The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-06
The BATTLE is ON.
Labor Union Throws
Down the Gauntlet
to Leonard.
ASKS RELEASE OF KLOBEDANz.
If 1t Is Not Done War Is
Threatened Against the
Worcester Club.

The air was filled with flying ham
mers at the meeting of Central Labor
union in labor headquarters last even
ing.
II Klobendanz could have had his ear
to the keyhole, he would have heard
more about himself than he will ever
know.
The Central Labor union is composed
of five delegates from each union affili-
ated with the American Federation Of
Labor and has membership of 70.
Last night more than half of the mem
Ders attended the meeting for the sub
Ject of discussion was to be one that
would be in keeping with the weather.
President Jefferson D. Pierce and J..
b. Lamothe were selected as a COM
mittee to visit Manager Leonard when
the team returns to this city and re-
quest the base ball magnate to release
his star twirler. If Manager Leonard
declines it is stated that the Central
LABOR union to wage war against the
Worcester base ball club.
The discussion as to the disposition
of the KlobedanZ matter was spirited.
The Central Labor union as a body in
dorsed the action of President Pierce
and had delightful hour throwing left
handed bouquets at "Kloby" The
union members say they believe Klo-
bendanz was driven out of Boston by
the labor unions in that city, and they
are firm in the belief that the same
thing can be done here.
President Pierce says that he intend
ed to drop the matter, pending a quiet
settlement, after his visit to Kobe
danz, but that the failure of the pitcher
to make amends for the alleged wrongs
done the workingmen by accepting
employment as a non-union stage hand
in a Boston theatre last winter has de-
termined the future policy of the Cen
trail Labor union.
The members then brought up the
matter of non-union cigars. A well
known Main street dealer was sharply
criticised because he had insisted on
selling Upman's cigars, which do not
bear the blue label, after signing an
agreement not to do SO.
In defence the dealer claims that he
signed the agreement because other
dealers have done SO. but none of them
have kept it, and so he hasn't. One of
the clerks in the store said it wasn't
many months ago that he sold box of
non union cigars, because they were
cheap, to an officer of one of the local
labor unions.
Plans for the Labor day celebration
were discussed but not acted upon, as
several of the unions have not reported
their committees to the Central Labor
union. AT the next meeting, July 10, it
is expected that reports will be received
from all unions, and that a committee
will be appointed to confer with one re-
Gently elected from the building trades
council.
The following resolutions were adopt
ed
Whereas, certain dealers in cigars
some time ago signed an agreement
with an agent representing the Cigar
makers International union, agreeing
not to hand Carl Upman's cigars until
this firm had settled its trouble with
the above union; and,
Whereas, said trouble has up to this
time remained unsettled; therefore, be
it
Resolved, that the Central Labor
union condemns the action of certain
dealer in cigars who has not only
broken his agreement, but seems 10
take pleasure In placing said Upman's
cigars In his window as a display; and
be it further
RESOLVED, that we call upon organic
ed labor and it's friends to withhold
their patronage from all dealers in
cigars not bearing the blue label of the
Clgarmakers' International union"
Whereas, certain parties have en-
deavored to place organized labor in a
wrong light by attempting to make it
appear that organized labor was being
used to fight certain ball player;
therefore, be it
Resolved, that the Central Labor
union wishes to inform the public that
the committee which visited Klobedanz
was acting under instructions from the
central body, and that the central body
does not propose to allow the matter to
drop, but will take further action later.
James F. Burns,
"Sec'y c. L. u"