Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11

gated the best means of carrying tnis
insurance, which would insure the most
literally, give the best protection to the
workmen and he the most economical
for the employer.
They recommended that the PROPOSE
tion as made by the Liberty Mutual In
surance Co. of Massachusetts be accepted
by the employers, and | am happy to
say that a large percentage Of the MEM
bers of this association are now carrying
their insurance through the Liberty
Mutual. and their interests are being
looked after by the Delaware ADVISORY
Board of the Liberty Mutual Insurance
Co.
As 10 the future. the members oi tins
association. both individually and col
lectvely, have a great public work 10
perform Too long have we allowed the
agitator To play on the passions OF the
workmen and align capital and iahor
against each other This is nothing more
or less than verbal camouiiage, and VIC
should no longer allow these phrases
to apply
The designation, If you will, should be
employer and employe, and both sldes
should realize their dependence one on
the other neither one can stand alone,
and unless they both stand together
the Industrial structure Of this country
will crumbe. Just the same n II s fall
ing in Russia today.
There is also a lot Of talk going around
IN this country to the effect that the man
who works with his hands is the only
producer. This we must also not let
go unchalenged
The man who works with his money
and brains is Just rs much Of a producer
as the man who works with his hands,
and as Andrew Carnegie aptlv put II when
asked which WAS the most important,
capital labor or brains, answered: Which
Is the most important leg of three
legged stool
We must he willing 10 get away from
our business long enough to impress the
people of thus country who are making
laws and cndeavornE to put theories
into practice hv laws that We are just
rs much part Of this country rs any
other class Of tho population, and W.
will insist that laws should be based on
fact and not theory and should not he
made 10 benefit any one class Of The pop-
ulat ION at the expense of the other and
that laws must not he made tor political
eXpedlency-
Furthermore. VIC have heard great
deal sinco the Jnitod States entered the
war about profiteors. those IN huslness
who were making larger profit on their
business than some outsider thinks IS
legitimate.
This Us another case where good Iudg-
ment may not he based on Tact.
The business man has sat quietly by
and let this be placed upon HIM, ~ he
has manv other things. knowing IN ms
4 Al 4. - g. lxyf4
| want 10 saw that the workman who Is
At this time striking for higher wages. not
because hc actually needs them, bur be
cause he knows he can get them, Is just
A. much !, protitccr as the business man
mentioned above. and Il is high time that
he he made 10 realize il and stand the
scorn OF his fellow -cItizcns. the same n,
he holds M to srorn tho employer.
II seems Ia me that III both cases II Is
SIMPLY a case Of supply and demand. and
If during the war this Law is 70 ho super
seicd hy the Law of 3 fair profit only then
this should apply 70 the "orkmen rs
we'll as the employer
The things which ! have enumerated
and many others are hcaped upon the
employer daily. and | appeal 10 YOU to
como out of YOUR business shell and see
that YOU get Justice and II you and Others
81 the same mind viii do tins we caT,
quickly demonstrate that the .tmcncan
peopie who stand for justice. that great
throng who have been silent heretofore,
represent the true sentiment of the
American people and not the few agltators
ard theorists, who would. Il they had
their Wav. have this country IN the same
condition that RUSSIA Is today. but the
burden Is right upon You 70 get out and
hcln stem the tide Tor your own sake
and Tor the sake Of posterlty VIII you
DO il
James f. Stem the new secretary Of
the \ Anuiacturers Association, was in
troduccd and made q hrief address He
said that ASSOCIATION has an employment
bureau, with the names OF many apph-
cantS for employment on file, and when
members OF the ASSOCIATION need employees
the bureau will furnish them He re-
ferred 10 the carpenters strike IN VII
mIngton and 10 a conference ne had with
Thomas Hickey. general organizer Of the
United Brotherhood OF Carpenters and
Jolners Of America Michael Ii Nolan.
seventh vicc-preSident Of the Brlcklayers
MAsons and Pla>tcrers IntrrnatIona
Union and George >auter. business agent
81 the BrIcklaver~ mon of Delaware
He uvcrred Mr. Hickey Said union men
would not work with non-unon men. and
Mr. Stem answered If We cant ge!
ucn here We Will brIng them here
tarl Const antlne. field secretar<- OF tbs
Natioua Council for Industrial Defence
made an interesting address After tOuch-
ing on some industrial social and TsolItr
cal developments that seem 10 IndIca t.
what the future will be he said the valus
of the individual e steadily decreasing
a. against the value of the group. He
stated the American employer has alway;
been a believer In organization and has
accorded the same privilege 10 the WORK
ingrnan and added While granting thai
labor has the right To organize the Amer
can manufacturer and employer must
not for one minute forget not only thai
he has the same right TO organize. bat
far more important, that he should exer
cise that right and secure the frmts
that come from JOINT efforts