Denver labor bulletin., 1915-06-26
SEGREGATION IS
BIFFED AT FRISCO
Jere L. Sullivan Defeats Move
for Two National Unions
Expected Divorce Scandal in Conven-
tion Of Hotel and RestaurantEmploy-
eeS and Bar Men Is Killed EARLY


| least two years to come, according to
report OF the proceedings published il
the San Francisco Daily Bulletin. Dur
ing that period the bartenders and Gull
nary workers will continue to live to
gether happily, or otherwise, under tn,
protecting wing of the parent organiza
ton, which positively refuses to counte
nance divorce" or even a separation
To be more specific the Hotel and Res
taurant Employees international Ali
ance and Bartenders' Internationa
League OF America. i'll biennial session III
San Francisco last week put the quietus
on the insurgent faction advocating a
separate international union for the cul'
mary workers instead of one big union
as now constituted.
Segregationists Lose IS to 1se.
By an overwhelming vote-35 to l39-
the convention Tuesday refused even to
permit the introduction of resolutions
| paving the way for division of the or
| ganiZation into two international unions
BY this act the question of segregation
was disposed OF for the next two wears.
| 1t was complete victory for the off
| GERS of the international union and the
| administration forces. which have per-
sistently opposed the plan to segregate
the bartenders from the culinary work
ers On the other hand, it was bitter
disappointment to the culinary workers
and bartenders of San Francisco and
vicinity. with whom the segregation plan
originated. and who were confident that
they would win hands down.
Some death-deaTing blows were dcliv-
cred by opposing factions in the hattie
over segregation. Proponents of Segre-
CATION were branded as union wreckers"
by Jere L. Sullivan, general secretary OF
the international union, who, when asked
by Delegate \. c. Rose of the Matters
Union of San Francisco just what he
meant by the term union wrecker-" re-
piled:
Il can best define the meaning Of the
term by saying that you are the per
sonification of union wrecker." Rose
has been active in the labor movement
of San Francisco for the past twelve or
fifteen years and enjoys the confidence
OF the labor leaders of that city.
President Flore In the Fray.
Many delegates from the culinary and
bartenders' unions OF Frisco came back
with the charge that the officers Of the
international union were violating all
the provisions of the bylaws and con-
stitution, as well as the usages Of par
| liamentary procedure in their attempts
to put the segregationists to rout.
Never at any time did the Segregation
lists have ghost OF a chance Of win
ming President Flore early ruled that
any resolution, amending the constitu-
tion of the international union could be
introduced only with the consent Of two
thirds of the delegates present. He also
ruled that no call for division of the
vote would be entertained unless it were
the wish of a majority of the delegates
present. He also ruled that any twelve
delegates could shut off debate by de-
manding that the previous question be
put. The rulings of President Flore tied
the hands of the segregationsts, who
were in hopeless minority.
President Sustained.
Delegates Theodore johnson and A. c.
Rose OF the Walters Union OF san Fran
cisco both appealed from the rIling OF
| the chair that the resolutions dealing
with segregation could not be Introduced
without the consent of two thirds Of the
| delegates. Rose and johnson lost their
| appeals, and the convention by an over
whelming vote sustained the decision OF
President Flore.
| The resolution favoring segregation, In
troduced by Delegate Rose, and "a resolu.
tion of similar nature by Dan Regan,
| from the Bartenders' Union, were repu-
dated by the convention. Dan Regan
later asked permission to withdraw his
resolution. For this he was compliment
ed by General Secretary Sullivan who
said he admired the intelligence dis
played by Regan.
Sure / have too much intelligence to
go up against a two-thirds Of the dele
gates of this convention" replied Regan
Delegate Theodore johnson declared
that the action of the convention marked
a crisis in the affairs of the information
al union. When the resolutions favor
ing segregation were finally repudiated
Theodore Johnson, with his hands wav
ing wildly in the air and shouting at thu
top of his voice, bitterly deplored th'
action of the convention, while the ad
ministration forces were yelling, "Si
down! Throw them outl" 1t was will
difficulty that President F1ore restore'
, order.
: Sullivan In Fighting Trim.
Secretary Jere L. Sullivan was in GOO
fighting trim. He removed his coat
pushed back his shirt sleeves, removes
his spectacles and went into the fra.
with a vim. President Flore apparentl
enjoyed the s<irmish. Repeatedly h
threatened to have delegates and visit
ars removed from the hall. At one tim
he declared:
III our hosts, the delegates from tn
, San Francisco unions, insist upon delay
ing the work OF this convention we wi
: decline their invitation to be their guest
at the picnic and boat ride scheduled fo
tomorrow Later on some of the visit
ing delegates were heard to remark tina
. they would be afraid to take boat rid
for fear the defeated segrepationist