The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-01
CAFE
Makes Statement
in Self-DefenSe

In this age of unrest it has been clearly demon
straed in several localities in this country OF ours that
very pernicous disposition and doctrine imported
from the ignorant class of Russia has been instlled
into number of our people. The red hands
of Bolshevism and thrust made directly at our inde
pendence and free institutions Of this nation. This
proves to be a fact. ....-..--.4
This cafe of ours has been picketed from time to
time by cooks and mattresses, who in our Judgment
not efficient enough to hold the positions in the
cafe. By reason of few misguided members of the
local union who held a kangaroo court consisting OF
six (6) CD members and voted to taboo US
and put the unfair list. Let it be distinctly un-
derstood that in sympathy with organized
labor, but not in favor of few, or In TACT,
many, debating to any business be it great or
small to the detrment of that business 1t Is not our
intention to write at length this subject or to bring
any eaborae defense to the public our service and
courteous treatment to all is the best evidence
to whether we are partial, unfair or unjust
Let it be distinctly understood that a committee or
few of the local union waited on few months
ago and did not request but demanded that we dis
charge cooks that had been with us for years,
men, though colored who giving perfect salts
faction both to us and the public as chefs and who
were thoroughly competent and experienced, and Of
fered in their place with this demand men whom
we had never met before and whose past records
have since found to be anything but desrable-some
of their photographs grace, rather disgrace the
rogues gallery. In our investigation we found that
some of them had left their former employer with
out notice and for this simply declined to
make any changes in our help.
Therefore, the picketing and the display from
time to time may be in front of place of
business, we are glad to say to the public that this
underhand method of a few who have taken the mat
ter into their hands to dictate TO us how shall
run our business, who shall be payroll, who
shall work for in our kitchen, have failed and are
going to fail This cafe pays its bills pays its rent
and its help and we pay more than the union scale
Some of our help we pay almost double the scale of
the local union. 1t is not because hire cheap
help inefficient help, but because we have made
rule to hire such help as suited US and our patrons
We have made reasonable success in managing
our own business and letting other people do the
same We have very strict laws in this state govern
inc cafes and the health of the people employed by
them Our entire force all sound men and won1-
en- and we know that depend on each in
our employ We are entirely satisfied and from the
liberal patronage the public has given know
that our customers people who visit and eat with
us are also satisfied and take this to thank
the public for their courtesy and patronage which
we have received in the past. We promise the
treatment to all in the future have been giving
in the past We wish to further state when the time
comes that cannot transact our own business and
hire who please with the right to discharge any
one who is unworthy and incompetent, without hav-
ing to take up the matter with person, organi-
zaton or committee who never had any business of
fheir own but who make a specially of meddng
with other peoples business, We will close doors
and quit for all time TO The reason we have
made this statement is the pcketng and notoriety
that the union has given and tried TO give. We think
If only fair that state our case that every
NAV know why the pickets are seen in front of
rlace with the unfair sign trying TO brand us as
cafe who not living up TO the standard of any other
respectable cafe.
Yours resDpctfuIv