Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-21

At 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon
the Belmont Central Trades and Labor
Union met in regular session III the
G. A. r. hall, at Bellaire, with a fair
attendance
The meeting was called to order by
President Henry Kunkel, with Vice
President Larkin and Secretary Gull
bertson present. Henry Rodewig was
selected to discharge the duties OF war
den, in the absence of j. w. johnson.
The roll call of delegates was immedi-
ately followed by the reading and
adoption of the minutes of the previous
meeting.
A credentlal was received from Cal
vim Gathers, Of Local Union No. 377, u.
NJ. w. OF a., OF Beiiaire, and the dele
gate obligated.
The matter regarding the non-union
manufacture Of wheels by the Cleye-
land Bicycle Company, of Toledo,
which had been referred to the Arbitra-
ton Committee, was brought up and
was the cause of a protracted discus
sion. The Arbitration Committee
handed in a communication from the
Cleveland Bicycle Company and sew
eral letters from merchants and boards
of trade in different cities, and they
were read. 1t was finally decided to
receive the committees report, and a
motion to have the committee con-
tinue their investigation of the case
was unanimously adopted.
A communication was received from
the Milk Dealers Association, saying
that a resolution to withdraw from
the Union had been passed. The mat
ter was referred to the Arbitration
Committee for investigation.
The secretary reported that in ac-
cordance with a motion adopted at the
previous meeting, donations had been
received from various locals amount
ing to $500.
President Kunkel reported that the
Organization Committee during the
week had met the printers of Bell
aire at the Bellaire City Hall, and that
they had expressed their willingness
of forming a union. A temporary or
ganization was effected, and it was de-
cided to again meet during the present
week and form a permanent organiza-
ton.
Bion Williams next took the floor
and stated that the printers at Mar
tins Ferry would soon get together
and take steps toward forming a
union.
The matter regarding the non-union
musician, laid over at the last meet
ing, was taken up for final action.
delegate moved that the Union find
the musician in question guilty Of the
charge of non-unionism. The motion
was promptly seconded, and discus
sion followed A delegate took the
floor and stated that he thought that
the leader of the band was
more at fault than the must
clan in question for not re-
ceving the musicians resignation
when he went to work at the Belialrc
steel plant during the recent steel
strike and after a resolution had been
adopted by the Belmont Central Trades
and Labor Union branding all en-
ployes of the works as non-union.
Other delegates in turn gave their
opinions of the case, the majority
agreeing with the delegate who pre-
viously spoke, and the motion that the
musician be found guilty was voted
upon and passed unanimously.
A motion that the guilty musician
be given two meetings in which to
make an apology before the Union was
then made and the question opened
for remarks. After brief discussion
vote was taken and the motion car
ried
A motion was made that the chair
appoint committee of five at the next
meeting to make arrangements Tor an
appropriate observance of Labor Day
and carried unanimously.
A motion was then made to endorse
the candidacy of Carlos Leatherwood,
a member of the Union, for Trustee of
Pease township. A vote was taken
and the motion carried unanimously.
A circular received from the Ma
tional Stogiemakers' Union was read
by the secretary. Among other things,
it stated that the label is now issued
in the following cities: Cleveland,
Bellaire, Dresden and East Liverpool
Ohio; Muncie, Ind. Allegheny. Pitts
burg, Uniontown, New Kensington and
Sharpsburg, Pa, and Wheeling, w. Va.
A communication from Congressman
Danford, at Washington, was received
by the Union, acknowledging the re-
ceipt Of letter from the body in the
interest and in favor of the Lodge bill
to restrict immigration, the measures
known as the Eight Hour bill, the Pris-
on Labor bill. and also the measure
known as the Seamen's bill. The COM
mnnication further stated that he
would no doubt be able to support
them. He also said he had been work
ing on the immigration Bill all this
Congress- but just now everything
seemed to be overshadowed by war
talk.
A communication was received from
the Oneonta Trades and Labor Council,
at Oneonta. N. Y. hoping the delegates
would subscribe for the Saturday
Critic. a weekly paper expounding the
advancement and best interests of
trades unionism and controlled by the
Oneonta Council.
w. H. Riley. president of the Ohio
Valley Trades Assembly, at Wheeling,
was present and in response to a re-
quest from the chair, made a few re-
marks on the good of the Union and
also spoke in favor of the circular sub
mitted to the public by the National
Stogiemakers Union and previously
read before the body
The secretary then read his report,
showing no expenditures and receipts
amounting to SO. Adjourned
CARPET SALE.