The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-02-26
THE RIVERSIDE woRKMES.

THE RIVERSIDE woRKMES.
A committee from the Riverside steel
and tube works, representing one thou
sand OF the workers there, was present
at the meeting and wanted to have the
assembly organization committee come
down and help organize the men
at meeting which will be held
ut Westwood's hall next Saturday
night. The request Of the Riverside
workers was complied with.
A communication from local union
No. 14G, United Mine Workers, as iol-
lows. was read:
AT q, regular meeting OF local union
No. lag. United Mine Workers OF Amer
lea, held February Is, 1894. the follow
ing resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, Five OF the Elm Grove coal
miners, belonging to local union No.
LAG, were arrested on February -, taken
before Squire Ankle. tried and found
guilty OF disturbance OF the peace, fined
and placed under bond, and in one case
denied tho right OF an appeal to higher
authority and the applicant sent to jai!.
Therefore, be it
Reso'rcd, That it is tho sense OF said
local that tho evidence elected at the
trial did not justify the verdict OF guilty
as charged, therefore be 1t
Resolved, That in denying an appeal
when properly made tho squire az
sumcd right which should subject
him 10 general condemnation and i'm
mediate rigid investigation by the
county commissioners"
Tho communication was signed BY
President Charles Saunders aud Secrc.
tary Louis Freboit. After considerable
discussion tho matter was referred to
tho arbitration committee with power
10 act.
Mr.. Foley, OF tho national executive
committee OF the mine workers orcani-
cation was present and on request ad-
dressed tho assembly. His remarks
were on the line Of organization and
unity among tho workiugmoa, and
were received with pronounced ap-
proval.
Mr.. Michael GroGan, ox.president OF
the assembly, alec spoke on tho vexed
question Of the day-capta and labor.
His remarks were quite extended and
very interesting. Ho dwclt on tho high
degree OF intelligence OF the American
workman, but called attention to the
fact that the politician easily carries in
his pocket the vote OF large proportion
OF the workingmen. lie deplored the
prcsent condition OF the American
workman, and to-day his condition is
worse even than OF the same class in
Europe. Remedies arc proper use Of
the ballot, temperance and thorough
organization.
THE PRICE OF CITY LABOR.
A delegate called attention to tho lac.
that the city boards have roadjusted tho
wages ior labor on tho streets, and he
wanted salaries OF the city officials re-
adjusted also. II that be done the labor
or will not suffer much. The West Vir.
ginia legislative committee will INQUIRE
Into the matter. Another delegate was
oil the opinion that neither the police
or tremen are getting too much, but
other city officials should suffer ii there
is q cut on labor. Another delegate re.
marked thar though the municipal ratio
OF wages is apparently high, the meu
get very little employment. and arc
even too poor TO organize. 1t was said
it would DO bettor 10 SEQ councilmen
personally and have them maintain tho
present rate OF wages.
The Ohio legislative committee re-
ported it had held meeting last Sun.
day at which it had recommended the
appointment OF Thomas AlcGourh as
mino inspector OF the Fourth Ohio dig
trict. The assembly endorsed the re-
communication. Six legislative bills re-
gardins labor interests now pending in
tho Ohio legislature wore approved, tho
committee declared against the biennial