Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-09-21
For Wood
Work Already Let

is scheming to erect the Market Au-
ditorium with non.union Labor
1t has long been apparent 70 those
who perused and profited BY the signs
of the times, that Wheeling's reputa-
ton for unionism was distasteful, to
our local representatives Of big bust
ness, and it was the most natural
thing in the world that they would
conceive the idea Of erecting the audi
forum by non-union Labor and thus
| provo 10 prospective capitalist resi-
dents that the boosted strength of
IUnionism in Wheeling was buga-
boo, and that wines ng would be a
good place to locate their prospective
scab factory.
Of course, the. open-shoppers have
mot heralded forth this Intention.
IThey have endeayored to be secret
about it, and it has been very discon-
certing to them to have the Majority
continually exposing their schemes,
usually before they hatch ont as in
the case of the Municipal League.
And as when Wheeling business men,
headed by William e. Stone. impress
ed upon the Wheeling newspapers,
with whom they adyertise), the adj
visibility of suppressing news in
favor of the laboring class. ~
But the cat is out Of the bag again.
Non-union men are to work on the
auditorium if it is possible TO eircum-
vent organized habors tbs first step
was when the Open-Shopp emas-
culated the union labor clause in the
Auditorium contract accepted by coun
| Gil, and tackled on to the words:
"Shall employ union labor"-the
added words: sas far as practicable" "
LIT is now up to the enemies Of Labor
to say how practicable it is to employ
union workmen.
|. The battle is to be started on the
carpenters and plumbers. The first is
chosen because the carpenter work is
big end of the work, and both are
chosen because they have no closed
shop-thanks to the Vaccinations OF
the men who control the Auditorium
company.
That the carpenters are selected
for the slaughter has been made very
apparent to E. J. Weekly. president
Of the Ohio Valley Carpenters District
ICouncil. He has called upon various
lnersons of influence in the Auditor
Eium proposition in the effort to have
an assurance that only union carpen-
ters would be employed, but has fall
/ ed to receive such assurance.
Perkins and jackson have the gen.
oral contract for the erection of the
5uilding. They informed Mr.. Weekly
that the contract for the woodwork
had bene let to the W. w. Wood Go.
I1nasmuch as the w. w. Wood Co. is
1.-The only local firm that the carpen-
Itars consider absolutely unfair to
them. and inasmuch as Mr.. Perkins
Twas well aware of that fact, this can
only be considered as throwing down
the gauntlet.
| Mr.. weekly called upon George p
lLutz, president of the Auditorium
Company, and urged the considera
tion of Union Labor, but Mr.. Lutz
would only reply that there was nc
trouble no NOW" As the scheme IN
the past. as worked by the Board q
Control on the Pump House, and BY
4ba board Of Education on the High
school was to consider the mattel
AFTER it was over the plan OF pro
crastination can readily be seeI
through.
AFTER some fruitless conversation
| during which Mr.. Lutz kept MT
weekly standing in the hallway. th'
former produced a stenographer t.
take down the conversation. Wheel
the stenographer appeared, the follow
| ing conversation took place:
Mr. weekly r. Lutz. viii yol
call ! meteing of the board Of direc
ltors Of the Auditorium Company s.
that Iabor's representatives can ap
pear before them"
Mr.. Lutz No.
That was all. Mr.. Weekly aske'
Tor but did not receive. q copy OF tn
stenographic report Of this converse