The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-14
Detectives Brought Here are Being Spotted
by Many Local Workmen.
NO BOARDING HOUSES FOR STRANGERS
The Above Company Will Quarter Eighteen
Men in the Machine Shop Because the
Hotels Will Not Receive Them.
Resolution Adopted by Will
mington Lodge,

tween labor and capital the machnlStS
of Wilmington, acting in concert with
their fellow workmcn throughout the
nited States, have submitted to their
employers the proposition that instead
of The long hours of labor heretofore re-
uuircd Il labor day should hereafter CON
sist Of nine hours Of working time; and
Whereas, The justice of this claim for
u nine hour working day has been nc
ccpted in Il fair and honrable manner and
with an appropriate appreciation of the
rights Of workngmen by the following
named firms:
American Die and Tool Go.
Ilnles - Jones Go.
Remington Machine Co.
Pusey 4 .Iones co.
Delaware Hard Fibre Co.
George w. Baker & Go.
jackson II Sharp Go.
Trump Bros. Machine Go.
\. l.. llcnlerer Sons.
Chicago Electrical Hose Co.
Novelty Machine Go.
Il. i. Slocomb X Go.
Il. +. Shaw Co.
Belts Machine co.
Diamond State Steel Go.
Delaware Machine Co.
i.obdell Car Wheel Go.
Walker Il Elliott.
| Whereas. Disregarding the just de-
manls of the machinists of the city of
Wilmington. acting in concert with their
fellow workmen throughout the United
States the following firms in the city
Of Wilmington have refused compliance
with the lust demands Of the Whining
ton workingmcn:
Harlan X Hollingsworth Co.
j. Morton Poole Go.
Whereas. One of the last mentioned
firms. the Harlan X Hollingsworth Co.
with design to injure the workiHemer
of W Wilmington. have malicionsly on
dravored to create the impression tha
the Wilmington machinists We're not law
abung citizens: and have caused thei
works to be 50 guarded as to create th
impression that the workingmen of VIII
mngton were about 10 resort to mol
. violence. The viciousneSs Of the Hal
, Ian K Uollingsworth Co. in this matte
! is well understood The testimony Q
I clergymcn of every denomination. tn
, universal support of the leading citizen
. of Wilmington and the unanimous SUI
q mort of the public press of the city
. Wilmington. all testify 10 the good orde
n peacnble behavior and law abiding cha
r ncter Of the machinists Of Wlmlngto
II nov engaged in n contest for thrif ln'
Il rights. The Harlan X Iollingswort
(. Company cannot by their nciarions go
q duct turn from the maehinists of WI
# mington the approval Of their felloN
citizens. This attempt to intlmida
workingmcn by dragging in unnecrssafl
r thc powers Of the city government W
IN meet with the eXercration of all none
j. mcn: wherefore be i
70 Resolved That we. the machlnistS
20 Wilmington in public meeting asseiiplt
"a do hereby appeal to his Excellency
N, Governor of delaware. to summon
III tsnocial session the Legislature or 7
,r Estate in order that there may
Ipromptly passed adequate legislation
;, tbe protcction Of workngmen in tins q
~ otber contests for their rights. ana
~ thereby invoke the Legislature to pass
~ j,w creating Board of Arbitration
az disputes between labor ana cnpilai, 81"
~ Cd with adequate powers TO cstaii
nm iustice when disputes arise aiiectlhs
III welfare of American workingmcn. I
~, Ia nrotect the business c"nhmtlii
AGAINST the ruinous losses occasioned
lov the ill-consilercd and unJnSt ac'ioh
n arbitrary and selfish men.
.on Edward v. Gipp, proprietor =,
w. delaware House denies that scan
,ha rhinists have their headquarters at I
vas hotel. lie says wv. y"
rjSo them accommodations.