The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-10

hOIstlng their rank, base counterfeit nag Haunt
Ing It In your faces and then laughing In their
sleeve at the skIllful manner In which they have
deceived and humbugged you and taken your
hardeArned union money In exchange for hats
that have been made by the lowest kind Of Scabs
and blacklcSs YouFs tFateFnallg b,,x p,,r,,p.
Secretary Of the United Hatters Of North Amer.
Tea, ~ Park avenue, DrOOklyn, n. Y.
UNITED HATTEEs OF NORTH AMERICA.
DRooxLYS, n. Y, July 81, 1901.
Mr.. lKa. +. Weir, WIeeiinO, W Va.
DEAR SiR:-YOurs Of yesterday TO hand and IN
reply would say that our label Is not used In
wool Eats, silk hats, straw hats, cloth hats, nor
In any other kind OF hats but fur felt hats, both
soft and still. The Wool Hat PIniShen have
label OF their own; Their secretary Is a; y.
Taylor, MGtteawun, putchess county. MY. The
Straw 1latters never had unlOu label; nor y II
likely that they will, at least not for some time
To come Our label cannOt be used IN straw
hats. We have no connection with the straw
hatteH. II they have formed Local Assembly
Of the X OF L., ! am glad TO hear II. our label
has the Endorsement OF the General Assembly OF
the X. Of L., but nobody. connected with the
order can use IL but ourselves, enclose you
sample OF the Wool lIGtters' label.
Thanking you for the interest that you take
10 our welfare and In that OF organized labor,
remain, very respectfully ,o,,, pur,r-
Secretary United IIatters Of North America.
The name Of Wilbur Jacobs, brick
layer, was removed from the boycott
list, he having paid his fine. A motion
was made and carried allowing dele
gates who had been elected, but had
not yet presented their credentials, to
participate in the proceedings OF the,
meeting.
Secretary Salisbury reported an in,
vitation from the GAINESVILLE Trades As
sembly inviting the Wheeling assembly,
to attend the GAINESVILLE Labor Day
demonstration on September I. The
invitation was accepted. A motion to
give all locals representation on the
general committee was carried.
A delegate from Bridgeport hoped
that the beer glasses at the picnic would
be larger than the usual picnic glasses,
and said that he held it to be nothing
less than extortion TO charge five cents
for such small glasses OF beer. The mat
ter was referred to the general commit
tee.
The Laundry Workers Union, No.
5027, reported that union label hG3
been secured and that an effort WIS
being made to get the employers to sign
an agreement, embodying the usual
Trades Assembly principles. All laull-
dries except that Of Lutz Bros, who de-
mauded that the other laundry firms
sign an agreement to close their offices
at 0 p. m. during July and August ex-
cept on Saturday, had signed the agr &C.
ment. Tho matter was referred to<the
local union.
An interesting discussion arose con-
corning the sale OF Milwaukee beer in
the city. It was stated that general
boycott on this beer amounted to nooh-
ing, and that the proper way would be
to ascertain what saloon-keepers seh
Milwaukee beer and boycott the saloon
keepers themselves. A motion was
made cxpelling any member OF the
Trades Assembl y who patronizes any
man selling Milwaukee beer ind scab
stogies. 1t was suggested that it would
be better to await the report Of the
Brewery Workers Union SO us to know
the names OF such saloon-keepers before
taking action.
A delegate reported that P. J. Gavin
had refused to purchase portraits OF the
labor leaders; another delegate thought
that any man who did such thing as
that deserved no consideration and
ought to be boycotted, whereat another
suggested that it was mans privilege
to buy or not to buy, and that his re-
fusal was scarcely good reason for boy
cotting him. Another delegate thought
it was only Just to waituntil the brewery
workers union had reported at the next
meeting the nameso OF all saloon keepers
selling beer, and that it was not fair to
make scapegoat Of Mr.. Gavin and
allow other saloon keepers to sell Mil
waukee beer until next meeting. But
delegate reported that Mr.. Gavin had
intimated at one time that he would
Quit selling the scab beer II the en-
ployes OF the Reymann brewing COM
pnnv would Join the union; that the
| Reymann company had been brought
within the fold and that now he refused
TO discontinue the sale OF black.sheep
lager, and detied the Trades Assembly
to do its worst.
At mention OF this, delegate sprang
to his feet and suggested that the As.
sembly should sock 1t" to Gavin, and
teach him that he could not defy the
Trades Assembly with IMMUNITY. The
question was on the laying over Of the
whole matter until tho next meeting OF
the Assembly, when tho names Of all
the saloon-keepers dealing in Milwaukee
beer would be known; the motion was
amended, TO lay the matter over, but to
except Gavin, the motion and amend
ment were both carried and p. j. Gavin
was declared to be in q state Of boycott.
The following committees will have
charge Of all affairs pertaining to the
grand picnic to be given on Labor Day:
General committee-Barth, Burt, Cor
coran, Kaufman, Dobler, Donohue,
Frohme, Friese. Gin, Gardener. Gray,
Jackson, Mckinley, Mead, Monkhouse,
0'Neal, Purcell, Quigley, Robertson,
Salisbury, Stoetzer, Scipio; music
-Frohme, Stoetzell and one yet
to be appointed; printing and badges
-Bartl and Mckinley; stand privi-
leges-Dobler, Purcell and Coaman /;
dSncing-Gill, Stoetzer, Mckinley; bar
-CorcoEan, Eriese and one yet to he
appointed; amusements = Robertson,
0'Neal, Corcoran; railroad Transports
tion-Burtt, Robertson, one yet TO be
appointed; grand stand-Reilly; gates
Mead, Quigiey and Donohue; colored
dancing platform-Gardener Scipio and
Gray.
President Riley announced the names
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