Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-30
WILLING TO COMPROMISE.
BOSS BAKERS CONSIDER THE
JOURNEY MEMS DEMANDS.


Meeting Of the Bosses Last Night-They
Want an Agreement and IAN AmioAble
Adjustment of Differences With the
Journeymen-The Knights of Labor
CirouIar-An Agreement Likely to be
Reached To-Day.
A special committee Of boss bakers met
last night to consider the circular-letter
! received from the journeymen bakers. A
NEWS reporter was informed after the
meeting that the bosses were endeavOring
! to reconcile all the points at issue, and
that they had addressed a communica-
ton to the journeymen bakers, which
there is every reason to believe will be
acceptable. A satisfactory adjustment
will probably be reached to-day.
The News received a communication
yesterday from the journeymen bakers in
closing the circular addressed to the boss
bakers. The circular bears the seal of
Assembly No. 1886, Knights of Labor,
and reads:
TO THE BOSS BAKERS OF SAVANNAH.
GENTLEMEN: The Bakers of this city, after
conference and consideration Of the griev-
ances to themselves aud their trade. in refer
ence TO uniformity Of hours and wages, and
prices Of the product OF their labors, have con-
stituted the undersigned a committee to con-
Ier VIII you IN reference 10 bringing about
better state OF affairs, and respectfully ask
your Endorsement, Be il therefore
ResoI0sd, /. That twelve hours shall constl-
tute days work, including one hour for
meals.
2. All work to be done in day time when
weeks work.
8; Every man to be paid every Saturday in
United States legal tender money,
4. In cases of vacancies a union man tn have
the preference to non -union.man
.. In all cases OF discharge or man leay-
ing one weeks notice be given on both sides.
o.. All employers indJrslng our demands
shall have the full support OF all organized
labor of this community
Trusting you will give this your kind a7d
careful consideration, we remain, yours re-
spectfully, G, A. VETTER, Chairman,
J. PIERCE,
j. CRAIG,
+. FITZGERALD,
G. FARRAL,
e. BARTRLs,
q. BECKETT.
The communication states that e'this
circular does not say they shall employ
none but Knights OF Labor, nor was it in-
tended to convey such an idea, but to-
give preference &c union men over nom
union men. What does union mean, If
it does not mean preference for the
brotherhOody Again, there are not three
foremen, or best bakers in the city, get
ting $15 or even $13 per week. The ma
jority get about$6 or 81 for an average Of
about fifteen hours per day, seven days
to the week. There are plenty of cities
in this country which do not work baker
on Sunday. The Sabbath day was not in.
tended for work to satisfy the greed of
those wanting fresh bread before going to
church, but was intended for mental
improvement and rest from our labors.
There being no regulation as to
hours or wages, the journeymen bakers
ask simply to have this matter equalized
and regulated. This is their only aim
and this they are entitled to have. AS
far as the trregularity of bakers to report
for duty and going on sprees is concerned,
this IS a matter between the bosses and
their journeymen. The Knights of Labor
will never complain at the discharge of
man for neglecting his work for a spree,
and there are plenty of sober bakers in
the city who can be found to do the
work
Some bosses in speaking of the matter
last night, said that they were not at ALL
disposed to antagOnize the journeymen or
the Knights. On the contrary, they wish
to preserve amicable relations. and they
hope that everything will be fixed up in
manner that will be perfectly satisfactory
to both sides.