The morning call., 1890-05-16
THE HOLDERS STRIKE.
President Valentines Statement Alb,
Interview.

President Valentines Statement About
an Interview.
1t was another quiet day in the molders'
strike yesterday. Both sides seem content
TO rest after the activity OF last week, and
do lille except talk Of the various phases
Of the situation. Each seems as confident
Of winning as when the strike was in its
infancy.
President Valentine was indignant yes
terday at reports, which had been circulated
regarding a conversation with Mr.. Cantrell
OF the National Iron Works, in which it
was said that he made oYertures for a con-
ference looking toward a settlement of the
strike
The whole affair is this" said Mr.. VAL
entine. About $50 o'clock on Wednesday
afternoon one Of our pickets came in and
Informed me that while he was on duty at
the National Iron Works one of the special
policemen there began a system or irrita.
ton by logging him and stepping on his
heels. l went down there and had the
special pointed out to me. When he saw
me lie went into the foundry Office, and Mr.
Cantrell came ont and said: Valentine,
don't you think 1t wrong TO have man
walking past my Office all the time? 1t
annCys me-.
THEY WERE HIS ORDERS.
Those are the mans ORDERS / replied,
and he has as much right to use the side
Walk as you have with your boilers and
other material
After some further conversation 1 spoke
to the special about what he had been do
ing and he denied it. l told him the picket
had reported 1t to me and that lie had bet
ter let the man alone, as lie was attending
to his own business.
Mr. Cantrell then spoke about the
strike. and wanted to know why l had
ordered it in the National Iron Works.
told him Ii was because he belonged to the
Foundrymen's Association, which had
passed resolution that after March 10th
II would no longer recognize the holders
Union, and would reduce wages to So q
day. II that resolution was withdrawn,
said the moldeTs would consent to a settle
ment of the strike.
That is far as the conversation went
IN relation to the strike, and the report of
our meeting In an evening paper Is malici-
ousy false, as 1t used language which
neither OF US uttered. So far as our fight is
concerned. L do not feel bit uneasy. The
result will be that the manufacturers will
not be able to secure the men they want
and must give in. AS a sample case, l
know that to-day two men were taken
from the Union Iron Works to be placed in
some of the other foundries, and they
would not have the men as they were in
competent"
NJ LAUGHLIN, THE HELPER.
Mclaughlin, the helper who left the Oc-
cldental Foundry on Tuesday because he
was threatened by strikers pickets, as he
says, was seen by reporter yesterday and
reiterated his statement that Harkins, a
molder, had used language which he
deemed threatening, and in consequence he
concluded to lay off from work for while
The following donations were received
by the union molders yesterday: Sacra-
mento Typographical Union, $50; Los
Angeles Typographical Union, S25; l. NJ.
u. indianapolis, S25; Tanners and Cur
rIers, S45; balance from ball fund, Stock
ton. Sl3; Steyadores' Engineers, $50.
Nothing new has been learned of the
twenty-five molders who are reported On
their way here from the East to work in the
fOundres.