Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-20

G<StO0s
The second regular session of the
Belmont Trades and Labor Union for
the month OF December, was called to
order yesterday afternoon in the q. A.
r. han, in Bellaire, with Vice President
Kunkel in President Campbeil's chair.
The vacancy OF vice presidents ehalf
was filled by c. B. Darby. After the
minutes of the previous meeting had
been read by Secretary Culbertson and
approved, the following business was
taken up:
Credentials were received from Chas.
A. James, delegate from Union NC. oo.
A. A. of t. & S. W., at Martins Ferry.
The revised constitution, bylaws,
rules and regulations Of the union
were then read by Acting President
Kunkel.
The section in regard to the i'm
posing of a fine on delegates for alb
sence was spoken On by acting VICE
President Darby, who thought that the
fine ought to be imposed on the local
instead. Mr. Darby made motion TO
this effect, but it was lost.
Delegates James m0vdi that the
hour for converting the union should
be changed from to 2:30. The mo-
ton was seconded by acting Vice Pres
ident Darby A vote was taken and
the motion was carried.
Acting Vice President Darby's mo-
ton for the adoption of the revised
constitution, bylaws rules and reg
ulations was seconded by Mr.. Curtis.
An amendment was then made to the
Cl5-bir1tr'c mammal he
used to govern the unions regula-
lions, and was favored by Mr.. Darby.
After a few remarks by Mr. Curtis,
Roberts manual was inserted in place
OF Cushing's. The motion and it's
amendment was unanimously carried
by the assernblage.
A motion that the constitution, by
laws rules and regulations be given
to the committee which had pre-
pared them for the securing of printed
forms, was adopted, as was also the
motion to secure a copy Of Roberts
manual.
The following communication was
received from Tobacco Workers Union
NO. Is, at Detroit:
To organized labor and its friends.
Greeting:- date Of September Z,
1897, the American Eagle Tobacco
Company, of Detroit, made an assign
ment. On the following Gay Mr.. Chas.
B. Hull, manager of the above named
institution, made a statement to the
Evening News, Of Detroit, which reads
IS follows: I'VE have been forced to
the wall by the trust-the American
Tobacco COmpany-who practically
ruined US, they employing children
and men at starvation wages, which
we as a union house, could not COM
pete with. On Monday, November Sth,
the Trust bought the American Eagle
Tobacco Company for about fifteen
cents on the dollar, which wipes an
other union house out Of existence,
and leaves us only the Globe Tobacco
Company and l. Wolf as union houses
in Detroit.
One by one the leaves drop Off and
are devoured by the Trust, who have
no heart for anything human outside
OF themselves. While moving the
stock the other day they drank cham
payne ard COATED over the fallen vic
tim, while the former mplOyes Of the
American Eagle Tobacco Company sat
outside figuring where the next loaf
OF bread for their wives and children
would come from.
Organized labor! Friends of hui
manity. Are you going to see this
process going on to the end, until
every trade is taken up and mon0p-
Olized by these men; Or are you going
to deal them a death-bIow by not US
ing their goods nor dealing with
dealer who handles same? To-day it
may be the tobacco workers, tO-mOr
row some other craftsmen may be in
the same boat. The dollars they are
making are only used to ensiave you
more.
Do not use, taste nor handle the
following brands: Battle AK, Piper
Eeidsick, Something Good, Dice, plug
tobaccos; American Eagle, Oriental,
Crown of Delight, Cherry Plum, fine
cut tobacco; Honest Long Cut, Green
back, Dukes Mixture, Gail and AK
Navy, Seal Of North Carolina, Dixey
Queen, Pedro, Myrtle Navy, Lucky
Cut Plug, Eagle Long Cut, Stork,
Plum, smoking tobacco; Sweet Cap
oral and Cycle cigarettes.
The recent strike at the Beliaire
steel plant was brought Up for dis
cussion, one delegate asserting that
the plant under the present co editions,
could not be considered as union, as
no one employe of the works knew the
exact wages Of the other. A wrangle
was then in order in regard to the
withdrawal Of the brand of Ion-
unionism which had be5n placed en-
the employees Of the steel works dur
ing the strike. 1t was stated that
number Of good union steel workers
would endeavor to secure WORK &C the
plant il the brand was lifted. At
the conclusion Of the discussion act
ing President kunkel put the motion
before the house that the Belmont
Central Trades and Labor Union con-
cur in the action Of LEGAL union No.
So A. a. of |. 6 S. W. in declaring
the strike off at the Bellaire steel
plant 1t was unanimously carried,
and was Immediately followed by an
ether proracted discussion, at the
conclusion of which it was unanimous
ly decided to strike off from the min
utes of the union the resolutions
which were adopted at a former meet
ing branding all the employees Of the
3ellaire steel plant as non-union, but
wish it understood that the withdraw
al Of the resolutions does not declare
the steel works a union mill.
All delegates were then ordered to
reDOrt To their locals that delegates tn