The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-10-22
UNION WILL WIN
SECRETARY AYERS
Stage Workers Have Never
Lost Strike, Declares
Ellsworth Bass.
TRADE COUNCIL MEETS
Central Body Gives Endorse
ment to Action of Musi-
clans and Stage Men.

"The International union has been
in existence for twenty years, has had
any number of strikes, and has never
lost one. 1t is not going to lose the
one it is starting now against Mr..
Murray, either" said Ellsworth Bass,
secretary of the local union, today.
Mr.. Bass asserted that Murray has
theatrical interests in Newark and
Canton, O., and is not adverse to en-
ploying union men there, and that the
house which he at one time operated
in Marion gave recognition to the
stage workers union.
He said the employment of union
men in the local theatre would result
in more satisfactory performances,
and cited an instance which occurred
last Monday evening at the Murray
theatre, where, he said, the audience
was compelled TO sit through two long
waits, one of thirty and the other of
tWenty-seven minutes. while the seem
cry was being shifted
Replying to the charge that the un-
ion was afraid to call out the road
Gre" at the Gennett Monday night,
Bass said it would have been done,
only the union did not want to incon-
Venlence the theatre going public, who
would have been unaware of the cause
OF the delay behind the curtain.
Say No Offer Was Made.
The union men believe Mr. Murray
will be flying in the face of public SEN
timent if he closes the Gennett, the
only house in the city that plays road
attractions. Bass declares that Mr.
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representatives of the union had with
him never offered to unionize the
Gennett.
Mrs. Eva MOrey. pianist at the Muir
ray theatre, declares that the musi-
clans are not leaving of their own free
will but are being forced out by the
stage workers. There is an iron clad
agreement between the national or
ganiZation of musicians and the inter
national alliance of stage workers,
whereby either body may call upon
the other for support at any time, if
assistance is needed in the settlement
of labor difficulties. Should the musi-
clans need assistance they would have
the same right to call our the stage
workers, according TO members of that
union.
Charles Pullen. formerly stage man
ager Of the Sayles Stock compny.
fearing that he would be thrown out
Of work by the union quit his position
to so on the road with another stock
company some time ago.
Leave No Stone Unturned.
The members OF the union intend to
leave no stone unturned in conducting
a successful strike. The matter was
up for discussion last night at the
regular meeting of the Central Trades
and Labor Council and that body gave
its heartiest endorsement to the ac-
tion of the stage workers union Tn
til the strike is settled no union man
may patroniZe any theater controlled
by Mr.. Murray without violating his
obligation TO his union. it is said.
The public need not become alarm
ed about the situation said Mr. Muir
ray today" There is no strike in the
local theaters. My men who have
worked for me for long time are
going about their affairs without pay
ing any attention to the demands of
the stage workers organization
No Reason For Concern.
so far as the delay at the Murray
last Monday evening was concerned. it
was the first production of the play
which has lot of complicated seen
cry and l will wager the men did it
just as quickly as the organization
men could have DONE"