The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-17
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING HELD IN
= TRADES ASSEMBLY HALL
LAST NIGHT.
prominent Leaders Make Addresses.
Chairman Names Committee TO
Provide Ways and Means.

Assembly hall last night. The meet
ing went on record as favoring a per.
manent organization TO work in con.
& junction with the national committee.
and committee of five was appointed
. 10 take IN the work and provide WAYS
ana means. Several resolutions were
alos adopted
I .Ihe meeting was called to order AZ
O'Clock by Louis Leonard. president
OF the Ohio Valley Trades and Labor
3 assembly. and he introduced Walter
.. Hilton as permanent chairman. Mr..
ihlton delivered short address tell.
ing the purpose Of the organization
ana explained that the meeting ba1
. De'n called Tor the purpose of awaken
| ing interest in the Industrial Relations
/ Commission lie told OF mo accon,-
! pilShments OF the commission which
! mad been appointed officially IN lool,
! INTO the Industrial unrest prevalent
/ throughout the country. and which bas
/ since been discharged. and OF the
work and efforts OF the national com
nlttee which is continuing the I'm.
Nestigation unonicially.
Two Speakers Absent.
Letters were read BY the chairman
\ ,eIIlng or the inability Of some n,
the expected speakers to reach the
cIly IN time for the meeting. One
was from George W Perkins Of chi
ago president Of the Cigar Makers
ThIoh' and another from John NJ
"ls OF Philadelphia. organizer for
-, ,Alerlcan Federation OF Labor
r., il,oh then introduced Mike 7
OF flttsburgh. secretary-treas-
I 80 me Amaleamated Association
| ~ IRON and Tin Plate Workers
/ IlShe proved himself a very
able SPEAKER and owing 70 -,
Participant In the inyestipatior - d
national commission he wa ,,ro,., M
10 explain many matters OF Inter-,
lie said When this co,,r,,tI'5,'
was appointed by President V-ilso,, =,
va looked upon in very manv in
N'"nCes as being no more or Iass ~,
SHother or those committees who oni,.
IRA" salary. but fortunateIv Co.
,nose VINO by their efforts have bean
surviving and striving To hiring ,ho,t
better condition among those yrbo
Z produce the wealth OF This co,rtr,,
ms committee took up the work ~
earnest The committee in every re-
spect ala its duty. showed no favors
ana endeavored its utmost 10 find ON,
me IeaI causes that brought about
'"hdi'lons OF industrial unrest
N0ne or us here this evening can
~ oul agree IN every instance with
me recommendation Of that corr
mission. Their reconnend.tior.
were thai the working class should
ENJOY some OF the benefits OF that
/ Wearh they produce. the enactment
OF laws that will give men selfinde-
pendence. The commission recon.
, ihehdS 10 abolish that power OF con.
centrated wealth which brushes The
spirit OF independence and makes en-
! ployes servile tools"
Strike Was Costly
Ihe speaker also attacked the meth
I DDS employed by the steel corDor,-
/ ton and asserted that this organize.
/ tion was doing everything in lis mower
against organized labor He claimed
mat during the strike 81 the mill
workers the president Of tho corpora-
/ ton sent out letters 10 an the inde.
pendent manufacturers asking them
/ 70 lend their cooperation 10 crush ont
TABOR organizations. and asserted that
labor spent 1925 900 to fight the frust
but in vain. and plants Of that com.
I pany have been operated nonunion
I ever since. He said Until wage
| workers are as one united organizy
I ton our accomplishments are not go
/ ing 70 reach perfection u doesn't
! matter what political party YOU belong
| 20 the steel corporation will give Won
a Job. but II YOU are trade unionist
| they won't"
Explains Seaman Bill
Mr. TiTre. who is very familiar with
'he Seaman BIN now before Congress.
l explained The measure 90 the audience.
Z lfe told that If meant that when "a sailor
d entered into a. contract with "a a.r..rsr.,.