The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-07
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ESSEX MARKET WILL UNIONlZE
TOR MUTUAL PROTECTION AND A
FAIR SHARE or OTHER KINDS.
II Law!erlng Down There Amt Skilled
Labor. President Rosey wonders What
Is-And 1t Ought to BE Paid Better
-ROsey Told to Go Ahead Raising Fees

The Essex Market Bar Association held
an important meeting yesterday afternoon
to organize union, as the call read for
mutual protection. our fair share OF all
kinds Of protection the uplifting Of our
craft. and fair return for what We work
Rosey the lawyer presided.
Boys" he said. there is no class Of
artists who have to be as skillful In their
work as we have. A painter may get in
spiration and win honor from fair and
beautiful model; but it takes a genuin,
artist in the law to get legal inspiration and
a fee out Of New York cop with Hester
street chicken dealer in tow.
Those of US who have spent the best
part Of our legal lives in this neighborhood.
educating the people down here how to get
each other arrested and to pay for the
privilege, look with dismay when. after We
have got a case cooked up all right. we see
and get the fee, We must organize. and if
necessary affiliate with some labor or
Listen" continued Rosey This is the
situation To have a perfect union wa
must get all the names Of the pushcart
pedlers, saoonkeepers and others who
run into our dear old Essex Market and
ploy othcS than members of our union we
will strike them
wit Club or how" asked Spike Rosen-
bloom.
Simple enough, answered Rosey. Sup
posing one of our Gust omers hires Broad
way lawyer to defend him when he gets
pinched We Immediately assign three or
four or a dozen Of our lawyers to appear
for the complainant. Then, after we show
the guy the strength Of our organization.
he will call us of. He will say to himself
What chance has one Broadway lawyer
got against twelve Essex Market lawyers
with their wonderful resources IN witnesses
and Essex Market ethicsf'
If he calls lis of, we will withdraw "
he refuses, We will press, In calling US
of he will recognize our union. In this
way we get he benefit of our work down
here in educating the East Side masses in
the benefits Of litigation
will We have a walking delegatof
asked Blackstone Kent Cohen,
NO, sir answered Rosey. That IL
term distast sful 10 men of our education.
Your president will act in his Official
capacity in making all settlements. ar
rangements and so forth, All we want
is recognition of our union. There vii
be only a short time when only union law
yers will be employed in he Essex Market
court and then we will be in a posi,io IN
raise the fees. After my education IN
Harvard 1t humiliatee me TO have TO accept
a if.y-cent fee But. then. IL l. dinner
money. anyway. when You amt doing
nothing
Under the rules will formulate. unless
a client pays the regular union fee 10 his
lawyer | can call off all the union LAWYERS
II an outside lawyer is called in. can ordssF
all our legal resources to the other soc
What vill We do nit der steerers' asked
Spike Rosenbloom. m.
The 81 eerer TO U.S." said Rosev, rs IiNH
a hodcarrier TO a mason. The steererE ',o
also organize and we will stand by hem
BY a unanimous vote Rosey as e'
powered 10 go ahead and perfect the o.
gsnizarion.