The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-21
West Virginia State Fedora
ton Passes a Resolution
Against That Paper
UNFRIENDLY TO LABOR
Union Men Declare 1t is, AT
ter Futile Conferences With
the Owner and Editor

The third days session of the an
nua1 convention of the West Viz
ginfn state Federation of Labor was
opened at 9:15 O'Clock Wednesday
morning by President w. F. WEIGH,
and the roll call was asked for.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported resolution No. from the pot
tiers in regard to the unsantta' y con
iftIons Of toilet rooms in factories,
mills, etc, and requesting legisia-
ton for sanitary inspectors to nail
cards on houses where contagious
diseases exist and also on prtVy
yanlts. The resolution receiAed the
approval of the Federation.
- Next the committee on constitution
and by-laws made its report. An
extended debate followed on the
revenue of the Federation in regard
tc,Sthe per capita tax and Initiation
fees ana these were finally left as
In the previous constitution.
Resolution No. I2 was introduced
and carried and ordered given the
widest circulation. 1t reads as fol-
Whereas, The Labor World, an
alleged labor paper, published at
Pittsburg, pa. Is advocating the else
ton Of candidates for Office against
iabor's true ana tried friends, and
whereas, This supposed labor
paper is attackins iabor's candidates:
therefore, be II
Resolved, BY the West Virginia
state Federation of Labor, in session
assembled. that we condemn the said
paper as being an enemy to organ
lied labor and not in accord With the
trades union movement of our day.
and be 1t further
'.Reso!ved. That we advise tae
trade unionIsts of this State to pay
no attention to what the Labor
world advocates as its policy is not
in accord with the policy being pur-
sued by the executive council of the
American Federation of Labor.
"A resolution was adopted endors-
ing the labor press of the country.
Another resolution adopted asks for
legislation requiring coal company
guards to give bond Of $4,000 each.
Another resolution was passed re-
uuestiug Huntington to endeavor 20
unionize the Swain Printing Com
pany.
After repeated but futile confer
ences with J. G. Shaw, owner and
editor of the Clarksburg News, seek
ing to have him unionize his print
ing force, the following resolution
placing that newspaper on the unfair
list. was adopted by the Federation:
Whereas, 1t has come to our at
tention that the Clarksburg News has
heen solicited to become a member of
the CIarksburg typographical Union
and participate in their deliberations
and enjoy fair conditions,
whereas, It has also come to our
attention that the Clarkshurg News
printed the bills circulated announc-
ing the meeting where the American
Federation of Labor organizer was 70
speak and said bills did not have the
Typographical Union label thereon:
therefore. be it
Resolved, That the West Virginia
state Federation or Labor requests
that the Typographical Union label
he inserted on all printed matter
used by its friends, and be it further
.'Resolved, That the above Office be
declared as unfriendly to organized
TABOR ana that each delegate be an
structed to so notify his local union
and central body and that all honor
able means be used to bring the
Clarksburg News into the r|.ion
fold"
AT l2 O'Clock noon a recess was
taken until 2 O'Clock.
At the afternoon session. which
was called to order at 2:10 O'Clock by
president WEIGH, the report of the
committee on constitution and by
laws was taken up for completion
Resolutions. extending the thanks
OF the Federation as indicated, were
adopted, as follows:
1--WE, the delegates of the second
annual state Federation OF Labor IN
convention assembled, do hereby eS-
tend orr sincere thanks for tne kino'
courteous treatment received from,
rcontinned on page 5.l