Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-12


The Ohio Valley Trades and Labor
Assembly held their regular semi
monthly meeting yesterday afternoon
with fairly good attendance of dele
gates and most of the time was given
to discussing strikes.
The meeting was called to order at
2:30 o'clock by President NJ F. Tighe,
and after the roll call by Secretary
Thomas Salisbury, the following named
delegates presented credentials and
were duly obligated: Charles v. Win
am, of Local No. Ga. Theatrical Stage
Employees; Edward Goehring, R. T.
Kitchener and William Myers, of the
Corrugating Protective Union No. 1872,
and T. L. Lewis, of the Belmont Cen
trail Trades and Labor Union, to sue
coed Henry Kunkle, resigned. The
minutes of the previous meeting were
then read and adopted.
Under the head of strikes there was
a report from a delegate of the diff
culties existing between the Wheeling
Corrugating Company and their en-
ployes. He said that the strike was
not brought about by any trouble in
wages, but by the failure of the COM
pany to recognize the union," in reply
to a question by another delegate. He
also stated that "the men learned in
one way or another that they were to
be paid up and discharged and after
wards sent their committee to the COM
pany asking for recognition of their
union on several different occasions, but
received no reply at any time"
The unfair list of the union was then
read, after which the arbitration COM
mittee submitted their report, which
on motion, was received and placed on
file.
The organization committee next re-
ported that the clerks had organized
with membership of twenty-five and
had elected delegates to the Assembly.
A communication from the executive
committee of the Elks' Oriental street
fair, to be held during the latter part
of June, inviting the body to partici-
pate in the parade, was then read. On
tons were given that the request of
the Elks be complied with as nearly
as possible.
Under the head of new business the
strike at the Wheeling Corrugating
Works was again brought up and the
chair announced that it would be hard
for the Assembly to take action upon
the grievances of the corrugators, ow-
ing to the fact that the local had not
been affiliated with the Assembly the
required length of time, sixty days, as
required by the laws of the body. A
considerable amount of time was de-
voted to discussing the question, dur
ing which a motion was made that the
arbitration committee lend its services
to the mems committee in endeavoring
to bring about conciliatory confer
ence between the company and the
strikers. One of the delegates in Of
fering suggestions in the matter, stated
that a report was in circulation to the
effect that the company was hampered
in their present location, as they need
ed more room to facilitate the handling
of their product, and for that reason
were liable to remove their plant from
Wheeling. This brought forth the
statement that "the company in re-
moving to another point would not be
freed from dealings with organized
labor"
Another delegate thought that the
law of the assembly ought not to be in
terfered with by the motion of a dele
gate. and point of order was immedl-
ately raised. 1t was then said that the
arbitration committee would have no
authority in the matter, according to
the law of the assembly, but could
only act as individuals. Another deie-
gate remarked that if the arbitration
committee was instructed to assist the
mems committee that it would have
the same effect as though the arbitra-
ton committee had been appointed to
attempt to settle the strike. One dele
gate argued that it was proper that
some respect be shown the new organ
ization and that the arbitration COM
mittee should be appointed to ascer-
tain whether the men had made mis-
take. The chair held that the law be
held up as far as possible, at the same
time saying that he felt called upon to
suggest that the representatives of the
local invite the assembly to assist
them. The motion made previously
was at this juncture ruled out of order
1t was then requested that the arbitra-
ton committee be present at meet