The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-05
MOULDERS ON STRIKE
UNION MEN AT KEHOE's FOUNDRY
STEPPED OUT.
TWO UNION MEN ARRESTED.
ONE CHARGED WITH ASsAULTING
A NON-UNION MOULDER.

seven Men REFUSED TO 90 10 W OK
and Their Places Were Filled at
Once-First Trouble Occurred Be
tween FOundryman and striker at
Dinner Hour-POIice Hand
when Men stopped Work in After
nOon-Mr. kehOe Had Expected
Trouble and Several Men Had Been
DischarEed-HeadO of Foundry Re
fused to Negotiate With Delegate
From Northumberland Not
IncOnvCnfenced by Strike.
Because Mr.. William Kehoe refused
to treat with labor-union represen-
tative from Cincinnati on the question
of shortening the working hours and in
creasing the pay of men in Kehoe's
Iron Foundry, seven moulders and APP
prentice boys refused to go to work
at o'clock yesterday morning and
there was some trouble in the vicinity
of the foundry during the day.
No trouble was experienced in fill
ing the places of the strikers. Mr.. Ke-
hoe said and work in the foundry went
on as though nothing had happened,
until o'clock. At that hour the men
in the foundry were out for
dinner and L. S. Masters, one
of the strikers, Occasioned the
first disorder. He was arrested at
East Broad and Broughton streets by
Patrolman Mccarthy on complaint of
Mr.. Kehoe, and was sent to the po-
lice station house on charge of dis
orderly conduct.
1t is charged by Mr.. Kehoe that
Masters had posted himself opposite
the foundry until the men engaged at
work knocked off for dinner Fie
started towards the men and Mr..
Kehoe blocked him off. The foundry
man and the striker had an argument
during which it is charged Masters
abused and cursed Mr.. Kehoe. This
prevented any interference that may
have been planned and the men who
had refused to go out, and those who
We're engaged to take the places of the
strikers, were not molested. Mr. Ke-
hoe telephoned police headquarters for
the patrol wagon and remained at the
corner until it's arrival Masters made
no effort to make his escape and was
bailed out shortly after his arrival at
the police station.
Non-Union Man Assaulted.
Fearing that there might be trouble
in the afternoon when the foundry
closed down for the day several patrol
men and detectives were placed in the
vicinity of the foundry Shortly before
O'Clock an alteration occurred at
Broughton and East Broad streets be-
tween p. j. Griffin, one of the strikers,
and f. II. Smith. a non-union man.
Griffin is alleged to have struck Smith
III, 1n1 r1a,s a. ouf = Not a -
tive Frank Wall. At the police station
house the union. man was charged with
disorderly conduct and striking Smith
The assault and the making of the ar
rest occasioned considerable excite
ment, and a large crowd gathered
around the Gamewell box. There were
several officers on hand, however. and
no further trouble occurred.
The strike at the foundry had been
brewing for a week and when some
of the men went out yesterday Mr.
Kehoe was by no means surprised. He
had been expecting it, and experienced
no difficulty in finding men to take the
place of those who refused to continue
in his service. Mr.. Kehoe said last
night that he has not been at all in
convenienced by the strike. and that
the men who left the foundry were at
no time counted on by him. His best
repudiated the union, and refused to
give up their positions.
Caused by walking Delegate.
Mr.. Kehoe says that the walking del
egate from Cincinnati called upon him
about week ago and announced that
his men We're not being paid as much
as they should, and that the hours
We're too long. He had been sent down,
he said, TO adjust matters. The foun-
dryman said that he told the Cincin-
natl man that he would not discuss the
question, and would conduct his bust
ness without any outside interference.
The walking delegate left the foundry,
and since that time quite a number
of meetings have been held. Mr. Ke-
hoe says that those who were most ac-
tive We're those not steadily employed
in the foundry.
Several Were Discharged.
The foundryman was not in ignorance
of what was going on and discharged
several of those who were plotting
against him, and who had never given
satisfaction. They We're men, Mr.
Kehoe says, who would work for a
time, then go away and come back
again. They seldom put in full time.
These individuals, the foundryman
charges, are not first-class moulders.
OhAS oHc ilSt~CtdSS llOulueIs IOu1
class moulders and two apprentice
boys went out, according to Mr.. Ke-
hoes count.
"Some of the union men who were
employed by me got out of the union
when they saw how things were GO
ing" said MIR. Kehoe. in telling Of the
trouble at the foundry. They were
my best men. and knew that they were
being treated we'll. MY moulders are
paid from 81 so to SO a day, and the
apprentice boys receive SO a week, and
some of them more. OF course it is
necessary to have apprentice boys in
the foundry in order to compete with
other foundries, and would not think
of doing away with them.
Mr.. kehOe's Position.
IT am reliably informed that the
strikers are trying in every way to
induce the men at work to go out and
in more than one case have assured
them that they will receive their sal
aries just the same. l am not at all
worried at the condition of affairs.
and matters are moving along smooth
ly at the foundry. The first-class
moulders employed by me and those
who have been in the foundry steadily
know full well that they could not be
treated any better and cannot but be
satisfied. They are paid well and we
work on the ten hour system. When
work has been slack / have ALWAYS
managed in one way or another 10 ar
range II so my steady and faithful men
could be kept at their trade and earn