Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-24
BAKERS QUIT WORK.
Journeymen Make q Stand Against the
New Regulations.

Journeymen Make q Stand Against the
New Regulations.
IN SEVERAL BAKERrfs THE MEN LEAyE-EryoRTs
TO FILL THEIR PLACES WITH BALTIMORE
AHN-NxErIxas HELD TO-DAY AT LABOR HALL.
"Give rs bread" was an appeal that went
without an answer in many cases this morning,
Tor there was not enough Of that staff to satisfy
the demand -Four Of the large bakeries have
had to practically shut down until the trouble
between the shops and the journeymen bakers
has been settled one way or the other.
The meeting Of the journeymen Saturday
night at Eders hall has already borne fruit,
for last night the bakers in three Of the estab-
llshments refused absolutely to sign their
names to the obnoxious rules which the master
bakers have placed on their walls, and as q
result were told that they must sign or leave.
They left. Schneider's, Stohlman's and
Schaefers had no bread mixed or kneaded last
night. This morning all the drivers
sod shas their s .sse, two Were so
needed. Two did report for duty and kept
their hold upon the reins and the bread baskets
The rest stand by the bakers. They are men,
bers OF the bakers assembly.
GETTING MEN FROM BALTIMORE TODAY.
At Schneider's they said they had about fifteen
men at the troughs and announced that things
would go on as usual there. The new men
were non-union workers from Baltimore. Stohl-
man sent over to Baltimore this morning for a
force Of men, but it is not yet known with what
success.
The bakers assembly, X. of L., have a COM
mittee at work also in Baltimore to keep men
from coming over to fill thesEacant places. At
some OF the bakeries there has been no trouble
and none is expected.
~
ovens are at work as usual The men were told
that they would not have to sign the rules and,
1t Is said, they are satisfied.
MEETING THIS MORNING.
This morning the journeymen bakers held
an open meeting at their hall corner ~ street
and Pennsylvania avenue and the condition of
mittee was sent to each of the bakeries
to confer with the bosses and to
announce to them that they must not expect
the rules to be signed by any one and to re-
quest that they be taken down. The Connec-
ticut pie bakery decline to accede to their de-
mands, and the men, nine in all, including the
apprentice boy. at once left their loaves. The
manager said he would employ whomever he
wished and would give away his pies rather
than employ men who would not sign the rules
CROWD OF 'LooKEp-oUr" MEN.
Labor hall was filed all day with men who
are out of a job. They stood about in groups
discussing the situation and awaiting the re-
ports OF the committees who were ont to see
the boss bakers. They told a STAR reporter
that 1t Is not a strike but lockout, for
the bosses took the initiative. They are will
ing and anxious to work, but they are firm IN
their refusal to sign away what they consider
their inherent rights at the demand Of any boss.
they say they are willing to do fair
days work for fair days pay, and are will
Ing to let things go on as they were before the
rules were put up. They appear confident of
won great point in getting Havenner to take
down the rules, az that is one of tbs most in
huential of the bakeries and, he will probably
carry most of the bosses with him.
RECEIVING THE NEWS
About noon today the committee that had
been sent to Kohler's bakery returned to the
hall and reported that their demands
had been granted and the obnoxious
rules were down at that place. The
news was received with considerable satisfac-
ton. A notice was printed this morning
more to the effect that twenty men were
wanted at once to 20 to work in
Washington at Sl3 week. This notice
was read with good deal of dissatisfaction by
the bakers here They do not expect much
trouble from it, however, as they say there are
not enough Of non-union men in Baltimore to
hurt them, and the union men will of course
stand by them.
About o'clock word reached the hall that
Schaeffer had succeeded in getting four new
men while one of his old ones, a union man.
was still at work. 1t lie expected that he will
leave, too, and if not his case will be disposed
of at the assembly meeting tomorrow. At / 80
six of the men at Krafft's quit work. Just what
the outcome Of the trouble will be is not easy
to say. The bosses seem to be divided, while
the journeymen present solid FROM.
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
representative of D.A. &C, X. of L., had a
conference with the journeymen this morning.
in which he stated the situation and what
treatment they might expect from the execu-
tive committee if the trouble continues.
There is no apparent likelihood of q
boycott or general strike. The fight is made
solely against those bosses who insist on the
rules and who have locked out the workmen
for not signing them.
MORE MEETINGS..
There will be another special meeting of the
bakers assembly tomorrow morning, and local
assembly 1925, which is made up largely of
men who have no regular trade and to which
many of the drivers belong. will hold special
meeting probably tomorrow evening. There
were about forty-fve journeymen "out" today.