The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-20
THE MASTER BAKERS SIDE
THEIR sUCCINCT STATEMENT OF WHOLE SITUATION TO DATE.
Detailed criticism of the Union Dee 'mands-Refutation of. Union state- ments--The Position of Each Clearly npfsued

memts--The Position of Each Clearly
 Drfiued.
 An important meeting of the master
 bakers was held yesterday afternoon. The situation as detailed by them is as
 follows:
 The public has been fnisled by vari-
 ous uncertain and unfounded state
 ments. It is but fair to the master bakers and to the public that a clear and unbiased view be taken of the en- tire situation. Every fact herein stated is absolutely true and can be positively proven. A statement came out in one of the daiies to the effect that the ~union men were turning out bread on their own account in various places. l One of these union bakeries is operated in g Russian-Jew bakers place in Oak
 street. The locality speaks for itself. | A clear idea of the whole situation will be gathered from perusal of the rules and regulations of the Bakers
 union No. il, and the criticisms of the
 master bakers which follow:
 The first regulation reads: Section I.
 l "In all bakeries only union men shall
 be employed, and in case of vacancy the 1 boss shall be efficiently furnished through the labor bureau Of Bakers
 union No. il. The boss shall have the
 privilege of discharging men after re-
 ceiving the sanction of the foreman | The master bakers contend that under 1 this rule 8 boss Cor Droorietor) cannot
 discharge a man who is incompetent or even dishonest, if he stands in with the foreman.
 The second section reads: Ten hours
 shall constitute days work, including
 half hour for lunch time and six days a
 week."
 The master bakers have paid for six | ty-two hours week, ten hours a day, except Friday. which is twelve hours. As there is no work on Saturday even- | ing there must be extra work on Friday
 night for the big Sunday trade. The
 men ask fifty cents an hour for these extra two hours Friday night. | Section 3 reads:
 "On and after July 1, 1903, the work I shall be done in the day time in all 1 bakeries. and the work shall be done | between the hours os a. m. and D.
 m. A week commencing on Monday morning and ending Saturday evening at o'clock"
 The public isn't vet educated up to the point of eating stale bread. They always get fresh bread in the morning. Some bakeries bake at ? and a. m. to cater to this demand. This rule ne- cessitates putting out bread on week days that was made the day before, in- stead of that morning, and means bread that is twelve or fourteen hours old. On Monday people must use bread baked Saturday afternoon. About twenty four hours old in fact. Hotels, restau- rants and families will be deprived of their fresh rolls in the morning. Work ing people will suffer as the sliced bread carried in the dinner pails to Mondays $ dinner is baked Saturday, and being sliced dries very rapidly, and is conse- quently unhealthy.
 The next section:
 Scale of wages: Foreman that works
 alone, not less than $17 per week, and if there is one baker that works with
 him he shall receive SIS per week. and if there are three or more bakers, not
 less than $20 per week; second hand not (Continued on Third Page,)