Evening journal., 1915-08-04
LABOR WILL JOIN
IN SHELLPOT RALLY
Hope to Have Industrial
Commissioner to Address
the Workers
ASK Mr.. WALES
FOR AN APOLOGY

At the semi-monthly meeting of the
Central Labor Union last evening a
full report was received from H. A.
w. Behen, of the Labor Day commit
tee. The committee recommended
to the labor movement that a rally
be held at Shellpot Park. on Monday,
September g. The committees re-
port was accepted and the afillated
local delegates were instructed TO
report the arrangements back TO their
locals II is the intention OF the
committee to secure as principle
speaker. Frank p. Walsh. chairman
Of the United States Commission on
Industrial Relations All Of the ar
rangements will have been perfected
by the next c. L. u meeting when
the afiliated locals will report their
cooperation
Instruction was given TO the or
ganization committee to arrange OF
once for the organization OF metal
trades council composed of metal
working unions
The special committee appointed
at the special meeting of the G. L. Z.
July 29 reported at length. Chair
man Behen stated that the Street
and Sewer Department had held its
meeting yesterday when Leonard E.
Wales presented the proposed resolu-
tion. as the representative Of BARRIERS
and saloonkeepers. and J. Frank Ball,
attorney for organized labor, present.
ed an argument against the passage
of the resolution.
II was reported that the matter was
now up to City Solicitor Hastings to
make a report before the directors
would take action upon the resolu-
tion. The following letter was order
ed sent to Mr.. Wales:
August 8. 1915
Leonard Z. Wales. Esq. Wilmington,
Delaware.
Dear Sir: AS the representative Of
certain saloonkeepers and employing
BARRIERS. you appeared at the meeting
of the Street and Sewer Department
today TUESDAY. August 81 and pre-
sented arguments in favor OF the pas
sage of your proposed resolution,
which, if enacted, would regulate"
picketing.
In the presence Of the directors Of
the Street and Sewer Department.
representatives of the press. delegates
to our organization representative OF
our affiliated organizations as well
as delegations of saloonkeepers and
employing BARRIERS, you stated in part
of your argument that tabor was
worthless" and then a few seconds
later added the word financially"
At our meeting held tonight, it wai
the unanimous opinion that you are mis-
taken in your viewpoint We ask you
who is il that makes a city prosperous
YOU must answer the worker We ssl
you who is it that the burden of tax
paying and rent paying is placed upon
You must answer the worker We asl
you who it is that spends the mos
money in the Wilmington storesl Yol
must answer the worker We ask yol
where YOU get the words "worthles
financially" We ask you whether tn
clients you represent would be able t.
make their business a success, were i
not for the support of the hosts of labor
You stated that YOU were not arguing
against the rights of labor to organize
later on. but that does not suffice. w
believe you labor under a misconceptioi
when you say we are worthless a
worthless financially.
Organized labor believes that you ow
it an apology, not only on your persona
behalf. but upon the behalf of your eli
ents as well.
Very truly yours,
Central Labor Union.
John Rein, Jr, Recording Secretary.
The secretary was instructed tc
communicate with the Board Of Pub
lie Utility Commissioners. stating
that the Central Labor Union doe;
not approve Of its holding its meet
ings at the call of the president, ant
that the organization favors the hold
ing of the meetings Of the board ac
cording to the original constitution
which was amended to read at th'
call Of the president. The secretary
was instructed to notify the commits
sioners that a letter from the com
mission dated July 21, did not reacl
the c. L. U. until the next day: tina
the letter stated that a meeting o
the comission would be held on th'
evening of July 21, at which theri
would he a public hearing to whicl
the c. l.. u. was invited, thus falling
to give organized labor an oppor
tunity of notifying its interested
delegates in time for their attendance
at the meeting.
II was stated that the next meetini
Of the building trades section will b.
held at No. 610 1-2 Market street
Thursday evening. August 12
Secretary Wilhelm Bodenstedt o
Local 267, Brewery Workmen, and
Joseph Obergfell international secre
tary of that organization, reported ol
the brewery strike situation. MI
Bodenstedt presented the delegate
with list OF the houses selling fair
brewery products compiled up unit
z o'clock Tuesday night.