The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03
LAW DAUNTS BOYCOTTERS.
POLICE PROJECTING GLAssMxys
BikE SHOP NOW

and rs Mater or Course and an Az.
tempt to Blsekman Has Been Made.
Bnbette Gla-sman. who owns a bakery at Al
rssex street. has learned something about his
lights to resist conspiracy. Just at present
Gassmans bakery Is a non-union shop. 30
hras he ia concerned IL Is likely to remain a
non.union shop for long time to come. His
,.soIution was greatly stiffened yesterday by
Magistrate Crane, before whom one OF Glass
mans Prosecutors was brought aud Hned SO
icr walking in front Of the bakery proclaiming
the boycott. Magistrate Crane directed tho
nolir, to watch tho behavior OF the union
,ery closely and to arrest at once any one who
,oatcI the law. saying that the state OF
Affairs around the bakery nowadays was dis
grace to civilization.
This - the 8 Dry OF the strike at Glaasman's
,s his SON Il boy about fourteen years old. who
Is his fathers outside business man. told II to
.srN reporter Yesterday because Mr.. Glass
man i g, not speak Eng ish.
Abou' three weeks ago one OF Glassman's
tassr. worked ton ami one half hours In one
day THIS was violation OF the rules OF the
NJ on u which all OF Glassman's six bakers
belonged The man himself did not comp lin.
He,was glad to earn the extra money which
G'a--man was very careful to pay him. and was
CAD to oD!igc an employer for whom he had
worked for four years without q disagreement
ofaay klnl Tho other Ave bakers In the shop
did not complain. because they were satisned
that G,a.sman would give them each in turn
al opportunity to earn extra money II they
desirrhtto have II.
But the headquarters OF tho Bakers Union
was In the big tenement Just across the street
from the bakery and the news that a man was
working overtime at Glassman's was not long
IN reach ne the union. A strike was ordered.
Gassman4 men said they did not want to
strike The boss hal always treated them
well ami had paid union wages. The union in
formed the meu that they must strike or be
ca'lci scahs. They went to Mr.. Glassman and
tod him that the union was going to mako
them strike when they did not want to.
AuI sail they felt very badly about
Il They asked him to come to
terms with tho union. Glassman said
that 4 coming 10 terms meant that he promised
togo tothe union to hire new baker every
time he wanted half on hours extra work
done he had not the slightest idea OF com ing
t1terms with them. So with mutual regrets
he and his men parted.
They stayed apart less than one week.
within lew days tho six men came to him
and asked to he taken back. Union strike ra-
ton werr very hort they, said AMI they would
rather earn iuil WAGES and tr called scahs than
IL without work and without much to live on.
III. hus- took them back ch""rfuI,y.
The Fast Side IL always enthusiastic about
strAe. once or twice year 90 the ack sea
son. the whole garment making population
goes on strickland the East side max holiday.
The u"ighhorhuud took tn" ke"nest In crest in
ulassman's strike. A vociierous crowd stood
In the street before his door al day long AMI
most ot III. night aud r-viled Gls>man ami his
bakers The union circulated hnndhll's saying
that Glassmans bread was aduterat-d and
that It Was prepared under the most lthy con.
di'ons. The things they salt about that bread
were not IT. TOR publication, GIassman's
~ kifphan
20 Keep hi. enemies from betOulng
his dough on the mixing hoard.
About ten days ago the union summoned
N.assmln - court { mas" hin eNpla n why
he "xhibued \ UNION cart IN the window. Tho
which hal only been loan to G.as-m,n while
his was u unton ,hnr. Glnssinnn sali that he
Tia, he Rt3 Ia, ri. m men. ~; AFRO" "' dues. . and md
that hs wa'Go,rt t. kr"p that card NJ until
rerhHFs longer 1t he sngsS.ion n'r Of the the
magistrate the union REFUNDED IN" money that
Gassman hal r,ii hem Tor the card. and he
would never be- missed.
a. Dry ~, 'wo later walking delegate came
N "i' lu.i hids>man that II Ia. would immed-
N working for him when Ia was bIscklIsIed.
him. til" strike You'll be- d HS lar on s Gns
man Is large. s,ocky man. Much kneading
athlete. Tn" walking delegate landed IN Va
Er.',r under the windows OF the union head
ILr Magistrate at Fssex Market court was
a. once Appealed to b the boyco;ters The
G.assman that he had done perfectly right to
throw the waking delegate out. aud that he
wa at berry 70 DO Il again a. any time;
since then, q 'ashman said Yesterday through
his son. who tran slated after him literally 20
There opd hc 10 mistake. he had been visited
9t"s each dav by an officer o' the union. whom
he named. who offered on behalf Of the union
to Sa the N,1kT d, ard iS tax away The sab
the union $50. When he was asked why he Jti
not nave me map arrested Tor back mail. HIass-
wrte against the law. but that II they were he
m MAUI @s 6s ar S' ssf re man who was
On fhHns giyinr pay an A., ' unusuoi,v loud.
mounted crowd stood 10 front Of me store and
nbu.e Hlas,mnn AMI his bread and his fami-
y ami his men and everybody who entered his
n,% 'hs S.nos t%isa Gia.smsp oaI 70 ~, the
IulleiG his hair and sera,3Tei his n face. Hi" Hts
ace t. covered with the scars. Some
Ga,sman made . cor plqint at the T.dridse
srec, station AMI the policeman on that post
dsurbamcos. As Glassman has s no ,J partieuIar
ioiiI'nre with the rollce auth rIties no special
Sc m Tas NAY surS 70 n wn'G a w hi
VINO the Policeman ID ut the other end OF his
Bu, on Friday Policeman Black found that
me hoycottets thought they were safe In
Standing on the sidewalk and yelling at Glass
Eornce The police shooed them away:
sk ne 4 s them Eer isIdor schott Of "a
t'h'''l N'i'''' I"cilleu 10 move on at the
I'trcman's order. Black arrested him and he
Vas arIalgncd before Magistrate Crane IN the
Lss Market court Yesterday morning. Mag
istrhte Crane told GlussmnD 10 find out the
hhhmrs OF m" men who had assaulted him on
Thursday an ! thai warrants would he issued
ipt them on Monday. Meanwhile he fined
S,hot slO Tor di-orlarly conduct. Then the
haG'strdt" turned to the policeman:
You bring those d!sturbers in TO me IA fast
ssynu can h. said, and tell Capt. Herlihy
t3r n" mat tins man must have protection In
ms hu,ine-S AMI must be allowed To carry 1t
ON without lutpTIprpnpp This rDnIupt of thnan
Ipne has been utterly 'Aw'ess. and IL Is n
hsSfhc" to civilized community that they
paw" h""n able tn carry them so far as has
o"rn IT," case" Sc" that II IL stopped"
{, me lnic" OF Ehrihge street station were
instructed last night to arrest any one caught
uNfihutlns circulars maligning Q'assman's
u"N.' making speeches against him on the
str'' cor cr-. or interfering In any way
MN his delivery 81 broad to his customers.
ms was because Glas man comnlainei To tho
ponce mat hi+ delivery boys had been attacked
a. h.e ,li"nd thrown about the streets, Yes
mrlay Essex street IN the m.lghborhood OF tho
oaKcry was peaceful as Fifth avenue.