Evening journal., 1913-03-15
sA URDAY. MAR. lI5. 1913.
rOOR RETURN FOR fAITHFUL SUPPORT.


vAr E have received from Samuel C. Bond presi-
w dent OF the Bond Bottle Sealing Company, the
following letter
To the Editor Of THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Sir;-I suggest that Mrs j. W. Jackson have one
Of the Rank and File call on the writer who will
undertake to secure her position where she need
work but 81 hours per week with hair holiday
Saturday. similar offer was made to Mrs. H. f. But
Ter at tho beginning Of the campaign.
For the past hye years In fact since first employ
ing female labor. have been praccing what Mr.
Miller, the Consumers League and other advocates
are merely preaching. and no female was compelled
to work overtime and when she did (Which sell
dom) she paid
/ object to the so-called Ten-Hour Law in the
Tegisature and If il we're possible I object TO Il
more. with the amendments than without If the Con-
sumers League is sincere and really desires to OBJ
tain results it had better change its tactics and il
sble kill the present measure.
Very truly yours.
SAMUEL c. BOND.
Wilmington, Del. March H. 1918
The first paragraph OF that letter perfectly under
standable Mr.. Bond wishes Mrs j. W. Jackson
earnest supporter of the Ten-Hour Law, to send
woman or girl to him and he will give her job
where she may work "a hours week and have
half holiday Saturday
II lis dlfncut however to reconcile the statements
Mr. Bond makes in the second paragraph with those
makes in the third paragraph, the gross
Inconsistency OF thought and action. In the second
paragraph he admits that his company which
ploys and girl labor, instituted system which
called for 54-hour week with half-hoiday
Saturday. and with no compulsory overtime work
He admits that he and his business associates have
found that system to be so good that they have adj
hered to it for hve years and have practced what
the advocates OF the Ten-Hour Law preaching
Notwithstanding that fact he objects to the Ten-Hour
Law as Il introduced providing for ten-hour
day and hfty-hve hour week for and girl
employees, and he objects to still that IL
has been amended as to permit Of longer
hours of employment Nor does he stop at that In
bis display OF inconsistency He advises the Consum-
kill the Ten-Hour bill.
II is surprising that such line Of argument should
from who admits that 54-hour week and
Saturday half-holiday the right things for
en- and girl wage-earners and that he practices them
in the transaction OF his business II things are
good for him to practice five years why are they
not good enough for Mrs Jackson Mrs Butler, Miss
Margaret Hilles Shearman, Charles Warner Alfred d.
Warner, Caleb e. Burchenal the Rev Charles L. Can
dee and other estimable persons and friends
of working and girls to preach? Why should
Mr. Bond object to them writing a legislative sermon
from text that he himself has written in his busi-
ness regulations
Such contradictory and inconsistent argument as he
has advanced in the above letter viii make no appeal
to Delawareans. They too sensible to be moved
by letter Of that sort from who by his busi-
ness practices conradicts fatty his business theories
Can 1t be possible that Mr. Bond is one OF those who
hold to the opinion that government has no right 10
regulate private business society has no right to
protect itself against the evil employ
ers overworking and underpaying men, women and
children? We hope not because n that be his men
tai attitude. he mas stood still while humanity has
advanced Many Of the largest employers Of labor in
america today not only accept but advocate govern
mental regulation not only regards the hours and
conditions OF labor but also regards the more inti-
mate AFFAIRS Of their business conduct Mr. Bond can
not be Of that fact Why he should object
to and girls who are not so favoraby sti-
ated are those in his employ receiving a square
deal at the hands Of the Legslature why he should
object 10 the unselhsh and highly-commendable ef-
forts Of noble-hearted and TO do some
thing in their behalf it is dihicult to conceive Were
he who already had recognized the business
Of the very demands that being made now in their
behalf his position of antagonism would be easier
to understand His argnment against the Ten-Hour
bill is wrecked upon the rock Of his own business
precept and practice and the confessions contained in
his letter
We do not think however that the fact that Mr..
Bond is opposed to the bill is nearly important
the fact that the Committee Labor the state Sen
ate has mutilated the bill with amendments and that
II has refused thus far to remove those runous
amedments at the solicitation Of the friends
Of the measure
That committee is composed Of Senators Walker
sReinhardt Ewing and Gormley, OF this county. and
Senator Walls, OF Kent county. Senator's Walker.
Reinhafdt and Ewing are Republicans and they are
the three members OF the committee who insist that
the bill be loaded down with those amendments