New-York tribune., 1905-08-15
MANY BAKESH0PS OPEN.
BREAK STRIKE SLOWLY.
Bosses TO 4ilOso Men to Return
No General Trouble.

The Citizens Industrial Association for the
first time since its headquarters were moved
from Battle Creek. Mich. to New-York took a
hand with employees yesterday in cooperating
in the open shop movement. committee OF
eleven members of the Hebrew Boss Bakers
Association called at the rooms Of the Citizens
Association yesterday and had two hours talk
with President c. ". Post and Secretary James
A Emery. of the association. in which every
point OF the dispute with the bakers was gone
over The boss bakers accepted the cooperation
OF the Citizens Industrial Association and sane
toned statement which was issued by MI
Post IT was in part follows:
The union officials deputized themselves as
sole arbitrators of failure 10 comply with the
terms Of the contract and called a strike with
out opportunity for discussion and adjustment.
Both sides presented good reasons showing why
the other side broke the contract notwithstand-
ing the fact that the contract was only about
three months old. The deposits put UP by the
employing bakers were declared forfeited by the
unions but the irresponsibility OF the signers
Of the union contract was clearly shown
Both sides have been brought to agree upon
the question Of wages, hours of work and prop
er sanitary conditions. The union insists upon
the employment Of union labor only. certain
-four trust might with the same reason demand
that the master bakers buy -four only OF that
trust and the label Of that trust to the eX-
clusion OF all other millers whatsoever. The
labor trust attempts TO corner the market and
force the buyers of labor TO purchase only Of
that particular labor trust
The people at large have been deprived OF
bread, not by the action OF the master bakers,
who have been at all times ready to furnish il,
but directly because of the acts of the strikers
The master bakers will open their shops to-
night and endeavor 10 furnish bread TO the peo-
PIE at the old prices. demand will be made
upon the police department TO furnish adequate
protection for independent workmen who desire
10 return work and for the master bakers who
will undertake TO supply the people with bread
The two sides 20 the controversy having been
brought together on the subject of wages. hours
and sanitary conditions this association will
not support the labor trust in its unreasonable
demand for the exclusive right 10 the sale OF
labor nor I'm tts acts OF violence against indie
pendent workmen and bakers seeking TO supply
bread.
Mr. Post supplemented this statement by say
ing that II the police did not give proper protec-
ton TO the men at work the Citizens Associa-
tion would inform the police department
We will have men 10 watch that the police
department furnishes all the men necessary"
he said we intend TO be fair to the strikers
rs well to the employers
The threat OF a general sympathetic strike
OF the bakers vanished into thin air yesterday.
AT a meeting OF the strike committee Of the
bakers and the Greater New-York Executive
Board OF the Bakers Unions held yesterday in
Jefferson Hail. No. 80 Columbia-st.. it de-
cided that general strike would be called.
but that the bakers would make individual
agreements with the bosses. and then break up
their ranks Besides the general executive
board and the strike committee there pres
eHt at the meeting International Organizer J.
Heintz of the bakers unions; General Organ
izer Herman Robinson. OF the American Fedora
ton OF Labor; James P. Archibald, of the Central
Federated Union, and Joseph Barondess 1t
stated that locals Nos. 305 and 163, of
Brooklyn. which struck in sympathy were ready
70 60 back TO work II they were taken back on
the cid terms
Previous 10 this Kurtz. the strike leader. who
attended the meeting of the executive board. left
n In q rage because a sympathetic strike was
not ordered. Archibald and Barondess intended
TO address the strikers but when they saw the
mood they were fl they refrained. II was stated
that the international union had voted 81 900
70 the strikers. which Will be in custody OF the
Greater New-York Executive Board until re-
Quired.
The Hebrew Boss Bakers Association met last
evening at No DID Broome-st. and issued a
statement that the master bakers granted all
demands for wages. hours and sanitary condi-
tions and viii open their bakeries at once TO
supply the people with bread. and If the strikers
try TO keep the people from having bread II will
be the fault of the strikers. They had placed
their matters absolutely in the hands of the
Citizens Industrial Association, which could
make clear the fairness of their position, they
said.
Jacob Book. president of the association, said
that sixty OF the shops were opened on Sunday
night and about sixty or eighty more We're
opened during the day. One hundred and fifty
lection.
Herman Robinson. organizer for the American
Federation of Labor, who was at the strike
headquarters yesterday afternoon, when told of
The proposition Of Chairman Book Of the bosses
10 call in the Citizens Industrial Association of
America, declared with some heat that no union
affiliated with the Federation Of Labor could
have any dealings with that association.
Near midnight shops began to open with from
one TO half a dozen men at work in them, in
some instances ten men. BY a short time after
midnight forty shops had resumed breadmaking
in the strike district. There was no trouble in
the opening up policeman stood IN front 4
every shop, but no strikers appeared and no
crowd collected.
The strike leaders said that all the men at
work were non-unionists and that they would
not e+ntinue. but would leave this morning. The
employers, however. said more men were willilg
20 Join them If necessary. They said more shops
would open this morning. and they were jubi-
liant They declared the strike was almost
broken and would be over to-day
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