The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-11-08
MOTORCYCLE CORPS
FOR MEAT CUTTERS
IN PRESENT STRIKE
Fast Service of Messengers Travel
Between Cities Along the
Eastern Coast.
LIKE PAUL REVERE'S RIDE
Big Crowd of Strikers Watch Mo-
torcycle Men Arrive or Depart
With Reports.

The Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Butcher Worknen of North America
are strictly up to date in their strike
and employ motorcycle corps to go
from city to city, interview the strike
leaders, deliver and receive reports and
so keep the various locals informed
about the situation. Carl Ramstedt,
business agent of the New Haven Local,
in speaking about this matter to a re-
porter for The Connecticut Labor Press,
said the service vs. very satisfactory
and good results had been obtained
from it. The motorcycle men are from
New Haven and are Chris Simiti and
Chris Ramstedt The latter is brother
of Carl Ramstedt and he sits on the
rear. seat while the other Chris steers
the vehicle.
There is always a big crowd to well
when they are ready to go on our
ney. They left New Haven for Spring
field on Tuesday morning shortly be-
fore the morning session of the union
was called to order. From Springfield,
the motorcyclists went to Boston. They
also went to Providence and other
cities in the East After they return
to New Haven, they will go to Bridge
port, New York Jersey City and other
cities in New Jersey where there is a
strike.
Whether the meat cutters got the idea
of this fast messenger service from the
intelligence department of the United
States army during the war or whether
some of the men had been reading
about Paul Revere's ride, Mr.. Ram
stedt was unable to say. He said the
strike was progressing favorably and
the men showed no signs of giving in
until all their demands had been grant
ed. He said IA strike-breakers at Sper-
ry & Barnes quit work on Tuesday
sisted of some colored men and a few
youths who were not familiar with the
work.
Ali the reports brought by the motor
cycle corps are favorable. In Worces-
ter, the $50 members of the union who
struck two weeks ago in seven of the
packing plants are standing pat and
awaiting conferences now being con-
Quoted between officials of the Inter
national union and representatives of
the big packing concerns. President P.
H Creedon of the Worcester union
said he was waiting for developments.
About 175,OOO workers are affected in
all the cities where there are strikes.
In New York and Brooklyn, some of
the independent concerns have come to
terms with the union. Some dealers in
bolognas claim they will lose many tons
of meat because of the strike as it will
spoil.
Daniel Rocco, one of the international
organizers, spoke at one of the meet
ings in New Haven early in the week
and Vice-President Menhart was in
New Haven later in the week.
George F. Mordecai of the District
Council of the Carpenters Union said
that if the carpenters had a situation
similar to the meat cutters thev would
probably organize an aeroplane service,
which would be faster than motorcycles.
Several of the pickets of the New
Haven Union were in the police court
court on Monday on the charge Of
breach of the peace in the vicinity of
the plant of Sperry & Barnes. The.
prisoners were discharged with the ex-
ception of two. One was fined $50 for
intimidation and another was fined $1OO
on the same charge. Those charged
with obstructing the sidewalk were dis
charged.