The Detroit times., 1912-06-03
! ABOUT TWO THOUSAND
IMOLOERS IN DETROIT GO OUT
IN SYMPATHETIC STRIKE
Protest Against Police and
Court Action in Case of
Aluminium Workers
STOVE PLANTS AFFECTED
Belief General That Men Will
Return to Work Within
Few Days
STOVE PLANTS AFFECTED

About 1000 molders IN the various
foundries OF Detroit went out on a
symr athletic strike. Monday morning
as a protest against the attitude OF
the police and the courts toward the
alum,num and brass foundry strikers.
who have been out since March.
All the big stove factories are af-
fect.G by the Monday morning walk
out as well as the Ideal Manufacture
ing TO-. American Radiator Co., stan
dard Foundry Co., oMnarch Foundry'
Hump corporation and others.
How long the sympathetic strike
will last is a profile mon which neltn-
er the men nor the officials OF the
companies could throw any nght,
though at some of the foundries the
men were expected to return TO work
in a day or two.
"The only strike authorized by the
union said Business Agent Martin
Sharnanski, is that of the aluminium
and brass molders, who quit work
last March The sympathetic STRIFE
is 81 nply a move that the men have
taken themselves without any action
OF tne union. Officially the union Of
ficers know nothing about 1t. But we
have heard that the men wanted TO
protest against the arbitrary actions
of the police in dealing with the strlk-
ing molders and the conviction In the
federal court last week for contempt
of two strikers who were guilty OF
nothing worse than walking up ana
down the streets
."The police have ridden down strik'
ers under their horses and thugs nave
been imported to beat up the strikers,
Some of these thugs we have hau
fined i'm the recorders court, but In
the case of a core maker named Joss,
whose arm is probably permanently
inturcd as the result OF an assault
cornniittcd on Woodward-ayev the
man charged with the assault was ac-
Quilted"
The demands OF the aluminium ana
hrasa molders who struck in Marcn
were tor nine-hour day and mini
mnm wage of $3.25. Nearly 100 men
quit work and those in eight toundrles
are still out while % shops erected
settlements with the men.
Several of the locals will hold meeN
inps Tuesday at which the sym9i
thetic strike will come up for conssa-
Grafton. Among the locals tnat nave
already called meetings are No. 244,
which embraces the jobbing ana
machinery molders and NO. 4o9' tue
brass and aluminium molders
In the Fairview and Atlas foundries
the men were ell reported WORKING
Monday morning.
The 100 molders employed In the
Atlas foundry, held an informal meet.
ina when the shop were opened ana
voted 10 remain at work. In the plant
of the Fairview Foundry Co, about
400 men remained at work.
In the Michigan Stove works the
men appeared as usual when 1t was
time to 60 to work, Monday morn
ing. but soon left the shop. The I'M
preston was general in the Michigan
works that the strike would be OF
short duration and that the men
might return to work after letting one
day OF idleness mark their sympathy
Tor the aluminium and brass polders.
The International Molders' union
has about 1000 members In Detroit,
atd II Is estimated that more than
nalf OF them were idle Monday.