Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1909-12-23
To Now Unity
m ANnVII tKDNTVE
Belmont LABOR

A general movement, looking to
more thorough organization Of the
4 workers Of Belmont county, was
launched by President Snyder, of the
Belmont Assembly, Sunday. He adNo-
Gated an appeal to every local union
i in the county to affiliate with the Bel
mont Assembly
THE time has come" said Presi-
dent Snyder, when there must be
more unity among labor here. There
are too many separate parts, each try
ing to work out its own destiny. In
the face of the giant combinations of
lscapital that confront us it should be
plain that the only possible line of
advance, or even Of defense, for labor,
lis by presenting the solid front that
Eonly a central organization can give"
Other delegates expressed them
selves of the same idea, and it was
Unanimously decided to urge every To-
| dal in Belmont county to come into
tRs Assembly with the New Year.
Chairman J. B. O'Toole, Of the La
Dor Day Committee, reported that he
had seen Secretary George Hook, of
the West Virginia State Fair Associa-
ltion, relative to securing the grounds
for Labor Day, $780, and that Mr.,
Hook had stated that the association
had an agreement with. the Ohio Val
/ ley Assembly for the grounds on La
Dor Day whenever The State Fair dates
permitted. ;,
+ scah Flour Again.
President NJ. ], Snyder stated that he
had seen a wagon in Bellaire last week
with at least four tons of scab Ben
Hur Flour and that a big bunch of it
was left at La Roche's. He sug-
gested that the first work of the new
year be the naming of an arbitration
committee that would work to put
such flour entirely out of the Belmont
county market. Delegates O'Toole
and Reukauf both favored the plan.
r. Appeal for Swedes.
% The A. F. of LIS appeal for aid for
the locked out workers of Sweden, as
published in the Majority, was read,
and on motion of Delegate O'Toole,
the delegates were instructed to carry
the appeal back to their locals.
Ohio Unification. \
A plan for unifcation of the tMo-
Ohio Federations of Labor was read
from Secretary H. D. Thomas. of the
old (unreeognlzed) n Federation, sug-
costing joint contention of the two
Federations to]merge the two with the
designations of all officers of both bod
les. Delegates o'Toole, Tharp and
President Snyder spoke against the.
proposition, while Delegate Reukauf
favored consideration, but the chair
ruled the communication coming from
dual organization was not entitled
to consideration.
Stone Belt Trouble,
Labor troubles, including injunc-
lions, state troops, etc, in the "Stone
Belt Of Indiana, were explained in
cepmunication. as given in another
co11mn, and a donation was voted.
Deleagtez O'Toole brought up the
matter of scab labor being employed
on the BelIaire' High scheol-the cleo
trical and plastering work. He cen
sured the inspector for not notifying
labor of the work, and Delegate Reu
kauf found fault with the Assembly's
arbitration committee. The chair took
the floor on the question and reiterat
ed his contention that labor cannot
succeed without unification, and par
ticularly the building trades cannot
succeed without a building trades
council.
Hirschburg's Enmity. \
Secretary Crunelle reported that
Max Hirschburg started a movement
In BeIalre to open the stores at nlght
two weeks beofre Christmas, in direct
violation of the merchants agreement
with the clerks union, calling for work
only ten nights before Christmas, and
that, acting as an official Of the union,
Mrl Crunelle called upon him. He
was unable to change Max Hirseh-
berg's intentions, and Maier Hirschh-
berg. from the back of the store, call
ed out that the Clerks Union was "a
bunch of and ought to be
busted up and. would. be if could have
my wayl" Maier Hirschberg repeat
ed this vile remark, and with added
emphasis. including the Clerks Union
representative 10 the description, but