The morning call., 1890-06-20
HOLDERS ARE SUED.
The Union Iron Works Asks for
$4,000 Damages.
1t Is Claimed That This Will Help the Strikers
CAUSE Willow Workers Give Money.
Labor Notes.

The chief event in the iron.molders' strike yes.
terday was the beginning OF a suit by the Union
Iron Works against lrOn-moders' UDl0n. No.
164. 1he plaintiff demands $4,000 for damages
caused by the union enticing a number OF work.
men away from its employment.
The complaint AYERS that Thomas Fitch,
Thomas Evans, Matthew Dooley, Leonard Ma
ger ana John ONeill, non union work men, were
entlced by defendants to leave. The allegation
is as follows:
"on June 11th, the defendant, intending to
tnjure the plaintiff and to deprive the corpora
ton OF It's employees, went to each OF them and en-
uced them to leave the service of the plaintiff"
1t is further alleged That the "Inducing aDd
deprivation was done by the union and its agent
Joseph Valentine"
X. ). Moore, of the Risdon Iron Works, said
OF The suit: We viii make an example Of these
men for their unwairanled interference. They
have SAID That they are going to take stringent
measures So are we We will hereafter pro-
tect our rights TO the fullest extent"
MoLDERs' FUNDS.
President Valentine, in speaking OF the suit
SAID: I'VE have 4 few thousand dollars at the
Hibernia and at the German savings banks, and
| suppose that they have attached 1t, thinking
thereby TO cripple u.s. but assure you that We
are not IN the least alarmed. We have plenty Of
resources, and, so far that is concerned, their
desperate move will only make us active friends
among the laboring organizations OF the county.
We VIII not stop Tying 10 get their men away
from them, but we Will nail man every time we
can. We are not in the least frightened"
Ii was learned that there are over 10000
union men IN this city alone and nearly $4,000
in The Federated Trades alone. II necessary,
each month. Back of this there are $4,000
union molders In the International Association,
and their assessments might be made very light
ana SUI the aggregate would DO thousands OF
dollars each day.
ONE THOUSAND WEEK.
The strike here, II is said is not so expensive
as II was and costs now not to exceed $1,000
week. The general impression among molders
was that II the Union Iron Works has attached
the molders funds IL has been guilty OF bad
error, for they claim that such move will make
them - hundreds OF friends where they had tens
and thousands, where they had hundreds"
Inc R!sdOn people say that their men nearly
all slept at their home, Thirteenth and Howard
streets, on Wednesday night. The molders say
that but Two went there. story was in cireu-
latlon among the strikers yesterday that several
OF the Rlsdons employees lay III bed drunk all
day yesterday, and that orders have been given
10 suspend Tie distribution Of liquors in the
foundry. II was also reported that some OF tie
non-union moderS are out on spree III Carriages,
and That the managers are busy distributing tenn
perauce tracts and trying to Keep the men sober.
Tie mold ers sin say thai they have not begun
10 draw on their resources, wnlle the manuiGc-
lurers claim that they have done all that They
can DO
THE BUILDING TRADES.
Il. S. Moore said, in reference 10 the building
tradesmen: &" l DO not believe they will go out.
The molders have exhausted their ammunition
ana done Us all The harm they possibly can. You
eau rest assured they caGnOt hurt US. They may
call Tor more and but they Will get left. Men are
not going TO strike and lose their bread and but.
ter Tor nothing"
AFTER STARS.
President Valentine was served with sum-
nous at lae hour last night III The case OF t lie
Union Iron Works against The Molders' Union.
Il am glad" said Mr.. Valentine, THAT Mr..
Scott has acknowledged that he has been dam
aged to The extent Of $4,000 by the loss OF his
star wOrkmen. We are alter stars right along.
III lie would be honest lie would acknowledge
that lie Is being damaged more by the presence
OF his bungling mouers than by the departure OF
those we sent away"