them from dealing with black
listed jobbcrs.
\ delegate from one local reported
that his union had already instructed
the members to notify all retail grocers
with whom they deal, that they would
cease to patronize them ii they contin-
ued to buy goods from the wholesale
grocers against whom a strike was on.
After q general debate the resolution
was adopted, the firms named boycott
ted, and all retailers putronizinyg them
will meet with the same late.
A committee OF three was appointed
to confer on the subject with a COM
mittcc IRON the Retail G%rocers' hssocia-
ton. A committee of three was also
appointed, whose duty it will be to con-
duct all matters pertniningto the strike
i'll the namo OF the Trades Assembly, to
order all necessary printed matter, the
assembly to foot the bills.
A COMMITTEE FROM THE WHOLESALERS.
During the progress Of the meeting
tho following communication was read
by the secretary and received and filed:
WHEELING, W. Va. Oct. Is, 1891.
To the Trades assembly Of The american
Federation Of Labor.
GENTLEMES:-From the press and out
side sources We IRE informed that YOU
intend at your meeting to-day to adopt
more stringent measures to force us to
submit to the demands Of Warehouse
mems Union No. 4,023.
We take the liberty to ask that You
act with due elaboration before decid-
ing upon any measures calculated to
hamper or injuro our business; before
taking such action you should bear in
mind that the wholesale grocer, when
fairly treated, Ia the natural allv
Though sometimes unwillingly) OF or
ganized labor; fully rs por cent. of the
retail erocers, owing to the credit sys-
TEN, require aline Of credit from the
jobber in order to conduct their bust
ness successfully. Withdraw this and
they would be compelled to close up or
sell strictly for cash, besides forcing the
retailer, who is 4 friend OF both, into a
position not OF his w selection.
How long would any Of tho strikes
that have been organized in the last
ten years have lasted had the wholesale
grocers adopted this course. The boy
colt is a foreign institution, and should
have no place i'll ireo America, but
while We are totally opposed
to this as n means OF oppression,
we would feel perfectly Justified
in its use in selt-defense. Incur opin-
ion the Trades Assembly made o grave
mistake in sustaining Warchousemcn's
Union 1923 in thcirdcmands for the viz
tual control OF our business, and should
be careful not to make another n BY
an i'll advised attempt to obstruct or
injure our business. Should we DO
forced in self defense to resort to means
naturally odious to us, the blame would
not rest upon us. The experience OF
the last few days should convince you
that we have no trouble in getting
plenty Of good men and also demon.
~strates the TACT that We IRE paying much
better wages than other places and in
comparison with wages paid other labor
in our own city, besides giving our en-