The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-23
In Labor Disagreement At
Waterbury
SUTHERLAND MEN STRUCk
They Claimed That John Carroll, . Mem
Der Of the Firm, Could Not Work
as Cutter without Holding
Union Card.

The Barre Granite Manufacturers as
sociation was called together in special
meeting last night to consider labor
disagreement at Waterbury which m
wolves the association, since the Suther.
land Granite company, where strike
Is on, is a member Of the Barre associa-
ton. The employees Of the Sutherland
company have not been working since
Thursday morning, following tbs failure
OF the committees there 10 reach an
adjustment Of the differences Wednesday
night.
The trouble arises over the fact that
John Carroll, member Of the Suther-
land firm, is cutting stone in his plant
alongside the members Of the granite
cutters union; and the union protested,
claiming that he would have to be
member Of the union and pay union dues
before he could engage in the work. nv
trouble had been brewing for two weeks
and when the Waterbury people could
not get together on the matter Wednes-
day night the workmen refused to 60 to
work the next morning, thus virtually
going out on strike.
None Of the other granite plants II
Waterbury Is as yet affected by the dis
turbance; and the furry hasn't reached
Barre only as it comes to the manufae-
turers association on an appeal from
one of its members. The Waterbury
granite cutters have a separate branch
OF the granite cutters international as
sociation.
The expression Of opinion at the man
ufacturers meeting in this city last
night was that the cutters at the Snth-
erland plant had violated their agree
ment by going out on strike pending a
settlement of their alleged grievance.
The agreements between the Barre Gran
ite Manufacturers association and the
Barre and Waterbury branches are
slightly different in their method Of adj
iustment Of grievances, but they are
alike in stating that pending the adjust
ment there shall be neither lockout nor
strike.
The Barre agreement sfipuIates that
in the case Of failure Of settlement q
dispute shall 20 to a board Of arbitra-
tion, one from the union and one from
the association, and they to appoint
third The Waterbury agreement stipu-
lates that III the failure Of the local
efforts at settlement the dispute. .slTssl
be sent up to the executive committees
of the national organizations The
Barre manufacturers stated that they
were willing to abide by the Waterbury
method Of settlement; but they wanted
the Sutherland granite cutters to re-
sume work pending the settlement.
The Sutherland company employs
about two gangs Of cutters, so that the
disturbance Is at present only Of small
size.
1t was stated BY an official Of tia
Barre branch to-day that the manufac-
turers' association has asked them ia
use their influence In eifeeting a settle
ment Of the disagreement. at least ID
the extent Of urging the men to resume
work pending settlement.
The manufacturers association has ae-
quainted the executive committee Of the
national organization with the situation.
and is awaiting response. II Is prob.
able that another meeting Of the asso.
citation will be held this evening to re-
ceive this reply.