The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-01
POLICE CALLED TO QUILL DIS
oHos s.I pvs s,so TIE
Meeting Called For Purpose o. ols
cussirg Strike-Agitstors Aoopt
Resolution Against Miners
Leaderu-

The United Nine Workers Of Bel
monf county held a mass meeting
Tuesday afternoon In Bellaire and
there was a great crowd IA attend
Anee The meeting was held IN n.
auditorium OF the city building and
was called at the instance OF BeIiaIre
Union No. z3ss and No. ~ OF Glencoe
20 consider two resolutions thai had
been prepared AT a meeting recently.
me hrst resolution urged all miners
Unions In Ohio 10 hold mass meetings
70 m limit Of Is days for the oper-
stors To sign the scale as dernanded
~ The Officials OF the organization
tnd failing TO reach an Agreement by
nat time. all settlements be declared
,n Tor a specified period. and urFed
ne state officials to raise funds 70
AIRY The strike To a successful issue.
ilso To investigate the policy OF the
pauonal organization IN Withholding
benefits from the Ohio miners
The second resolution was more
drastic than the FIRST and contained
me Following. That we ask that all
miners that are working, 20 stop in
sympathy with the Ohio miners: that
" mere IL not n settlement soon. we
ASK That steps be taken 10 have deliv.
cry OF coal. that is now being hauled
through Ohio. stopped.
The meeting had Organized temper
arily and while the chairman was be-
ing nominated. followers OF the I. w.
w: disrupted the session with their
cries and arguments. The men who
had called the meeting marched into
me hall with the national colors and
made strenuous efforts TO have the
meeting continue in order that the
resolutiong could be adopted. They
were powerless and in a few minutes
the temporary chairman declared the
meeting adjourned. The officials left
me hall In disgust giving way 10 tns
followers OF the l. w W. who con
tinued the meeting without even the
tormality OF selecting a chairman.
Police Called.
During the trouble between the
loyal members of the miners union
and the ]. w. w. contingent. the DO
lice were called into the hall TO keep
down any trouble that might occur
Hardly had the police entered the hall
when they were informed that the
meeting was for miners only and not
Cops. At this point Homer Wilson IN
sisted that the meeting 20 into exc
cutive session and that all persons
not members OF the United Mine
Workers be asked TO leave the hall
see SOME newspaper reporters IN
the hall. he said, and we don't want
hem In the meeting, for they never
tell the truth"
Following the burst Of oratory the re-
porters courtcously retired. and with
them also "A number OF miners ioyal 10
the United Mine Workers. among them
the OFFICIALS OF the Glencoe union. The
l. W. w contingent was left In full
charge. hut the meeting proved a farce
ss Tar az Accomplishing anything was
siavish speaker got the floor and
said he favored the adoption OF reso-
luton demanding settlement OF the
coal strike within ten days, and giving
the operators that period to decide. III
not granted by that time. he favored the
ohio miners taking a vote demanding
Mine Workers call a general strike
throughout the country for two years
Adopt Resolutions.
Following his address. series OF
resolutions was presented. In substance
As follows; We demand Immediate re-
lief and ask President Moore TO Inter
code Immediately IN securing aid: that
we ask all the local unions In the state
70 adopt "A resolution TO elect delegates
OF this meeting that we withdraw from
the national organization. that when
work u resumed that we refuse 20 nav
dues and strike benefits 20 the national
organization that We aim 10 build up
our own local organization so that IN
time OF trouble We car 20 TO our own
treasury and get the benefits that shourd
be ours at this time. but which we have
failed 20 receive. only $3.50 has been
received since the FIRST OF April when
the strike was declared
The resolutions were discussed at
great length and during the discussion
one OF the foreigners who had left the
meeting when the 4. w. w contingent
interferred. entered the hall and chai-
lenged the entire bunch TO fight. His
entrance disrupted thu meeting for the.
escond time and the spectators made u
rush for the man. who speedily left fol-
lowed to the street by the angry crowd
The police were kept busy and 10 insure
the safety OF two Of the men they were
placed under arrest and locked in Jail
until the excitement subsidized. when they
were released
while the excitement was AZ It's height
on the street many citizens expressed
sympathy for the United Mine Workers
but scored the l. W W. and the feeling
against the organization IS becoming
Intense In Reilaire