The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-13
PHASE
In Marlboro
Affair.
NEW LABOR PARTY
To Be Formed by Working
men-More Interviews.

Marlboro, Nov. 12-No military cam
paign was ever planned with more de-
liberateness than attends the prepar-
ationS for the contest between can't
tai and labor soon to take place in
Marlboro. And especially is this true
upon the side of the laboring men.
With the industry of the city already
at their mercy, they today made a
grasp at the throat of local politics,
which set politicians and set business
men generally to thinking seriously of
what may follow.
This latest development in the griev-
Gus problem came in the shape of pre-
liminary steps toward the organiza-
ton of local labor party. This after
noon q meeting of thirty delegates rep
resenting the seven wards of the city,
was held in Powderly hall, and at that
meeting temporary organization was
effected by the choice of a chairman,
a secretary ard a committee of two,
one republican and one democrat from
each ward, was effected. All the polit-
ical parties We're represented, there be-
ing four delegates from six wards and
six from ward 1.
The temporary organization was not
made public, but a meeting will be held
next week. at which a slate" will be
reported, a definite organization effect
ed, and ticket placed in the field. This
movement has developed inside of the
past "a hours, but it has met with the
unanimous support of the laboring men
of the city. The new party means an
overturning in local politics, and the
coming city election will be stormy
one, in view of the present labor
troubles.
President Tobin of the National I'm
ion, and General Secretary Eaton, ar
rived in town late this afternoon, and
were kept busy tonight addressing the
meetings of the various unions. In
each their remarks We're greeted with
great applause.
Typewriter copies of the notice is.
sued from the Howe Company's office
show that it was originally drawn K
take effect on Saturday, November 10
the date specified by Rice & Hutchin:
in their notice. This date was changed
to the 23d as appears in the printed no
tees.
1t has been definitely decided to hold
a mass meeting in the city hall some
time next week. There is strong prob
ability that if a satisfactory settlement
Is not reached with the manufacturers
within a day or so that the operatives
will be called out at once.
President Tobin, when asked what
the feeling of the national organization
is toward the local unions said:
you can say that the national body
will stand by them to a man. The
manufacturers have acted unjustly
and if fight we must, we will fight as
we never have fought before.
1.-THE American Federation of Labor is
behind us, and every member will re-
fuse to buy the product of scab labor.
An attempt will be made early next
week to meet and confer with the man
ufacturers on this matter. We shall
attempt to see each individually. Nc
strike will be ordered Monday, and if
we can establish our rights, one may
not be ordered at all.
Secretary Eaton said: You can say
that not only the national organization
of shoe workers, but organized labor
everywhere throughout this country
will stand by the local unions to the
finish
Agent Murray was indignant today
over certain of the statements made
by S. H. Howe and contained in his in
terView as printed in this morning s
Spy. Mr. Murray replied, I'VE can hold
out indefinitely; / am sure of it. That
is what we are preparing for now. l
know where 1 can put large NUMBER
of men and women to work at once IN
the event OF strike. A number of our
people are self-supporting and the ma
tional organization stands ready to
help" Asked if a strike would be or
dered before the 23d, Mr.. Murray re-
piled significantly that he could. answer
that question better next week.
Mr.. Bigelow, of the firm of Morse &
Bigelow, one of the leading stores in the
city. said: 81 don't anticipate thai
there will be any trouble. | hope moi
for we passed through one strike here
and don't want to go through another
1t is evident that something must be
done. however, to improve business
conditions in this city. The manufac-
turers, as / understand it, want to rur
the shops without any interference or
the part of the agents, and / guess they
have been a. little arbitrary in. the past
1t seems, however, as if the matter
might be compromised