The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-10
Moulders to Return
to Work This
Morning.
DAY OF SENSATIONS
A. B. Davidson Announces
His Intention Of Giving
Up Business.

The ranks of the striking moulderS
will be temporarily and probably per-
manently shattered today when about
80 of the men will return to the Hol-
yoke Machine CO. at the old rate Of
wages, pending an investigation by the
board of arbitration of the National
Founders Association and the Mould
ers' Union of America
James e. Roach was closeted with
Manager Holman OF the Holyoke Ma
chine c. for nearly two hours yesterday
afternoon, and when he emerged he
gave an accurate imitation Of a man OF
power. Mr.. Roach is a vice presidents
of the National Moulderg Union. and is
conducting moulders' strikes in several
New England cities.
He explained the announcement that
the Holyoke Machine Company men
would return to work today by refer
ring to the fact that the foundry COM
pany was the only one in Worcester
which was a member of the National
Founders Association Mr.. Roach said
that the association has an agreement
with the Iron Moulders' Union of Am
erica, which makes it allowable for a
foundry in which there is strike to
have union mon in it's employ pending
meeting of the arbitrators of the two
bodies.
Mr.. Roach said that he visited the
foundry office yesterday for the express
purpose of determining the standing of
the company in the National Founders
Association. That was evidently salts
factory. Mr. Roach said last night
that he had received answers TO tele-
grams he had sent to President Leitoh-
worth of Buffalo, of the National
Founders Association, and Martin Fox,
president of the Iron Moulders' Union
of America, of Cincinnati. According
to Mr.. Roach, these men favored the
Holyoke Machine Company and viii
come to Worcester in a few days and
adjust the difficulty existing between
the union in a few days, and adjust the
difficulty existing between the union
and the members of the Founders AS
sociation. IF no settlement can be
made, a board of arbitration consisting
| of several members of each organiZa-
| ton will act in the Holyoke Machine
Company strike.
Dissatisfaction among the unem-
| ployed moulders caused friction be-
| tween them and the MOulders Mon.
and yesterday several of the n4.dlders
who have been employed at Rice, Bar
ton & Fales' foundry announced that
they were tired of the strike, and were
going to return to work today The
report spread, and late in the after
noon the men were cajoled into good
nature and believed themselves salts
fed. 1t was said at labor headquar-
tiers last night, that the men were
"only fooling," but some Of the men
involved in the intended desertion said
that the report was true, but had since
been abandoned.
A. B. Davidson furnished the foundry
owners sensation of the day by an
nouncing his retirement from the foun-
dry business. His shop will be open
until may 20, and patterns held by the
Junction foundry will be returned be-
fore that date. Mr.. Davidson said yes
terday that he had contemplated such
move since the beginning Of the
strike.
Mr.. Davidson succeeded in counter
handing an order for $4,000 worth OF
iron yesterday which he had placed pre-
vious to the strike.
Despite the fact that the union men
have announced their loyalty TO that
body, it is believed that Rice, Barton
e. Fales will make an attempt to start
their foundry today. The working force
will be small, but the non-union men
now at work in the Holyoke Machine
c. foundry will be forced out of their
places by the union men who will re-
turn today. The Holyoke castoffs will
probably seek work az Rice Barton &
Fales', and in that way it is thought
that the firm can get out some of the
orders on hand.