Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-03-26
WAR TO THE KNIFE.
No Change in the Situation Among the
Ironmolders.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 25th strikers
were irate today over the assertions made that
they had made certain promises to the men who
came out from the East and had not kept the
same. AS a refutation of the statement they
show a letter to President Valentine from joseph
Delves, one OF the Philadelphia men, thanking
the Union for the kindness shown him, and
wishing a successful issue of the strike
Delves is one of the fortunate ones not being
molder by trade, as he has been able to secure
other employment. President Valentine is au-
thority for The statement that all the molders
who were imported from Philsdelphia have
been sent back East.
As far as the issue of the strike is concerned
the men are very hopeful and say that it will be
over year before any of their number are com
PEELED 10 return to work; before that time they
expect to bring the Foundry mems Association
TO terms. Forty core-makers, who Joined the
strike, are being paid their stipulated allowance
each week.
Regarding Patrick Dolan, tie foreman of the
Risdon Iron Works who was discharged from
that foundry. the Union men insist that the
action was taken because he resided in the
house OF a member of the Union His late en-
ployers however, deny this statement and say
that they caught Dolan smuggling letters from
the President of the Union TO the working
molders. One of the letters seized reads as fol-
lows:
Henry SCHNEIDER: Your friend Barber has
informed me of the true condition under which
you started work. Now, l will say that il you
will come out OF that prison l will guarantee
upon my honor as man, also as President of
thS JDlOu OF lDlS city, tlat we VIII
make member of you and put you on the
strike list, with weekly allowance, or will
pay you sum of money and send you home 10
Philadelphia. Come out and have q talk with
me. and if 1t is not sati factory you can go back
10 Work. DO not be any way alarmed as I will
see that you will be protected.
JOSEPH +. VALENTINE, President
While not denying that he wrote the letter
President Valentine insists thai Doan was not
the man to whom he intrusted its delivery 1t
is very evident that the union expects some
very important aid in the near future, and it is
now an open secret that the Executive Commit
tee yesterday sent telegram to Senator Stan
ford Regarding its contents the members are
very reticent but it is evident that they believe
1t will have considerable effect upon the course
Works.
Last evening the foundries were all guarded
and the pickets of the union were increased
Word had been received by the latter organiza-
ton That force OF men was expected from the
East to take their places in the mo ding rooms
across the bay to the sixteeuth-street station to
await the arrival of the men.
The mol6ers, however did not materialize
The Risdon, Fulton and Union Iron Works now
nave men at work molding, the proprietors of
the fist-namf d foundry claiming to have their
full complement. The pToprielors of the Ma
tional and Occidental foundries also claim that
they viii resume operations in a few DAYS Ad
vertisements have been inserted in nearly all
the papers on the coast calling for molders the
same TO apply at the kisdon Iron Works These
advertisements have already borne fruit, as
molder from Tacoma was Put to work ysster-
day. Thus the fight stands at present, with
both sides determined, and the last trick taken
by the toundrymen's Association.