Evening journal., 1914-08-19
Defend THE JOINT
LABOR DAY PARADE
Central Labor Union Adopts
Resolution About Cham
ber of Commerce
AFFIRM CONFIDENCE
IN THE MERCHANTS

Members of the Central Labor
Union at a meeting last night adopt
ed resolutions scoring the Chamber
of Commerce for issuing letter re-
Gently disclaiming the Chambers
connection with the proposed joint
Labor Day parade. The resolution
pdopted follows:
Whereas, The initial number of
the monthly bulletin of the Chamber
of Commerce, Delaware, IN giving
reasons why that organization pro-
fcsses to be sthe ideal Chamber Of
Commerce, states that il strives to
promote closer relations between all
of the people OF the city, and
Whereas, In a special bulletin is
sued upon the signature of the Presi-
dent of the Chamber of Commerce.
this special bulletin disavowing the
sanctioniRg the Greater Wilmington
Labor Day Parade in which the dele
gates assembled here tonight and the
! business people of the community are
SO much interested and
{ Whereas, This said disavowal
opens with the following misstate-
gotten abroad from some statement
made in the press of this city, and
from letters published by irrespon-
sible parties. that the Chamber of
/ Commerce was intending to parade
OH Labor Day in company with a
strictly union organization'-thi
statement being a positive misrepre-
sentation Of facts which can easily be
proved by the members Of the joint
committee which is representing
labor in the coming demonstration
and
Whereas. The irresponsible par
ties referred to-the only ones VIII,
have so far written letters about tn,
parade are DR.. Emanuel Schneider
David Snellenburg, j. Winfield Scot
and John c. Saylor, are men witt
have our confidence and whom w
know made no misstatements; II
fact made exact and precise state
ments showing that the merchant
of Wilmington contemplated or wer
going to parade with the labor or
ganizations-thu demonstrating tina
the Chamber OF Commerce has moth
ing at all TO do wit hthe matter an
Whereas, The state of Delawar
annually through the legislature ap
propriates the sum OF $4,000 towar
the maintenance of the Delawar
State Fair: thus assisting the grea
institution in a financial manner
demonstrating that the fair is some
thing that should be supported b
one and all alike, and
Whereas. This special bulletin G
the president of the Chamber of Con-
merce shows that the Chamber {
/ Commerce is not striving To promo;
/ closer relations between all of III
1 people of the city: therefore be IL
n Resolved. That we. the Cohtri
= Labor Union. representing Thousand
Of the working people of Wilmingto
q and vicinity. in turn 'disavow' a
2. knowledge OF the Chamber Of Con
meroe having anything to do with tn
! coming Greater Wilmington Labc
; Day Parade;' we knowing that it
. an organization strictly run by th
president, secretary and board of d
> rectors; its individual members ha'
ing as much TO say I'm the manag,
ment of the affairs as deaf and dun
men in an asylum; and that the'
aforesaid gentlemen's manner
!, showing what their orders are
= issue them in a monthly or 'speciS
u bulletin; that meetings are a mo
;, unusual occurrence, unless meetini
!. Of the board OF directors may be
' called and that the rank and fl
n of the membership is positively di
p gusted with the arbitrary actions
e the said men who are in reality stri
ing to drive trade away from w
# mington instead of encouraging
and be It further
l. Resolved. That we reaffirm o
!. confidence in tho merchants OF w
mington, who arc cooperating wi
n. us 10 hold Greater Wilmington La
or Day Parade:' we knowing Ill
n these men are the backbone of {
v real progressive spirit of the time
men who are striving to promo
n, closer relations between all of I
IL people of the city thus making W
mington a better city in which
n live, and further cooperate W
rs. the working people to the extent