Evening journal., 1916-04-27
ADVOCATE THE open
shop" IN THE CITY
Wilmington Employers AS
sociation Organized by
Representatives OF
Various Industries
c. D. GARRETSON IS
ELECTED PRESIDENT

Representatives OF most Of Will
manufacturing and indus !
trial concerns. at meeting held m
the rose room of the Hotel dnPont
last night. organized the Whining
ton Employers Association. The pur-
pose Of the organization is largely TO
advocate the open shop The fol-
lowing officers were elected:
President. g. ID. Garretson; vice
presidents. John +. Healey and Fred
erick II. Gawthrop; secretary, {. g.
Neese: treasurer. George W. Cham
bers; executive committee, Joseph
Hamilton. j. +. Walker, Henry NJ.
Taylor. Frank n. Overdeer, Robert
Glover, Thomas n. Robbins. Henry +.
Mellon, William Schinn and A. +.
Neutze.
The new organization adopted the
following resolution:
"Nherpas. We believe that the main
tcnance of industrial liberty and equal
itv aud the unrestricted right of our
citizens to employ and be employed As
essential and vital To the Industrial
health. development and progress OF the
city of Wilmington, therefore be- 1t
"Resolved. That it is the sense of this
meeting that permanent organization
OF employers of the city of Wilmington
and vicinity be formed. for the purpose
of securing aud extending the recogm-
tiOn of the above principles m the M
dustries of Wilmington. and that those
present at this meeting be the original
charter members of such association
The objects of the association, as
given in the constitution adopted last
night. are as follows:
81. The objects of the association
are as follows: To establish and main
tain industrial liberty. justice. peace
and mutual understanding in the reh-
tions of employers and employees IN the
city of Wilmington.
-. To assist and protect the mem.
hcrs of this association In the full and
free exercise Of the right TO employ
workmen. irrespective Of the member
/ shin Of such workmen in any labor or
eanization and without regard TO The
rules. orders or policies Of such organi
zations.
"3. To establish and maintain an
employment bureau where workmen o
all trades and occupations can secure
employment without charge or discrm
nation, and without regard 20 any con
sideration other than character an'
merit
q. To assist and protect any
member OF this association Who IN
connection with a trade or labor con
troversy to which he may or may no
be a party. is made the subject OF un
lawful or unfair attack or is injured
by the use OF unlawful. unfair or op
pressive methods or practices
The new organization starts its ca
reer with 2l3 members, 10 OF whom
lhad made application for membership
previous to last nights meeting, an'
1O3 Of whom were received into mem
bership at that session. Practically
iall OF these represent different firm
or companies employing more or les
labor.
Frederick Drew. counsel for the Ma
tional Erectors' Association. after tn
meeting. made the following state
ment in the name Of the new organiza
tion:
1T should be thoroughly understool
that this in no sense an attempt 4
smash the labor unions. Every en-
lightened person nowadays concede
the imperative necessity OF organiza
tions and combinations. and there /
no disposition on our part 10 den
10 labor the right to organize or 4
use any lawful means and method
TO promote its interests. To cOnced
the right to organize. however, j
quite different from cOnceding tina
labor unions shall be given a com
plete monopoly in the community. an
shall be permitted to exclude from EN-
ployment all who are not members q
labor organizations. Such a close
shop movement I'm cities where il ha
been established has been fOllOwe
/, invariably and inevitably by the de
velopment of certain class OF well
' defined evils which are and have al
10 ways been proven to he detrimenta
10 the development Of the industry
welfare and progress Of such cities.
"The purpose OF the Employers Al
+ sociation Is not 10 stamp out the pril
ciples OF organized labor in Wilmini
b ton but to save the city and its II
dustries from the excesses that hay
2 come from closed shop domination q
shown by the experiences Of OthC
, cities where it obtains.
"The constructive purposes OF tn
{ association IS to place .he industriC
OF Wilmington upon a firm found
tion and to make Wilmington an a
! tractive place for outside capital. an
for outside workmen. and to secm
for employers and employees alike ia
industrial liberty and equality, and
. make this city better place in whiC
TO live.
!, "If organized labor desires, there
y no reason why it should not become
part of such a constructive NOV
E ment. There is no Tolicy Of aggressiC
on the part OF this ASSOCIATION. III
choice either for peace and unite
a effort for constructive development.
for struggle. initiated by the uniol
Z TO exclude from employment all moi
7 members, rests with the unions theI
selves"
= FLAG RAISING At ASHLAND