Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-29
REV. FRANCIS J. TUCKER
ADDRESSES STRIKERS
Principal Of SaIesianum High
School Spoke at Meet
ing Today.

"Of course ! am not opposed TO
Labor and that is why I am here to-
day." stated Rev. Francis J. Tucker.
principal Of the Salesianum High
! School in an address before a mass
meeting on the striking railroad shop
men in Pythian Castle this morning,
which filed the large assembly room
to the doors. mo Catholic priest can
be opposed TO the man whose lot is cast
with that OF the Carpenter OF Nazar-
eth"
! Father Tucker then spoke OF Pope Leo
/ XIII as the greatest champion in
these modern times that the laboring
man has had" and quoted the follow
ing excerpt from the words of the
/ Pope: "Workingmen's association
should be so organized and governed
as 10 furnish the best and most suit
able means for attaining what is
aimed at, that is. to say, for helping
each individual member to better his
condition TO the utmost In body, mind
and property"
/ The speaker then said: MY pres
enoe here means nothing mors
than those words mean. II does not
mean that favor this strike. The
only strike that I would openly in
dorse and actively work for in these
hot summer months would be a strike
OF the prohibition enforcement agents
or Of the professional blue law advo-
Gates" Father Tucker stated that he
had not followed the strike or studied
u sufficiently TO make any conmen,
upon it or whether ii was right o,
wrong, but he commended the men on
the way that they We're conducting II
He said: What I wish 10 pay tribute
10 Is the way in which you have sc
far. as an organized body. conducted
!. this strike"
In conclusion he stated that the
right would win out for Conquer YOU
must If your cause is just" He said:
; Not by way Of setting a premium or
the strike. but 10 offer what relief
can in the face Of necessity, l wish
10 state that the sons OF strikers WHIT
have been in attendance at tn,
Salesianum School and those whc
have had the intention OF enterins
there this year shall be granted fre,
tuition until such, time as the settle
ment OF the strike brings US back Il
normalcy."
Previous 10 the address OF Fathe
Tucker, Joseph Richie. organizer o
the A. +. Of L., made q speech il
which he declared that IL banking in
stfutions OF New York City control IN
RAILROADS in general of the country
] RtrCh-a bot
financial organizations have been die
tarng the policies OF over 9S Class
railroads by means OF an interlockin
} directorate Of 25 men. Lists givin
the names OF the banks and the name
OF the men claimed 10 represent ther
were read. The same group, he con
tended, also represent the mining in
: terests and to this moment have pre-
n vented an equitable settlement OF tn
e two strikes. II was due TO them. h
r stated. that when the labo~ing men az
y oepted President Harding's propose
s the railroads turned them down.
:, Music was furnished for the meetin
oy willard Singley, who sang a sol,
/, Local No. 3l1 orchestra played severs
!. orchestral selections. z. r. Losa,
local chairman, made a few remark
a on the local situation and read a lette
# from F. H., knight, vice-president ,
e the shopmen.
Tonight there will be three meetine
Is OF railroad workmen. The machinis
: viii meet at 7o3 Washington stree,
e the electrical workers at the Iabt
.r Temple and the Boilermakers at III
Irish-American Hall.