The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-07-08
JACESONV1LL
BARTENDERS
STRIKE
Over Fifty Of Them Have Walked
Out and But Five Saloons
Remain With Union.

| The Jacksonville Metropolis o.
1 Thursday says:
The Bartenders Union in this city
is on a strike, because all but five o.
/ the saloon keepers have removed the
union label Over fifty mixologists
are out enjoying the fresh air.
Cause of Trouble.
The cause of the trouble occurred re
Gently when a saloon on Bay street
employed bartender who was not a
member of the union. 1t is claimed
by the local of Jacksonville that he
had been a member, but that he was
suspended in Tampa. He applied fol-
membership again here, but this was
refused by the Jacksonville local, on
the ground that they had not the pow.
er to act in the premises.
What Dealer Says.
THE movement which eliminated
in the strike of yesterday was inau.
gurateQ over a month ago by the
Liquor Dealers Association. Hereto
fore when we wanted men we were
compelled to go to the Jacksonville
local of the Bartenders' National
League and take what they offered us
We desired to put an end to this and
to prevent organized labor from die
tating to US. We believe that in a
flee country we ought to have the
liberty of employing whom we choose.
We are not opposed to labor, but we
do not mean to submit to demands
upon us which mean that We shall run
our business to suit those whom we
employ"
Thus spoke a we'll known liquor
dealer to-day to a Metropolis reporter.
Claim of the Union.
The recording secretary of the Jack.
sonville local in giving the grounds
for calling the men out, said:
1--WE did not initiate this movement.
There were no demands upon us at
all. The fact is, the proprietors of
saloons took down the union label
without giving us a hearing. OF all the
unions in America ours is the most
lenient. In the first place, we agree
to work ten hours a day, and standing
behind bar and waiting on customers
without the privilege of sitting down
for ten hours is a pretty hard days
work but we have never kicked for
shorter hours. So far as debating
whom the saloon proprietors shall
employ is out of the question. We
have never done that. In the case
cited we told the manager of that
saloon that if he wanted to employ
that man he could do So but that the
unions of Jacksonville would boycott
him, and the result and chances were
with him. We threatened no violence,
neither did We say that we would in
sist upon the fellow coming out. We
went no further than to maintain the
principles of unionism. So far as the
scale is concerned, it is little enough
in Jaoksonyille-S15 and up. There is
another matter which the proprietors
CT saloons fail to take into considera-
ton. We protect them as well as QUIZ
selves. If any member of our associa.
ton is charged with not looking after
the interests of his employer anG is
found 10 De negligent or unreliable,
he is debarred from membership
quickly. We have always tried to
maintain high standard of business
dealings among our members and
have insisted upon every bartender
giving faithful and by all means hon
est service.
The fight will be watched with in.
terest. In the meantime most of the
of the saloons has donned
white aprons and are serving drinks
&c their customers.