The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-15
BAKERS TO RUN OPEN SHOPS.
POSTS CITIZENS..ssft ASSOCIATION
OFFERS IT'S HELP.


Strikers At Headquarters and There
IL Little Hops o. . General Strike
--kurtz Angry When Others Won't quit.
The boss bakers took matters In their
own hands yesterday and decided to start
work, strike or no strike. Az a result. a
good share Of the closed bakeries were
open last night. The employers say that
they will run on the open shop basis and
insist on police, protectidst. ,...
This decision was reached after the
bosses had accepted thu cooperation OF the
Citizens Industrial Association.
The Hebrew Boss Blkers' Association
announced yesterday that all the shops OF
members OF the association would open
last night despite the strike. Az matter
Of fact only fourteen started up according
to a statement issued by President BOOK
Most OF these fourteen we're short handed
some OF them ha wing only one third OF the
men needed. -.
The bakeries were all guarded by police,
and up to midnight no disturbances had
taken place. ~. -;
Both sides have been brought to agree
upon the question OF wages, hours OF
work and proper sanitary conditions.
The union insists upon the employment
OF union labor only. The master bakers
take the position that, having attempted
to operate under closed shop agreement
and purchase labor only OF the labor trust
at a manifest disadvantage TO mem ana
continued this arrangement until the con.
tract was broken, they now state that
the labor trust has no right to impose
either upon the master bakers or upon
their independent workmen the trust con-
ditions demanded.
"A CERT ain flour trust might will the same
reason demand that the master bakers buy
-four only OF that trust and use the label
Of that trust to the exclusion Of all other
millers Whatsoever. The labor trust.
namely the unions. attempts 10 corner
to purchase only OF that particular labor
Of as me Am r aEp Federa,on Of Labor the
head Of the labor trust, makes the slate
ment that he will not permit the striking
bakers to 60 back to work unless me master
labor only OF the trust; The strikers
threaten to cali strikes in all Of the bakeries
In this district in order TO force this trust
agreement. u.,d, -
furnish the people with bread, but their
efforts in this direction have been met by
assault and violence on the part Of the strlk-
ers. One OF the members OF the master
bakers committee, appearing before us,
who attempted to supply some Of ms IL, GUS JUS
members Of his family, was assaulted while
sitting in front of his bake shop and nearly
killed.
of bread, not by the action OF the master
bakers, who have been at all t mes ready to
OF the strikers. The bake shops have been
closed for about week and much suffering
has been caused by this action OF the labor
trust in keeping bread from the people.
1.-The master bakers will open their shops
tonight and endeavor to furnish bread
viii be made upon the Police Department
to furnish adequate protection for inde-
pendent workmen who desire to return TO
work and for the master bakers who Will
undertake to supply the people with bread.
The two sides TO me controversy p nas y;
wages, hours and eanitary conditions,
this associa, ion will not support the labor
trust in it's unreasonable demand for the
exclusive right 10 lhe sale Of labor, nor In
It's acts Of Violence against independent
workmen and bakers seeking 10 supply
Mr.. Post further stated that his organi,,
za,ion would keep tab on the police and
that complaints would be made to me
Police Departme in all cases where po-
Only a small crowd OF strikers gathered
at their headquarters and they looked
discouraged. The executive board had
taken away their main weapon by refusing
to order a general sympathetic. strike.
that Bakers Unions sos and 1853 Of Brooklyn
which struck in sympathy. had sent word
that they wanted to go back to work on
the old terms.
The decision Of the board was made
strike COMMITTEES. After an hours hot dis
cussion it was decided not to extend the
strike. but to make agreements with in
dividual boss bakers. When this discus
sion was announced strike leader Kurtz
few into passion and lett the hall ne
went into a hall floor below. where for
some time those who were against a gen.
eral strike were denounced furiously.
Jacob Book of the boss bakers association
said that about forty bakeries had been
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