The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-07
FIELD OF LABOR.
A Non. Union Molder Badly Beaten
at the POtrer0.
Carpenters and Joiners Hold Conference
and Fix Wages and Hours-Ths
Eight-Hour Day.

The members of the Foundrymen's Assocla.
tion were better satisfied with themselves and
their prospects yesterday than they have been at
any time since the strike OF the molders COM
menced.
Although they have during the dreary days of
the strike had their pleasant hours, which were
gilded by rays OF hope when they secured a stray
man whom they could place at work in their de-
serted shops, 1t was not until yesterday that their
spirits became buoyant, so to speak.
The reason was obvious to all who were aware
Of the fact that twenty-five good Eastern molders
had arrived from the East and had been success
fully landed This meant that they would soon
be distributed and put to work upon delayed
material in the shops.
The only trouble anticipated was In the dis
tribution of the men. Although it had been
found easy to land them IL was another matter to
distribute them without the knowledge OF the
. strikers. Not that any violence was feared, but
the foundrymen have learned by bitter expert
ence that persuasive inducements and sugges-
tive remarks about "scabs" have won from them
men imported from the East.
VIGILANCE REDoUBLED.
The knowledge that the new molders had ar
rived caused the strikers to redOuble their vigi-
lance around the foundres and Increase their
force OF pickets. Despite this, the meu were dis
tributec among the Pacific, National City, Golden
State and Miners and Union Iron Works. The
manner III which four were placed In the Pacific
Iron Works Is an instance OF the strategy used.
While the pickets OF tile molders were gathered
around the works Captain Callundan of Morse's
fatrol, who has charge OF the special policemen
around The f0undries, was observed 10 drive up
In buggy. No attention was paid 10 him.
was any uotlce taken of closed carriage which
followed In his wake. Suddenly the carriage
halted In front OF the entrance TO the works, and
before The pickets we're aware of 1t almost The
door OF The vehicle was thrown open and i've
men jumped out.
One was Mr.. Lewis of the Architectural Iron
Works other fnuF a Unmarried
molders. In flash almost the men were Inside
The works and only closed door stared the
pickets In the face. They had been beaten by
shrewd trick.
MORE MEN THAN EVER.
The fouhdrymen say that the new men are all
hrst-class workmen. and some of them declare
that they now have more men at work than they
had before The strike.
On the other hand, the strikers are earnest In
their statements That the new arrivals are not
competent men. Feeling sure OF this, they are
not In the least dIsheaiteued because OF the
large number which last arrived.
A case, IN which there is mixture Of mystery
and suspicion, was revealed yesterday, aud
there are circumstances connected With IL which
would seem TO put some of the strikers In a bad
light. Tie case grew out of the addition 10 the
ranks OF the union molders OF Edwin Stokes, an
Eastern molder who had left the Union Iron
Works
Stokes came to this city from Philadelphia
with the first batch OF Fasteners and went TO
woIk in the Union Iron Works. He was consld-
cred the best man on the floor. Last Saturday
Que of the proprietors of the works wanted TO
transfer him to the Golden Stale and Miners
Iron WORKS, but lie refused to go and left. lie
sought Out President Valentine OF the union
molderS and remained with them.
ACCOMPANIED BY A PICKET
On Monday afternoon he expressed a desire to
60 10 The works for his clothes, ana asked that
a picket be sent with him, so that lie could pass
the union picketS at the Potrero. Stokes and
picket went out III a buggy TO the iron works.
President Valentine also teeploned 10 the
pickets there and app:lsed them OF Tie coming OF
Stokes and his companion.
On arrival at the works Stokes was told that lie
could not have Ills clothes for half an hour. He
ana his companion then drove down to a saloon
on Kentucky street for drink and Stokes
noticed there was quite crowd around, but paid
little attention 10 II. He alighted from the buggy
first, but the picket did not follow him quickly
aud In minute Stokes was surrounded by the
crowd and knocked down.
He was kicked aud beaten, and someone gave
him an awful cash IN the calf of the right leg.
In some manner unknown Stokes was placed IN
the buggy with tile picket, who Immediately
at MonIgomery's Hotel with the injured man
He was placed In Room 81 aud doctor sent Tor
by the mOiders.
stokes does not say that the men who as
saulted him were molders, but he does assert
that he has seen them often with the union
pickets around the Union Iron Works. and there
lore thinks they are union men. The strikers
are no; inclined 10 speak OF the matter, except
TO say tdat they do not know how the affair
occurred. They are taking care of Stokes, ana
The latter admits lie has no reason TO complain
OF his treatment by the strikers While with them
and up 10 The time OF the affair.