The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-12
TRADES ASSEMBLY MEETS.

| tors Trouble Discussed.
A regular meeting OF the Ohio Valley
Trades 6 Labor Assembly wac held
Yesterday afternoon, about thirty dele
gates being present. The business per-
tained chiefly to the street cur strike,
and the strike at the Wheeling Corfu
eating works, the assembly declining
to officially take part in the latter, as
the employees union hadn't been
member of the assembly long enough.
r. L. Reeves. the. Pittsburgher, who
tried to sell out the street car. strikers,
was roasted In u set OF condemnatory
resolutions. #
| The following delegates presented
credentials and were obligated:
Belmont Central LABOR Unlon-Pres-
ldent Bion B. Williams, Secretary c. H..
| Smith. =.
| Corrugators' Protective Union--R.2 T.
Kitchener and William Meyers.
Theatrical Etage Employes-Charles
v. Winum. ~
a communication was received from
| the Elks inviting the trades assembly
to participate In the carnlvals opening
street demonstration. Monday, June 49,,
The invitation was accepted and the
assembly will turn out us largely as
possible. but II was stated that the as
Bembly had no control over subordinate
unions and Of itself could not make d
grent showing. numericnlly.s }L.&St
The strike Mt the Wheeling .Gorrusat-
Ing works was discussed President
| Tlghe explained at some length that
! the assembly's constitution contained q
clause to the effect that the assembly
couldn't take official recognition of Il
strike by local union, which hadn't
been affiliated with the assembly for q
period OF sixty days. Organizer Sails
bury said the corrugators union had
elected delegates for the last meeting,
and delegate from the union said he
would report the assembly's law to his
union this evening: The same delegate
added that they struck because the
company vas trying to break up their
organization, and had intended dis,
charging the employees Saturday night
! with the intention of starting Monday
with new men. He didn't ask the as
sembly to violate It's sixty-dny clause,
but wanted the fact made clear that
| the strike was compulsory on the mems
part to preserve their organization.
The men We're being paid from 81 Is to
| 81 so a day.
|. Delegate Bauer seemed quite famil-
lar with the situation. He said that the
corrugators' unions first intention was
to obtain higher wages, but got switch
! ed on toGa recognition Of their union.
The president of the firm said he
| wouldn't let the trades assembly or
American Federation OF Labor run
their business" Mr.. Bauer urged the
| assembly to be cautious about taking
hold of the controversy. AS to the
| threat OF the company moving its
I plant from Wheeling, Mr.. Bauer sniG
he had feared this for several months
because he knew the company wanted
to erect q rolling mill and tin mill and
! hadn't room OF; It's present site for
! these additions. Mr.. Bauer was in
| formed thas the company had said the
men deserved higher wages. or re-
| storatioE to that formerly paid. The
! corTuEntiIS works could move from
| Wheeling. continued the speaker. but
| II couldnS get away from organized
inbor unless it went to the Philippine
| islands. .1',s
Mr.. Baucr's address was for con-
serratiVe rather than II radical course
by the assembly. He Yves followed by
Vice Presidant Duffy, of the assembly,
who opposed breaking the sixty-day
clause, he adding that the strike was
| too hnsty. L.I..l
| Discussion followed on 4 motion to
get the assemby's arbitration COM
mlttGe to use Its influence to settle the
strike. Delegate Lewis said the assem-
| bly, officially couldn't interfere. but he
favored n plan Of the arbitration COM
mittee Interviewing the company and
requesting It to give the men their
places again. aa
Secretary Salisbury recognized the.
.predicament facing the assembly and.
he thought the arbitration committee
might find more reasons for the strike
by meeting this evening with the cor
rugators' union. President Tighe then
ruled the motion out of order and he
thought way to help the strikers
| would be for the c0rrugntors' deTcga ties
to !nVit: the arbitration committee to
hear their grievances The Invitation
was then extended to President Tighe
and Secretary Salisbury. who agreed to
attend II possible. but the assembly
ruled 1t had no authority TO figure In
] the strike.
The arbitration committee was m
structed to secure from one of the local
directors OF the street car company his
promised published statemen, OF his
position favoring the strikers. s
Facating the chair, President Tiglle
| offered Il strongly-worded set OF resolu-
lions. condemning r. L. Reeves, of
Pittsburgh, n member of the national
board OF the street railway employees
union. who tried to sell out" the strlk-
ers, rs was fully detailed In the 1ntelli-
genccr recently. II will be remembered
Mr.. Reeves figured on getting $1,000,
but mnde the plea in explanation that
he was trying to draw the company
out. Pittsburgh papers printed ac-
counts In which Mr. Reeves was said
to have been eXonerated and copy of
the resolution. unanimously adopted by
the assembly. will be sent to them and
to President Mahon, OF the national
union.
y motion to have the assembly en-
courage Il parade or some form of dem
onstratlon IN BenwCod one night this
week, in return FOR the staunch sym
pathy for the strikers shown by tho
town. didn't get second, and therefore
fell by the wayside.
The organization committee reported
the organization of the retail clerks
union with n membership of thirty-iive.
Carpenters Trouble Settled.
To-day was the date set by the cur
| pcnters' union for the lnn,Il,,lra ton of