The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-26
THE VITAL PRINCIPLES
OF Unionism Sacrificed by tho
Warehousomen.
THE ARBITRATION COMMITTEE
Objected, but. Having left tho Dccls-
ion TO the Local, Acduiesced..-Thc
Prize Flag has not ArriveG-.-Thc
Tight CoOpcrs Organized.

President Reilly,of the Trades Assem-.
bly,, was still disabled yesterday, and
Vicc.Prcsidcnt Donncllyprcsidcd at tho
meeting in his plOce, Mr.. Robertson
was sworn in rs delegate for the Nail
City Federal Union, being already Il
delegate from the printers union.
Roman Dobler, tho chairman Of the
Trades Assembly arbitration commit
tee, which had had charge OF tho con-
duct OF negotiations in the warehouse
mems late strike, officially informed tho
Assembly that tho strike was of. Mr..
Doblcr said that the committee had
done its best, and had fought for tho in
tcrest OF the strikers. 1t was stated
that there was some dissatisfaction with
the action OF the arbitration committee,
but an explanation showed that the
committee had been opposed to settling
the strike on the basis accepted, but
that the local union Of warchousenan
had accepted the wholesalers terms By
a vote OF 20 TO 10. The report was re-
ceived and filed.
4 communication from the Laundry
Workers union, asking that the en-
ployes OF l.utz Bros. be placed OH the
black list, MS the laundry did not have
a union label and tho employees were
nou-union, was referred to the arbitra-
ton committee with instructions TO en-
dcavor 10 obtain Oh amicable settlement
with Lutz Bros. Several OF the en-
ploycs asked 10 be blackllste1arc under
seventeen years Of age and cannot be
blaCklistcd according to the rules OF the
Trades Assembly.
Tho appointment OF 4 committee was
asked for to call OH all merchants sell
ing granite" ware, manufactured by
the boycottcd ST. Louis stamping COM
pany, and to ask such firms to refrain
from selling the goods. 1t was thought
preferable for the local union to appoint
the committee.
Mcssrs. Dobler and Corcoran, who had
been appointed Il committee to inter-
view Governor Fleming, with view to
induce him to forbid tho employment
OF armed men TO int;midatc the striking
miners ut Raymond City, reported pro.
gross. About tho time they were going
to call OH the governor they were in
formed that the miners themselves were
cndcavoring to solve the question by
having the objectionable persons ar
rested and prosecuted. The committee
was continued in order to be ready TO
call on the governor whenever it might
deem ii necessary.
The committee appointed to procure
the prize flags granted to tile two
Organizations turning out the largest
percentage OF members in the Labor
Day parade reported that the flag or
dcYed Tor the Top Mill local union,
which had won the frs. prize, had
been ordered six weeks ago but had
not yet arrived. There WAS some talk
OF canccllins the order for tho flag, but
it was decided to give the manufacture
crs little moro time.
State Organizer Robertson announced
that he had effected an organization
among the employees OF tight coopcrage
shops.
A delegate reported that the bakers
seemed 20 take very little interest in
bong organized and that his efforts to
form illom into q local union had failed.
a few bills were then ordered paid, the
names Of members ewing fines for fail
IRE to attond meetings OF tho assembly
we're called ont, and the assembly ad-
journcd.