The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-22
L ABOR OFFENDED BY
FRISCO RELIEF CIT IS.
Union Leaders Protest Against Sending
Boycotted Flour.
George B. Howley Files Objection with
w. G.. Nye and A. E. Wellington
! Takes Same Position, but Says His
. Attitude Might Be Different Were
| He a Frisco Sufferer.

- would approve saof sending any,
-four except of one certain brand from
this city to San Francisco, - said
George B. Howley, secretary Of the
Building Trades council, in regard to-
the report that the labor unions Of Min.
neapo1is were opposed to- sending g
make of -four. which has been declared
g unfair to feed the hungry, thousands
at San Francisco. 49,
Further than this, Mr.. Howley re-
fused to go on record, tho he intimated
that the. sending of unfair -four
would be considered an affront at San
strongest union city in the country.
He declined to say whether he
thought the union men of San. Fran
cisco ought to or would refuse to eat
bread made from the flour in question,
but mentioned the case Of the starving
strikers in Fall River, Mass, who re-
fused to touch half carload of the in
terdicted -four sent to relieve their dis.
tress. TX. - S: { &. 8 49,; 5@>ss:
Z Yesterday Mr. Howley called up
Wallace G. Nye, chairman Of the PUBLIC
club, and entered a protest against
sending the boycotted -four as a part Of
Minneapolis contribution to the. fam
ine-stricken city. When seen, by I h {
Journal he did not deny that he
had taken this position, but later he
signifed by telephone belief that pub
lie discussion of his attitude would do
no particular good. However, the mat:
ter had become known to members of
the relief committee, among whom it
excited interesting comment.
A. E. Kellington's Position.
A. E. .Kellington, general secretary
of the International Union Of Flour
and Cereal Mill Employees, took much
the same stand as did Mr.. Howley with
regard to the Minneapolis aspect Of the
| case. p e.. - r,
'The labor union people of Mime
apolis certainly do protest against the
sending of -four declared unfair tt
California as part Of the Minneap
oils relief,' said MI. Kellington. This
movement is an affront to the labor
Union people Of Minneapolis and to thu
labor union sufferers on the coast wht
may be compelled to accept it. I will
not presume to say what they shoult
do or what they are likely to do. The,
hard to say and it is for them to de
cide.'
When pressed for statement as t.
whether or not union sufferers would b
justified in refusing to accept such al
and should as good union supporter
refuse to do, so, Mr.. Kellington said
1.-THE situation is entirely differen
from anything that has ever eonfronte
union people. What would do in thei
I Places, granting that I had been will
out food for days and those dependen
on me. were in the same condition
Would 7 refuse to accept unfair for
or bread made from itY I hardly thin
so and I think others would feel tn
same way, tho d few might refuse. I'll
, fact that such assistance in time {
dire need is accepted would not niece
sarily remove the protest under whic
it was received nor would it mean thu
in the future the -four would be col
sidered fair and bought by union pc
pie. There are other fours, tho, tn:
would be more acceptable to the 'su
ferers and which we would be glad
see sent to them. We do protest again
the sending of this particular flour an
:, consider it an affront.' = !: