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BAKERS' UNIONS CONDEMN ACTION OF "LABOR LEADERS" AND
'LABOR'S MOST TREACHEROUS ENEMY," WM. R. HEARST
The Joint Executive Board of the
Chicago. Bakers' Unions, Nos. 2, 49,
62, 229 and 237, passed the following
resolutions at its last meeting:
Whereas, It is an established fact
that William Randolph Hearst, owner
of the Chicago Examiner and Even
ing American, as well as a number of
other papers in other cities, is an out
spoken enemy of organized labor, as
evidenced by his activity against the'
members of the pressmen's union,
whom he has locked out, and the em
ployment of sluggers during the
newspaper strike; and
Whereas, Said William Randolph
Hearst has only used the for.ces of
organized labor in order to build up
a gigantic circulation of his papers,
stabbing the labor organizations in
their backs in return whenever the
opportunity presented itself; and
Whereas, The publication of a spe
cial labor union edition for Labor Day
is now being planned by this self
same William Randolph Hearst, by
means of which he is seeking to again
come into the good grace of the or
ganized workers only to turn against
them more treacherously when he
sees his chance; and
Whereas, Several officials of labor
organizations, among them Simon
O'Donnell, President of the Building
Trades Council in particular, have
degraded themselves to the extent of
lending said William Randolph
Hearst a willing hand in his efforts
to fool the workers and divide them;
therefore be it
Resolved, By the Joint Executive
Board of the Chicago Bakers' Unions
No. 2, 49, 62, 229 and 237, comprising
a membership of nearly three thou
sand, that we emphatically condemn
the action of these "labor leaders"
and that under no circumstances can
any support be rendered to any en
terprise undertaken by William Ran
dolph Hearst, labor's most notorious
and treacherous enemy; be it further
Resolved, That we urge upon all
the affiliated bakers' unions that they
strictly enforce the fine of twenty-
five dollars placed upon any member
caught in the act of buying, reading
or handling any of Hearst's publica
tions; be it also
-Resolved, That we bring the con
tents of these resolutions to the at
tention of our fellow-workers
throughout entire country with the
purpose in view of enlightening them
as to the action of William Randolph.
Hearst so detrimental to organized
labor, and to urge them not to sup
port him any longer; be it also
Resolved, That it Is our earnest
conviction that a party unfair to or
ganized labor in one part of the
country is unfair to organized labor
everywhere and fitting action on the
part of organized labor throughout
the country ought to be taken
against the notorious labor hater
William Randolph Hearst and his
papers; be it finally
Resolved, That a copy of these
resolutions be forwarded to the Chi
cago Federation of Labor for en
dorsement and to the Bakers' Jour
nal, The Day Book, the Daily Press
and the Chicagoer Arbeiter-Zeitung
for publication.
IT'LL COST THESE UNION MEN
$25 TO READ A HEARST PAPER
Editor Day Book:
The Carriage and Auto Painters'
Union, Local 396, at its last meeting
passed a set of strong resolutions by
a unanimous vote. The members
were instructed not to have anything
to do with the Hearst scab sheets.
They also protested against the pub
lishing of the so-called labor edition
and notified all members that the $25
fine to be imposed on any member,
of the organization caught reading a
Hearst paper was still in effect and
that it would continue until laboring
men were given a square deal.
L. W. Leaper,
Business Agent and R. S.
