The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-17
STILL UNSETTLED.
.Moulders' Strike Dis
cussed for Eleven
Hours.
MEET AGAIN TO-DAY.
Arbitration Board Review
the Case and Study
Statistics.

The meeting of the, arbitration board
of the moulders' strike adjourned at
o'clock this morning after discussion
of over II hours, and gave out the in
formation that no settlement had been
reached.
The case was the first one to come
under the agreement between the Ma
tional Founders Association and the
Iron Moulders' Union of America, and
neither side was willing to concede the
slightest point, fearing that the de-
cision would establish precedent that
would be forever followed in the adj
justment of future difficulties.
Vice President Joseph Valentine
who acts as spokesman of the labor
leaders, talked with Spy man early
this morning regarding the session OF
the board of arbitration. He said;
= We have spent II hours in reviewing
the case and studying statistics, We
have not got down to arguing facts
yet l suppose we will continue the
session as soon as we get rested.
Z Walter c. Fish, one of the members
: of the Founders Association, who is
arguing in behalf of the founders, is
manager Of the factories Of the Cen
eral Electric Company at Lynn, one of
the largest corporations in New Eng
land, and it is believed that the interest
he has in the corporation viii be det-
rimental to a speedy adjustment of the
Holyoke Machihe Company difficulty.
The General Electric Company has a
roundry employing over $50 hands, with
a constantly increasing force, and it is
obvious that Mr.. Fish will not act in a
way that would not meet the approval
of members Of the corporation.
The members of the board of arbitra-
ton are Walter c. Fish of Lynn Wal
ter Perry of Ansonia, Conn, and w L.
Newcomb of Holyoke, members Of the
National Founders Association, and
Vice Presidents J. E. Roach of Albany
and Joseph Valentine of San Fran
CISCO of the Iron Moulders' Union of
America, and ]. P. F. Frey, chairman
of the executive board Of the local
Moulders' Union.
Shortly after o'clock last evening
Stephen A. Holman o. the Holyoke
Machine Company, F-1rred the parlor
arbitration board was in session. He
was Joined later by his son, and they
remained at the meeting for about two
hours. When Mr.. Holman came down
10 the hotel Office his face was long
and his general expression indicated
displeasure. He refused to be inter-
viewed.
While the strategy board" was in
session, the bone and sinew of union
200 or more moulders, lounged about la
Dor headquarters awaiting news OF the
parlor discussion at the Bay State.
1t was reported during the evening
that James Harrison had returned &c
Rice, Barton & Fales. Harrison i'd
mitted that there had been a plot for
mulated to cause a break in the union
The plan was to have several employees
of Rice, Barton & Fales join the union
and then declare that the men had nc
chance Of winning and return to work
In this way it was expected that the
moulders would be disorganiZed. The
plan failed dismally.
President o. p. Letchworth Of the Ma
tiontl Founders association was in
Worcester for a few hours yesterday
He formally opened the meeting of the
arbitration board and left for Provi.
dence at 430 o'clock.