The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-05-23
DR.. Haskins Answers Plainly
Phases Of the Primary Fight

was then demanded that W. W. Wood
Company be elected from this job,
and. therefore. the contract between
Perkins & Jackson and W. w. Wood
Company broken. regardless OF the
injury and sacrifice TO Perkins &
Jackson. who are employing. and al
ways have employed. union labor. I
say Injury and sacrifice" TO Perkins
q Jackson. for w. w. Wood Company
stood pat and insisted on going
ahead Win he work according to con-
tract. Offering to employ union car
penters: but the officers OF the D
tiers union refused TO furnish union
men 20 w. w. Wood Company at any
price. and stated as their ultimatum
It was "a case OF w. W. Wood Conpa-
ny getting on the job or coming 60
the carpenters union and making
satisfactory arrangements." and this
W. W. Wood Company refused TO do.
This Is a simple. clean-cut statement
or facts. which no nan knowing the
conditions will attempt to c%ontrovert.
The case came before the Board OF
Control In this shape. Some people
would say that I'm view OF all the
facts we should have decided against
the union carpenters: but we did not.
We In a most emphatic way. advised
Perkins & Jackson, the master con
tractors. that the contract provided
Tor union labor. and union labor IL
had to be. Notwithstanding conditions
named. ! later. personally. took the
matter mp with Mr.. Perkins, as he
VIII state. and positively advised that
he and his partner must provide some
means for carrying out the letter OF
this contract as 90 the character OF
labor employed. Later a committee
OF the Trades Assembly called me
mp and told me n OF the firm OF the
W. W. Wood Company was doing the
carpenter work. which was unsatis-
factory. ! hardly knew what 10 do
next. | had done my best. and yet
the object had not been attained. W.
W. Wood Company was apparently
determined 10 20 on and complete the
contract with Perkins & Jackson. and
In doing this was. OF course. getting
the cooperation OF the union brick
layers on the job. was not vet will
ing. though. 10 give up my efforts in
behalf OF the union carpenters. and
told tho Trades Assembly committee
10 go and employ any lawyer they
chose 10 look after and secure their
rights I'm the premises. and 7 WOULD
PAY ALL EXPENSES. This. I felt,
was all left for me { do, and this is
what ! got for my pains: DOC. Has
kins double-CrOsscd union carpenters"
and J was promptly elected from my
friendly place among union working
men ! had occupied all my life. and
placed upon the unfair" list.
Makes Matter Plain.
II I should end nv story hero a
gross injustice would be done the
union men 81 this city and elsewhere;
for there was nothing OF true IN
ionism or manhood about IL. as I shall
make quite plain 10 any man who
has a reasonable amount OF gray mat
ter in his head and honor in his
breast.
First Of all. by what method of rea-
soning could I he placed on this 'un-
fair list and my two colleagues not
also placed on this list? II was all
Board Of Control business. Oh. yes.
now I have T.. I am a candidate and
the other two men are not. And
then again. Mr.. Walt Hilton is n Fan.
didate for the same Office. and Il be
came quite necessary 70 get all op.
ponents on the unfair list so he