The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-20
MoULDERs IN SESSION.
Largest Meeting at Labor Headquarters
Since the Strike.

Largest WeeuhB az LABOR headquarters
Since the Strike.
Labor headquarters held its largest
moulders' meeting since the inaugural
ton of the strike. last evening.
Vice President James E. Roach of
the Iron Moulders' union of America,
with j. P. F. Frey, chairman of the
executive board of the local union, re-
turned from Providence yesterday. The
case OF the Holyoke Machine Co. has
been coupled with that of the Provi-
dence firm, A. Carpenter Sons foundry,
and the conference board viii f'e it's
report on both cases.
1t was. reported that Rice. Barton &
Fales have in their employ nearly 20
moulders, all of whom had sworn al
.legianee to the union. The loyal mem
bers of the union are unanimous in
their display of disapproval, and should
any of the alleged deserters seek SYM
pathy among the staunch strikers, they
will get the biggest kind of a frcs'.
The moulders decided last night to
forever disbar the alleged deserters
from membership in the union.
A committee to assist the executive
board was appointed Several OF the
members Of the board are employed in
local union foundries, and the men ap-
pointed on the auxiliary committee will
be able to work in the interests of the
union during the day, as none of them
are employed.
Mr.. Roach said last night that it was
impossible to state accurately as to
when the conference committee would
file its report.
The moulders are uncommunicative
regarding the happenings of the meet
ing last night, but it was said after
the session that the business of the
meeting appertained to the doings of
the arbitration board. The meeting
will undoubtedly be held in Worces-
ter. as the Providence moulders and
the founders interested in the outcome
are in favor of having it in this city.
Edgar B. Pierce, the Mechanic street
founder, who has been attending the
annual convention of the American
Founders Association at Pittsburg, is
believed to have sent a telegram to
friends in this city yesterday, init
mating that he had gained admission
to the National Founders Association
and would be entitled to open his shop
to union men pending an arbitration
meeting. Mr.. Pierce's reported COM
lllu9lcdllGH was NAc EubJNNN VI SCN q a
heated discussions yesterday afternoon.
James E. Roach said last night:
Eyes, l have heard that Mr. Pierce
has sent telegram to a friend in this
city, saying that he is now a member
Of the National Founders Association.
If the association has admitted him it
has not been acting according to its
constitution. If Mr.. Pierce can be adj
mitted to membership, 1 see no reason
why the other founders involved in the
strike cannot. In that case, every man
would return to work pending an ad-
justment by the arbitration board. 1t
is unfair to US and to the members q
the association to admit a founder who
is having trouble in his shop"
Many OF the moulders said last night
that if Mr.. Pierce had been admitted to
the association, he would have diff
cult task in getting union men to work
in his shop, as the strikers did not talSe
kindly to the proposition of returning
to the Holyoke Machine Company.
After the meeting. last evening, J. P.
F. Frey, chairman of the executive