Evening star., 1903-12-31
Washington Bakers Oppose
the Walking Delegate.
ALLEGED TREsPASS
DAMAGE AND INJURY
ANTICIPATED.
Petition for Injunction Against Local
Union Of Bakers and Con-
fectionery Workers.

Proceedings in equity were Instituted To-
day in the Supreme Court of the District
of Columbia by the proprietors of ten or the
leading baking establishments OF the city,
the object being to enjoin an alleged tres
pass by the walking delegate" Of labor
union Those named as defendants are
John G. Schmidt, Ernest Meyer, George
Harold F. Otto Schulze. Felix Stocks, John
Merkel and George Holman, who, with
other persons who are too numerous TO
mention, constitute and compose certain
voluntary body known as Local Union No.
11S Of the Bakery and Confectionery Work
ers' International Union of America
The complainants, who are represented
by Attorneys Alexander H. Bell and David
n Houston are the Charles Schneider Bak-
ing Company, Havenner Baking Company,
M. HolzbeirIein Corby Bros, John G. Mein-
berg, Kraft Sons, William Berens & Co,
Boston Baking Company, +. Stohlman ana
r. w. Blair. 1t is explained that John u.
Schmidt is sued as the recording secretary,
corresponding secretary, address secretary:
business agent and walking delegate Oh
local union No. 49, of the Bakery and CON-
fectionery Workers International Union OF
America, and the other defendants named
as other officers of the union.
The complainants set forth that they do
not object to their employees forming a
union for their general welfare. If worthy
ends are to be attained by lawful means
and without Illegal restrictions upon the
compIainants employers or upon the
complainants in the transaction of their
business. 1t Is remarked that the COM
plainantS are now paying their employees
the wages asked by the latter, which, it Is
declared. are from % per cent to 33 per
cent in excess of the rate paid In any other
city in the United States
Objections to Business Agent.
The eomplainauts continuing saw that
although they have always adjusted griev
ances with their employees in a happy and
satisfactory manner, Union 118 has ere
ated the office of business agent or
walking delegate has elected Schmidt
to fill that office "and vested him with
rights, powers, authorities and duties which
were non-American in character and in re-
straint of the reasonable and legal rights
of the complainants, but obedience to and
respect for which We're arbitrarily demand
ed and exacted of the complainants on pain
Of strikes. boycotts. blacklisting, etc.
The complainants say they protested
against the creation of the Office and noti-
fled the union that they would not recog-
nize walking delegate or permit him ac-
cess to their establishments. 1t Is added
that the union has sent to the complainants
as it's ultimatum a copy of certain BYLAWS
which it had adopted. and which it has
stated will become operative after next
Saturday. These bylaws, among other
shall visit all union shops at least once in
every two weeks, and that he shall not be
oebarred from entering any shops where
members of the union are at work.
The court is informed that while the
complainants have the right to refuse the
walking delegate admission to their estab-
lishments, or to recognize his office, they
cannot prevent him from trespassing and
attempting an entrance. and such refusal
would but be the cause for the COMPLAIN
ants being further annoyed and injured by
furnishing the walking delegate with pre-
text or excuse for ordering a strike of the
complainants' employees, or for boycottng
or blackliSting the complainants. Should
either OF these things occur, 1t is set forth,
1t would result in closing up the complain
ants plants. to the consequent great loss
and injury of the complainants and their
customers.
Trouble and Lack Of Bread Predicted.
The complainants go on to say that as
the remaining and unaffected baking es-
adjustments of the District will be entirely
Inadequate to supply the demands which
would In each case be made upon them the
suffering that the public will experience
will be beyond calculation or present real
lZatlon and no money damages would or
Will suff1ce for such suffering or the loss
and injury which will result to the COM
pla1nants. The latter ask the court to ex-
erciSe It's benefcent powers and rights and
take cognizance of and examine into the
a1afrS of the union, it's constitution by
laws and regulations and general modes of
conduct1ng Its concerns and business and
grant to the complainants the relief asked
This in effect Is that Schmidt be restrained
from visiting or attempting to visit, or from
entering or attempting to enter. the estah-
i1shments of the complainants
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