The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-25
A LIBERAL DONATION !
By the Trades Assembly to Aid the
Homestead Strikers.
THE STANDING COMMITTEES
Appointed by the Presldent...The As.
sembly Believes ia Making Good
Donation at the Start, Rather Than
Sending tho Money in DribIets.
There VIII Be No Gambling Devices
at the Big Labor Day Picnic.

Trades Assembly hall was almost de-
serted Yesterday, not much more than a
quorum having decided to brave the heat
and clogeness of the hall in preference
to staying out in the open air. Most Of
the delegates were in their shirt sleeves
and business was expedited as rapidly
as possible.
A Communication was read reciting
that the Northwood glass company in
tended to run Its new works at Elwood
City, Pa, with non-union labor, and
that TO prevent this design it might be
o good idea TO boycott several members
Of the firm. The communication was
referred to the arbitration committee,
which will endeavor to come to an
agreement with the company.
The boycott that was instituted
some time ago on q young ieweler was
reported as not having met with much
SUCCESS so far. The United States Bak-
ing company boycott is still on, and the
committee which is looking after it re-
ported that stolzenbach, one of the big
manufacturers in the company, had
been seen, but that nothing satisfactory
had yet been arrived at.
President Dobler announced the fol-
lowing standing committees: West Vir-
ginia Legislative committed w. I'M
hof, @. n. Donley, William 0'Neill, i;
NJ. Milligan, Charles Stein, Frank
Wizard and Charles Mcbride.
Arbitration Committee-John Nor
rington, J. P. Francis, Jere Meade, L
W. selway, ]. w. Reddall, j. II.
Purcell and Peter Engelhart.
Organization Committee. : Jere
Meade, j. Il. Purcell, Q. NJ. Donley and
John Norrington.
Grocers' Committee. B. Hine,
George ]. thinner and W. 6. Morgan.
Ohio Legislative Oommittee.-T. v.
Salisbury, Victor Fousse and Messrs.
Coffimann and Lewis.
The following communication was
read:
ToMe Trades Unions af he United State'-FElr
Low WoRKMEN: We arc constrained by the
force OF circumstances 70 lay before you mat.
ter OF vital importance, not alone TO u.s. but one
which threatens, II successful, TO Undermine
every trade organization IN the United States
and reduce us to a system Of Sertdom, which
was the lot OF our forGiathers In the middle
ages, We are now engaged In fight to the
death, not only With q many.tiine millionaire
by the name Of A. Carnegie, but also with those
bloodthlrSty thugs and hIrellngS, the, Pnker.
tons, who have invaded our peaceful homes and
laid low a number Of true.heArted trade union.
lists, made widows OF their wives and orphans OF
their children, and they are left totally unpro.
vlded for. We have also number OF unskilled
lAborerS, who barely earned an existence while
they had employment, and now that Is denied
L. N
our fellow unionlstS IL this our hour otneed for
assistance, knowing full we'll that IL will not be
denied US. Help US, therefore, TO gain victory
that will rebound TO tho name OF organized
labor, and wipe out that blot upon civilization,
namely, the Fnkerton murderers. Therefore,
again we ask you to assist us financially IN our
hour OF need, protect tho widows and orphans,
and receive theiE blessing; . .,,
A OF L and S. W., No. 6H smIthtleld street,
Pittsburgh, Pa, and notify Thomas j. Craw.
ford, box 1876, Homestead. Pa, and George +.
Ryland, box 2sl, Homestead, Pa, OF all moneys
sent.
Homestead, Pa, Jly11, 1897
A motion was made that the Trades
Assembly send $500 in response to the
appeal, and an amendment was offered
that 500 only be sent There was
lengthy discussion, those in favor Of
sending the smaller amount pointing
out that, while the Trades Assembly
had over $500 in its treasury, the money
might be needed later on. That the
proposed picnic on Labor Day might
result in pecuniary failure on account
of wet weather and other causes.
Further 1t was said, that in case moro
funds were needed the Assembly could
send another hundred dollars, and then
n hundrad rnora II nacaRaprv SneakarQ
on the other side said now was the time
to, send as much money as could be
spared. The present struggle at Home
stead between capital and labor was
the decisive ono, and meant the tri-
umph or the ruin Of trades unionism.
It would be better to send $500, which
might do more good now than thou
sand later in the fight. This view OBJ
tanned and the motion to donate $500
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