Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-03
WALKOUT AT NEW
NANKIN GARDEN
Thirty Union Men on Strike.
Say Non-union Walters
Are Employed.

Thirty union men went on strike
at the new Nankin restaurant IN
Branford place today because the
MANAGEMENT is employing non-unlon
walters, among whom are several chi
nese, The strike was declared by the
business agents of the carpenters
plumbers, steamfitters. painters ana
decorators. cement and tile workers
and bartenders.
representatives of the different
unions gathered together in front Oh
the rest aurant at $3.50 O'Clock tnis
morning, and gave orders to the men
to stop work. Five minutes after
the orders were given not WORK
men was in the place.
Conflicting stories are told by the
owner, manager and leaders of the
unions as to the cause of the strike.
The owner, Herbert d. Minor, OF
Glen Ridge, claims the unions have
treated him unfairly but that it Will
not affect his business. He intends
to fight to the end, and says he can
not accede to their demands even
should he so desire.
1.-THE whole trouble is that | did
not unionize all of the departments
of the restaurant" said Mr.. Minor.
"When l first got an linking of the
trouble that was brewing, / told rep
resentatives of the union that l
would employ union bartenders and
walters, and would sadly employ
nothing but union help il it could be
done without affecting my business.
1 find that it cannot be done, owing
to the fact that I employ orientals. ;"
According to many of the union
leaders, and also Charles Davidson,
whom Mr.. Minor claims was employ
ed as steward, although Mr.. David
son claims he was employed as gem
eral manager, the trouble started
when Charles Marine, formerly con-
nected with g. prominent Coney ISL
and restaurant. was imported and
placed in charge. Mr.. Minor says
Marine was simply to have charge of
the walters, while Davidson was to
be head of the kitchen.
When Marine came to the restaur-
ant, the union leaders claim he
brought along walters from New
York who were non-union, and when
they demanded that union walters
be put in Minor refused to grant
their request. Hence the calling out
of the men,
Mr. Davidson declared today that
he would hand in his resignation as
soon as Mr.. Minor cared to accept it,
as he came to take charge of the res
taurant as well as the kitchen. II
am entirely in sympathy with the
union and think their demands are
just" he said. There are too many
bosses, and that's where all of the
trouble lies. l am ready to quit now
IL things are to be run as they are.
1 have been connected with some of
the NEST prominent restaurants and
hotels in the country and would not
have accepted the position had /
known what do now. Before came
to Newark I had charge of the Ell1s'
restaurant in Boston," Mr.. Davidson
himself is a member Of the Elks.
In the kitchen department of the
restaurant are employed one Scotch
chef, one Swiss chef, two French
chefs, one American chef and two
Chinese chefs, while in the dining
room there are both American and
Chinese walters. The union men de-
clare they will not tolerate this
Mr. Minor further said the whole
thing did not amount to much and
that the business would go on just
the same. My walters will stand by
me-" said he, land have no fear of
further trouble The unions tried the
same thing on another prominent res
taurant here and lost out. 1 wish
things were different, but as they can
not be made so will fight 1t out
Small groups of men are walking
up and down the street near the res
taurant, and it is said they will have
something to say to the non-union
walters and Marino when they come
on duty later in the day.