The morning call., 1891-05-22
ORGANIZED LABOR.
Time for Repentance Granted the
German Bakers.
The Proprietor Of the Abend Post Tells His
story-Ccopers Strike Against Chi
nese-Millmen Discounted.

The hall Of the Federated Trades was
turned into a courtroom last night for the
trial of Bakers Union. No. "a. charged by
Delegate Thomas Finnerty of the Coast
Seamen's Union with having indorsed Brew
cry WOrkmen's Union, No. 16, called by the
council "scab" union.
The report of the Investigating Committee
sent TO interview the bakers was presented
to the effect that there was some ground for
the charges made against the union. The
only evidence the committee obtained was
the confession Of the bakers that their union
had Endorsed the obnoxious organization.
In connection with this confession the
bakers stated that when this action was
taken by them they had but thirty members.
They now have over 800.
Delegate Peterson, a member of the COM
mttee, stated that when the bakers were
interviewed they declined to answer whether
they had or had not Endorsed the alleged
''scab" union.
EVIDENCE TO FINNERTY'S MIND.
Delegate Finnerty remarked that the ba-
kers had been told when visited by the COM
mttee that if they would rescind their in
dorsement of the brewery workmen no fur
ther notice would be taken of the matter
by the council. No answer was made to
this statement by the bakers and that to
Finnerty's mind was evidence that they had
not passed such resolution.
Delegate Rothschild of the committee said
that he was present at the interview and
that the union refused TO show the minutes
of their proceedings, and declared that the
Federation is an illegal body and had no
jurisdiction over them.
no nlan ni,,cf tho mi aol he,
the Secretary and j. Ulrich, representing
the bakers, was called TO plead.
Ulrich said he could not plead until he
had told his story. He was told that he
must plead, and replied that he could
neither plead guilty or not guilty.
l.. G. Cannon was appointed to represent
the council.
MILD SENSATION PRODUCED.
A member of the accused union here
arose and produced mild sensation. He
said that all the members of the body
wanted to be heard, as Ulrich was not
member of the union when the OBJ
nOXIUus resolution was passed. This pal
pabe admission Of the Offense charged was
passed without action or comment, and
Cannon opened the case for the prosecution.
He gave the history of the trouble be-
tween the Pacific Coast Brewery W0rkmen
and the Brewery Workmen's Union, No 10,
which he said had been proved to consist of
SCaUS OTHaulZtu 10 HloEupt tie OIQer
union. The council had examined the COM
position of this body and had declared them
scabs Then, he said, the German bakers
working for $40 a week, laboring fourteen
hours per day and seven days in the week,
sleeping in cellars, Endorsed this body of
scabS. Cannon wanted to know whether
the council was to remain a council of
unions or a council OF anarchists. Anarch-
ism, he thought, was proper in Russia and
Ireland, where deSpots rule, but there is no
room for il under the stars and stripes.
BOTH SIDES HEARD.
The witnesses for the prosecution deposed
they had or had not Endorsed the obnoxious
union. The defense did not deny the in
dOrsement, but said the.uni0n was ordered
TO do so by the International Union.
The bakers were severely censured by
several members, and were informed that il
was very strange that they had been ordered
to indorSe the "seab' union by the inter-
national body, while similar orders had not
been sent to the American Bakers Union,
No. 3, which is under the jurisdiction of the
same body. They were accused of ingrati-
tude, in that they were attempting TO dis
rupt the Council OF Federated Trades, which
was fighting heir battle against Westerfeld.
After several hours wasted in speech,
making it was decided to give the bakers
until June 9th to decide whether they
would obey their International Union or
the Federation. Meantime the delegates Of
all the unions were instructed to use all
their power in making the Westerfed boy
colt success.