The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-07-15
SUN HELPED !
STRIKERS
Made Hard Fight For the Lador-
ing Men.
ENDORSED BY MACHINISTS
other Papers Did all Possible to
Hurt the Recent Movement
For q Nine
Day.

With the end of the local machinists'
strike which is now in sight comes praises
from all of the strikers and workmrn
in general for the great work done by
rhe Sun in forwarding the nine hour
movement. From the time the shorter
lay was first talked of in this city The
Sun became Interested in the movement.
It voluntarily took up the fight and has
continued to stand by the machinists III
their efforts to obtain their just rights.
For weeks previous to May 20 when
the strike was first inaugurated, it was
tavorably looked upon by the manage
ment Of The Sun. Valuable space was
given to the machinsis' cause and a
fair and complete report was printed Of
III the meetings held to discuss the
movement. These facts soon became ap
parent to the nlachiniSts and were great
IN Appreciated To show their apprecia
.ion for The Suns voluntary fight for
thcir interests the machinists at large
mass meeting held in the Smith Build
ing. No. 610h Market street on the even
ing of May Is adopted the following
resolutions:
"W'hnrcas, We have heard with
much pleasure that The Sun is about
to become Il union Office. and
"Whcrcas, The management OF The
Sun has voluntarily taken up our
fight for shorter hours without re-
dntcion Of pay. therefore he it
"Resolved. That We, the union ma
chinists Of this city do hereby recon-
mend The Sun to our fellow crafts-
mon and brother unionsts as the
only fair and impartial newspaper
il Wilmington and be il
''Rrsolvcd. That copy Of these
resolutions he sent to The Sun and
the Monthly Journal"
While The Sun was fighting for the
machinists and doing everything possible
70 forward the movement other local
papers We're fighting against it. The
movement was criticised in both the edi-
torial and local columns Of all the other
local papers. The machinists soon be-
'amc indignant at the unfair treatment
they were receiving from the Dthey
Dapcrs. The strikers almost to n man
subscribed for The Sun and refused to
read any other paper. On all occasions
when there was any news or any state
mcntS to make The Sun was always the
first TO get them. The public soon he
"amc aware that the only correct ac-
count of the strike could he found in
The Sun and subsequently became sub
Scrihels for the paper,
During the first few weeks Of the
trikc The Suns circulation was more
than doubled. The circulation Of the
pthcr local papcrS began TO fall off day
by day. BY its continued and deter
mined stand for the machinists The Sun
forced all other local papers 10 favor the
trikcrs in a like MARINER. Several days
lftcr the strike was started local papers
that had been criticising the machinists
were forced by The Sun TO abandon their
tactics.
II has in every issue since May 90
:ivcn four and FIVE columns Of interest
ing labor news. II has not only given the
orrcct situation of the local strike but
The general labor ncws from all parts
IF the country. which is something that
was never before attempted by a local
newspaper. The Sun has made hundreds
" friends by brfricnding the working
man. II will continue to print important
tabor news from all parts IF the country.