The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-28
CONVENTION
CONSIDERING
CONSTITUTION.
Almost the Entire Day in Tobacco
Workers. Convention Devoted
to Amendments.
SOCIAL SESSION AT MOZART
Last Night an Occasion Long to be
Remembered by the Visiting
Delegates. I.

Yesterday ut the international To.
bacco Workers convention was taken
up mainly with the matter of revising
the constitution. Nearly the entire day
was taken up with this matter and con.
siderable work yet remains TO be done.
1t is likely that the work OF the convcn-
tion cannot be completed this week and
that 1t will extend over until Monday or
Tuesday Of next week.
State Labor Commissioner Barton
was present at the morning session and
delivered an address. holding the dele
gates attentively for three-quarters OF
an hour, He was literally applauded
at the close Of his remarks. He also
presented the women delegates with
boxes OF candy and the men with cigars.
At the conclusion Of his remarks he was
rendered vote of thanks.
Mr.. Barton spoke Of the good work
accomplished by the organization. Or
CARNATIONS were power that made
Its work felt, while Individual effort ac-
complished nothing. The strength of
the laboring classes lay in organization,
and this fact was appreciated more
every day. The trades and industries
of this state were learning this fact
more with each passing day and 1t was
already known in the states of Ohio.
Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois. He
urged the Importance OF education
among the unions. The people must be
educated to the benefits derived from
pected to become interested In 1t. He
laid stress on the Importance of regu-
lating child labor. Children should be
kept In school until they are capable
OF leaving the school room for the mills
and the mines. The place for them up
to the limit set by Statute in many
states. sixteen years, was certainly in
the school room. 1t was well to see thlt
in all the labor organizations this SUBJ
ject was given its proper weight.
This question was not only agitated
to secure legislation but where the state
failed to legislate on the subject the
labor organizations passed such resoiu-
tons as to exclude many from the fac
tories and keeping them In the school,
In this state un effort would be made al
the next meeting of the Legislature to
secure the passage of the law which was
presented at the last session Of the leg.
islature. This bill changed the age at
which children may be employed to
| fourteen years instead Of twelve. While
this was then defeated he had grea,
hopes thar its fate would be differen,
when presented ut the next session. h
had strong hopes that 1t would become
law.
The committee on constitution Is moi
yet ready TO make Its report, as they
are still In session and have consider
able work yet before them.
At the afternoon session the strike n,
Covington was endorsed. or rather re.
endorsed. as the executive board en-.
dorsed their action four weeks ago
There are $50 men out and they claim
their employers Disseminated agains.
them In many ways. The foreman OF
the concern, they say, abused some OF
the female employees and they refused
to arbltratc the matter of wages with
the international president.
Last evening all the delegates repair
ed to Mozart Park, where they wcrt
royalty entertained by the local union
Bowling was the chief amusement and
4 sumptuous repast was discussed.