Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-01-28

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next Legislature. The Assembly's
COMMITTEE, while untiring in it's eff
forts, failed to be successful in carry
ing out the wishes and desires of the
workers on a account of being turned
down by the general committee on the
most important issues. Another char
ter is being drafted, or rather the old
charter is being amended by a joint
City Council Committee, to be sub
mitted to the incoming legislature
In this case I desire to suggest and
recommend that the Assembly weigh
and consider all new charters, and to
select and further the passage of the
one Offering the most protection and
welfare to the majority of our citizens,
and in the event that none of the new
charters offer any advantages to the
majority of our citizens over the old
charter in it's present form, then
would recommend for the Assembly to
use all honorable means to cause their
defeat. NJ desire to thank the commit
tee for their services.
Label Committee.
During the past year the Assembly
changed the plan of selecting the I'm
ion Label Committee instead of this
committee being appointed by the
president Of the Assembly, each local
union using the label or union shop
card was requested to elect one of its
members to serve on the Label Con
mittee, but this new plan having prov
en- unsuccessful, owing Ito the failure
of the locals to elect such members,
and the committee as appointed al
the beginning Of the year carried on
the work. The efforts of the commit
tee have been successful, and there
being more union label goods sold in
Wheeling than at any time previous.
AS this being a very important matter
to Organized Labor, l would recon-
mend that this matter be taken up by
all unions with renewed activity.
= Finances
The expenditures during the past
year through the various important
matters taken up have been rather
heavy, but same was justifable for the
importance of the work and in spite
of that the Assembly has over $4,000
cash on hand for running expenses,
but would urge that the treasury be
guarded against extravaganza, where
as under present conditions the Labor
Day Picnic receipts almost cease to be
source of revenue, and to avoid rails
ings the Capitation Tax, economy is
necessary
Labor Day Picnic.
The Labor Day demonstration and
picnic was a great success, while not
from financial standpoint but other.
wise. 1t is not necessary for me to go
into the details of the cause for lack
Of financial success. desire to thank
the committee for their faithful SER
vices rendered for the success Of that
day.
Pollock Monument Committee.
The Monument Committee, appoint
ed by the Assembly over seven years
ago to raise funds for erecting monu-
ment to the memory of the late Angus,
tus Pollock, have been untiring in
their efforts and have reached the
soint of asking for bids for the cree
ton Of same. and ting termination OF
| It's work viii no doubt be reached the
coming summer. The committee de
serves credit for its work. and its IN
firing efforts.
Labor Press.
Too much cannot be said about the
Labor Press The valuable assistance
rendered to the Assembly and its. afi
hated locals should be appreciated
and every possible assistance, 1nan
eiaIly and morally, should be rendered
the aperthe only medium through
which the wishes and desires of the
laboring masses can be expressed and
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brought to the attention of the publi<
in general
While great strides have been made
by our labor paper, having recently
lmoved into larger and better quarters
which places it in the position to rem
der stil better service.
would recommend that the Assem-
biz, through its affiliated locals ant
the labor movement Of this valley il
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