Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-24
UNITED ACTION TAKEN AT a
JOINT MEETING OF THE OHIO
VALLEY TRADES ASSEMBLY
ANIL BELMONT CENTHAL BODY
YESTERDAY RESOLUTIONS
CONCERNING THE STRIKE AND
THANKING THE PUBLIC-OTH-
Err TRADES ASSEMBLY PRO
CEEDINGS.


present strike of the employees of the
Wheeling street railway company and
very little other business was trans.
acted.
After the close of the business meet
ing of the Trades Assembly, the joint
body went into executive session. Del
egates refused to divulge the proceed
ings, beyond the official statement that
strong resolutions were adopted, plac-
ing a boycott upon all lines of the
Wheeling Railway Company. 1t is I'M
derstood, however, that the attitude of
employees of the Rellaire and Martins
Ferry line, was a knotty point. 1t was
expected that committee of the en-
ployes would be- present, but they were
not represented. A boycott on the line,
is, as matter of course, equivalent to
request of the men to join in the
strike. Whether CIR not this will be
done, is a matter which will develop
within the next few days.
President Tighe was in the chair.
After calling the Assembly to order, he
announced that arrangements had been
made for joint meeting, in executive
session, with the Bellaire central body.
for the purpose of discussing and TAX
ing suitable action upon the street rail-
way strike. Large numbers OF street
car men were present as we'll as l. V.
Barton, Commissioner of Labor for
West Virginia.
Upon motion of Mr.. Salisbury, COM
mittee en- resolutions was appointed,
consisting of Messrs. A. L. Bauer, w. ii.
Riley and Ned Sims. The committee
returned with the following report,
which was unanimously adopted:
Whereas. The street car employees OF
the Wheeling Railway Company, who have
conducted a peaceable strike for the past
two weeks for no other purpose than a
fair compensation for their labor; and,
Whereas, The said employees, who are af-
fliated with this central labor body, are
entitled to all possible support from this
body in their just demand; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That the Ohio Valley Trades
and Labor Assembly hereby guarantees to
those brothers all the power at its COM
mand to assist them to WIN that which
they are justly entitled to, and that this
assembly thank each individual member
of Local Division No. 1903 for his sober.
manly and lawful conduct during the two
weeks past and earnestly hope they will
continue to act in the same creditable
manner.
Resolved, That we denounce the employ
ers of those honest, underpaid men for
resorting to all manner of tactics to defeat
these employees, such as the refusal to
appear before the business mems meet
ing: the disrespect shown our city and
county officials; the importation of class
of men not fit to meet with our people;
the invoking of the L. S. Court and the
importation of deputy marshais to accom-
pish that which could have easily been
adjusted by our local authorities. and
lastly, the government by injunction"
process all of which we view as show
ing the position of this corporation that
begged of our citizens the grant of the
most valuable free franchise ever be-
slowed to men.
| Resolved, That we request all persons to
continue to do as their sympathetic acts
prompted them the past two weeks, viz:
Not to patroniZe the cars, for which this
representative labor body extends it deep
est thanks.
Resolved, That as union laboring people
we denounce the statement of Judge jack
| son that we are ''commun.st.c club as
generally inferred. without any respect
| for the laws of this government, and that
| we are emphatic in our protest against
| obstructing the cars or destroying the
property of this company, ard denounce
any and all persons for SO doing, and that
| they can not be and are not smypathizers
| in any sense.
/ Resolved, That we are determined as un-
| ion people and honest citizens to defeat
| this company, and do so in a lawful and
honorable way, to secure justice to our
! fellow workmen.
| Under the head of communications,
| several letters were read, none of them
of an important character. Under the
head of boycotts, the delegates from
local Union No. 1903. Street Railway
| Employees, presented list of stock
holders in the Wheeling Railway Com
| pany, and names of persons who have
been riding on the cars. The Assembly
decided to prosecute boycott against
all of these, but delayed action until all
the parties can be seen and be given an
opportunity to explain.
| A report was made of the arrange
| ments for the sympathetic mass meet
| ing on the night of the 25th The state
ment concerning the union band which
is to furnish the music gratuitously,
and other details which have heretofore
been published, we're also received. The
Assembly formally endorsed the pro-
gramme.
| President Tighe offered the following,
which was unanimously adopted:
! Whereas, The city of Wheeling has had
| the remarkable experience of witnessing
a United States District Judge deliver a
| dissertation in which public officials. cit
liens in general and labor organizations,
| and their members in particular became
| the objects of censure and severe criti-
| cism. which criticism was unjust. uncasled
for and unnecessary in every particular;
| therefore, be it
| Resolved, That we emphatically derry
the allegations made against our city Of
| ficials being unable to preserve the peace
| of our city, and declare that there was no
occasion for or propriety in such re-
marks.
| Resolved. That we cast hack the insult
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