New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-03
BREAD STRIKE HITS
ALL CLASSES OF CITY
Plaza Among Hotels Said to Feel
Effects of Fight of
Bakers.
PREDICT FAMINE OF L0AVES
Output of Big Fleischmann Con
Germ Declared TO Have
Dropped from 10000
Day to 1000.

NOT only Ine poor. OUT even the very
rich. at least those members of the
wealthy classes who live in high class
hotels or dine in expensive restaurants,
suffered yesterday from the bread strike,
which has spread to all parts of the city
and become both acute and even more
threatening.
The Knockerbocker. Netherland. Savoy
and Plaza We're among the hetels which
yesterday felt the effects Of the strike.
The Waldorf-As Belmont and Astor
began 10 suffer from it on Sunday. and
ir all of them, as well as in others. the
situation to-day is expected TO be inter
esting.
Some Of the hotel representatives said
they were prepared for the strike Oscar.
chef at the Waldorf-Astoria, said he had
men who were ready to slip into the
places of the strikers as soon as they
quit work. Mr. Muschenheinl, proprietor
of the Astor. said he had taken the same
precautions and it was hoped that little
or no friction would result from the use
OF new hands.
one slice Of bread to each man was the
order in the commons at Columbia Uni
nersity last night as result of the bread
strike When the students appealed to
& r. Jones. the manager. he told them
he doubted if any Of them would be able
tomorrow to get bread with his order.
even if they offered to pay double the
usual rates for meals.
Il was admitted at the big Fleisch-
mann bakery, S1st street and East End
avenue that though the strike was only
two days old few Of the restaurants
which it furnishes with bread could be
supplied. The Cushman chain of bak
cries also were in bad need Of help. and
the large number of places which they
supply suffered accordingly.
Ask Police Protection.
The proprietors of the bakeries applied
u the Police Department for protection
early in the morning, warned by a num-
Ter Of minor disturbances and fearing
that riots were likely 10 break out at
any time.
Otto Fleischmann, one of the proprie
tors of the Fleischmann bakery. was
passing out Of his Office and found
crowd around the door Mrs. Johanna
Koler, Of No. 407 East S4th street.
ing bakers. slapped him in the face.
Wild excitement ensued until she was
arrested and taken to the Harlem court,
where Magistrate Corrigan fined her SO.
The bakers in }. Schmalz & Co.'S
place. in Hoboken, quit work and left
large quantities of dough TO spoil The
reason they gave was that the firm was
doing work for the Fleischmann COM
lany.
South BROOKLYN was the worst sufferer
in that borough yesterday as a result Of
the strike. The union. officers say that
between five and six hundred men are
out in that section The strike already
has been settled in Ridgewood. Glendale
and Jamaica by the master bakers sign
ing new contracts which increase the
wages 81 week, shorten the working
hours from nine and half TO nine, and
recognizes the union. The master bakers
stfn holding out are said TO be willing
70 grant all the demands except that of
recognizing the union,
Most Of the bakeries in Jersey City
and f1oboken were affected. Several of
the smaller Manhattan bakeries made
agreements. but the large bakeries say
they viii not make On agreement with
the union.
A number - strike breakers were
taken To- the Fleischmann main bakery
IN automobiles. 4 representative Of the
firm said last evening.
We will not give in to the union We
were not able 10 supply all or restau-
rants to-day. but it was an Improvement
on yesterday. T.. I in day or so We will
have al the men we need"
Plan Delivery Tie-Up.
As further step in supporting the
g1rikn the executive board Of The Inter-
national Bakers and Confectioncrs' Asso-
citation has sent three orga mixers 10 this
city 10 unionize the 1900 or more drivers
q big and little bakeries. 20 be affiliated
with the international body. IF this plan
Is successful ii would tie up the deliver
les even if the bakers places We're filed.
With the help Of the drivers the bakers
hope to make n stronger fight against
the so-ca1led Bread and Cake Trust bak-
cries, which julius Dibers said would
attempt TO ship bread into this city from
other cities Ia the event of the strike
being prolonged. He said the headquar-
tiers Of the trust was in Pittsburg. and
il controls several large plants in greater
New York.
August Gamer, secretary Of Bakers
Union J. To which most of the strikers
belong. said that the Fleischmann com
rany usually turned out forty Thousand
loaves 4 day. and now IL is not TURNING
cat two thousand a day- He said Il
Jailed Yesterday to send bread to the
steamboats, and trains which il supplies
and he declared that the bread famine
would be more keen to-day, when there
would be- more men on strike.
The big bakers may say they can sc
,enty az men. but ! know better. hi
said The hotels say they have mel
enough. but they are making their pastry
cooks 60 duty as bread bakers. We want
sanitary conditions as well as higher
wages in the small shops. and good ma
lerials in the bread, such AS fresh eggs
and butter"
The wages NOW demanded by ilE
strikers are SIS = week for bench hands
with 40 cents an hour overtime. a8alns
SO and SIS "A week now; sl9 week i"'
the ,,vt.r-men and 30 cents an hour, 1heN'
meH now getting Sl5 end SIC ii week
and sl3 week with al cents an houl
Owe rhine for the helpers. VINO are now
getting 50 and $40 week