The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-09
THF TRADES ASSEMBLY,

Transacts a Batch Of Routine Busi-
ness-To Hold Two Labor celebra-
lions This Year, One On the Nation
al Labor Day.
The Ohio Valley Trades and Labor
Assembly held a brief and business
like session yesterday afternoon. which
was occupied chiefly with the question
of endorsing the labor Of the Indepen-
dent Cigar Makers Union, Of this city;
the Eugene V. Debs meeting, and the
observance Of the National Labor Day
and the assembly picnic in June.
Credentials were received from the
following new delegates:
Local No. /, Independent Cigar Max
ers' UnIon-Henry FrOhme and William
H. BUGGY.
Butchers Iocal-Henry wesler.
The first discussion arose on the
question of the label of the "Independ-
emit Cigar Workers OF America" an or
ganizatlon Independent OF the Interna-
tional Cigar Makers Union. The lnde-
pendent local was recently organized in
Wheeling, and its representatives were
sent to the assembly yesterday for the
first time, and they asked the assem-
bly's endorsement of their label
The International union refused to
allow the Wheeling organization to use
it's label becnuse the members Of the
latter worked in shops with stogle ma
kers, who were not recognized by the
International. The clash was another
echo OF the controversy between the
International Cigar Makers Union and
the National Stogie Makers League.
The assembly was treading on deli
cate ground in acting on the matter. It
was stated by some delegates that IL
the assembly endorsed the Indepen-
dents label the American Federation
Of Labor, with which the International
Cigar Makers Union was connected,
would order the delegates of the locals
affiliated with the Federation to with
draw from the assembly.
The motion to endorse the Indepen-
dents label was lost on a vote of for
to II against. The Independent viii
continue to label Its product with It's
label. President Bauer said there
were several labels on goods solI in
Wheeling without the assembly's en-
dcrsement, in informing the Indepen-
dents delegates that theirs would still
be union label.
on unanimous vote, the assembly
instructed its delegates to have their
locals further the success of the Inde-
pendents label, and tell them the as
sembly refused its endorsement so as
not to get into entanglements with the
national bodies.
The committee in charge reported
that It had secured the Fifth ward
market house for the Debs meeting,
Friday evening, April %. The meeting
will be held in the lower section of the
market house, rain or shine. Both the
aires are engaged for that night.
The assembly decided to celebrate
the national Labor Day, the first Mon
day in September. this year for the
first time. It will hold It's annual picnic
independently. The latter affair. to be
known as the assembly picnic, will be
held Saturday, Juno Q. President
Bauer appointed Messrs. Sims. o'Leary
and Connolly as committee on
grounds for the picnic.
A communication from Secretary ].
E. Grimes, of the TaIrmont carpenters
union, relatives to the cight-hour labor
law on the public work, regarding
buildings at the state university, was
received, and the assembly's secretary
was instructed to write the facts in the
case to the Fairmont union. The Fair
mont brethren were led astray by a
fake" special from Fairmont in a
Wheeling Sunday paper, which stated
that Labor Commissioner Barton dis
covered the law violated at Morgan
town. The buildings, on which more
than eight hours day were being
worked. were contracted for three
years ago and before the laws passage.
They are about completed The law
will apply to the buildings to be start
ed this spring.