Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-08

lie belmont central Trades and La
Dor Union was called to order yesterday
afternoon in Bellaire at the regular
place OF meeting, and the usual hour by
President John H. Campbell. The
vice Presidents chair was occupied by
Henry Kunkle and the Secretary's desk
was presided over by William GILBERT
son.
After the perusal and adoption of the
minutes OF the previous meeting, Gre
dentlals were received from the follow
ing delegates Messrs. Hockenberry and
l.. U. Deloche, from Labor Union No.
26, United Mine Workers of America Of
Bridgeport; Joseph Hageman, Ran
dolph Rankin and William D. Noble,
from l.. U. No. 1913, U. M w. Of A.,
of Steel, Ohio; H. E. Riggs and G. E.
Miller, from Belmont BARRIERS Union,
of Bridgeport and Martins Ferry;
Frank Paul, Andrew Sindler and Boyd
E. Bale, from local union No. 1876.
The secretary reported having re-
ceived no word from Canton in regard
to the manufacture of non-union stogies
at workhouse in that city.
Vice President Kunkle's motion that
a committee of five be appointed to
draft new bylaws to be printed for the
Union, and Mr.. Curtis amendment to
the motion that the bylaws be submit
ted to the Union for ratification, were
passed unanimously. President Camp
bell then appointed the following COM
mittee: Henry Kunkle, George Curtis,
John Cecil, Thomas Lewis and Vine
Williams.
T. Lewis motion that the President
should instruct the members at the pres
ent assemblage with a pass word was
passed.
1t was reported that a tobacco man
ufacturer at Martins Ferry was not
using the union label, but no action was
taken, the matter being submitted to q
committee for investigation.
The strike at the Bellaire steel plant
was then taken up for discussion. Vice
President Kunkle moved that in behalf
of the striking steel workers that every
member present at the meeting report
to their delegation the necessity of as
sistance financially and otherwise. The
motionswas adopted.
President Campbell was called upon
! to state what he knew concerning the
| strike and in response said that he
knew very little as his attention re-
Gently had been drawn in another direc
| ton, although he was certain that the
| relief committee appointed by the strik-
ers were doing excellent work and that
merchants in general had been very lib
| erai in their donations. He said that
some thought the company was making
| Roadway with the non-union men,
while others thought the reverse.
In regard to the mobs attack upon
| a few of the scabs and some of the
| company Saturday night, Mr.. Curtis
remarked that very few of the striking
| steel workers were in the crowd and
| those who were moved about in a quiet,
peaceful manner and used every effort
! available to allay the trouble. He fur
| Their said that he was a witness to
several Of the strikers as they led an
gered members of the crowd aside and
| implored them to use some judgment
| in what they were doing. The i'm
mensity of the mob, he said, was due to
| curiosity seekers, and that many prom
| inent citizens looked upon it in disgust
| in the consideration that it might have
| injurious effect upon assistance to the
/ strikers.
| President Campbell then took the
| floor and favored Mr.. Curtis remarks
| as to Saturday nights trouble, mas
were among the crowd, as they were
at the time holding regular meeting
/ in the McGregor building, and those
i few who were on the streets con-
| Quoted themselves in a quiet, peace
| full way He further stated that one
| thing was being clearly demonstrated
| in the present difficulties, and this was
! was that when the employer deals
1oJD 10 v11lo
! but when the employer treats with
non-unionism riot is nearly always the
/ prevailing condition. !
| Mr.. Lewis again took the floor, say
| ing that the strike at the Bellaire steel
| plant, should it continue, means fhe
reduction of the scale at every mill all
| over the United States, for the present
difficulty is as great in its way as the
previous miners national strike. In
! lieu Of this, it was his opinion that all
! organized labor should exercise every
| effort to bring about a settlement. The
best plan he could offer for such was
| to confer with the Arrangements Of
the mills that use the Bellaire plants
| production.
one thing in favor sf the strikers at
| present WAS lldI LAt nun, NACAS INC
non-union men aye being fed ana
sleep is not in q sanitary condition
| and the men we've naturally becoming
tired of the confinement and would
soon quit the E9rks, as some Of them
have already done.
Mr. Darby Stated that as two mem
hers of the company were proceeding
to the mill Sunday morning, that
child from the window Of its home
! called them black sheep, and that the
attorney for the mill, who, together
| with a. guard as escort, made
memorandum of the house number,
probably with the view of effecting an
| arrest. AS the child was Of poor pa
rents. he deemed it wise that the Bel
| mont Central Trades and Labor
| Union should have an attorney for
such cases at their own expense. This
proposition was favored by several
| others. and a motion was put before
! the union that the trustees be charged
| with the duty of learning the salary
| of a good attorney and to report the
/ same at the next meeting. The mo-
! ton was adopted. Each member was
! ranorf ahNEp matter