The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-08
WILL Be NO GENERAL STRIKE.
COOKS AND WATERS UNION DOES
NOT EXPECT TROUBLE.
States There II No Possibility OF
Members Walking Ont in Body
Fifty-Two Proprietors Declare
willingness TO AntagopfIe linton.

According 10 members of the Cooks and
Walters Union there is very little prooa-
bility of a general strike among the EN-
ployes of the restaurants in Seattle, IN
less the propristors force the issue. inc
Elk cafe, in which the union help walked
out Friday evening, was running yester-
day as usual, with nonunion employees
The petition circulated among the pro-
prietors expressing willingness and anx-
iety TO antagonist the union, yesterday
evening had been signed by hfty-two OUT
OF a possible sixty restaurant ana hotei-
keepers in the city. irrespective OF the
japanese establishments.
The union men held a meeting last
night, at which the difficulty with the
Elk cafe was discussed, but nothing was
given out for publication
w. II. Middleton, secretary OF the west
crn Central Labor Union, yesterday gave
the unions version Of the runor OF an
alleged impending general strike. he
said:
"a general strike is improbable; in fact.
Il Is out OF the bounds OF reason Inc
great majority of the restaurants are
working in unison with the walters ana
Cooks Union. The complaint Of the Elk
cafe that IL did not get union help when
II was requested is denied by Il. A. Hi.
the business agent OF the helpers or
ofyered TO the cafe to take the place of
IT'S japanese dishwashers. but the oner
was declined
THE talk OF general strike seems 70
emanste from one or two people. VINO
would like to cause difficulty. Mr.. Hill
called on several OF the proprtetors this
morning. but most of them denied nein
at the meeting on me hss, soeiatiob an nn
Friday night.
There Is no trouble about furnishing
necessary help TO the restaurants, IL
ample notice is given the union. Up TO
noon today the union was called upon
by five places to provide them with help,
and in each case the demand was met
"In regard to the statement made In
the Po.t-Tntelllgencer by well known
restaurants that the action OF the keep
ers association at their Friday meet
ing would precipitate conflict which
this same proprietor employs union helr
from top 20 bottom but would like to get
someone else to do his lighting for him
This point should be emphasized. II
any OF the proprietors have grievance
II should be submitted 70 the union. and
Il would receive consideration az the mem
hers' hands. As 70 the meeting OF the
proprietors Il could not have been very
representative, to say the least as nc
one seemed to be there
One OF the members Of the keepers as
sociation said Yesterday that when he
asked the union for help he received five
drunken men who were utterly worth
less. Il the union, he said, desires tC
have any standing II should have some
requirements for admission. Every hote
in the city except the York Is now mem
Der Of our association, and the York ha,
expressed a willingness 10 Join. w
have all the restaurants run by whit
men in the city now in the organization
with the exception OF three or four
"An instance OF the unions greed is it'
failure To carry ont it's agreement with ~
to boycott the Iananese restaurants. I
did make some effort at first TO carry on
It's contract, but the members failed 4
keep up the agitation"