The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-03
ORGANIZED LABOR.
Arrival of Seven Eastern Recruits
for the FOundrymen.
The Strikers Capture Two Of the Party.
Others Taken Under the Protection Of
the Union-Rstail She Clerks.

Seven men arrived from the East yesterday
morning under engagement 70 the Iron Founders
Association as molders, and with the under
standing that they were TO 60 to work in the
foundries affected by the strike Of the union
moders.
They came over the Central Pacific route, and
their arrival in Sacramento was made known by
telegraph to the strikers here by their friends In
the capital city, and sharp lookout was Kept
for them.
The foundrymen's representatives were, how
ever, not taking any chances On losing the men
as they had on previous occasions by
landing them at the foot Of Market street. A
tug was chartered and steamed up beyond
Vallejo Junction., and the men were taken
aboard after leaving the train at Selby Station.
DIFFICULTY EXPERIENCED.
They were carried to the Union Iron Works
and arrived there shortly after o'clock in the
morning. Some difficulty was experienced, 1t Is
understood, when the situation regards the
strike was told them Two OF them said they
had been given 10 understand that the strike
was over, and that they would not be expected
TO WORK "scabs."
They requested to be allowed to go out and
talk with The union pekets. They went outside
of the gates, and upon conversing with The union
men decided not TO 60 back 10 work. They were
taken to the headquarters, and 1t was found that
they were good moders.
or the five remaining men, it Is stated by the
strikers that they desired 10 come out but were
not permitted to do so. Three of them, Presi-
dent Valentine says, are bench moiders-this is,
they can handle small work. but cannot operate
on The floor, one being job molder and the
other a laborer.
The latter, the strikers say, they have no more
use for than tile Union Iron Works has. He has
since. they say been discharged. The job
mOlder Is understood 10 be good workman, and
the union men expect that lie Will come out and
join them III a few days.
AVERAGING UP THINGS.
In addition to the two captured from the new
arrivals, President Valentine says that since
Saturday lie has Induced three men 10 desert
from tie molding department OF the Pacific
Iron Works, and one from the Golden State and
Miners
The pickets of the union also found yesterday
two mOlders who were going 10 seek work In the
fOundries and induced them 10 relinquish their
intentions. One Is a molder from st. Louis, who
was found near the Occidental Foundry, and all
other Is from Montana. When the picSets ex-
paned the situation Of affairs TO them the men
said they would not go 10 work in the struck
shops,
1t was also stated yesterday that Foreman
Claussen of the Pacific Iron Works had been
displaced and another appointed TO bis position.
49," said MIR. Valentine, "whlle the manu-
facturers have gained four men out of seven,
we have robbed them Of seven, not including
laborer and lost foreman"
The strikers further said that the entire east at
the Fulton Works last evening was a total lOss
owing TO an explosion while The metal was run
ming out.