Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-02
Assembly RO8Sts
Root Amendment

Condemnation of the Root amend
ment to the immigration bill now
pending in the United States Senate
was voiced by the Ohio Valley Trades
and Labor Assembly Sunday when
motion 10 instruct the secretary to
write our representatives to that eff
feet was unanimously carried. The
matter was brought up by Delegate
Ice, who declared that the plan on
foot was to make this country cats
paw of any foreign monarchy and
have us send back for punishment
the political prisoners who have es-
capped. This country, he declared,
should always be a refuge for politi-
cal refugees and the oppressed of all
nations.
Clerks Thank Assembly.
Retail Clerks No. 1856 thanked the
Assembly for the assistance of the
Trades Union movement in the battle
they have had to organize some OF
the Wheeling stores Organizer Red:
ding reported the affair of the Hub
satisfactorily settled.
Viii Furnish Up
The trustees were instructed to
secure estimates on new floor COW
ering, metal ceiling and electric
lighting. @
State Body to Meet.
The executive board was made a
committee of arrangements to pro
vide for suitable entertainment for
the delegates to the state federation
of Labor convention to be held here
within a few weeks. They were in
,structed to offer the federation the
use of the Assembly quarters free OF
charge.
Bill Posters Complain
Several bill posters were present
and A. w. RAIDER, acting as spokes-
man, complained that some persons
were threatening to put candidates
on the unfair list unless they had
them do their sign lacking. They
were informed that the mater was
not before the Trades Assembly and
that it could not come before the
Assembly unless official action was
taken by some affiliated local, and
with the promise to notify them If
such development occurred, the bill
posters withdrew.
Mothers Day
Delegate Fran Zottz brought up the
fact that the next meeting, of the
Assembly would be held on Mothers
Day" and he suggested that every del
egate wear white flower or white
ribbon in honor of his mother. The
suggestion was adopted.
WooIworth Strike
Delegate Ross Jump, of the Bel
mont Assembly, reported that the
strike of the clerks against the
Woo1worth five and ten cent store
was still on,
Harmony Committee
After a lengthy discussion anent
the Harmony Committee, the recon-
mendation Of the committee was &C
cepted namely: that the Trades AS
senlbly representatives on the com
mittee werc not authorized to eff
cially represent the assembly in the
adjustment of any difficulty ~between
capital and labor, unless especially
so instructed for tina particular case
MoundsvilIe Invites.
The Moundsville Assembly had
communication before the Assembly
inviting the delegates to attend the
first Labor Sunday memorial serv
ices to be held by that body, mex
SUNDAY week. The invitation wal
accented with the understanding thai
all delegates who SO desired, attend
Parkersburg Replies.
The secretary of the Parkersburs
Trades and Labor Assembly, reply
ing to a letter of inquiry sent out b.
the Assembly, answered that hi
would send data later as to the work
ings of the commission form Of gov
eminent in Parkersburg.