The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-26

help the laboring man .up the hill, but
as long as the assembly on the West
virginia side takes the stand It does he
was In favor OF withdrawal from 1t.
President James stated that he did
not want to act with mallce toward that
assembly, but because they couldn't
agree upon the subject It was his opin-
ion that 1t would be for the best TO
withdraw the delegates from the Ohio
Valley Trades and Labor Assembly.
This motion was unanimously carried.
III was moved that n committee OF
three be appointed to make this an
nouncement to the Wheeling assembly
and let them accept or reject It, which
was carried. II. J. Cecil. Alex Dunlap
and Edward Parsons were appointed
The next question In the cali was the
lifting OF the boycott upon the Ohio side
street car line. A delegate moved to lift
1t as far as this assembly was concern
ed Another delegate offered a substitute
to the motion us follows: That the Bel
mont Central Trades and Labor Assem-
bly, withdraw from the street railway
strike. This substitute brought Thomus
l.. Lewis 10 his feet, who stated that 1t
would be cowardy to desert the men
and that 1t has been said that the men
| refused to become organized, and he
branded that as malicious lie. He
also stated that this assembly ought to
define its position correctly, definitely
and emphatically. The vote upon the
substitute was taken and It was lost.
The discussion upon the motion was
quite lengthy and It was finally moved
to refer the matter to committee OF
five. who were to draw UP resolutions
defining the position Of the Belmont
Central Trades and Labor Assembly.
Tho nraciIavt NJ tptn ho fS>it
committee: Z. i. Moorehouse, H. ].
Cecil. G. W. Curtis. T. L. Lewis and
Alex Dunlap. The assembly here took
recess of fifteen minutes until the
committee colud prepare, resolutions.
After an hours work the committee
brought forth the following resolutions:
THE Belmont Central Trades and
Labor Union realizing that division In
our ranks has tendency to weaken the
object for which trades unions are or
ganized. we regret that there seems to
be conflict Of opinion between the two
central bodies In the Ohio valley, and
for this reason we feel that II Is our
duty to organized lnbor,to the Ohio VAL
ley Trades Assembly. to the public gen.
orally and In Justice to ourselves to
make public statement with reference
to our position In this strike Of the street
car workers.
1.-THE members OF the Belmont Central
Trades and Labor Union ut the request
of the members OF Local Division No.
103 co-operated with the labor organi-
cations across the river to secure the
street car strikers. the demands made
upon the company and having through
our efforts tied up the division known
as the Bellaire. bridgeport 6; Martins
Ferry line. by the employees leaving the
cars at the solicitation Of the Belmont
Central Trandes and Labor Union: the
employees of the Bellnire, Bridgeport &
Martins Ferry line having been organ
lied by authority Of the Belmont Cen
trail Trades and Labor Union. and hav-
ing made application for q charter to
the national organization OF street rail-
way employees: they have been recog-
nized as an organized body by the Bel
mont Central Trades and Labor Union;
they having made settlement with the
Wheeling Railway Company, the terms
Of which are the recognition OF the
Union. the right of employees through
their committee to adjust their griev-
ances with the manager and the local
board Of directors, no one to be discrim-
mated against on account OF his MEM
bershlp In labor organization. no cars
Of what Is knownnS the Bellnire. Bridge
puIi ille " lie opeT-
ated except In accordance with the
schedule in force previous to the strike
on the said roud. no cars to run to
Wheeling and no Wheeling cars to run
on the Bellaire, Bridgeport &, Martins
Ferry line until the difficulty which eX-
lists on the Wheeling street cur line Is
settled. the rate of wages on the Bel
lalre, Bridgeport & Martins Ferry line
Is to be l1i2 cents per hour; the en-
ployes Of the Belaire. Bridgeport & Mar
tins Ferry line being satisfied to accept
the terms of this agreement we, the
members Of the Belmont Central Trades
& I.abo" Union do hereby notify the
public and organized labor that the en-
ployes on the Bellaire Bridgeport &
Martins Ferry line are ut liberty to re-
sumo operations on said line and the
public and organized labor are nj liber-
ty to patronlzc the cars of the Bellaire
Bridgeport & Martins Ferry line.
I'VE. the members of the Belmont
Central Trades and Labor Union appeal
TO our friends and the members of labor
organizations and the public on the
Ohio side of the river to refrain from
pntroniziug the cars on the Wheeling
line until the present difficulty on the
Wheeling street car line is settled. By
order of the Belmont Central Trades
and Labor Union"
Delegate Edward Parsons movsd that
the resolutions he adopted as read. The
vote was solid for the acceptance OF the
resolution. except that of Thomas Sails
bury, of the Wheeling assembly. who
stated that MS n delegate from that as
scmbly he could not vote for them. He
also stated that the boycott could not
be lifted without joint session of both
assemblies.
The assembly then, adjourned to meet
next Sunday In regular session.