Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-12-16

,o under false representation by
s;n, is. contended in their own affida-
Wits. voluntarily made.
This is the desperate straits to
,rbich the millionaire packers have
hoon driven in their attempt to de-
strOy the organization of the men
chose work has made the Schenk
millions.
Nm Monday the INFLUX began. Mon
aav evening 35 men came in over the
wheeling and Lake Erie from Cleve-
land secured through the strike break
ing agency of John T. Shields, known
90 the Star Employment Agency.
THEW were unloaded, like cattle, at
tho Peninsula, and driven in drove
IL the old schenk home at Fulton and
linked UP like criminals.
In the morning IS of these men left,
as soon as they learned of the true
conditions, and were able to escape.
All told stories of Misrepresentation.
All claimed that they would never
have come had they known of the
existing strike.
Plays European War.
According to these men, Albert
Schenk played the European war and
his German origin on their sympathies
They say he told them that there had
been antagonistic nationalities at the
plant and that he had discharged
them, and wanted to fill the packing
house with good Germans, and Aus
uia-Hungarian races. He was himself
such a good German, they say be
told them, that he didn't want any
man working for him who was not
also good German. s
Other Lies.
To others, they report, he told them
that there had been a strike some
time ago. but that it had been fixed
up and settled with the union, but
that a good many of the men had
gone away, and they needed extra
hands.
But all report that he told them
there was no labor trouble now.
More Come.
On Tuesday evening eight more
men were brought in from Cleveland,
but Harry Shields, secretary of the
union, met the train at Martins Ferry
and by the time the train reached
Wheeling he had succeeded in explain
ing the situation to them, and all
agreed to stay. out of the plant.
The train was met at the station
by two automobiles in which were
two Of the Schenk's, and thu sthe I'M
usual spectacle was presented Of the
Schen's being willing to ride working
men in the automobiles which their
labor had bought, but which they did
not own.
In one of the Schenk automobiles
was the manager of the Star strike
breaking agency at Cleveland, who
Ntrantically endeavored to get the men
IN, but Harry Shields and others kept
them, by explanation, from falling In
to the clutches of the exploiters.
One man, though, went along with
the Schenk's in the mix-up. They goi
his grip in the automobile, and, ma
turally, he followed his baggage
When he got in the machine, they
held him and argued with him and
pleaded. All the>while they had thu
machine going at high speed toward
Fulton.
The Case of Frank 10th.
Hear the rest of the story as he tolt
IL to Majority man:
They got me to Fulton and tool
me to a place to stop, where all tn
o'aef men were. They kept me Their
all night. The place is dirty, filthy
could not sleep. l sat up in q chat
al night. In the morning they too
NE with the others to the pachn
pant They told me to go to worl
SAID l would not go to work, that
could see there was a strike, and
would not be a scab. A man whom
'oOK to be the engineer urged me I
say Then three different Unite
o'ates Meat Inspectors urged me
say They found out 1 was a skille
Ou'cner, and the men they have thel
are not butchers, y
They had told me at Clevelan
snefe was working for the Cley
'ano Provision Company, that tks
Would give m ga good job here at $l
week and free board at a goe
sO'el / thought it was strange tn
Iey should be willing to give fr,
w "'o' but they said it was becau
ms ' virginia was a dry state a
s., . could not keep good mon he