Evening journal., 1908-05-06
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SCORES POLICE
Ucortinued From First Paxe.)

AContinueo from tlrut Fa&eJ
Railway Company, three Of whose officials
stood at the front door OF the hall dur
ing the entire evening and until the meet
ing adjourned at $50 a. m, telling their
employees that ell who went upstairs
would be discharged when they reported
in the morning. All this they did in a lond
tone OF voice and were not molested in
such detestible proceedings py the police.
\ despite the fact that It was the Street
Railway Union men that had paid for the
hau and not the Wilmington City Railway
Company. At no time during the night
could two workingmen stand together
in front Of the hall without being roughly
told to get In or 80 home; therefor .
be II further
Resolved by the Central Labor Union
of Wilmington, Delaware, That as Ameri-
can citizens and taxpayers OF the city Of
Wilmington, we request the Mayor and
Council and Police Commission OF our
city to order an investigation Of the
conduct Of Chief Black and Captain Evans
Of our police force on that OCCASION; aud
be Il further
Resolved. That as the controlling minds
of our police force seem anxious to help
a corporation TO reduce the wages Of US.
the people, therefore we, the citizens and
taxpayers Of organized labor. request that
the salaries OF all men connected with
our police department be reduced 20 per
cent, as they are now receiving from US
the people who employ them. fully 30 per
cent annually more than we, the peopls.
are able to earn; and be 1t further
Resolved, That the Central Labor Union
OF Wilmington, Delaware. condemn the
railways officials, Chief Black and Cap
tain Evans, charging the street railway
company with the most un-American and
cowardly intimidation and the police with
action that would outdo the Cossacks OF
Russia
On the Trolley Company
The following is the resolution on the
trolley situatlon
Whereas, The Wilmington City Railway
Company created by us, the people OF
Wilmington, Delaware. has been absorbed d
by the Interstate Railway Company. a
corporation foreign to the city OF VIII
mington and the State OF Delaware; and
Whereas The said Wilmington city
Railway Company has broken faith with
its employees and with the public in two
ways, first by taking OF a number OF
cars on the plea OF a desire not TO reduce
wage; second, by reducing the already
meagre wage Of tseir employees and
Whereas, fully 90 per cent. OF the
niokles flowing into the treasury OF the
Wilmington City Railway Company comes
from the pockets OF the toilers. the work.
ingmen. workingwomen and working chill
dren OF our city. and
Whereas. The employees OF the Whining
ton City Railway Company have formed
ton OF Street Railway Employees Of
America and are engaged in the struggle
TO bring about a condition Of the square
deal" therefore. be it
Resolved. BY the the Central Labor
Union OF Wilmington, Delaware, That we
heartily endorse their movement and
pledge the support OF organized labor to
them in everything within the law; and
be II further
Resolved. BY the Central Labor Union,
Of Wilmington, Delaware, that the action
of the Wilmington City Railway Company
is one more object lesson to the people Of
our city OF the absolute necessity Of
muncipilizing al public utilities; and be IL
further
Resolved, That the system OF spying.
shadowing and coercion adopted by the
officers Of the Wilmington City Railway
Company ais a disgrace 10 an American
city and should be resented by the en-
ployes Of that company by open assertion
Of American independence