The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-17
REPLIES TO WEIGH
President OF Trades Assembly Takes
Exception 10 Position OF state
Labor Leader.

Knowing as We do that the charter
committee representing the ohio Valley
trades and Labor Assembly does not
'sved any explanation 10 satisfy the vast
majority OF the working people 81 our
city that II has only acted IN accordance
with the principles set down by the as
semblv. (which has always stood for
the good and welfare OF the citizens. not
nov alone hut for The past thirty
years. but IN order TO set right any who
hay have read the statement published
- Saturdays Int~rIIigenc.r. supposed To
have come from Mr.. ". = Welch. presi-
dent Of the West Virginia Federation ~
Labor who by the way - not president
81 that body We feel that i'm Justice to
inc great number OF working people
who ara represented IN the trades
assembly. that the I-'sitiou Of organized
labor relative t. supporting the commit
tee "s well aS the action OF that body.
tins statement should h- answered.
- "ant =" StsIg hEnt. nat We 90
having his own opinion ON the new
chartgr That IS q privilcTe that IS ar
corded to every individual. But when
Air. WEIGH attempts to criticise the
trades asscmbly's action. or the official
action 90. ITS officers. then We believe
D. has gone too FAR.
We SuouId asE any or an members
90 the various local unions q! this
r {, ~ they mini the same as Sir.
Nt!th when he says the assembly act
IL ha~tiiN.b when they know that long
over Il scar hEo the assembly wrote TO
>ecrotar'e~ Of all central labor bodies In
''ti"' where commission government
- ~;sd. as the workings Of that plan as
regards tl, labor movement. ~ that
when .br ti--c would come FOR the city
% Wheeling 90 vote upon a. We would
Do I' 70 position TO know Just where
We stood upo- the question from Iabor's
point Of view Ne received r'uiles from
more than 80 ,cf cent 81 thus. labor
bodies. -uCh iI4siug th- plan. also a
me American .~rderaupu OF Labor,
stating tfat all reports that unIce had
'c- Ned were to the effect that 10 was a
god form of local government Again
On e. % NAhNA NH So uN "A committee ND IEAn
urHtf "a charter uf thut form Tor the city
90 Wheeling. tHe delegates % the as
<cWHlN t~utiudiug dele gates from Sir.
Mclch s. own local No. I03. from which
o." now saws that not twenty-five ~ fae
goo mcnh"t~ VIII support the prppo-.-
tl"N tAAt t''} themselves ne I'b 10
crcatel. voted unanimously to- appoint
1't committee Later at H. special call
- meeting ~ the assembly for the sole
iLfIo>c ana approved. or turned down.
voted again unanimously tFNcrpting one
man who did not Vuteb. approving the
S.mbi, held SUNDAY March =. q vote
was taken which uutnimDu~ls re-cu-
@"rs. 10 the new charter. one delegate not
voting either FOR cor against.
~ q" the initiative and referendum
H,nd, 'h. recall We asaiu accord Mr
Meicl the VEht of his own opinion re-
lt;iV. o. the same. lut " would ask
= = '- u.t a fac; That 20" most pro-
lr"s~.,r !ti'r "igt"z cations raNe Iio.t-
'. t.r initiative and referendum and
itNr advocated tte recall as 90 .,ulttc.l
measure Ttls being true. We viii
t.', ~ az. a." W"l.Is "].'' p
against their own l"od Judgment ami
i'" trNl"" OF "i la"pi leaders uf nat
t- tn 90. assembly not allowing the
local unl"r~ 90 have % ref-r'nium vote
ur t1' ta.runr co. "ri"r~~ruert OF the
.'a'r 'tff Gus vIs dome 30 effect The
Ff.t 'ia"f-tu'Ht lt the ass-iuhi- Wa.
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i. '..H "H- u~nHrirr'u@lN re-er-
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