The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-02
ICE men STARTLED.
Thunderstruck at Drivers Taking a
Hand In Bakers Strike.
WILL MAKE EMPHATIC PROTEST
Boss Bakers Think Ice Companies
Should Insist ON Their Men
Serving All Customers.

What will be the effect of the resolu-
ton of the Ice Wagon Drivers not to de-
liver ice to any customer who buy non
union bread?
w. NJ. Regan says 1t is up to the Ice
companies to say whether they will in
dorse the stand taken by their men.
D. M. Chute, of the Cedar Lake Ice
drivers will not allow their men to draw
them into a fight in which they have no
concern.
The union bakers have been on strike
for more than month. At meeting
If the Ice Wagon Drivers union Satur-
day night the case of the striking bakers
was present ed by William T.. Wallace.
The matter was debated at great length
| BY the ice men. who finally passed the fol-
| lowing resolution:
| That the Ice Wagon Drivers and Helpers
| union endorse the striking bakers and that nc
| member Of this union shall deliver ice to any
customer using non-union bread. Notice Of
| this action shall be given to all customers
and no ice to be delivered to users of non.
union bread after June 5. >sM
The drivers say they will not deliver
| Ice to the patrons Of non-union bakeries
| after Thursday. AS number of boss
| bakers are also proprietors Of restaurants S,
the force which the ice men WELD is ap-
parent. These restaurants are large con-
sumers Of ice and would find 1t pract1-
cally impossible to run If their supply of
this article were cut off.
The first result of this action by the
ice wagon drivers was apparent this
morning, when resident was informed
by the ice man that he could get no Ice
unless he bought his bread from the
| union wagon.
| William Regan said this morning ir
regard to the action of the ice men:
| m ma hat dc 10 fho 80
companies. If they are going to allow thei
drivers in no uncert ain terms. D. M
| their trade, that is thoir, affair, and l don'
know what the bakers can do about it, TIL
question simply is. are the ice companies go
| ing to run their own business or are the driv
ers going to run it for them? No action ha
been taken by the bakers, and so far as
know Mono will be taken I don't know tina
there is anything for US to do.
Employers Are Thunderstruck.
It is very probable that the ice com
panies will express their opinion to thu
drivers in no uncertain terms. D. M
Chute, of the Cedar Lake company, ha
this to say: m..
I was thunderstruck when saw the &C
count of the action of the drivers in tn
papers. After we have granted our men a
they asked, and agreed to pay them grea
deal more money than We afford to-
nave them mix up In the bakers strike in tn
way Is startling, to say the least.
Will the ice companies stand for this? We
I should cay not; not If we can help 1t. VIII
are the ice companies to settle every litt
strike that comes up in town, as we'll as tax
care of their own troubles? If we stand fc
this, 1t will simply mean that every unto
that goes on strike will call the ice dirty
ers to fight their battles. Nearly every c!as
of business firm in town and practically ever
resident Of the city, is a patron of the je
companies. II we settle the bakers strike IL
them, why not the walters or any othe
/ union? Certainly we can't stand for this, ar
, don't think we will let this action pa.
without taking some action ourselves.
Drivers State Their Case.
The drivers contend that they have
perfect right to take the action embodie
in the resolutions passed Saturday nigh
One of the men said to- day: -
l When the settlement of the wage luestic
t was reached recohtfy,' that matter was DEF
nitely settled and laid to rest until May
1908. 1t amounted to a practical contract
the part Of the men that they would not rail-
the money question again during the. peril
= named. No agreement was made howeve
E not to strike; should any ether reason : see
to call for such action. @'fEs>E- 10 {:
In the discussion at that time, the POT
was made by the representatives of the unto
that they might be called out for a ssymp
thetic strike, and therefore no promise not
strike was made by the men. The decision
deliver no ice to customers of non-unit
, bakers Is based upon the same principl
$ which govern all sympathetic strikes, and
/. quite as justifable as any such sympathet
. action taken by one union to aid another.