New-York tribune., 1905-08-07
STRIKE CAUSES FAMINE
Bakers Out and Bread Scarce ON the
East Side.

The result OF the strike Of the East Side
Hebrew bakers on Saturday night. which was
ushered in with riots. was big bread famine in
the tenement districts yesterday. which VIII be
intensified to-day II. as is expected. two other
unions. Nos 40 and 305. strike In sympathy
The strikers belong 70 local No. %. and all three
locals are affiliated with the Bakers and Con-
fectioners' International Union
The strike was unexpected. and the groceries
restaurants and Iunchrooms had made no
preparation for IL. They were ali more or less
short Of bread, and in some OF the larger restau-
rants where bakeries are attached. the en-
ployers and their shop assistants turned in to
work In the bakeshop.
At the Brcome Street Cafe and Restaurant a.
Nos 161 and 163 Broome-st. there Is a partial
supply of bread because the boss and his as
sistants worked IN the bakeries early IN the day
II was said that at sadowsky & I5ison's
lunchroom at No. 30 Dtvision-st-, there Is
general shortage of bread There Is an unprs-
cedented demand for -four al the groceries
which are opened on Sundays on the East side
the tenement dweIlers making gTiddle cakes
where they could not get bread
As told in yesterdays Tribune there "a =
Hebrew fast. lasting fer week in the East Side
at present during which meat cannot &c eaten
PumpernickeI Ioaves. which are made Of re
are the favorite variety OF bread used during the
fast. and they were not to be had for love or
money. the bakers in all the shops which make
a speciaIty of turning out purnpernickel loaves
being on strike.
Israel Pachat who has a bakery in Pitt-s-..
near DeIaacey-st., says he makes specially
I Of making pgmpernicksl bread. which he sup
plies TO labor headquarters. especially where
railroad men meet. and that the Strike VIII cost
him a great deal OF mOney.
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he said. "as I had regular system Of delivery
which has been broken into now, but wiz start
up tonight and take chances usually get cut
about one thousand pumpernickeI Ioaves day.
but will try and get out about Ave hundred OF
six hundred tonight"
Ike Kaufus who has a bakery Al No So,
stanton-st.. said he was paving his men gsoa
wages and they were working ten hours day.
They did not belong 70 the union bur struck
with the union men. They were ready 70 coma
back later. but he thought il better for them to
remain out a day or two. when he expects the
trouble viii be ended. Mrs Kaufus and her
eighteen-year- daughter assisted in the bak-
cry all day. In other bakeries the proprterors
worked harder than they had ever done in their
lives
Though there was not az much rioting yester-
day as on Saturday night. there were many
minor disturbances especially in LudIow-st,
where many non-union bakers were employed.
/ As soon as these were seen By the union men
they were pursued. but generally got of free
or perhaps with a slight bruise or two Al over
the East Side there was the greatest excitement
all day, as this was the first general strike the
bakers have had for a long time and they
seemed to be inclined 10 be proud Of il
At Bernard Korman's bakery No. 2O2 Rivihg-
ston-st., where there was a riot on Saturday
night large pane OF glass was broken about
o'clock yesterday morning kOrman said IL cost
him S1O0 Other bakeries which were attacked
on Saturday night showed evidences Of the tay.
According to the strikers they were attacked
by East Side toughs. who came 70 the assist
ance OF special policemen, who were protecting
the non-union men A mass meeting OF the
strikers was held Ia in the afternoon az Nc.
So AttOrney-st-, where several men were brought
in with their heads tied up. who said they had
been attacked by toughs. One OF them. named
Levinsky, had three inch cut on MS head and
/ according to the strikers it vas inflicted BY q
member of the Monk Eastman gang
Carl Weber, secretary Of local No 3. made
the following statement:
All we are on strike for is the ten hour work
day. recognition of the union. and sanitary bake
shops. We had to strike about every four
weeks for the ten hour day when the ten hour
law was in operation Now that it is declared
unconstitutional We are on a general strike.
ing sixteen and eighteen. Many of our members
have been idle all the time and il we were
working only ten hours day there would oe
work for them all.
| Weber said that many Of the master bakers
! were willing to concede the demands. he said
\ that the whole trouble would be settled on
Wednesday. but would not give his reason for
making the assertion.
Chairman Samuel nUrtz, of the strike COM
/ mittee. announced that to-day or Tuesday the. 2
/ will be q parade Of eighteen hundred strikers
to the City Hall to ask Mayor Mcclellan 10 guar
antee the same protection 10 the strikers that
| is guaranteed TO the employers He also said
/ that unions Nos 40 and 2OS will go on a SYM
pathetic strike to-day, which will bring cut
| about two hundred and fifty more bakers Kurta
/ said that so far he knew of no negotiations tor
/ a settlement.
/ The fifteen bakers arrested for riottns on sat
| urday night were arraigned in Essex Marker
| Court yesterday morning. Louis SteIupler, ol
/ No. 160 Mcnroe-st-. was held in S1.O00 bail on
/ the charge of having shot Norris kuresky, q
No. 16S MOnroe-st. The other prisoners Wers
/ fined So each.