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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.