Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-05
Convention Begun in Typo
graphical Temple.
ABUSE OF INJUNCTI0NS
Morrison and De Nedrey Denounce
Court Orders.
OLD AND PRESENT CONDITIONS
Commissioner Mcfarland Greets tho
Observation-Disclosures Gompers
Talks on Progress In Methods.

Court injunctions against labor unions
were handled without gloves by Frank
Morrison. secretary of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and Sam DeNedrey. Sec
rotary Of the Central Labor Union OF
Washington before the opening session OF
the international convention OF the Bak-
cry and Confectionery Workers Union OF
America this morning In Typographical
Temple. John Weber. secretary OF WASH
ington Local. No. llS. welcomed the dele
gates to the city.
Seated on the platform were Otto Z.
Fischer. international secretary OF the
Bakers and Confectioners: A. A. Myrup.
International treasurer: Charles F. Hob
manu. editor Of the Bakers Journal, and
the speakers
District Commissioner Henry b. F, Mac
farland greeted the delegates and visitors.
Gompers Compares Conditions.
Samuel Gompers, president OF the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor. was applauded
as he was presented to the audience. He
bade the delegates welcome on behalf OF
organized labor on the continent or
America" He compared the old-time
baker and the conditions with which he
was surrounded with the methods and
better treatment received by the bread
maker today.
Before the trades unions had grown
and gained strength the baker had 10
submit to long hours and small pay. lie
worked underground and often lived UNI
foreground.
President Gompers spoke OF the as
sembiage of physicians here as the
greatest congress ever held IN the world
to discuss disease The bakers form a
very large proportion OF the victims OF
tuberculosis. The remedy is shorter
the workmen may get proper exercise
and nourishing food.
Sam De Nedrey. after bidding the dele
gates welcome said:
I'VE are hampered somewhat In our
work for humanity by injunctions with a
few indictments thrown in. The decision
that trades unions are unlawful COM
binations in restraint of trade Is intended
to put the bakers and other craftsmen
back in their old condition OF practical
slavery.
1T will mean that you will have to make
| bread in the day, bake II at night ana
hitch up the horse and deliver II 10 the
customers In the dawning, besides receiv-
| Ing small wages and boarding with your
boss.
Mr.. De Nedrey declared that when the
| workingmen have forced the bakers
trust to use the union labor on Its product
| you have won you battle.
John H. Brinkman. secretary-treasurer
of the Carriage and Wagon Makers Inter-
national Union, said
do not be stingy or parsimonious with
your international organization. Spend
| less money in luxuries and more In dues.
Some employers In Washington endeavor
to convince the business men that the
workingmen will be better customers with
their wages cut In two. The open shop
is the greatest movement ever attempted
for the disintegraticn OF the labor union.
Its contamination would result In chasing
prosperity out OF this country. You are
here to cross swords with your industrial
enemies on the battlefield of strategy TO
prevent such a contamination"
Use of the Injunction.
The delegates cheered Frank Morrison
when he was presented as the next speak
err He said the Washington local union
of bakers had suffered from the use of the
injunction. Organized labor. he declared.
must minimize the use OF the injunction.
Every union and all individual workers
should use their power to prevent the in
| junction from being used against organ
| lied labor. If IL were not for the injunc-
| tion he said workingmen could not he
arrested and imprisoned for doing those
| things they have a moral right to do.
A letter of greeting was read from the
| Merchant Bakers Association OF the Dis
| trict of Columbia bidding the delegates
welcome and asserting that mo question
| Ia finally settled until IL is settled right.
George Jaeger, president OF Washington
Local 11S, delivered a speech OF welcome
! and advocated better relations and under
standing between employer and employe.
Peter Beuchert was elected temporary
chairman OF the convention, and Charles
Kerker OF Local 1874 of the Bronx, y. Y.
was chosen vice chairman. The conven-
| ton took a recess until afternoon.