New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-05
TO GET BREAD ELSEWHERE
Bakeries Nay Call on Other
Cities to Supply Ships.
FRENCHMEN VOTE TO QUIT
Fifty Strike Breakers, Imported,
Are Induced to Go Back
Shortage Continues.

Tbs strike Of The French bakers IN The
hotels and restaurants the leaders of the
bakers strike reported last night. viii take
place on SATURDAY. IL before that time the
employers do not agree 70 give the bakers
2 day off every week This action was de-
cided on az meeting of the French bakers
held yesterday afternoon at No. 295 Seventh
avenue
Large crowds Of strikers were conzr.-
gated YESTERDAY in and about the Labor
Temple s4th street and Second avenue.
Several clashes were threatened among
strikers and nou-union men who passed.
but there were plenty Of police around and
nothing serious occurred
Late IN The afternoon ~ was announced
by August Cancer. the leader 81 the strike.
that II before Saturday the big bakeries
did not grant thA demands or agree 20
arbitrate -hen1 there would be a general
strike which would make The bread famine
far keeuer Even the kosher bakers are
cIamoring 70 strike in sympathy. he said
Some Of the men have now struck in the
big BROOKLYN bakeries and ue will get
them all out"
Bread was still scarce IN sou1s quarters
yesterday. At the main bakery OF the
o
End avenue otto F1eischmann said that
thirty-ftve bakers were at work and that
the bakery was turning out ons-half Of its
usual output He added that The East Sid-
bakeries were supplying many Of the firms
customers.
All the big bakeries srected by the strike
rad more OF less trouble in getting ucn-
Seven strike breakers came TO the Rockwell
fr-f
the superintendent began TO think a good
deal when he saw that each of them had a
revolver for protection He came 20 tn>
conclusion that this would be awkward and
might lead to tragic consequences In case
they were attacked by pickets. and he paid
the seven off and discharged them Fifty
strike breakers for various firms. who vere
brought from Philadelphia. were induced %
20 back by committees Of the strikers
Several small outbreaks took place during
the day Many wagons with non-union
bread that passed were guarded by tlls
police
Representatives OF the hotels who were
seen yesterday laid that they were not Civ
ms themselves a great deal Of uneasiness
On account Of q possible strike OF che French
bakers. Manager HaFtigan- % the Bel
mont said that FIVE or six or the bakers
struck a day or two ago. and their places
we're at once filled. The hotel had about
thirty bakers Of different nationalities-
1t IS expected that the officials of thu
baking companies will hold a meeting with
in a week and take some concerted action
in dealing with the strike. Few of tho
factories. it is said, have more than one
third TO one-half Of their usual force. so
that the output is C11rtaiIed about 90 per
cent This shortage may AFFECT the supplies
for the transatlantic liners and other
steamships at this port. but. in that event.
il was said. supplies could be obtained from
other cities An effort is being made 70
force tho factories to terms BY organizing
the drivers in union.
Two bakers. arrested on charges Of DIS
orderly conduct in the bakery of Charles
Motzer. at No. 1sf1 First avenue, last
night. were searched in the East SSth street
station. and upon one Of the prisoners, who
said he was Herman Grund, was found
the police say. a small bellows full of red
pepper and stale egg. 1fotzer said the
two bakers were strikers. ari had entered
his place for the purpose OF intimidatinS
his foreman
The strike among the iourneymeu bakers
in Brooklyn is still on. The leaders eucour-
aged the men into believing that the FOUR
hundred union bakery bosses in Brooklyn
would be compelled 30 submit 90 the de-
nands of the strikers Only about 16o OF
the small bosses have aCCeded TO the de-
ma nds OF the union. but nearly all the
others vino belong TO The boss bakers as
ISOLATION. made II known yesterday after a
meeting in Arion Hall that under no cir
>urnstances Wou1d they acCede TO the de-