The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-09
Convention Will be Held
Next Sunday Morn
ing.
labor ASSEMBLY MEETS.
Communication From Pc
riodical Was Tabled Be-
cause it Was Labeness.

Throwing down the gauntlet to both
political parties the Monongahela
valley Ira des and Labor Assembly
yesterday afternoon adopted a Joint
rules of order and calling for con-
yention for next Sunday afternoon,
Feb. 10. at two O'Clock to select can
didates for municipal and county Of
fices to run on the National Labor
Party ticket. Section 4 reads, "par-
hsan politics or sectarian discussions
shall not be permitted by this coun-
cil.l' -
Vice President Frank Stansberry
presided. Many speeches were made
in favor of the resolution, the cons
'sensls of opinion being that inasmuchi
as working men are largely in the
ma jority they should but into office
men who viii 1egisiate forthe people
as whole instead oS for the benefit
of "a :. class who have been reapingi
enormous profits on the necessaries
of life. Charges were made that
Congress has done nothing to decrease
the cost of loving in spite OF repeat
ed promises.
President W M. Rogers of the West
Virginia State Federation Of Labor
quoted list of profits made by man
ufacturers of commodities of daily
consumption which showed that such
concerns as the American Woolen Co.,
Central Leather Co., Pittsburgh Coal
Co., Quaker Oats Co., Swift and Co..
American Can Co., American Hide and
Leather Co. and many others, are
making from three to ten times the
net profit they earned in 1914.
Charles, F. Baker, FORMER mayor Of
Monongah, and delegate to the con-
vention at Charleston called by Gov
ernor Cornwell some time ago to dis
cuss the ways and means to combat
the high cost Of living, told of the DIFF
ftculties he had since experienced in
securing recognition or help from the
state food administrator, and called
upon all members OF the assembly to
ask all workingmen to respond to the
call to convention next Sunday.
"A communication from the North
Western Defense Committee. Indus
trial Workers OF The World, asking
for help in trial OF ten men held on
murder charge in Centralia, Wash
ington, was answered by a letter in
dorsing the demand of the committee
for Justice.
Two questions from the Literary
Digest Has prohibition been bene-
fit. to the working man and his fam.
ily?" and 'Do the workers approve
the deportation OF the Red agitators?" 2"
were consigned to the waste basket up
on the discovery that the communica-
, ton did not carry the union label.
I An investigation of report that
colored man has been collecting
money for the Initiation and dues from
employees OF the Columbia Glass Co.
for membership in the assembly with
out warning was ordered!
Twenty five dollars was voted on
the appeal OF the Johnstown Allied
Mill Workers Council of Johnstown,
Pa. for help. and resolution passed
condemnins the action Of Mayor Cauf-
field of that place ordering the own.
ers of a building to dispossess the
council OF their meeting place on the
charge that they are public nui-
sance.
A resolution was passed putting the
Jewel Tea Co. on the unfair list on
complaint OF the International Brother
hood OF Teamsters and Chauffers and
another from the Metal Polishers In,
ternational Union asking for the same
action against the Regina Company
were referred to the label committee.
The legislative committee was or
dered to consider and report on re.
quest received from the Northwest
World War veterap3 of Minneapolis.
Minn.. for action condemning the
New York assembly for their refusal
to seat five Socialist members, and
demanding the resignation OF Attor-
ney General Palmer.
Four new members qualified and
took the obligation; Fred Stubbs and
Harry Honker fro mLocal 1913, U. M.
w. of A, R r. Rowland, Local 475,
U. NJ. W. OF A. and C. H. Payne of
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