Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-31
PRESS SCORED BY
WATERS UNION
Business Agent Declares 1t Is
Unfair in Nankin Garden
Controversy.
DENIES THAT PICKETS
RESORTED TO VIOLENCE
Assert That Restaurant and
odeon Theatre Will Soon
Close.


the Walters Union. the members of
which have placed the Nankin Gar
den restaurant and cafe. in Bran
ford place. on the unfair list because
non-union walters are employed
there, declared that the newspapers in
this city are unfair to organized
labor. He denied at the meeting of
the Essex Trades Council last night
that union walters were responsible
for any violences that have been COM
nitted during the campaign against
the Nankin Garden. CoZzolino said;
1T is a lie that union walters who
are picketing the NanlSin Garden
restaurant have resorted to violence.
The inference has been that union
walters used brass knuckles, but | tell
you if we decide to resort to violence
we will use our bare fists, which God
gave US.
1.-The newspapers in this city are
unfair to organized labor The news
papers print accounts of violence
during this strike of union walters at
the Nankin restaurant, and put the
blame on the union walters.
IF our walters did use brass
knuckles-which they surely did not
wouldn't mind if the facts We're
brought out in the papers, but when
make it appear so for the public to
read and gain the impression that the
waters union men are a bunch of
hoodlums. We want the sympathy
of the public in this matter, but we
know that wen never get II if we re-
sort to violent methods.
I'VE do not intend to touch any OF
the non-union walters for the reason
that we have. information that the
Nankin Garden restaurant is chang
ing walters constantly. letting seven
to ten and even fifteen go each day,
and that the service is rotten
Nov, what good would it do US
to cripple these walters; we would
rather have them remain and give
had service upstairs The beginners
they are getting do us more good
than violence would We feel that
we have the sympathy Of the public
and would lose this if We did any
violence.
"We understand that the res
taurant took in about 500 a day for
the first couple weeks, but believe
that this amount is decreasing.
I'VE would rather keep that gang
of skunks and robbers (meanfng the
non-union waiters) inside than send
them to the hospitals. They are like
the gang they are working for try
ing to get everything In sight
inere were three walters HItu liiN
other day and they came over to talk
to the pickets, and one said he was
sorry he was not kept on a few days
longer, as he would then have had
at home the brass elephant which
stands at the head of the stairs.
These men are robbing and getting
the profits.
1.-THE barroom was opened yester-
day afternoon. and even if we did
- hal hartandnTC walters
cooks or musicians we did help the
union printers by getting out circu-
lars warning the public about the
place.
I'VE are winning this fight and I
hope that by next Friday I will be
able to report that the place is either
t1nionized or that it has closed its
doors
Z Philip Warshauer, delegate of the
Bartenders' Union, said the barten-
siers had hurt none of the non-union
bartenders.
1--WE do not want to declare Kee-
ney's Theatre unfair and interfere
with the union musicians and union
stage hands" said Mr.. Cozzolino,
'sbut General Manager Owens has a
habit Of patronizing the Nankin Gar
den restaurant and has told the police
that the pickets interfere with his
business Now the police are on duty
outside the theatre and the patrons
can complain to the police direct if
they are molested. l think he ought
to keep his hands off, Secretary
Henry F. Hilfers was directed to
communicate with Mr.. Owens in re-
gard to the matter.
christopher Ahbe, delegate Of the
Musicians Union, reported that he
had received reports that the Odeon
was going to close up. He thought
that this was due to the unfair con-
ditions existing there.
Frank Fetridge, chairman of the
committee appointed to see the excise
commissioners in reference to revok-
ing the license of the Nankin Garden
restaurant, thought it would be i'll
advised to make a report at this time.
Resolutions were adopted indorsing
the establishment OF a State museum
of industrial safety in Newark and
requesting all affiliated organizations
TO send committees to interview the
appropriation committee of the House
at Trenton and ask it TO appropriate
S125.000 for the ensuing year for the
State department of labor to carry
on as work which will include the es-
Publishing of the museum. The
museum will be under the supervision
of the State department of labor.
The present officers were reelected
20 serve another three months. A
communication was received from the
Free Library stating that a list had
been prepared of magazine articles
and books on labor subjects.