The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-07-08
INSURGENT
MOVEMENT
Of BartenderS Meets With
a Strenuous Opposition
From Officials of Allied
Crafts.

A few months ago a secession con
vention was held in McKeesport, Pa,
attended by representatives, of several
bartenders locals. Henry Ocrter of
Spokane, was chosen president of the
new organization which had for its OBJ
ject the establishment of an entirely
separate International head from the
Cooks, Walters and Mattresses. The or
ganization has struck rough water as
the following clippings from a Spokane
daily will show. The Everett local of
bartenders sent their proxy to the Nc
keesport convention but have not
as yet withdrawn from the old Inter
national and will probably maintain
their present affiliation.
The reorganization of Local Union,
No. 4S5 of the Bartenders' international
League of America was started Sunday
afternoon at a meeting conducted by
international Vice President Bob Hes
keith.
The meeting was well attended by
the bartenders, fifty of whom rejoined
the old organization.
"We have fifty more members in
sight, and it won't be long until we
have almost as large a local as those
in Seattle and Portland, which are from
400 to 500 strong" said Hesketh.
"Our international is the official
branch of the American Federation of
Labor, and SO far as the bartenders not
desiring to affiliate with anyone. the
slogan is entirely different. The inter
national men," he continued, "sav that
they wish to protect themselves and
their employers by amalgamating with
and not segregating from the organized
labor forces"
In speaking of the new organization,
which is known as the Brotherhood of
Bartenders, Henry Oerter of this city,
international president, said:
eve withdrew from the international
last April because bartender is a bar
tender, and we think should not be
affiliated with other occupations. We
now have four locals in Spokane, Tren-
ton, N. j.; MeKeesport, Pa, and in
w. Va.
eve have Il good membership in this
city and are sticking together we'll"
Delegates from the recently organized
Brotherhood of Bartenders were un
seated at the meeting of the Central
Labor council held Monday night. In
their place delegates from the reinstated
Local 4S5 Bartenders International
League of America were seated.
This is the first important step taken
by Bob Hesketh vice president of the
old organization, to bring recalcitrant
bartenders back to the fold of the old
international. Local ASS was reor-
ganized Sunday afternoon after having
been disbanded when a number of the
bartenders seeded and organizd the new
Brotherhood in April
Details Threshed Out.
The unseating of delegates from the
Brotherhood and the seating of the
delegates from the old local took place
only after hard fight lasting two
hours and half, during which point
after point was threshed out by Mr.
Hesketh and Henry Oerter, president of
the Brotherhood. The action was tax
en- by the Central body after it was
decided that the old international, be-
ing the official branch for bartenders
of the American Federation of Labor,
had the preference over the Brothrhood.
Mr.. Hesketh was on the floor to act
for the recognized International of the
American Federation of Labor, while
the side of the new body was taken
by Mr.. Oerter and two of his brother
delegates 1t was the contention of
Mr.. Oerter that the bartenders did not
care to affiliate with those of other
occupations, while Mr.. Hasketh insisted
that the bartenders needed amalgama-
tion, not segregation.