Evening journal., 1915-06-02
Central Union AID
TOBREWERY WORKERS
Committee of Ten Appointed
at Meeting Last Night
to Help Strikers
NATIONAL ORGANIZER
TELLS OF SITUATION

The strike Of the Wilmington Brew
cry Workers was discussed at length
at the meeting of the Central Labor
Union last night International Sec
retary Obergfell, of Cincinnati, who
arrived here on Monday, TO take
charge of 'he local strike situation.
made an address. He said that SO
per cent. of the brewing industry was
organized and no union had ever
asked the master brewers to sign such
an agreement as that presented by
them in Wilmington. It was not a
matter of wage increase as much as it
was of having an open shop that the
employers desired, which caused the
strike, he said.
The Central Labor Union, by
unanimous motion, appointed a com
mittee of ten to cooperate with Local
Union, No. 267, Brewery Workers. The
committee is composed of Leonard
Cooper and James O'Kane, of Car and
Ship Painters Union; Daniel Haugh,
Galloway. of the Bottle Sealing Oper-
atives; Frank A. Houck, of the Ma
chinists Union; H. A. w. Behen, of
the House Painters Union; Emilio
Spina. of the Journeymen Tailors'
Union; J. Sheppard, of the Plumbers
Union. and John c. Saylor, of the
Printers Union. It will meet tonight
at the Bricklayers' Hall, No. 800 Mar
ket street. at o'clock, when matters
pertaining to the situation will be
discussed and a program decided
upon for the committees work.
The various affiliated organizations
reported conditions of trade, which
prove that the state of trade is show
ing a general improvement. Several
of the locals reported their entire
membership working, and a need for
more men.
The delegates also adopted a resolu
tion opposing war. This resolution is a.
follows:
"Whereas. An attempt is being made
by certain elements in our country e
embroil it in the present European
slaughter; and
"Nhereas, Recent court decisions. at
tempts to void the Compensation Law
general chicaneries forced upon labor
the unwillingness OF government and mu
nicipality to abridge unemployment, th'
wholesale and wanton murder of womei
and children in the Colorado coal fields
aptly illustrates the contempt of the rul
ing classes toward labor. and the possible
sinister motive to destroy its organiza
tions which are determinedly demandin,
their rights;
"Resolved That this Central Labo
Union of Wilmington, Delaware, and vi
rinity. earnestly appeals to labo
throughout this country to oppose il
every way any and all attempts TO in
veigle the United States into the Euro
pean conflict.
"Resolvel. That a copy Of this resolu
tion be forwarded to each afiiliation il
Wilmington"
\ resolution was also adopted con
demning the sentence of J. r. Lawson
official of the mine workers union, am
declaring that the whole procedure wa
based upon class prejudice.
Several new delegates were admit
ted TO the union, they being Fred
Melchoir from the Brewery Workers
local. Edward Cunningham. H
Smith, ]. Moore and Ernest Galloway
from the Bottle Sealing Operatives
Union.
Edward Norton. organizer of tn,
Steam Engineers Union, spoke of the
efforts being made to organize
union in Wilmington. During the
meeting Henry r. Isaacs, a candidat,
on the Democratic ticket. made al
address.