Evening journal., 1916-05-03
central LABOR UNION
|FAV0RS open DOOR"
Informs Employers Associ-
alton That Ii Would be
Well to "Let Public in"
MUNICIPAL BOND
IDEA FAVORED

~ tAc htttiht 20 f"N ~N''N-N'
Union last night, the following letter
was ordered forwarded 20 the Whining
len Employers Assocn'ion'
May , 1915
q. ID. Garretson. President Wilmington
Employers Association, Wilmington,
Del
Dear Sir. The Central Labor Union,
at ITS meeting tonight expfessc1 its de-
sire that your association alop, an
"open door policy and in the m'ure
allow REPRESENTATIVES of the press anI
the general public which might bc M
terestcd in your open shop campaign
to nave seat AZ your deliberations
The Central Labor Union recognize
the power of public opinion aud 1t and
the organizations affiliated with 1t at all
times withhold no news of the gather
ings held. As this system appears TO he
directly the opposite IN the ease oi your
asfocmtiun. ns well as your employed
nant. we believe II would hc well for
YOU to decide to rlet the public in
Rui IL YOU have something to hide. then
u wculd appear that your methods are
entirely satisfactory.
Sincerely hoping that the open.
door policy viii be adhered io IN the
future by the Wilmington Employers
Association. We beg TO rcnuin,
Ncrv truly yours.
Central Labor Union.
The amlated organizations re-
ported conditions in their respective
traces as follows BARRIERS good
baftcndors. fair, brewery workers.
stf ke on for a year: machinists, very
busy sheet metal workers, busy;
printers. very good. musicians. excel
lent. every member working, carpen-
terra inside and outside men. very
good wages increased from 40 TO 45
ccni an hour on Ma I bricklayers.
yer. good house painters. very good.
urBble TO get enough men; car and
ship painters. very busy. electrical
workers busy. thirty men on strike,
locnl able TO place the strikers In fair
shops IN Wilmington or In adjacent
cities; plasterers. very busy; tailors,
very busy, entire membership forced
TO work overtime -.hod carriers and
building laborers very busy: pattern
makers. very busy cigarmakers, fair (;
stage employees. busy plumbers, no
report: structural iron workers. men
IN Wilmington. busy: hosting engi-
neers. busy
The matter OF Wilmington hav-
ing p municipal band was next dis
cussed and a letter bearing on the
subject from David Snellenburg was
read A committee consisting OF John
Harris. William McMahon and Alvin
Morgan was appointed to assist in the
movement. The secretary was in
strucfed TO forward n letter TO Mr.
Snellenburg stating that labor ap-
proves the project and Announcing the
names OF labor's committeeman.
Several important communications
were read and acted upon from the
American Federation of Labor Let.
ters from the committee on industrial
relations were turned over to stand.
Ing committees OF the organization
The secretary was instructed TO no.
uft the congressional delegation thaI
organized labor in Wilmington Is op
posed to the Taylor system" anS
therefore approves the House bill
which would eliminate II in govern
nent machine shops.
letter was received from Frank w
Pierson, street commissioner. Stain,
I that the c. l.. US letter recommend
ing the payment OF asked-for Increase
y to the ash collectors was received AM
that an adjustment had been mad
with the strikers.
Label Organizer Graham. of New
ark. ~ j.. made a ifteen-minute ad
dress on the support of label products
4 His talk was highly interesting to III
S delegates. At the present time. IN
4 central body is enforcing resolutio
that delegates 10 be admitted to tn
meetings. must be able to display a
least two union-laheled articles O
5 wearing apparel MIR Graham wi
& attend the next c. l.. L. meeting. aC
s cording TO the report and will max
further remarks bearing on the que'
tion of label products
The labor forward committee r.
ported at length A smoker will b
head in German Hall. May 25. at whic
addresses will he made by an ofiicis
OF the American Federation of LabC
and several officers of internationI
unions. The committee is visiting a
the labor organizations of Wilmingto
and reports an active interest in whit
is termed the opening gun OF I'll
campaign.
Organizer James l.. Greene. of loc'
Unipn.. No. 31S, Electrical Worker