Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18
MARKING TIME ON
SUNDAY BLUE LAW
Stores May be Watched Tomor-
row, But Ministers Will Not
Take Hasty Action.

The Ministerial Union will await de-
velopents and will not be in any hurry,
was the statement today of DR.. Robert
Watt. of the committee Of the Union,
which conferred with the Board Of Police
Commissioners last Tues day DIR. Watt
added: I'VE want to be reas s1nable In this
matter. but before ii is ended they will
know they are not dealing with infants.
DIR. Watt added that the action of the
body will be governed by the steps taken
by the Board Of Police Commissioners.
He also said that the Law and Order
Society has nothing to do with the issue,
as { did not originate with them, even by
suggestion.
II is thought that the alleged offenders
of TIE "RIue" law will be watched to-
morrow to see how the law is being COM
piled with and that some action will he
taken at the meeting of the Ministerial
Union on Monday.
LETTER FROM FATHER TUCKER
At the hearing given the committee from
the Union last week a letter was read from
Rev J. Francis Tucker, Of Salesianum,
strongly protesting against any such ac-
tion rs asked by the Ministerial Union.
Yesterday Father Tucker sent letter to
| the union, which follows:
] DpNerNnu tfcntituttiA. hieioA vi
making clear to you that my recent
| letter 10 the Police Commissioners (of
which YOU must be aware), was meant 10
| disclose no personal feeling towards any
| Of your constituents, but merely point
| of view
1T is MY proud privilege TO have per
sonal friends in your Union; the Rev.
| RAYMOND W Cooke, secretary Of your
| Sabbath Committee is my fellow-leg'on-
naire and therefore good pal Of mine.
Though staunchly attached to my
! no;nt of view Of the Sabbath question,
| would have perhaps refrained from ex-
pressing il. had known in advance cf the
| one concrete reason Your committee
| alleged in support Of its plea. But in the
| circles in which ! move, | have not yet
| been made to feel the diversion OF moneys
given 10 children for the support of their
respective Sabbath schools. Had |
| known this 10 he your sad experience
surely n spirit of comradeship would have
moved me also 70 protest against this
mjsappropriavion Of funds by the luve-
nile delnouents As good sport. ! am
willing under this new light, to withdraw
my opposition. and this do by shouting
| with an my might 70 my fellow clergymen
Bows. get the money Let us not only
| close the candy stores. but LEI us sue their
proprietors for restitution
Under this caption, ! readily concede
your right in Sighting down the compcti-
don and in using every cndeavor TO see
this wanton and needless violation of the
.anctity cf our holy Sabbath stopped
Under other headings. philosophical
theological, moral, legal, political and
| evangelical. | confess to remain At vari-
ance with you, and ! ask YOU TO grant me
and few more fellow-citizens the right
to remain that way without having TO be
fined four dollars or sent 10 jailfor twenty
four hours, and all that in the name Of
Christianity and AmeriCanIsm
j have spoken 10 You. Reverand Cen
tlemen, with the freedom and confidence
that We army chaplains of different de-
nominations used towards one another
with such acknowledged mutual under
standing and success, and have had IN
mind all the while statement the Rev.
William Faber once made TO group Of
clergvmen: How many more souls would
be saved il We were>only bit more good
naturedI
With my deepest respect, Reverend
! Gentlemen, and asking for your prayers,
/ | am
i 'Fraternally yours,
~ Fr ancis Tucker