Evening star., 1939-03-10
Strike
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sentatives: Samuel Levine, lawyer:
Charles E. Sands, chairman of the
Strike Committee; Garland P.
Webb, business agent of Hotel and
Restaurant Employees Alliance, Lo-
cal 781; Morris Verbov, representing
cooks and kitchen help; Margaret
McMillin, representing mattresses,
James Mcnamara, representing the
service workers, and F. E. Whitney,
secretary-treasur of the joint eX-
ecutive board of the striking unions,
The strike began at dawn We'd
nesday. with cooks, walters, elevator
and bell boys and other hotel help
walking out. The hotels affected
are the Wardman Park, Shoreham,
Mayf1ower. Carlton, La Fayette, New
Colonial, Continental, Lee House,
Willard. Raleigh, Harrington. Roger
Smith Powhatan and Ambassador.
AS the conferences began. striker
was brought to Police Court to face
charges of assault against the man
who took his job in a local hotel.
This marked the first arrest of the
strike.
Defendant Pleads Innocent.
The man, Joseph E. Umstead, 26,
colored, striking dishWasher at the
Continental Hotel. pleaded innocent
and was released on $500 bond after
asking for a jury trial. Complainant
was John Locklear, dishwasher who
took Umstead's job.
Assistant United States Attorney
John Mitchell, in asking Judge Ed
ward M. Curran to set bond, said:
II understand the defendant was a
picket and drew knife to force this
man back into the hotel. There was
no cutting, however
Along the strike front peace
after a acknowledged. Police had
a call during the morning to the
Carlton Hotel, but when they ar
rived there was no sign of trouble.
Park police ordered pickets at
the Shoreham Hotel to cease pa
rading on the walkway between the
Shoreham service drive and the
road leading from Calvert street
into Rock Creek Parkway. They
explained that the strip of property
on which the pickets were walking
is owned by the Federal Govern
ment.
Pickets still shufaed BY the doors
Of the 13 affected hostleries. Most
hotels had settled down to some
thing like normal operation, doing
the best they could with shortage
Of help and a curtailment of deliv-
cries of vital supplies.
No Beer Deliveries.
Union beer truck drivers-mem-
bers of the Brewery and Yeast
Workers Local No. 48-refused to
make deliveries through picket lines
today. This virtually stopped de-
livery of beer to the hotels. since
almost all drivers are members either
Of this union or of the Transfers
Union, which has also refused to
deliver.
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coal, ice, foodstuffs, milk, etc,
either through their own efforts or
from union companies. The
hotels claimed that they were hav-
Ing no trouble obtaining supplies.
All union workers affiliated with
the Building Trades Council were
staying away today. John Locher,
secretary of that organization. an
nounced yesterday that carpenters,
painters, electricians and other
maintenance workers would not
cross picket lines.
Musicians affiliated with the A.
F of L. continued to perform in the
hotels, however. A. c. Hayden,
president of the Washington local,
said that union members were con-
templating no walkout and would
not take action unless ordered to
by their international officers.
Taxicab drivers were called on to