Evening journal., 1915-06-16
central UNION TO
UPHOLD strikers
Decides to Place Three
Hundred PicketS Before
Saloons Saturday
BUILDING TRADES
TO BE REORGANIZED

The Central Labor Union at its semi
monthly meeting last evening. decided
to assist the striking brewery workers
further \ resolution was passed unani.
mously and copies ordered sent TO the
affiliated locals.
The closing paragraph of the resolu-
ton calls for the selection OF ten pick
cts from each of the affiliated locals. In
addition 20 the one hundred strikers this
will make approximately 800 pickets.
They will work under the orders OF the
strike committee OF Local 267, Brewery
! Morkmen international Secretary
Joseph Ohergfell and the special COM
mittee Of the {. J.. L. 1t was arranged
at the meeting last night that the
ninety-seven delegates present would
act as pickets. Shortly after noon on
Saturday meeting OF the volunteer
pickets viii be held when they will be
sent to the places designated by their
captains. As it is contended that the
strikers and their sympathzers have
/ the right of peaceful picketing under the
| provisions of the Clayton Anti-lnjunc-
tion Law, they fear no arrests, they say.
! 1t was pointed out at the meeting that
many Nilmingtonians who are in SYM
pathv with the strikers stand ready to
| give immediate bail for anyone so ar
rested.
IL was reported the non-union sheet
metal workers are engaged on the venti-
lating work on the Joint city ana
! county building. The matter was placed
in the hands of the arbitration commit
tee for immediate adjustment if posi-
bic. The delegates from Local 302,
Sheet Metal Workers. were advised 70
place the full details in the committee
hands.
A communication was received from
the Rev Hubert W. Wells. former rec
tor of st. Andrews Episcopal Church
now engaged in gospel work at Detroit
Mich, in which he thanked the {. l.. L.
for its regard. and stated that he was
doing the same nature of work as when
/ in Wilmington. He will shortly call on
the labor organizations of Detroit for
assistance in his welfare work in that
city.
Tho matter of the reorganization Of
| the building trades section was discuss.
ed at length. 4 meeting will be held
Thursday night at No 60 - Market
street. When every building trade local
tn reorganization will be perfected.
The question of organization of the
retail grocery clerks. colored BARRIERS and
reorganization of the tcamsters was
placed in the hands of the organization
committee. which will be assisted by \
+. of L. Organizer John II. Hickey
Several official communications fron
the American Federation Of Labor wer,
received and acted upon Other commu
nications cf G business nature were als'
acted upon. ..1ft
TIE vsrious affiliated organization
reported conditions in their respective
trades. The conditions reported tend Il
show increased activities, especiall,
among the. trades engaged in building.
Wilhelm Bodenstedt. secretary OF
the brewery workers local. first told
of the progress being made by his To-
cal He read TO the delegates the
newly-compiled list of licensed sa-
looms which dispense union brewed
products exclusively
International Secretary Obergfell
told Of different phases of the local
situation. He said the million and a
half in the treasury OF the Interna-
tional is back of Local 267 in its
strike.
I'VE are in the fight to win" said
Obergfell. I'VE know that the United
States Brewers Association is becom-
ing active on behalf of the local Mas
ter Brewers Association. You are
the men who consume their prod
ucts." Organized labor and It's
friends are demanding the union
product.
Delegates from the affiliated or
ganizations reported on the support
that is being given the strikers by
their organizations. II was said that
every local is back of the strikers and
. that the members of organized labor
! are a unit in insisting on union and
fair products. Organizer Hickey
made his report on the situation. as
we'll He stated that agitation being
carried on by the strikers is doing
considerable good for organized labor
in general and that prospects are ex-
cellent for the organization of sew
eral callings heretofore unorganized
in Wilmington.
II Is probable that special meet
ing will be called within a week, tc
hear the reports of the special com.
mittee appointed to assist the strikers
as well as the pickets from the affili.
ated organizations.