The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 10, 1920, Page 13

fHE SEATTLE STAR—-MONDAY, MAY 10, 1920. STRONG LANGUAGE Mis-Statements of Facts and ining Appeals for Sympathy IE Seattle bread strike will never, never be won by the bakers’, helpers’ and _ sales- men’s unions with such pleas for public support as made in their B R E advertisements (here reproduced in miniature by photograph) as pub- lished in The Union Record of May H R 6 and The Post-Intelligencer, Times le asiet of ited emer tor bread BUT and Star, May 7. the Seattle pablic blic will not only have to Pay ea eee scales all down Weaker Et Se aca fee hg 4 ay re ecard LL HAVE “ me fo unions end lor ¢ On the other hand any intelli- thine ut ali the dconinaance MED ayy recognize te ah gent citizen has but to read the The Associated (tts of 200 rt7™ ——— = advertisement of the Associated In- ing the domins’ dustries as regards the bread. strike to realize that their statements are clean cut facts without exaggera- tion. ctive The Master Bakers have won the strike. The unions, in pub- lishing their advertisement, have probably made a last desperate ef- fort to turn sympathy and support their’ way. But sympathy cannot ; ' combat justice nor weigh against Cc : : . When they went bas a action of the unions in dictating ‘ : . ; f . iter o,f ‘Barentiy fora cae, Made t introduce iad rita ar : “WHEN” employers can operate he a ~ y with i, (i t ieorerk ysem, and thant " : ro ert eck can 12 to carer Cored work “Ene they could gee their plants, seems to be just an- peepaqoreer eer time, rena at’s'2*, 20" provides — step in ~— ee - ae a vom wo Dank arm ot a possible claim that peat ition to even ly e over : industries. Se pe cerns Sea | erin rear e of livie, fo corceet wom por Gremen Gy bench hands Soy —eypeomadig > sedgren Se ee ee oe izes t many striki em- ts Tay ! Obed se — ployes are not in sympathy with the 7 demands of their unions, and that aS dah op he their action is only influenced by n eanemer ween eee ho re Par meee, eas The Bones a radical elements. oven Wiis tome pa A) Nex York ie ge" Week, Bronson Tetiove 4, make you week, finite Setting das a Ri =n, Sormemes. Bre , | necessity of the necro Y th o Dealers ee : See mati rem hope z co Soe ore Toa of the real a [~3 ra Nk phrases Our delivery facilities are im- proving every day. For the present, however, only one sort I wagon will call on each dealer Rice ge IATED INDUSTRIES OF SEATTLE | representing all of the members MARION BUILDING . of the Seattle Association of the Baking Industry. + B U T YOU CAN NOW GET AS MANY BREAD DELIVERIES Regarding night work, the Bakers’ Salesmen’s own Union in a previous meeting unanimously went on record stating that night work was necessary in order that they AS YOU NEED BY TELE- might have their bread early enough to deliver to their customers. This is a matter of record and can be seen on the minutes of their meeting ING Only a very small percentage of the total number of bakers employed work at nights. The Bakers’, Helpers’ and Salesmen’s Unions statement is misleading. They PHONING ELLIOTT 1857 or are endeavoring to convey the impression that all bakers work at night. Night work IS necessary in the baking business for the same reason that it is necessary for people ELLIOTT 4309. to work nights in other industries, such as restaurants, telephone exchanges, street car systems, railroads, hotels and other businesses rendering public service. le 0 attampe In cities mentioned, the Master Bakers all say that it is only a matter of a short time before they will again resume night baking, as their bread does not reach the public cen Algemene. di parton Senet Co. , in proper shape, nor in it possible to give the service the salesmen demand. It is a fact that the resumption of night baking will shortly take place in all of these cities. Beginn’s Bake Shop. Union Bakery The Bakérs’, Helpers’ and Salesmen's Union know that they are absolutely wrong in making the statement that the war proved that night work was unnecessary. During Rainier Valley Bakery A. Brenner this period complaints were general regarding the stale quality of bread delivered and the exceedingly poor service given on account of bread reaching the salesmen so late. Hansen Bread Co. R. L. Davidson It is impossible for a wholesale baker to deliver al) bread needed by salesmen at 8 a. m. Imagine 15 or 20 wagons trying to get their bread at dne time. It takes at least People's Baking Co. B. C. Barnes two or three hours to properly load wagons; and after they are loaded, bread must be delivered from one to forty miles Porter Baking Co. Harrah Bros. Post Baking Co. Perfection Baking Co. H. Lippman Max Kehr Rotary Bread Shop W. A. Dawson T. Pappas Bake Rite Breadery The Statement that the Bakers’, Helpers’ and Salesmen’s Unions are supplying 80% of the bread sold in Seattle is ridiculous. Figure it out yourself. Seattle consumes more than 150,000 pounds of bread per day. Only two bakeries of any size are supplying the Union drivers, one the Occident Bread Company, operated by Harry Katzen 4 ttl ar with three oven capacity not exceeding 22,000 pounds of bread per 24-hour day; and the Golden Rule Bakery, operated by W. H. Pemberton, which has only one oven capacity Sea ie Association of the of 15,000 pounds of bread per 24-hour day. ‘There are some 12 or 15 smaller bakers with a combined total capacity not exceeding 10,000 pounds of bread per 24-hour day. ° The figures given in the above advertisement regarding wages in other cities are erroneous, Following are authentic figures taken from schedule prepared by the Ameri- can Association of the Baking Industry, compiled in March, 1920: Washington, bench hands, $30 to $35 per week; Chicago, $34 to $38; Brooklyn, $34; Jewish bakers receive more than other bakers because their work is entirely different and much more difficult It is true that the majority of Bakers’, Helpers’ and Salesmen's Unions are decent citizens and they have the full sympathy of the master bakers in their present plight. Many of these men own their own homes and their own automobiles and are entitied to all the pleasures of life with their families. It has been the aim of the Master Bakers to do everything possible to lessen the labor in the baking industry and add to the enjoyment o¥ their employes. Practically all of the men declared their opposition Elli tt 1857 Elli tt 4309 to a strike and stated that they were well“satisfed with the contract offered by the employers but for some reason at their meeting in the Labor Temple their ideas changed. eal aad The Master Bakers are proud to be members of the Associated Industries as are 2,000 other leading business firms of Seattle. The reference made to the purpose of this organization is too ridiculous to answer, - The Associated Industries of Seattle | MARION BUILDING