Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-06-06
Market Auditorium Situation
Nov Reaches Acute Stage

vine out organized LdDoI III WHeet
iro is being borne out every day in
10 Market Auditorium situation
Those who believe themselves "mer
chant princes and captains of indus
nv" have set out to destroy what
tbav believe 10 be the only obstacle
IN tbe full qualification of their own
creed. AID they are leaving nothing
nndope 10 bring this end about.
As a result, the Market Auditorium
situation has become acute-for
them.
# has brought about a refusal of all
crafts 10 work on the Auditorium, and
unon any ether jobs in the city being
carried on by contractors unfair to
the CARPENTERS. And it will bring
about a general strike of all building
crafts on all Jobs in the city, if the
robbie is not speedily ended. The
BrrKlayers With a spirit of solidarity
that is being commended by Labor all
oypr the United States, left the Au-
dilorillm and all other jobs where non
mou carpenters were employed, and
this brilliant lead was followed by
every other craft in the city. The
Painters, stating that contracts pre-
vented their taking similar action
Immediately, have served notice that
on June Il every union painter will
leave any job in the Ohio Valley
where a non-union man of any other
craft is employed This will make
the tie-up complete on all jobs carried
on by nonalion contractors.
And if this does not bring the Open
Shoppers 10 their senses, there will
undoubtedly be general strike Of
the building trades, with every man
on strike until every contractor I'M
iOnizes his work.
The openshoppers.
Labor considers William e. Stone,
Of Stone & Thomas, as the chief
OpenshonpeI With the unpleasant
recollection OF his part in the big
street car strike years ago, of his
unwelsome activity during the period
in which the Steel Trust crushed the
union ont OF its mills and reduced its
employees to slavery, and his leader
ship in the movement by business
men which resulted in compelling the
daily newspapers of Wheeling to
suppress Labor news-all this has
been broush. out afresh by his atti-
tude throughout the Market Auditor
ium controversy. Men who served
On the coMnittees that met with COM
mltteeS d which Stone was men,
Der agreed that his attitude was
altagoniStic to Labor, but even were
this not trae they are firm in the
CONVICTION Hat he could settle the pre-
sent matter any time he chose to say
TIE word He boosted of being tie
man who raised the money for the
Auditorium. and Labor is convinced
mat if he did not want non-union La
DOT employee in the construction OF
.Aebuilding it would not be employed.
Council Will Act.
IN jane Il he matter of revok.hg
'ne ordnance Will be before council.
Mayor Sch,Aidt served notice on the
Auditorium company to cease work
ueeause Of tie direct violation of the
section in the ordinance providing for
union labor and served notice that
"uniel would be appleaded' to after
.f'y days q revoke the ordinance
Of their failure to comply. The com
pAuy' Stone l.utz and all the rest OF
-e opensaoQeers ignored the orders
VI NE city s9fernment and defled the
'a". 50 the matter will be laid before
Council
'''e@uH SFrai pressure Is being
Yl0uSAi 'o~Nnar by Big Business to
..~uee cogneI to permit the violation
" Ae law AID some of the members
y. ne pres2#f body are expected &c
-S"eF 10 f'lair Masters voice, but
@OOr IS Still confident that the city
. .Y4le4 VII invoke the ordinance. In
event, work so far done will
s.:' T.' 70 Tie city, and the city car
80 NE Work with decently pa
, ,v'AeFs ana SAVE many thousands OF
, ,''.A'S thai waal3 otherwise go into
private Pockets
~ Threaten Court Proceedings.
sn .-s oasnsAoppers have already
s ns0yed attorneys and threaten cour
NJ 'e'lnss Going on the theory tina
~, wy o. Wheeling has no RICH
n. W. no4ey Kings are bound to re
ssis 'Aey announce boldly through
ps,s ;. s'''e acAspittle daily newspa
= Aa' tAef will go beyond the cit.
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