The Detroit times., 1910-05-09

Detroit's Ghetto is in the throes ct
a meat strike-a real, bitter, fighting
meat strike. and the nondescript
kosher butcher shops along Hastings
st are practically closed up while
shifting throngs of excited, shawl
covered. beligerent wOiaea are dong
picket duty. and occasionally making
raid on some lucRless purchaser OF
meat. bearing her into the boycott by
real strenuous measures. The hsnt
ing women swOop down upon the
shopper. as she energies from the
shop. tear the forbidden meat from
her hands. t.;3w Il on the sidewalk
and pour kerosene upon II, effectively
putting il out OF commission as an
article OF diet
Following regular riot, Sunday
evening. with real policemen sirug-
Cling with a real mob. llaSungS-st.,
between Moutcalm and Division SITS.
presents spectacle OF wariikn
camp. Monday, with Detroit's biGSest
policemen towering over the heads OF
little groups OF excited Hebrews, VINO
are protesting against what they term
the prohibltory prices OF kosher meat
Chuck steaks. TANKS ana the other
cheaper meats, which form the usual
food OF the Ghetto folk are now sell
Ing AZ from II 10 Is cents The con
sumers meet in little groups and Ivll
one another over and over. about how
they used to buy the same meats iCr
& TO s cents per pound The ornate
porterhOuse steak and choice cuts
which delight the epicure aud crimp
the pocketbook. are not in the dig
cussion at all They are not knoWr
TO the Ghetto folk who are ightine
for the sacred privilege OF eating
chuck steak tanks. and the othc.
cheap cuts. at or s cents per pound.
After a meeting Sunday afternoon
I'm Staple hall Nadison-ave and Beau
bienst. hundreds of Hebrews rushed
into the shop district which was just
starting the evening business at
about 1870 O'Clock Joseph Tanskey's
shop. No 1888 Hastings-st.. was the
first point OF attack I.anskey insists
that there was mo trouble But a
mob OF hundreds surrounded his shop.
while the angry women tore packages
OF meat away from his customers.
ana 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 riot call and reserves
and the patrol wagons We're soon on
the scene. The rioters marched TO
other shops which were found closed
tightly. with the scared proprietors
inside. Shoppers with packages OF
meat were attacked. and the meat
taken away from them The police
finally queled 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 o'clock.
raid was made on A. Hcndin's shop.
No i74 Hastings-st. Meat was taken
away from two customers. and given
the kerosene treatment.
Hendin. Lanskey and other butch
ers all declared tina they would do
no business for a few days until the
trouble subsidies. Members of ,he
boycotiing mob declared that the
butchers would 90 no business fer
two weeks. or two months If neces-
sary. until hey lower the price ~
meat
The butchers insist that they can't
sell meat cheaper, and are making no
money even at present prices
we can't hny meat TO sell for 8.
s or 10 cents per pound. as we used
To do; we are paying more than that
for II - said Lanskey.
Threats Of a strike against the