Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-08

secretary of the Union Immediately
hurried forth and canvasaed tho toYga
Tor volunteers who would take the
places OF the strikers. lie succeeded II
securing 200 recruits. Including
clerks shop Keepers, professional fpeo
and workers ~ All kinds and anallv
e large contingent from the gaeaield
golf links.
With this long list Of volunteers n
t,fhd. the secretary then rushed 10
manager
call in your foreman ne said
and let me show him thls.s
The foreman came and saw and was
conquered. After q short caucus v,,lfb
the rest of his worimen, he annoupo-
ed that there would be no strike
This was not an expr ssion ~ an
tagonism against the miners Or ne
men IN the power works declares ~,
/ Unions president 1T was rnarelv ~,
expression Of kelf.preservatlon on the
part Of the community.
The supply Of food, milk. and coal
was THREATENED when the nfnarq'
| stfike broke out II seemed as thou \
lhe people would have To starve for
want of men 10 run the trains and
/ shp the foodstuffs. We recruited hun
ufeds Of men 70 assist the government
20 provide coal and food to the cities
/ ana outlying districts; we provided
constables 70 guard the railway sta
tions we supplied workers Ia run the
milk trains. The tranaportafion
/ tangle lasted longer than we antlci-
1 pated. To relieve those who had gons
| oh duty Immediately the strike was
calied. a summons was sent out for
ah additional force. BY the end OF III.
d'y 1000 men had answered t. Again
say II sounds like strike breaking.
bat It isn't Those men were Interested
in their own families, their own
Homes. All Of them were engaged in
Their individual laborg when the call
went out They left these - insure
the welfare Of the community. the
middle classes. the consumers. call 4
anything you will. When the regular
| transportation workers came back 70
their jobs, these men returned to
| theirs"
Not Anti-Labor.
Such calls to duty are rare, however.
because the middle classes are not
vitality affected ~ the majority II
strikes and can afford 10 ignore them.
Most Of their energy is expended In
agitation for lower prices. lower rates,
lower taxes. The Union claims mucd
credit for having brought about a
recent reduction in the cost of living
IN England and in checking lavish ex-
: penditures on the part Of the govern
ment. One thing which it has particu-
larly fought is the well-eHta blished ma
! tional custom Of presenting free rail-
! road passes % members Of Parliament.
a program Of economy with fair
+ dealing for those who make up the
backbone Of the nation. that Is VIVA
the Middle Glasses Union stands for
according to its chief executive. our
j membership is still compare lively
sr.-all-we only have 250. 900 men and
woner enrolled in some 300 branches
J in England and Scotiand-but this
membership is growing all the time
, III venture 10 say that no trad union
can show a record Of similar strength
in so short a period Of organization
. The only organization in this coun-
try which corresponds in any wag
with the British Middle Glasses Union
Is the League Of Women Voters. Il
is using practically the same tactics
/ to enforce legislation favorable to W..
men last year. the American middle
| I classes gave evidence Of their ability
20 form an organized protest wher
they paraded in overaIls in New York
\ But the fame OF their rebellion soor
{ died. And this is odd, because III,
{ / paraders <ully demonstrated the.i
8 power. The price Of wearing appare
Z came down.