Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-23
UNION ASKED TO WITHDRAW
It's Delegates from the Ohio Valley
Trades and Labor Assembly.
The Horseshoers Declared to Be
an Organization Of Bosses-No
Feeling Manifested, However-A
Division Of Opinion on the Cues
ton of Restricting immigration.
Coal VS.. Gas Controversy Again.
Other Business Transacted.

The regular monthly mSSlIHS VI NNN
Ohio Valley Trades Assembly was he'd
Yesterday afternoon. There was an
excellent attendance of delegates. Ed.
Ditmore qualified as dele <te from
Tobacco Workers Union No. 2.
The charge against the nod carriers
union, that they had a non--union
pianist for their dance, came up. A
motion to refer to bod carriers union
was amended to provide for an investi-
CATION by the assembly, and was ruled
out of order because it did not come
up in proper order.
The immigration question came up
as unfinished business, and created a
lengthy discussion. Two reports were
presented. The majority report re-
commended the adoption of the petit
ton and resolutions of the Home Labor
League. with the exception OF getting
out petitions for the voters to sign.
In lieu, therefore, the majority favored
the sending of copy to every organl-
cation represented in the Assembly, re.
uuesting their Endorsement OF same. 1t
was signed by Jos. Meister I. L. Lewis
and G. w. Clifton.
The minority report recommended
that the Assembly adopt a statement
that the present law: are ample, put
should be enforced TO the letter. This
report was signed by A. L. Bauer and
NJ. F. Tighe.
Many delegates took part in the de-
bate, which brought out the fact that
there is a division of sentiment among
the laboring people in regard to the
immigration question. The minority
report was lost by vote of 10 60,
and the majority report adopted by the
same vote. In the same connection
the secretary read a communication
on the matter from the national office
of the American Federation Of Labor.
The Federation had the veXed ques-
ton under consideration, and decided
to submit it to a vote of all the or
CARNATIONS affiliated with that body.
The Labor Day Committee presented
a report showing the progress of ar
rangements for next Saturdays cele-
bratiOn.
The musicians union protested
against a charge for members Of bands
engaged for Labor Day. The secretary
was instructed to notify the union that
the former action of the Assembly has
been reversed. =
The secretary read a communication
from the Water Board, declining to
comply with the request Of the miners
that coal be substituted for gas as fuel
at the pumping station, for the reasons
Cd that the change would necessltate
an increase in the boiler capacity at
a cost of about $4,000; (2) that the
annual cost of operating the plant
would be $4,000 more with coal than
with gas. and (3) that the prolonged
coal strike, threatening a coal famine,
demonstrates the fact that it would be
suicidal to make the change now, even
if all other things were equal.
Mr.. Foster. of the miners, replied TO
the communication of the board, chal-
longing the truth of the statements
made. and charging that the board was
not disposed to act fairly in the matter
Several delegates took the floor and
sharply criticized the attitude Of the
Water Board. Delegate Gabe Jackson
made a characteristic speech on the
instability of political promises, and
the general frailty Of human nature.
Delegate Foster wanted another, and
a satisfactory test A member Of the
Arbitration Committee made state
ment of the tests which were made, and
of the position of the Water Board in
the matter. The matter was laid on
the table for two weeks.
The amendment to the constitution
offered by NJ. F. Tighe at the previous
meeting, was adopted unanimously
The report Of the Arbitration Com
mittee concerning the horse-shoers'
troubles was taken from the table. a
motion was made to non-concur in the
report of the Arbitration Committee.
A member Of the horse-shoers union,
not a delegate to the Assembly, made
a full statement of the trouble in the
union concerning the cutting of prices
on horse-shOeing. A delegate took the
floor, and made a speech, in which he
took the position that the horse-shoers
union was never entitled TO Tepresen-
tation in the Assembly, for the reason
that they are employers, and their
differences cannot properly fall within
the province of the Assembly for in
vestigatiOn or action.
The Assembly, by a vote of 90 to 10.
refused to concur in the report of the
Arbitration Committee.
The Assembly then adopted by an
almost unanimous vote, a motion de-
caring it to be the sense of the body
that the horse-shoers trouble is not a
proper matter for consideration by the
Assembly.
A motion was then made to remove
the names of other horse-shoers, which
have by a previous action Of the AS
sembly. been placed on the boycott list.
The discussion was general, and it
brought out the fact that the horse
shoers' union is an organization COM
posed exclusively Of bosses, and that
al the time the horse-shoers' delegates
were admitted, the Assembly turned
down an application from the boss
BARRIERS The motion was unanimous
" adopted. and the delegates from the
horse-shoers' union filed from the hall.
The Assembly endorsed Ernest
Kumm as representative Of the Ma