New Britain herald., 1925-07-09
Forward Resolution To Mayor Expressing De- sire To Have Meat And Provision Stores Closed All Day.
Concession Made 10 Jews Because of Different Sabbath But Rabbi Hadas Pledges Help for One-Day Suspension.

Flfty-one meat and provision r,sr. chants doing business on the out- skirts of the city voted for the en- torcement Of the Sunday closing Ia" at meeting held at the Cham Der Of Commerce rooms this morn ing under the auspices Of the Mar cantile Bureau Chairman George H Dyson presided.
 The meeting was called at the re- quest of Mayor A. NJ. Paonessa who wanted meat and provision stores which previously had been open all day Sunday to reduce their business hours to a maximum Of two hours on Sunday.
 Mayor Can Close Stores
 MT. Dyson opened the session with the explanation that the mayor has power to issue orders to the police to close all stores except drug stores all day Sunday, If he feels it advisable. He said Mayor Paonessa has suggested that meat and pro- vision stores keep open from until 10 o'clock Sundy mornings. only to accommodate those who do not have facilities for taking care of their Sunday provisions. He said if the merchants themselves did not take some definite action he felt that the T1rNIi1I
 There was discussion concerning fruit and confectionery stores. espe- cially those which sell ice cream and soft drinks. Secretary Gould of the Chamber of Commerce explained | that the mayors letter referred only to meat and provision stores. Volck tayors Closing | Probably the most impassioned speech of the meeting, which lasted nearly two hours, was made by Jo- seph Volek of the Bellevue Market. 99 Hart street. This is the great est shame I ever faced in my life. to come here and discuss the Ques- ton of doing business on Sunday" said MT. Volek.
 Everyone here knows that ac- cording to the laws of God and man we have six days in which to work and one day to rest. Did you read the letter in the paper by MT. | Brooks? He says it is a shame to the city.
 "The merchant works $ hours a day-maybe IS, Isn't 1t a shamen The digger in the streets has plenty of time to himself but not the mer- chant. Not only should we have Sunday closing, but We should get together and discuss closing every day. The big stores close at 6:3o at night and make money. We stay open until II and 12.
 T know man who is worth more than s100,o00 who discharges his help at 6:SO o'clock and stays in his place to do business until Ii and 12 o'clock. He stays all day Sunday, too.
 We came to this country because We got a better living than in our own country anC we are the violaters Of the laws. We make slaves of our selves.
 '1 knew a man who was in bust ness for himself and he worked every night Then he went to work for somebody else. His wife trades with me now. She said the other day I never knew I had a hus- band before.'
 Carpenters harbers and others have some time 10 themselves. Let's get together and close our stores at : o'clock. I go around to the stores on Saturday afternoon and I find them sleeping. They say If my Inoighbors will close I will close too 1T the mayor has the power 10 close the stores on Sunday let him close them.
 Beginning Sunday will close my store tight and I will never open it again on Sunday Let's not wait un- .til the Mayor closes us ur. Your customers will think more of you"
 Rabbi Hadas Speaks For Jews Ndbhl NrtlSliEN tladuct "4p E&~ platned that he officially represent ed on one but himself. spoke on be- half of the Jewish merchant, who by the ecclesiastical laws of his church cannot do business on Sat urday, the Jewish sabbath
 He said he was wholeheartedly in accord with the requiring Of mer- chants to close one day in seven. but felt that the man who closed all day Saturday, should be permit ted two hours on Sunday. He said it should be optional on the part of merchants whether they wanted to close Saturday or Sunday and that those desiring 10 close Saturday should be required to register with the police. He added that he would be personally responsible for his people complying with the law and offered to appear personally to prosecute to the limit any who did not comply.
 T should like to see them elossd
 all day Sunday" he said, but the
 people who close on the sabbath, the seventh day. ought to get some con-
 sideration."
 Something should be dons to