The Detroit times., 1910-05-10

I the strikers who Will make MP
fund 10 start yhe project
! was the statement.
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Detroits Ghetto is in the throes -
meat strike--a real bitter hshuhs
meat strike. and the nondescIlp
kosher butcher shops along HASTINGS.
st. are practically closed mp, Whlle
shifting throngs Of excited. shaWl
covered. Deligerent women are colnS
picket duty. and occasionally making
raid on some luckless purchaser oi
meat. bearing hei into the boycott by
zeal strenuous measures The hght.
ing women swoop down upon the
shopper. as she .emerges from me
shop. tear the forbidden meat from
her hands. taT0w Il on the sidewalk,
and pour kerosene upon H. effectively
putting il out of commission as an
article OF diet
Following a regular riot, SUNDAY
evening. with real policemen strag-
Cling with a real mob Hastings-st-.
between Montcalm and DivisiOnsts..
presents a spectacle OF warlikn
camp. Monday. with Detroits biggest
policemen towering over the heads oil
little groups OF excited Hebrews. VINO
are protesting against what they term
the prohibitory prices of kosher meat.
Chuck steaks. tanks. and The other
cheaper meats which form the usual
food OF the Ghetto folk, are now sell
ing at from If TO Is cents. The con.
sumers meet in little groups. and eel
one another, over and over about how
they used TO buy the same meats Ter
6 to 8 cents per pound The ornate
porterhouse steak. and choice cuts
which delight the epicure and crimp
the pocketbook, are not in the dis
cussion at all. They are not known
10 the Ghetto folk. who are fighting
for the sacred privilege OF eating
chuck steak, tanks. and the Other
cheap cuts. at 6 or cents per pound.
After a meeting Sunday afternoon
In Staple hall. Madison-ave. and Beau
bien-st.. hundreds of Hebrews rushed
into the shop district which was just
stai ting the evening business at
about 1880 o'clock. Joseph I.anskey's
shop No 3SS Hastings ST. was the
first point OF attack Lanskey insists
that there was mo trouble" But a
4 mob of hundreds surrounded his shop
while the angry women tore packages
aud threw the meat on the sidewalk.
pouring kerosene upon IT,
A policeman on the beat, after try
ing In vain TO cope with the mob,
turned in a riot call. and reserves
and the patrol wagons We're soon on
the scene The rioters marched 10
other shops. which We're found closed
tightly, with the scared prophet ors
inside. Shoppers with packages OF
meat were attacked, and the meat
taken away from them. The police
finally quelled the trouble, without
arrests. but the indignant Hebrews
paraded around in small groups.
Monday morning. they resumed
their vigil Hundreds were on the
street, and shortly before 9 O'Clock.
a raid was made on A Hendins shop.
No. 474 Hastings-st Meat was taken
away from two customers. and given
the kerosene treatment.
Hendin Lanskey and other butch
ers ell declared tina they would do
no business for a few days until the
trouble subsidies. Members of ihe
boycotting mob declared that the
butchers would do no business fer
two weeks. or two months II neces.
sary. until they lower the price Oi
meat.
The butchers insist that they can't
sell meat cheaper and are making no
money even at present prices.
I'VE can't buy meat to sell sfor q,
S or 10 cents per pound as we used
to do; we are paying more than that
for IL. said Lanskey
Threats OF a strike against the
bakers. who have raised the price OF
bread cent loae. while flour has
dropped 40 cents per barrel. were
sweet To the ears OF Lanskey lust
FOR diversion, apparently Lanskey. the
butcher suggested that the strikers
should turn their attentions TO tho
bakers.
The bakers aale no excuse yer
raising the price OF bread said Lat.
skey. We are forced 10 raise the
price OF meat Why don, they 20
after the bakers and let MS poui
butchers alone? We can hardly make
a living now. we have al been think
ing OF going ont oi business ai.o
gether. out decided Co stay iu. as the
people must have meat. ard va fig
rred that We could get along by rais
ing the price little hen hey get
mad about IL.
The answe? to that was all wrapped
up and ready for delivery by the
| strikers.
IA '.'Thc bakers come Mex. after we pe
Through With butchers" they dc
clared Wen force the butcher.
"A down; then wen 90 after tho bakers
N Clc thing ~ time The baker,
raised the wages or The men % cents
q day. Then they raised the price O.
4 bread 2 cent a loaf They turned olt
from 300 TO 5000 loaNcs week. an,
they are making big money or tina
q deal"
M a large. Neutrality-suspicious. person q
the maic persuasion. who looked 81
fhongh nc ought o. be % work hel,
mp troley pole gracefully and dis
ocnllnated hi8 views on The strike
"WhS are the women doing all q
hhc afrihinxo Rocousa fbett. sh.t