Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-02
LOCAL SH|PYARDS
HAVE FIRST CALL
UPON BEST LABOR
Shipbuilders Want SundayDiver-
sion, and Baseball is Proposed
as One Form.
SPEED IN WORK IS URGED

At meeting designed 10 speed ship
building in this city, which the Whining
ton Chamber of Commerce and the ar
Shipping Committee of the Wilmington
district held last night IN the Hotel du
Pont with 200 persons attending, lt
WAS stated that prohteering landlords
are turning shiphuilders out OF houses;
that the fuel administrator will not per
init shipbuilding companies to purchase
and store coal now and distribute 1t at
cost among shiphuiIdcrS IN the tall, and
that Sunday baseball is essential to create
a spirit of enthusiasm among shlpbuIders
The following preamble and resolu-
tions. adopted by the National Chamber
If Commerce. were unanimously Indorsed
by the Wilmingtonlans
"WhereaS. The present critical aspect
of the var renders imperative the utmost
contribution Of men and supplies from
the United States toward the common
cause
'Whcreas. The extent Of this contribu-
tion depends first Of all upon ship ton
mage. since no amount Of men or supplies
can be effective unless transported. and
'.Whercas. In view Of these facts the
Chamber Of Commerce Of the United
States desires TO express its convection
that il is the frst duty Of the business
men and business organizations ot the
country To do all in their power to assist
the government 5 efforts 70 speed up ship
building: therefore hc 1t
Resolved. That the Chamber Of
Commerce Of the United States earnestly
recommends to all business men and ali
business organizations II communities
where ships are being built or ship parts
being produced that the private interests
Of individual business men and the normal
interests Of business organizations he
made secondary TO the business OF AIDING
ship production during these critical
months.
Resolved, That il be recommended to
All local business organizations that they
take such steps that the shIpyards shall
have first call upon the best labor and
executive ability available in their re-
spective communities. so that IN this Crisis
il cannot be said that private business
has better skilled labor or executives than
shpvards.
''Resolrpd. That il be recommended
that local business organizations organize
themselves for definite assistance 10 the
shipbuilder or producer to ship parts IN
the solution OF the problems u housing,
local transportation, education. amuse-
ments and other related problems that
center in and around the shIpyards, thus
freeing the time and energy Of the ship
builder for the greatest possible conoen-
tration upon the sole task Of ship con-
struction: and be II further
Resolved That the programs Of
work and assistance suggested above bC
perfected in frequent meetings al which
organizations and individuals may confer
with shipbuilders, learn their needs and
work out an agreement upon the best
way TO help.
Judge George GRAY. 3 member Of the
War Shipping Committee Of the National
Chamber Of Commerce and chairman Of
the local War Shipping COMMITTEE, pre-
sided at the meeting, and Edward 4
Filene. chairman Of the War shipping
Committee OF the National Chamber OF
Commerce. and Colin Y Brown. one Of
the secretaries of the National Chamber,
were the principal speakers cambridge
Colby, a member OF the | nited States
War Shipping Board who also had been
invited to attend, sent q telegram. saying
a labor conference deteaned him at
Washington, D. c
With brief address Judge Gray opened
the meeting He said someone had re-
marked the people are getting tired OF
public meetings He did not like 10 hear
such remarks Are the boys in the trench
es getting tired2 he asked They are
seeking to restrain the wild beast Ger
many, which wants TO dominate the
world If we are tired now We viii be
more tired hereafter. he commented,
The boys are holding al bay the scientific
barbarlsm OF Germany, fighting our battle
and we should exhibit as much heart and
soul as the handlers Of bayonets We
must send them food and ammunition,
but we can't do II without ships This is "a
critical tame, We are walking through
the valley of the shadow Our backs
are to the wall He desired 10 impress
the seriousness Of the situation. All
feel like doing our bit We must do
not only our bit" but our best BY
standing fast for America We viii win