Evening journal., 1916-02-10
LABOR EXPRESSES ITS.
Views TO EVANGELIST.
AcquaintS DR.. Lyon With
Conditions Under Which
Tabernacle Was Built
THANKFUL FOR
SOME FAVORS

ter:
"Dr. Milford H. Lyon, Union Evan
gelical Tabernacle, Wilmington,
Delaware.
4 Dear Sir: ! am instructed by the
1 Central Labor Union to write you this
I letter calling attention to some facts
that we're presented to Robert II.
{ Moon, a member of your party, who
was granted permission at our last
meeting to address our delegates and
I extend an invitation to labor to be
4 present Labor Night at the tsber-
nacle.
Local Union, No. rs, Plumbers, Gas
and Steam Filters, complains that
the pipe fitting for the tabernacle gas
lighting was done by non-union men,
4 not a member of that organization
having worked on the said fitting.
Local Union No. 626, United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join
ers of America, complains that the
carpenter work (other than the vol
untary work to which it has no OBJ
jection) was done by non-union car
penters employed by one of the few
strictly non-union carpenter contrac-
tors of Wilmington.
Local 81, American Federation of
Musicions, complains that a strictly
non-union band, known as the
Bethany Band. is being and has been
engaged for parade and tabernacle
work when there are any number of
strictly union bands that can be en-
"lt was also brought 10 the attention
of the delegates that you, from
the pulpit on Sunday afternoon, Janu-
airy p, when asking for money to clear
away the expenses of the building
stated that the work had all been done
by union labor Judging by the reports
from the affiliated organizations, the
Central Labor Union must be forced to
believe that you are laboring under a
Misunderstanding. The central body APP
preciated greatly the expressions from
you that you are in favor OF organized
labor. but cannot understand why, when
your campaign committee expended
! funds for the necessary work attached
7 to the tabernacle meetings and tabernacle
buildings has employed non-union labor
"As for attendance on Labor Night.
! the notice your representative gave the
! Central Labor Union and its affiliated
} organizations was so short that il was
an impossibility TO arrange for attend
ance as delegations Furthermore, many
members of organized labor express TN
belief that your campaign committe'
should have backed up your stated Opin
J ion and belief in organized labor of tn
different crafts that could have been EN-
ploved on the aforesaid work. Organ
lied labor believes that If you are 81
heartily in favor Of organized labor
I should have been possible for you +
e direct that organized workers shoul
2 have been employed instead Of strictl.
4 non-union men. as was the case.
[ In your remarks during Labo
i Night you said that the Central Labo
Union should be commended for cut
ting out the booze when it held its
recent testimonial banquet to, Samuel
: Gompers. president of the American
= Federation OF Labor. also that organ.
q q lied labor should throw out the Brew
: cry Workers and Bartenders' Unions
= without entering into discussion
of the merits or demerits of the situa
. ton may the Central Labor Unioi
. explain to you and through you to the
. public that Il counts the afOremen
6 toned organizations as part anC
parcel Of the labor movement. WHIT
support the other affiliated organiza
tions and whose vocations are recog
. nized as thoroughly legitimate by th'
N American Federation Of Labor, L
which their international unions arr
II affiliated. II might also be said tina
the banquet committees holding o
II the Gompers banquet in the New Cen
tury Club was decided upon merel.
because of the accommodations ant
h seating capacity offered by that hall
not because OF the booze question
entering into the decision. other hall
that could be secured for such an at
fair did not have the seating capa
city or did not have the other accom-
\ modations that were considered ne
h cessity by our committee. in whom W
imposed full faith and confidence S
le long as the men of organized laboi
II, nationally and locally. continue {
II recognize the Bartenders' and Brew
a cry Workers Union. then so long wi
their delegates be seated in the Teet
e. ings of the Central Labor Union. TIL
ge organization has already gone on rec
u ord as being opposed TO prohibition
ng When the federal prohibition bill wa
ms before Congress our congression;
A. delegation we're notified that the Ger
re trail Labor Union of Wilmington wa
I'M against national prohibition.
=. "The Central Labor Union is alwa.
thankful for expressions that tav'
ei organized labor. whether they con
is from men in the pulpit, business
10 professional men, or any OF o'
ste friends. but the organizations affilis
it ed with the Central Labor Union al
Ike the Central Labor Union itself, desi
he to impress the fact upou you and yol
organization as well as campail
an committees in other cities where yo
,y. work will take you, TO endeavor
nd have as much n the work as poss
ar BILE turned over TO union men, whit
ne expressions from you favoring unit
~, or organized labor will be better a
- preciated than ever.
nu Assuring you of the thanks OF o
id- organization for your kindness al
IRE expressions of confidence in organ
ter ed labor, | am,
os- Most respectfully yours.
OF Central Labor Union.
er, "P. SIT has been reported to &
bic Central Labor Union that a consid'
Is able portion Of the printing for 4
ri Lyon campaign has been done
he- union labor. in many cases, the uni
he label of the Typographical Union ht
ing appeared on the same. The orga
ization directs me to thank you a
H your campaign committee for tn
hs' amount of consideration given the
t.tI Of frrr rf.r,