The Washington herald., 1912-03-25
NONUNION BAG
Strikes 4 SNAG
Printers Ready to Fight the
General Baking Com
pany's Action.
FOR HOME INDUSTRIES

Indignant at the alleged action OF the
General Baking Company. OF which the
Boston Bakery, OF this city. Is subsi-
diary, in having several thousand post
ers and many thousand paper bags.
printed in a nonunion shop in New York
City and shipped to Washington for dis
tribution In a campaign TO secure adver-
Using for contest which the company
is carrying on. Columbia Typographical
Union No. lo1 yesterday took action on
the matter. The case was referred TO
the committee on labels. ana VIII be
taken up Immediately.
The first action OF the union printers
will be to get in touch with the baking
company in order to learn the truth OF
the aIlega tons. II II is found that the
charges are true the matter will be i'm
medistely referred to the Allied Printing
Trades Council. which will in turn bring
It to the attention of the Central Labor
Union It IS estimated that at least 5.OuO
posters, for window exhibition purposes.
and many thousands or paper bags were
distributed IN this city by the baking
company. None OF these posters or bags
contains the union label, the deduction
being that the printinA work was done
In a nonunion shop. The matter was
called to the attention OF F. {. Roberts,
president OF Columbia typographical
Union, during last week, and he has
tened to refer II to the members
at the regular meeting yesterday.
The posters and bags were distributed
among local grocery stores, which han
die the company's bread.
VIII Fight to Finish.
1t was stated by labor leaders last
night that II the allegations are found
to be true, the probable action OF the
Central Labor Union. so far as could be
forecast, would be to declare the Bos-
ton Bakery unfriendly to organized Ia
Dor. II this action --E ~ IL is most
probable that a dgCll~1 ting on in
the sales OF the psEl-ala- brands OF
bread baked by the eOErsgT would be
Immediately noted.
There is another anglo ) the case
which has been brought 90 the atten-
ton OF labor leaders ami Wl'ch they Sc
verely censure. II has besa stated on
good authority tina the psEar bags and
placards were printed ir New York and
shipped to this city Tor distribution. Even
II union labor were employed on the job,
the local leaders feel thaa the work OF
printing should have been done in Wash
ington. The local UNIONS. IN company
with the Board Of Trade. Chamber Of
Commerce, and ReisH Merchants Asso-
are strenuC Isly advocating home
trade, and feel tina Eny company which
desires TO sell its rrodrce in Washing
ton should patronirs hcTas Industries.
IF the Boston Eaksry. or the General
Baking Company, expecfg the citizens OF
to pairoIiEa their bread, II
ought to give its I-iutinE work to Wash
Ington printers" p J. Ryan, chair
man Of the legtsI 0zlnittee OF the
- nfRht ANY
company which desires % secure the pat
ronage Of washinEtcu Fs5ple should at
least patronize washington industries.
and not 60 to another tlly where II may
be possible TO gei slEAtig cheaper rates
II seems to me Est TIE Boston BAKERY
could hardly exTsnt the patronage OF
printer or % members Of
the Washington labor Unions when they
do not have big jobs. such as the print
ing Of these bags sEs pls-ards, done In
this CITY,
p. J. RyHn's statement.
Referring to TIE aE1cct OF the case
having to do with tho slleged employ
nent Of nonunion isbor in the printing
or the posters and hsEs. Ir. Ryan said:
This matter would come 20 the stten-
don Of the Central Labor Union through
Of the Columbia Typo
gTdDnlCdl a % FNaN " 10
after an investig alton that the work
had been done Ia ; nonunlon shop, it is
likely that the central body would de-
clare the act uafrsndly to organized
labor In such 8n event ne members of
ocal unions could not be expected to |
tall over themEe.vs IN buying the par |
.icuIar brands o. bread manufactured |
by the Boston Baker,"
'If, after al investigation, the COM
nittee find that The bs IS and posters |
have been printed IA . nonunion shop"
said F. c. Roberts, president Of Column |
oia TypograpflcAl Union, No. l0l, ''the |
natter will h referred to the Allied |
Printing Trade Counsel, and immediate |
action will be taken-
I'VE all fee that the Boston Bakery |
should have had this work done in |
continued Mr.. Roberts, |
and that home industries should be pat |
'cnized by companies which expect to |
Iecure the Washington trade"