The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-18
LABOR LEADERS ISSUE
CIRCULAR I'M DEFENSE
OF THE BEER BOYCOTT
THE TROUBLE IS NOT HAT OF THE BREWERS
1T is THE TROUBLE OF EvERYBoDy EXCEPT THE
BREWERS" so THEY SAY

The executive committee 81 the
Building Trades Assembly and the
executive committee 90 the Western
Central Labor Union have issued a
joint statement OF their position on
the Butter hotvl strike aud the boy
cOtt OF the hUer 20 the seattle
nrewins ana Maltipg Company.
The statement h. ln the form % a
printed eireular. thousands ~ which
Viii be distributed. IL is addressed
60 sister Unions and the Public
under the caption % Organised
l.aboT Of Seattle vs.. the Seattle
brewing and Mating Company,
The statement tn rull h as follows
Organized labor Ia Seattle ana the
Seattle brewing and Mating Com
pauy are at outs. The trouble h not
that of the brewers. "a Ia the trou-
bic ~ every body except the brewers,
"EdWard =. Sweeney " the vice
president and general man9Ecr OF
the Seattle brewing ana Mathis
Company. lie Is Also president Of
the Hotel Butler Company. The
building 10 be occupied by the Hotel
Butler Company was leased nom
its owners BY = r. Sweeney Tor the
Seattle RfvNing and Mating Com.
pAny. 4 hired man named kinE II
supposed TO be the manager % the
new hotel company. This new con
cern is gOiug to operate firsi-clas-
hotel ana grin ROOM la the building
above mentioned.
"A committee was appointed By
tae CNsokH ard Walters 60 call ON
Messfs Sweeney and klng ana sc.
u IL was possible 20 have the new
hotel management employ union
help. This committee met Mr.. king
several weeks RgO. Re put them
off. saving Il vas too early. They
called again later and received the
Same kind OF satisfaction. Another
committee was appointed. but met
With the Same unsatisfactery replies
as the first.
About this time a letter was re-
ctived uy the Cooks and Walters
Union here from san Francisco,
stating that enc Rarngesser, an un-
fair man and head waiter TO be. al
the Hotel Butler. was IN that city
endeaVartng 20 secure a non union
crew. and that he had applied TO the
Pacific Coast Walters Association
TO 50 care them.
Tbs committee Immediately went
10 Mr. King regarding tire matter
lie deuiea that such was the case,
hut later admitted It's truth when
shown the letter from Mr.. Morgan,
manager Of the Pacific Coast Wait
ers Association.
"on December I another letter was
resolved from this same man Nor
gan. sayins that an order had esen
PLACED for Is walters At a WaGc 81
SO p4r nonth. The Seattle scale
which - being paid by all houses
In the city. Is S. per month. Mr.
King was Informed by the commit
tee that he eouid not get that many
ron union walters In san Francisco
Hts reply was that Ia that event hs
knew uhere there were 10 non -uuipf
men at h.s old home that ne could
get b simply touching the wire
That should he fail In this h. would
use negroes. ana falling 90 get them
he would use JRps OF Chinese. III
stated that he cared nothing about
what kind q men he had. Just -
they dld The work, and did u eheaI
enough He gave the COMMITTEES n
satisfaction further than 90 say TIA
Mr. Sweeney uaH the man 20 go %
The committee went 90 Mr.
Sweeney ard the brewery people
who referred them back % MF. King
Mr.. Sweeney was asked " there va
no appeal from the dsciainn-0f Mr.
king His reply was. on. yer. 8
Mr.. King takes any radical Htepa
the trustees would get together ans
undo them. Bat SO and see Mf
King
1T appearing impossible 20 sc
auv satisfaction alone the Cooks aut
Walters took the matter 10 Tn
Western Central Labor Union ans
asked for the assiss nee u that or
ranizatfon. TIRE executive commit
tee OF that body was Instructed q
render ali assistance possible 20 N
Cooks and Walters The commit
tee together with the committee o
the Cooks and Walters. visited Mr.
King. who was anything bur cour
teous In his manner lie said arnoni
many other things that he had a.
yet never run a union house an
that he vas satisfied he never would
when asked why he could not AZ
ford TO pav as high wages NJ oths
houses IN the city. he stated tia
the walters IN hts house could Ee
80 many tips as 10 make their wage
even better than $50
He refused 70 answer the cues
ton when asked II ~ was his De
sire to collect a rart 81 the tips re
ceived by his employees. and that !
was 70 TINS sff1 Afiak ne fFtANrA =
pay the current rate OF wages. VI
further exhibited his willingness q
take this kind Of money by sayinl
that in come houses IN the east walt
ers paid fer the privilege Of work
Ing. Mr.. Kings attitude ~ this mat
ter can be construed IN no othe
manner than that he desires 70 cot
tect tius IN advance.
Another objection offered BY Mr.