The labor world., 1899-05-27
I Marlboro, Mass, May II, 1899.

Marlboro, Mass, May IL, 1S99
To Whom it May Concern:
The shoe manufacturers of Marlboro,
Mass, and their emissaries, are circli-5
S.lating the. report that the strike which
has been on in that city for the past
ts:xsFmonths is over 4 s.: NJ
We wish to inform YOU that this
strike was entered into on the 14th Of
Hast. November. to defend the. right Of
1.-the men and women workers in thar
Ieitys to hold membership in their re-
|spective organizations, and up to this
time (2e weeks) the facturers
have not conceded that right, and the
I5strike is just as much on as ever, and
Twill so continue until that right la
|cstablished, but not in the manner Il z
I.conceded by the emplo ers, who say
1--we concele your right to belong to
!, the union, but sou will ..sOY, +, work for
Ius while enjoying that privilege. ! 81
Il It is true: some of our, people who
have nadeG this noble struggle in m de- dle.s
fence of their OF organization. have app
Piled for work. but instead Of being
honored for the sacrifices which they
made III defence Of what they consid-
cred their rights. they are in ma many
cases insulted BY those in authorits
at the various factories, and in no 4 ease
has there been the least disposition
shown to recognize the. organi izalttio,n, It ,n,
end the necessities Of those who :'i'.
ply for work is made the opportunity
for venting the pent-up spleen of petty
bosses. 5s5s s,.. III: :s3 4.
The Marlboro Enterprise. the off
! cial mouthpiece of the employers assoc
|sciation. makes merry over their appre-
citation Of the effects or the boycott,
oharactcrizing it as the best kind Of
advertising, while at the. same time
all kinds Of moves are being made to
have the boycott lifted.
Since is such a good thing. and
|sthey are 50 delighted with its benefi-.
fetal effects, there is no vote that may
be taken in Marlboro which can clean
the unfair manufacturers Of that city,
therefore, the general organization Df
the Boot and Shoe. Workers Union,
and the American Federation of Labor
will only raise the boycott when there
lisa complete recognition of the right
to organize and maintain unions.
We have still over two thousand pei
pie who have been in this contest all
through, and who are in destitute cir
cumstances, who can only be succorcd
by the contributions of their more for
tunate friends in the trade unions;
and we appeal to you to contribute
money at once. Send all moneys to
j. p. Dorsey. Sec.-Yreas., 1854 Main
Street, Marlboro, Mass.
Every effort should be made to lo-
cate the products of the Rice & Hutch-
ins firm, whose goods are. stamped
"Rice & Hutchins," and who have fa:-
tories in ''Rhode Island State Prison.
'Warren. Me-" "Kennebunk, Me-
! $'Rockland, Mass.." "south Braintree,
Mass., Worcester, Mass.,' and three
factories in Marlboro, Mass Return
the compliment for their boycott upon
organized labor by refusing to pur-
chase boots or shoes unless they bear
the label of the Boot and Shoe Work.
ers' Union impressed upon the inner
OF outer sole. Per order,
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE JOINT
! COUNCIL NO. 8.
John J. Dalton, Bernard p Dorsey,
Philip J. Bryne, John H. Murray, Aug.
sIVha1an William r Tavarfv