Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-22

settle in and make their homes and
for The investment 81 capital TO fur
ther advance the constantly increas-
ing importance Of Wilmington and
the entire state Of Delaware as an
industrial center We must COM
mend you on the wording Of tho open
ing paragraph ~ your published an
nouncement. for in words ike /, the
Central Labor Union has established
MS movement for a better and q
greater Wilmington
Vet when we read the list Of Off
GERS. following your statement that
there Is TO be no discrimination be
tween workers who are members OF
labor organizations and those who
are not. we find the names Of certain
employers whose plants have machin-
ists's strikes on. When the machin-
lists, before going on strike. endeay-
Orcd 10 have conferences with their
employers they we're turned down
and were compelled 10 20 our rather
than sacrifice their principles. Are
the men who permitted great num-
bers OF capable machinists to break
up their homes in Wilmington not TO
some extent responsible? These ma
chlnists are working for better wages
and under more ideal conditions in
other cities What was the matter
with tho Wilmington employer? Still
YOU say YOU want 10 make Whining
ton greater and a better city. Wo
do not believe you can make VII
mington better with unsettled labor
conditions. and YOU perhaps are
aware Of this fact as we'll.
You announce that Wilmington is
an "open-shop" city aud that there is
plenty ~ work for willing and able
men. We do not doubt your word
pertaining to this situation whatso-
ever-so far as your open shops are
concerned, for your open shops are
finding it a hard job to attract work
ers to Wilmington to toll under con-
ditlons that are poorer than in many
other cities Shops that employ mem
bors OF labor organizations are not
having any trouble in finding oapa-
hlc and willing workers for the mem
| bership OF the organizations is COM
| nosed in the majority OF capable and
| willing workers. n the secretary OF
YOUR organization were a Whining
touian. there would be no such a
statement made as Wilmington is
m open-shOp city" for we can point
20 any number OF plants and estab-
ushments that employ members OF
'ahor organizations exclusively.
Your officials have no doubt read
lie report OF the United States Com
mission on Industrial Relations which
was proof that the day OF collective
bargaining Is already here - that
when an employer makes a contract
with labor organization. the labor
organization keeps its bargain land
there are no strikes or labor dis
turbanoes in the particular plant)
Are you aware OF the fact that there
have been more labor troubles In
Wilmington between employers and
unorganized workers than there have
been troubles between employers and
organized workers? DO you know
that the girl workers employed at the
plant managed by your own president
we're unorganized and that Il was not
! organized labor's fault that the girls
! came out? Do you know that tho
: labor disturbances among leather
workers cannot be attributed TO the
labor movement-that these workers
are not part of the labor move
ment7
The Central Labor Union at all
times believes that its movement can
stand the light OF day. It's work is
always conducted in the open and
we must again say In closing that we
/ desire TO commend you for making
the first published announcement Of
your policy Yours very truly,
CENTRAL LABOR UNION.
Following the action on the letters
the secretary was instructed to call
attention OF the Street and Sewer De