Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-12
MoUIDEKs our,
A Struggle Between an iron Firm
mud nfnanixch Inhnr.

The Malieahle Iron Company and its
former employees Are at logger.neads and
each side, Of course, hiames the other Tor
tine Trouble. on Octobsr 23t, just betors
wurg was stopped for the day, a notice was
posted If the shop notifying the men that
the shop would be closed for repairs on
that day and the men would be paid In
full or 0otobeT 2Gth. 0n the latter day,
committee Of employees waited on repre-
sentative OF the company and ASKED him
vhen the works would be reopened. No
definite time was fixed and al their own
suggestion the men returned for an answer
on the following Saturday,, November "a,
when Etill no time was set when WORK
would be resumed. In tine meantime tho
men say the company advertised in the
New York World through an employment
agency, for workmen, while they were
siyea no satisfaction az 10 what action Was
10 be taken against them.
The company resumed work on Wednes-
day week without any Of the former work.
men IN their places. Tna latter ara all
members Of the Mou!dets Union, and they
regard the action OF tie company simply
as d lockout. They claim that there was
no grievance pending or In prospect when
tha shops sl0sed, but that this action Il
simply resolve Of the company to tree
themselves Of organized labor. Il hes bsen
run az a union shop for four years and
heretofore, the men say, every disagree
ment about wore or wages has bsen
an catly atbltra:ed by committee OF en-.
ploye- aud the company, AZ the company
has given lis ultlmatum and will not en-
pioy them except as individuals, the men
say that they will hgat Il out. The
national body Will be appealed to-
az It hunters 260 local unions,
which will furnish financial aid II neces
sary. There we're 80 iaurneymen and seven
apprentices at work before the shops
clJsed, and when work was resumed on
"Wednesday last, the N cay that five ap-
prenitcss and one j5urueyman started 10
work, Several ptter men have since gone
to WORK and eleven men and boys are now
employed WITH ths result that the iir.t heat
Was run 4 this morning and another one
Is preparing. fhe men say that they In
dueed eight men who came here 10 take
their plsces TO de=lst from Eork. Som9 o.
the former employees have LETT town but
| tbs buzz 81 them remain and say that the
company Will have 70 take them all back In
q body,
Representatives 81 the Wilmington
Maileabls Iron Company outline their post.
tion ia tbs mater ii lilo following state
ment which was given 10 a GAZETTE re.
porter SATURDAY. morning: eve desire 70
say that we Bale no Ill feeling toward our
old employees, Tie only ground OF c9nten-
/ ten Of which 70 Rrs aware Is that we sert
70 New York I0r gone mou!ders 10 work
2 NE ~ III IJll4ttAk+J4 VIA OUT htIEhHllE1N
and some Of our ali employee whom We
asked to return but tie latter refused.
When q committee ~ our old employees
/ say tahs they are Fighting the
I Wilmington ME.a4nle Iron Company they
are mistaken. They ~ driving the, rnsliea-
4 bic Iron IN i1e-s from this city 70 other
4 places where thp4G Who are nor residents
/ here Will tgilow leaT.re some Of cur Oh
| employees Rao llva here WITHOUT WORK. All
thai We want i that W BE allowed 10 run
| our Business a. Ne plnGze and ibis ne pro.
i pose 10 dc as lOQg H- We furnish the capt
tai. We intend ID hike any man whom We
/ please
The company was desirous to impress
+ No fact that there was no personal ill.isel-
iug ii the matter, and that they only
4 wanted 70 have come say Ia the manage
4 nent " their WORKS, when they had IN
Esatsd the capitai aud bad 80 much at
staka They are confident IL getting what
rlen they want, a4d w0alI have taken
/ many Of their old hands back as Init.
viduals, hut not ~ a body. Both sides are
/ very quiet. ths men discuss their Rriay-
4 Rneas on nei2htGrlng CORNERS and ylgof-
4 Gualy Uphold Eteir Fight, while the com
Il pany Is content 10 let the matter run its
course, caaE4stt of success
4 sudden and 4oIswh4g significant de-
4 ys.5Ement q fhe lockout 1t the Whining.
ton 1allehble Iron CDmpgny's Works
4
Immediately al the close .; court.
A score Of 20 OF nouiders, most Of them
4 WiimiDgtonsus and employees OF the
Mhlieable Iron Company, and the others
Eaauidera from Troy ard Brooklyn. New
YORK, approhened Mayor Harrington and
City Solicitor Turner. Their spokesman
stated that he wished 10 seek advice In O.
gard 10 the complaint OF the stranger
taOulders who had arrive here last Night
ana Low, tnrb1gh what they believed to p4
q misrepresentation Of facts by means Of
winch the strangers present had been
brought here they found themselves with.
cut m ans - reynrg home III course which
'AeJ now have noa.tarnRtivb Dut 10 follow.
y ne spokesman Ei4ei f9r those he repre-
aelted that they are ~ anxious to conform
themselves peac9atiy. according to Law
nut ttey believed tfey had q grievance
they claimed that they had been mislel by
certain parties aud ure now anxious 10 eli.
tain what Legal redress Is possible. WEH'
the strangers Rsk for II that the expense
Incurred ~ them in coming here DO patio
By nose VINO iurHcea flara 10 come,
lne tory o. III aus As related by the
Len II iiayor lRtrlu3 on Tuesday, II
~ i1li w.: 5eYetat it5n m4ulders livlIS III
" ious 1atts n S% Isk stats, III Toy,
Brooklyn and StE IVlk, assembled III
room q No. 303 Washington street. BEe5k.
lyn III reply % an Hlr8rtisemant ia Fri.
day issue I The hew f& Word ais f5l.
lo93s
iaes l1taz Pald. F#l Y
t.g 4h @t#s riIEel, ii#5E 5g
Tie Troy noudafs l4l stayed over Ii
ErcgElYn, wh5el tAay reached on FFli4y
FdTias thrir hp4cl GaI u&@tnses over spn
liRy Ii atiar % fnSr, .Gs alvertt4er. Y..4
to-day hey oaiIeA afr08ul No. 2, md foanY
E#stset z. FliG, IHe1.a@tat the MCLEAN,
lEoa Company swstlr. lem. They wore
ss thay WphattuHhy 4tnf- Ugain ttH9suIat
tea, tueEa existed 10 tE6ut, BIZ strike
nor aA2 trouble 10 Wilmington. They ~
campaated Nr Plan it3E f5a kiyn, 6rrtgin,
uar9 about + O'clock M9aaRY evening
IEe Gi&a 'aen ven ~ o stats 10 Mayo
Harrington saas inme,A Y up0a gsttil.l
on u Tie train th4tr a1splcian- VAR
aroused at to soma iaHhlfast Hf!sun6er
sEandin2. They invAs.. I'll ma;.af# gni
detlatleiy ascertain tti4s i0ck-oLt pXi4t
lt tn haledhis Iron W1tKs Inc strange
Aolidcrs. who ass lri0H men, all ltt ore
gated that under .Leae eisasu 5tRnaes tl6
could not 70 70 WORK ara disIlaer fellow
! mQuldels reputable nltH4q OF the con-
murttY among whom It viz proposed tns
Should settle, as among the latter tHefe 40
p"Hr-d 10 Just rea-2n why they Che rev
uen) should aGGNii.lt the local moUldar
aud taxa ibo tf94i nom tEGir families
: when there existed no dtsgaqsfaple q
atiesad eanRa complaint 4ggiast thea
, from their eIEp9FHr8.
c They stated thHt naI havIng l#Rfned al
r thi "a M account whatever WJdl the
: 90 to WhFK f0r t4- company represented u
4sr, tlH Nothing naali iIiuce fuem Ii
! ~ q nWw They fgl tY deserted d MAYO
FiHr.lnetGn that ta facts had been ui4
Eepteselte.! to them 10 BreOsyn ind DO,
Y thEyftqRsst thar ME Pm ta60lu hem II
t their travelling GNt ensa9 aha aiipf tq6fn Z
j ielaFn me- QUERY Ihay huge no money