The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-23
TRADES ASSEMBLY.
Various Matters Passed Upon ut
Yesterdays Mooting.
THE OHIO VALLEY CHM COMPANY
Contract Labor Difficulty Was Settled,
aud tho Concern VIII Not Shut
Down Pcrmaucntiy-Thr Assembly
aud Squire hrkle-Tho Minors and
Pottcrs' Strikes = Other Matters
Passed Upon.

lcstcTuuy afternoon n regular meeting
OF tho Ohio Valley Trades and Labor
Assembly was held, which was presided
over by President Richard Robertson,
whilc Secretary Tom V. Salisbury was
at tho sccrotary's desk.
Thomas Hughes, a now delegate from
Garfield Assembly, Knights OF Labor
(cigarmakcrs), was admitted.
Nothing now was reported regarding
the pottcra' strike, and tho minora'
delegates reported that tho general
atrikc OF the miners all oyor tho coun.
try, ordered for Saturday noon by
President Mcbride. had brought out be-
tween 100000 and 100000 mon. Moro
men quit in this district and on tho
Ohio sido OF tho river than was cx-
pected by tho mincra' leaders.
A boycott list from tho potters' union
was road. but rs 1t had ne signatures
on It, 1t was rcforrcd back.
The West Virginia legislative commit.
tee reported that IL had been successful
In its effort to keep foreign labor out Of
the work OH now city school buildings.
Tho arbiter reported regarding u
printing contract by n Wheeling firm
with the Corner Stone. Uc also reported
regarding his visit to tho Knslcv miues,
where no found tho miners wcre in
fault.
In the matter Of the ininc OF several
minors by Squire Ankle, at Elm Grove,
some time ago, 4 report was made by
the arbiter, who had seen Judge Camp
bell, who said Squire Arklo had no jur.
isdiction and that tho whole matter was
invalid, and that the squire Is RESPONSE.
bic for his, action. 1t was finally dc.
cidcd that the local miners union go
ahead with q prosecution OF tho squire.
TO be backed financially by tho assem-
bly,.
In again introducing tho subject of
contract labor in tine plant OF the Ohio
Valley China Company, President
Robertson thanked tho papers for the
fair and complete accounte Of the moet-
ing when the matter first came Up.
He referred to insinuations that had
been made since the expose by the rs.
sembly, and said he would read n state
inent which would completely exonor
ate tho actions OF tho assembly. Tho
statement was read and it made the
trades assembly's case stronger even
than it was before.
Mr.. Robertson said his answer to in
situations was contained in the state
ment he had read. lie deemocd this
enough evidence OF fraud on the part OF
tho manager OF the Ohio Valley China
Company to send him TO the peniten.
tiary Tor two years, as shown IN the let
ter he had read.
On Friday q committee CO business
mon had called on him, who want
ed to know what no proposed to do.
He had told them he intended to push
the matter through. Mr.. Anton Rcy-
mann mad told this committee that un.
less there was a healing OF differences
between the company and the trades
assembly the works should never tnrn
q wheel again. He had announced that
there could be nothing done until the
assembly should be cxonerated for its
action. He had written to Inspector
Dobler about the matter, who had taken
the same view of the case = there
should be n vindication OF the assembly.
Alter he had recciveit this letter he held
another meeting with the committee Of
business men Saturday, and an agree
mcnt was made. bv which tho company
assumes the task Of sending the four
men back to Germany and paying their
debts, amounting to 800. The COM
mittee had the tickets bought on Satur-
day.
President Robertson then read q let
tor from the Ohio Valley China Com
pany. rs follows:
WHEELING. W. VA, April 81. 1894.
To The Ohio VALLEY Trades and Labor Assembly:
reconsideration OF the fact that the
matters in controversy between your
association and the Ohio Valley China
Company have been satisfactorily ad-
iusted, VIC hereby agree that there will
be no importation Of foreign contract
labor 10 work in our establishment,
otherwise than in strict accordance
with tho law On the subject.
ONO VALLEY CHINA COMPANY.
per PAUL 0. REYMASN.
Mr.. Anton Roymann had also aaid he
had had enough OF importing labor and
that American labor is as good or better
than the foreign article.
A letter to Secretary Salisbury from
the treasury department, as follows, was
! read:
TnrlsURy D~rpAsTvfyr