Evening journal., 1918-02-20

possession OF the machine gun, recon-
mending that the gun be sold to the
highest bidder, or that the offer to
purchase it made in the presence Of oiit
delegation. be accepted and the gun sens
to Camp Dix;
(c) That labor requests immediate ao
tion on its recommendations regarding
the docking system.
g. That a copy Of the letter TO the
Police Commission be sent 10 City Coun
Gil, with the request that approprial
tions TO the police department be NOT
approved by the police committee until
the Police Commission has made It's Do
sltlon clear to the public.
Another matter brought to the attens
tion Of the body was the presence al
one. Of noCn-day luncheons Of Cham-
Der Of Commerce Of a speaker who was
connected with the National Associa.
ton Of Manufacturers. Il was decided
TO send a letter OF protest TO the
Chamber Of Commerce.
This letter reads in parts
"As the Central Labor Union, itself,
nor any Of its officials or representa-
lives, received an invitation TO attend
/ the luncheon, and we have only the
published reports Of the speakers adj
dress 10 go by, we will state 10 your
organization that we are surprised that
our leading, progressive, commercial
organization is lending its name end
support publicly to dlscrediting the
leaders Of the American labor move
ment.
1.-THE Central Labor Unions record Of
/ fairness in the community, the record
Of our officers as leaders Of the labor
movement and as citizens, are without
reproach, so we can only hope
that your body will not err again by
becoming part OF the propaganda
spreading sub-organlzatlOn Of the Ma
tional Association Of Manufacturers.
We want 1t distinctly understood that
the labor movement Of Wilmington ID
| loyal to the United States government
that our officers and leaders are moi
working for the Kaiser as your speak
er today announced in his reflections.
The Central Labor Union stands for
organization Of toilers, as your organ
lzatiOn stands for the organization Of
business men. We cOncede to you the
right to organize, so should you"
1t was also decided to have the seq
rotary communicate with Local Ex-
emption Board No 1, asking why they
placed married men with wvles and
dependents in Glass Of the draft in
stead Of in Glass 4, where other Boards
have placed men with wives and de-
pendents.
Or. F. H. Edsall, field secretary Of the
state tuberculosis Commission was
invited TO be present and address the
members on the subject Of tubercu4
lOsis at the meeting on March 5. This
secretary was also instructed TO send
a letter to Chief Of Police Back thank
Ing him for the courtesy shown by
him and other officers to the delegates
when they visited the police depart
ment recently.
A protest was entered against ths
State income tax because Of the fact
that farmers are exempted under 10.
The organization intends to carry the
protest further.
Leonard F. Cooper, Of the Peoples
Coal Company, reported on the activi-
ties Of this company.
Il was also decided to send the fol-
lowing letter to Governor Townsend:
Wilmington, Del, Feb. 10, 1918.
'Hon. John G. Townsend, Jr., Governor
Of Delaware, Dover, Del.
Dear Governor-At this period when
labor is playing a part in the patriotic
service Of the nation and desires to
cooperate in all kinds Of defense work,
the members Of the labor movement Of
Wilmington and vicinity as represent
ed by the Central Labor Union, are
interested to know how Delaware
stands in the matter Of national de-
fense work.
I'VE heard a great deal last year
about the activity Of the Wilmington
Committee on National Defense. on
which labor was represented. We un-
derstand that the State and Whining
ton have taken part in various defense
projects, but we also understand that
so far, no report Of our Delaware ac-
tivities has been made available to the
public, except regarding the special ac-
tivities of the women's organization.
I'VE have learned through newspa-
pers and other publicity Of the exact
amounts Of money being devoted 10 de-
fense work in other States As you
know, Maryland had s2.OOO,0OO
granted by the Legislature for its work
during the past year Pennsylvania
has already expended approximately
s2. 100000 New Jersey towns have pro-
vided special contributions TO make a
state fund for defense, and we under
stand the Legislature Is to grant a large
sum Of money for this purpose.
THE Central Labor Union would like
10 have information as to how much
money has been spent by the Delaware
state government during the past year
Tor defense. We have received the
impression that the last Legislature
authorized the governor to expend
money for such emergency work, and
,ve know from recent reports Of the
good financial standing Of the state
reasury. We therefore suppose that
Delaware has been able to care for the
defense work Of the State
and we would like TO be IN position
20 know how our work and our ex-
lenditures compare with those in sur
communities.
Labor is very ready 10 do its part
n all patriotic movements coming
lnder the head Of defense. We would
ike, however, TO know more about the
work so that we may apply ourselves
With the greatest benefit TO our fami-
les and our boys at the front.
"YOurs respectfully,
Central Labor Union"