The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-16
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yesterday
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Nav Noik. Oct. IL. IYoi
Bou Co-rehus vaA cot. Postmaster. AsV
lH't rhy
>. SIN A. the President OF the National
lego, ct Musicians. L. =, | desire To call
youf attention. 10 an unjust anu unlawful
E,grference by some OF the employees of
sotr Department with the rightful OccupA-
In aud livelihood OF citlzcns anu Ia NpaJ er-
A. th., community. and ask your KAMA as-
ssftucr ana cooperation 10 put n stop To this
'I1'"a,rant complaints ar. made to me that
T. ,bI. ,lfv composed of Poet ONCE employees.
A. u he habit Of taking enga genehts away
n. Professional musicians by Offering them
49, aud accepting contracts for FURNISH
Re music for less than professionals would
si.rs-. whose prices are. stipulated and
,.-fI,ted rs the Ia vs. aud rules of their union.
Ctt ~r.rently again at the hremen's parade
a. Mount Vernon on Oct. 10 the Letter Car
re-. Band took part. and | have evidence IN
t~r,l.e they were the cheapest. only receiy-
A., $40 for twenty men. when professionals
.1iii have charged iiss for the same mum
'yog viii readily see the injustice prac-
tssd where Governments employees. men
= .,od 20 interfere with the Occupation and
h, ess OF citizens and taxpayers. and with
ou' any interference from the Oovern meni
T. under6id people engaged in legitimate
occupations, whose sole support IL. their
profession upon which they have 70 dep.nd
scah. in the city Of New York alone. our
H. e1.sience. and should least OF ali be ham.
pred 10 their occupation and pursuit OF
business by their own Government
trusting you will give this your Immediate
o. anton and protect our rights against
4 r'hrr interference by any employee OF your
DEPARTMENT. ! remain very sincerely yours.
ALExANpKR BRuMER. President
III 100. TarrA.V.s napI A.. a .a.ial ar
eanization. and though d, is not a labor
ORGANIZATION II II composed Of members ot
a.. Letter Carriers' tnion Postmaster
Van colt said yesterday To a SuN reporter
that he would look int the matter. A. 10
The question Of trades union troubles the
prpari ment could not take that question
INTO consideration IT the band 81 the
letar carriers had played IN the uniform of
thc bitter carriers u would not De- alioweu,
lu' he did not believe thai they played Ia
the post Oflce uniform
so long a. II does not interfere with Their
duties A. letter carriers.- said tirst Assist
an Postmaster Morgan. the Department
] heleve. has no light tn interfere with tho
bitter carriers " they can add 10 their m
come after hours n II interfrred with
their duties, however. hat would "a"
another matter
Frank r House. President II the Letter
Carriers Rand, denied emphatiCallv that
~" momters of IA" hand were hired 10
~ to the hrrmsn's parade m Mount vernon
They never lrtcTfercd with the rcgula'
musicians and their services we're gwen
free 20 help along some object when the
m.mbers played for outside organizations.
There were thirty-ive members, IN
stead Of twenty, at the hremen's iarah"
IN Mount vernon said Mr.. HouS' anu
they gave their services FIRE Of charge.
They went there n a compliment 90 the
firemsn, MIR McNeigh, who n employed
in the Post Of'ice here. icing an exempt
fireman and heading the eNeinpts In the
parade II our men had not gone they
would have had no hand The 81" wa
presented tp The hand 20 pay the "NI-nses
of the PLAYERS. a. many of them had to pro-
vide substitutes Ia the Post OniC, In order
o. - away. The hand has gwen IT, -'T-
vices free 10 hundreds az charities. 1t will
play fre" a. the coming concert Tor the Dr
McGlvnn memoria fund. and at a concert
for the Knights Of Honor. IL will also
play free for III. Fircmen's Association enter
tainment In this city on Oct - and for N"
knights 81 Honor In Grand Central Palace
on Oct ~ II will give it, services free
a. an entertalnmept for the labor Lyceum
Association in Grand Central Palace.
The only time the member Of the
Letter Carriers Band were paid wa during
the Sound Money parade The Parade
Committee could not get enough hands
and asked us 10 SUPP one asked MI.
Bremen II he had any objection and he
sad he was only too glad 10 agree 20 u.
We supplied cigh, men and charged IN"
union rates ~ 81 per man and MIR Bremen
cent seven more men To make the band
complete We have been trained by
Victor Herbert Of the Musical Mutual Pro-
,ec,ive Union and have always been on
the best q. ierm- with IL. The band has
T.. own uniform. distinct from that of the
better carriers
President Bremen reiterated last night
h. statement that only twenty pieces
were supplied nv the Letter Carriers
Band Ia the Noun Vernon parade. and
thai they were regularly hired at less than
the union rates. He also said thai no had
r"ceivcd constant complaints from other
cities Of letter carriers bands cutting out
a." regular musicians, especially Ia san
Francisco.