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Letter to Editor
April 7, 1911
The Wheeling Intelligencer
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
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In a letter from Wheeling, WV, on April 6, I.V. Barton, a labor representative, corrects a published misunderstanding portraying the Municipal Improvement League as anti-labor, endorses it after meeting its committee, and affirms its worthy purposes and support for equal law enforcement. (214 characters)
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Issues Statement and Endorses Municipal Improvement League—a Misunderstanding Corrected
Wheeling, W. Va., April 6.
To the Editor of the Intelligencer:
Sir: In view of the fact that a misunderstanding seems to have been created, I desire to submit the following statement:
In your issue of April 5th, a card appeared signed by the Municipal Improvement League. The same card was published in other papers. Reading this card I was led to believe that the Municipal Improvement League was organized for the purpose and with the intent of opposing, in some manner, labor interests in the City of Wheeling. In that card I was quoted as saying that I had no inquiries from manufacturers for sites in Wheeling and vicinity. In your issue of this morning I published a card intended to correct what I thought was a mis-quotation of myself. Today I met part of the General Committee of the Municipal Improvement League consisting of the following gentlemen: Geo. E. Sufel, Geo. M. Snook, W. E. Stone, A. L. Meyer, Geo. W. Lutz and A. W. Paull and with them discussed at length the purpose of the league and its relation to the labor of the city. I am satisfied from the statements made from these gentlemen that they have no intention to oppose lawful labor interests or to antagonize labor in any of its honorable and worthy aspirations. I am convinced that the purposes of the league are worthy and I believe that the understanding which seems to have been spread in the community to some extent, namely, that the league is unfriendly to labor, does its members an injustice.
Every law abiding citizen expects laws to be equally enforced against all men, and as a representative of labor I can heartily endorse this movement.
I. V. BARTON
Wheeling, W. Va., April 6.
To the Editor of the Intelligencer:
Sir: In view of the fact that a misunderstanding seems to have been created, I desire to submit the following statement:
In your issue of April 5th, a card appeared signed by the Municipal Improvement League. The same card was published in other papers. Reading this card I was led to believe that the Municipal Improvement League was organized for the purpose and with the intent of opposing, in some manner, labor interests in the City of Wheeling. In that card I was quoted as saying that I had no inquiries from manufacturers for sites in Wheeling and vicinity. In your issue of this morning I published a card intended to correct what I thought was a mis-quotation of myself. Today I met part of the General Committee of the Municipal Improvement League consisting of the following gentlemen: Geo. E. Sufel, Geo. M. Snook, W. E. Stone, A. L. Meyer, Geo. W. Lutz and A. W. Paull and with them discussed at length the purpose of the league and its relation to the labor of the city. I am satisfied from the statements made from these gentlemen that they have no intention to oppose lawful labor interests or to antagonize labor in any of its honorable and worthy aspirations. I am convinced that the purposes of the league are worthy and I believe that the understanding which seems to have been spread in the community to some extent, namely, that the league is unfriendly to labor, does its members an injustice.
Every law abiding citizen expects laws to be equally enforced against all men, and as a representative of labor I can heartily endorse this movement.
I. V. BARTON
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Persuasive
Social Critique
What themes does it cover?
Social Issues
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Municipal Improvement League
Labor Interests
Wheeling West Virginia
Misunderstanding Corrected
Equal Law Enforcement
What entities or persons were involved?
I. V. Barton
To The Editor Of The Intelligencer
Letter to Editor Details
Author
I. V. Barton
Recipient
To The Editor Of The Intelligencer
Main Argument
i. v. barton corrects a misunderstanding that the municipal improvement league opposes labor interests in wheeling, based on a meeting with its committee, and endorses the league as worthy and supportive of equal law enforcement.
Notable Details
Meeting With Committee Members: Geo. E. Sufel, Geo. M. Snook, W. E. Stone, A. L. Meyer, Geo. W. Lutz, A. W. Paull
Reference To Cards Published In Newspapers On April 5th And This Morning
Endorsement As A Representative Of Labor