The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-12

A regular meeting OF the Ohio Valley
Trades and Labor assembly was held
yesterday afternoon In Trades Assem-
bly, HAN on Market street Notwlth-
standing the warm weather there was
fair attendance OF delegates, President
Ned Sims presided, The minutes OF pre-
cedlng meetings were read and APP
proved.
The report OF the assembly Committee
on franchises was received. The report
was In effect, that the EFFORTS 10 secure
the passage of the ordinance granting
the Peoples Telephone & Construction
company had been successful.
The assembly organization committee
reported progress In the matter of effect
Ing the reorganization of local unions
Nos, 2 and 2570 into one union. These
locals are made up OF tobacco workers
The assembly finance committees
quarterly report was received. Balance
on last quarter and receipts for the quar-
ter Just ended amounted to T4.O1; eS-
penditures amounted to S5.SS; cash now
on hand, Sl9.7S. The report OF the trus-
tees showed balance, $685. receipts for
the quarter, SllO.S3; total, $iS9.7S; ex-
penditures were S2l2,4S, leaving bal
ance of S21735
Secretary Duffy read the following
letter from the central labor organlza-
ton of Mexican county, Pennsylvania.
To the working people OF the United
States:-The Kane Labor League. which
is made up OF all bona iide worklngmen OF
Mexican county, Pennsylvania, together
with CitlZens and sympathiZers OF union
labor, feel that II IL high time TO make
united effort to prevent any further
stocking OF the labor market. We all know
how useless II Is to try and maintain living
wages when so many men are Idle, to say
nothing OF the six million negroes In the
south from which capital Is gradually
drawing, and the great host OF men thrown
out OF work through the Introduction OF
Improved machinery, and tho lisplacing
OF men by the women, We have nifty thou
sand foreigners coming into THIS country
monthly While. 1t Is silly TO think OF
sending out OF the country any who are
now here, and worse than silly, to oppose
improved machinery, we do claim COM
mon sense and Justice for plan that VIII
stop the influx OF foreigners until such
time as the country is able TO properly
care for the people she already has. To
this extent we believe In standing for total
restriction, and are convinced of this fact,
That II the lahorlng people OF this country
ever expect to better their condition they
and use the means herein provided TO first
help themselves and thereby secure the
help OF Him who never lost battle. We
enclose you one Of our petition headings
and ask that your body adopt the same.
only changing II to agree with your or
ganlzatlon and address, We don't expect
the wording Of this petition TO please all.
Neither do we believe II possible to mr.
range please ALL" So In view OF this
aud the Importance OF the subject In hand
we forward this TO you as well as every IA.
Dor organization in the United States. and
ask that the working people for once 70
hand In hand, and see to II that every
congressman In Washington receives one
OF these headings with every one OF his
constituents names attached, and by 80
doing show them n united labor front for
direct protection TO home labor.
Believing you will endorse this move and
work hard TO secure the name of every
voter tn your city to your petition, thus
helping to relieve suffering humanity In
the return OF that liberty which Is right
fully yours. Please write up the number
Of names You send by September l. We
are. yours fraternally,
KANE LABOR LEAGUE.
This was accompanied by the follow
ing blank petition TO be sent to con-
gressmen:
fmmigratfon Petition.
To the Honorable