Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-27
THE TRADES ASSEMBLY
HELD A SPARSELY ATTENDED
MEETING YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON.
AN ADDRESS DELIVERED
BY Member of the A. A. of I. S. & T..
Workefs-Pfcnic Matters Discuss
ed-A Special Meeting Next Sum
day-A Report of the Proceedings.

Yesterday afternoon the o. v. T. and
L. A. held very sparsely attended
meeting There was no business of
any Importance transacted, the chief
feature being the address by Mr..
Brian, street car organizer.
The meeting was opened promptly
at o'clock, and after the roll call the
following delegates were sworn in: H
S. Hart, delegate from the Wheeling
lodge, No. 5, West Virginia A. A. of 1.
s. and T. Workers; James Heines,
John Fitzgerald and George Wiser, of
Lodge No. 4, A. A. of /. S. and I.
Workers; William Carroll and Will
liam Howard, of No. 5, A. A. of I. and
T. Workers. The A. NJ. c. and B.
workers elected Peter ILiuen drand
as delegate.
After the new delegates had been
sworn in the minutes of the last meet
ing were read. The credential of Peter
Putnam, elected to fill the unexpired
term of j. N. Slaty, of the Journey
men Horseshoers' Union, were then
read, and he was sworn in. The Gre
dentials Of two delegates of the Flint
Glass Workers Of Wheeling were read,
but neither of the delegates were pres
ent. They were Mooney and Higgins.
The Assembly voted to lay the matter
explanation could be gotten showing
why the two delegates were sent to
Wheeling when Wellsburg has an as
sembly of its own.
The legislative and arbitration COM
mittees had nothing new to report.
The finance committee reported that
matters were progressing. The chair
man of the organization committee
asked for power to call meeting Of
He stated that the clerks had refused
to take out cards unless the union was
put on a firmer basis. A point of Or
der was raised here, and the assembly
ruled that this business was of PVT
vate nature and that 1t was not proper
to state it before the assembly. The
president stated that the committee
on organization had power to reorgan-
ize any of the locals when asked.
Mr.. Brian, of the Amalgamated As
sociation of Street Car Workers, was
then introduced. He delivered a very
interesting talk. He stated in the first
of his talk that he ought to be of some
Importance, as he came from the city
where the president of the United
States-Mark Hanna-lives He spoke
of the rich grinding down the poor, OF
them concentrating their wealth 50
that they could build up or destroy
city at their pleasure. The rich con-
cenrrate their wealth, but the poor
man does not concentrate his labor,
and the rich man makes a mere ma
chine of him.
He stated that when he was in the
south he saw girls working in the to-
bacco mills at three cents an hour and
in the department stores Of Ohio, he
said, he had seen girls from u years
up working for $3.50 and 81 a week.
The elephant, if it knew its power,
could crush its trainer, so could the
laborer crush the capitalist If he knew
his power The workingmen receive
seven and a half per cent. of what they
produce. When the capitalist shuts
the mill down and says that the trade
is over-stocked, he tells an untruth.
1t is not over-production; it is under
consumption that causes the trouble.
The capitalists in Buffalo stock their
big elevators with grain, while the
lOngshOremen of that city are starry
ing. He stated that he believed that
every man born in this world was en-
titled to living, and if he could not
earn one, not to ask for one, but take
one. ~rsf0o ~ IL
At the conclusion of the address, the
Assembly took up the picnic for Labor
Day. 1t was found that the committee
was about $95 in debt for the last pic
mic. A motion was placed before the
assembly asking them to turn out IN
parade on the morning of September
3d. The motion was defeated.
1t was decided not to require every
member of the Assembly TO work on
the grounds on Labor Day, but they
asked that men volunteer to do the
work, as they needed the men in every
department.
The assembly Labor Day picnic COM
mittee will meet next Friday, and the
Assembly will meet Sunday morning.
1t was decided to notify all members
by card. The lodge then adjourned.