South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-04
CONTRACTORS IN
APPEAL TO PUBLIC
Statement Points Out Cause
for Delay in Work in
the City.

Striking painters in South Bend
have failed 70 make an agreement
with their proprietors and this has
led 10 the issuing OF a statement BY
the employers Members OF the
painters union say that it does not
make any difference 10 them If II
takes until October 70 force an
agreement for. according TO pres
ideut OF the union, all Of the men
are employed by private owners
The statement signed by the fol-
lowing employers Of painters: 1. ".
Lower. II. L. Leehr. r. ". Green
ing. William Ransberger and Joseph
Wolf. follows.
'Y our attention is requested 20
this article which you will find IS
not only for our benefit, but also for
yours.
Walk Out April I.
You probably know that for
nearly five consecutive weeks we
have been putting up with a rather
hard proposition. our men left our
employ april l TO join their union
in a strike and try TO force US 70
recognize their organization. Their
demand was to pay them So cents
per hour for a nine hour day They
also want double time for Sundays
and all holidays and time and one
half for overtime.
You probably have work you
wish TO have completed soon in or
der that you may finish your house
clearing You call your contractor
and ask him why he is delaying
your work so long. This contractor
has probably work booked ahead Of
your order for two months. He is
trying to hold all his customers as
long as he can as he does not ex-
pect this strike 20 last very long.
You do not feel satisfied and prob
ably you hear Of some good union
man who has been working for him
before the strike. You can hire
him a little more reasonable and
find out that he can do your work
for you Immediately. This is Just
what you wish. You give him the
job thinking that this will not hurt
your contractor as he has all ne
can do at the present time.
Up TO HOusehOlders.
You are getting your work fin
ished little more reasonable at
the present, but if We are compelled
to recognize this organization you
Will have no one, but some of your
fellow citizens to blame for uphold
ing these union men during the
strike and in the course of time to
come you have made il possible for
these men TO demand any wage that
they may ask. Stop and consider
these small matters.
We cannot win this battle with
out the aid Of: the manufacturer.
the merchant. the housewife and
the general public. We must all
cooperate and demolish such posi-
BILE things as high prices.
VIII Not Recognize Union.
There are no reasons for these
men to continue this strike. We
have offered them their demand OF
wages, which is 90 cents per hour
We will not recognize their organ
ization until we are forced by the
public. The general public can elm
mate this 'y aiding US and hiring
only responsible contractors to dc
their work.
All we ask Of the public is TO be
patient and see that they have only
responsible contractors to do THEN
work. When these union men see
that the public does not sympathize
with them and do not want to have
them do their work they will soon
become uneasy and restless and re-
turn 10 their former places Of work
Action OF Builders.
You probably have noticed in
last weeks paper where the Build.
ing trades had a meeting and al
pledged themselves 10 run nothina
but open Shops, which means thai
DC viii not be union shops. The,
viii hire any man they please anl
pay a living scale. The BUILDING
trades consists Of contractors of al
the trades in the building crafts.
s"All we have to say to the public
is that we hope they viii be patient
and may consider this article OF
some value TO them in time Il
come"