The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-04-15
BARRIERS STAGE
WALK OUT TODAY.
BARRIERS at Buhler Shop Re
fuse Discipline and Walk
Out Today.
MAY START OPEN SHOP

The four BARRIERS employed by H. H.
Butler at his barber shop in the Cham
Der of Commerce building on Main
street, do not like to be disciplined"
They evidenced this at 1880 o'clock
this morning when after Butler had
laid down the rules for the shop, they
walked out with their tools and today
Butler was left alone to care for his
trade. As consequence there is
possibility that the shop may be open
ed as non-union shop and that other
BARRIERS in Kenosha may be drawn into
the strike.
Starts Over Half Holiday.
The misunderstanding started sew
eral days ago when the journeymen
BARRIERS at this shop and at all others
presented to the boss BARRIERS demand
that the shops close at II o'clock noon
on Thursday of each week. The bosses
compromised at 1880 and this settle
ment was accepted. In notifying the
bosses of the acceptance of this COM
promise the journeymen also demand
ed that an increase in wages be made
effective April 18th, when a guarantee
of S25 would be granted with 500 Of
all over $32.
Butler was willing to grant the in
crease but in doing it he took this OPP
portunity to impress on the men that
in the future he would expect them to
live up to their part OF the contract.
Lays Down Regulations.
!. Il
Butler had heart-to-heart talk with
his men. He explained that he was
willing to meet the new wage scale
but expected service in the future. In
the first place, the BARRIERS were to he
on time and TO be locked for arriving
late at work. There was 10 be no more
smoking while working on a customer;
courtesy, cleanliness and service were
TO be observed towards customers;
white shirts, white trousers and black
ties were TO be worn and kidding"
which interfered with the carrying on
Of the trade was 70 be discontinued.
The iourneymen BARRIERS thought
over the proposition until this morn
ing. At 1880 they came TO the shop.
took their tools and walked out They
insist that Butler is demanding more
than can be expected and that they
have just quit.
BUTLER Makes Explanation.
Il have met every demand made BY
the union" explained Butler this
morning in talking of the strike, but
insist that these BARRIERS should be
here for business and be willing 10 do
away with the things I have suggested
If they are expect these wages. These
men have been making an average Of
S45 to $50 a week, exclusive OF tips,
and when this is considered I do not
think that they should object to obey
ing the regulations Of the shop"
Butler admitted that he was on the
verge Of opening 2 non-union shop.
He said that this seemed to be the
only step which could be taken to pre-
vent the unions from raising prices
generally. THE BARRIERS unions are
drunk with victory" he said. ST an
willing TO pay good wages. but want
the hours and service that will enable
me to do this
Al ether shops It was declared that
it was 3 personal question between
Buhler and his journeymen BARRIERS
and that there was no reason for it to
sEect other shops. 1t was said, how
ever, that In the event nOu-uuIou
shop was opened, the union might take
steps to back NJ the men who had quit
this morning Some Of the BARRIERS de-
elzred that their sympathies were with
the striking BARRIERS iEasmUch as they
did not believe the regulations pre-
seribed by BuhTeE were fair Others
were Insisteut in declaring That Buh-
Ter was entirely within his rights IN
making these demands.
The strike brought an airing Of
recent increase In prices established
by the boss harbers- In the future.
shanPoos Of the plaimest kind are to
be raised FROM IS cents to 80 cents and
tonnes are TO start at % cents and
aviate IN price The 5ogFneymen bar
hers 6iscIainr any credit for this in
crease and insist that all Of the high
cost Of harbaringT is rot their fault.
Late this afternoon there seemed 70
De no chance 81 settling the four-naz
strike The BARRIERS had made no ever
tures and BUTLER was not expecting
any In the meanwhile, Butler worked
away at one chair trying to care for
the trade which came to the shop and
learned Of the wzTE-CuG-