The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-03
After a Striking MouIder Was
Fined for Provoke, thinner.
man Warns Strikers Not to
Cause Trouble.
POLITICS WON'T GAG
HIM ZIMMERMAN SAYS
Union Men Complain that Pro.
fessionaI Strike breakers
Employed by the Company
Are All Armed.

A0t0 yevteTo2y aIt0IuOOu the ponce
took hand In the strike Of the union
moulders at Robinson and Company's
plant. when Emmett Haas. . union
moulder was arrested for provoking
Walter Sheard, Q non.union man en-.
ployed In the foundry at Robinson's
~ Q strike-breaker. II 10 alleged on
men were coming home from work.
Haas and other union men congregat-
ed on the corner Of Third and Main.
and at other points hurting vile names
ana insults at the "scabs." Haas was
fined u and costs by Mayor thinner
man this morning.
The union men and "scabs" also
were warned by Mayor Zimmerman
to carefully avoid trouble or violence
during the strike. The Mayor said:
ANY man has . legal right to earn
his bread and butter no matter wheth-
or he 10 . union man or what you call
. 'scab.' Don't you union men inter.
fsre with any man that IL going TO
work or you're coming before this
court. When . man 10 able to hold
his Job and deliver the goods to his
employers. there II NO reason why
he can't work.
Dess Not Blame Union Men.
"You union men are not to be
blamed for wanting to uphold your
principles. n you can get &26 . day
~ yeur yotk ITS Ill right With me.
bnt. goa hsvo got TO respect the other
man. even u hs does not belong 70
your union.
"eome men in my position would
b afraid to take this stand for politi.
cal reasons but am not. advise
you not to trouble those non-union
men or anything about that factory.
and It's good advice too. Everybody
win get . square deal In this matter
and the authorities will not step In
unless violence II threatened. Better
stay away from that shop and settle
your troubles In peaceable manner.
That 10 . successful strike"
The union men listened carefully. to
what the mayor had to say. but were
convinced Of the justice of his words,
On the witness stand Haas told Of
the trouble. Beginning his testimony,
Haas made the statement that Mon.
day he ordered Sheard to stay
away from Robinson's foundry 40 he
was . "scab." sheard refused to take
orders from the union man and be.
cause Of this Haas told him never ia
speak to him again because he was q
"dirty scab." This was stricken from
the evidence. however. - Prosecutor
Ladd alleged II had no bearing on the
case.
The Insult to Sheard occurred Tues
day noon. Haas was standing at the
corner Of Third and North A streets
with . moulder named White. one oi
the strikers. 0heard with James
Nary and one or two other 'scabs'
passed and Sheard. seeing the two
. pIckets. called his bunch" together.
Wsrs Cursed BY Haas.
Then according to the testimony o
Nary and Mrs. Charles Kell. who lives
nearby. Hass called sheard . ID
dirty scab." Following this. Mary
stated, Haas cursed Sheard in the
most vile language. Other witnesses
testified that Haas followed the ''scab'
moulders up the street for some dis
tancs. cursing them and making
threats that II they returned to the
factory they would regret It.
Nrs. Kell declared on the stand tha,
for several days. since the strike ha,
been In progress. she has been CON
etantly annoyed by the cursinG and
disturbance caused BY the unior
strikers. The cursing. she claimed
could b easily heard In the back par
Of her house.
Although admitting that he callet
sheard dirty dog OF . scab." Haal
denied that he had cursed him or fol
lowed the ~scabs" along he street. H,
said hs was insulted because Sheart
had spoken TO him after being for
hidden 70 do % BY the union pickets
The Mayor told him that any MAJ
had . perfect right to speak to An
other. .
Gay ohsaed Was Armed.
A statement was made BY one Of thu
union strikers that they were afrait
Of oheard. because Il was believed HI
was armed and waiting . chance Il
harm them. This Information the!
claim was impaired BY Mrs.. Kell. WHIT
sal1 according TO the union men. 'yos
bsttsr watch out for Sheard. He Il
loaded for you.
Five members Of the National Foun
dry Association. an organization o
strike e-breakers. have been imported
fson Cincinnati. according to thu
unioa striking moulderss Their wags'
union man stated. arp $500 . da,
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