Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-21

charged. but were powerless to move the men. and oSe of the blueooats was hit on the head with stone, inflicting small scalp wound.
 The line was blocked for half an hour. Much excitement ensued. and missiles were thrown at the motormen and the police men from the windows of houses on Court street The police reserves were called. and the crowd was dispersed in several directions Court street was pa- trolled throughout its entire length by the police.
 The soldiers had to charge the crowd around the stable three times. but no one was injured.
 Mayor Schieren made this statement through his secretary: An effort was made to ascertain if an adjustment could be effected in She interests of public con- venience and Safety by which all the sur fnce cars of the city could be restored to immediate operation. To this end tho mayor hold 0 conference with Messrs. Connolly, Giblin and Best, representing the former employees of the railroads, and later with tho representatives of the va rious companies, including Presidents Lewis, Norton and Wicker. The effort was without result. Corporation Counsel Mo Donald and Public Works Commissioner White wore at the confe. ence."
 Strike Leader Connolly said later that the fault lies with the companies. Manifesto by the Strikers. The executive committee of the strikers, after lengthy meeting in Mugge's hall, gave out the following statement: Seven days since the employees of the Brooklyn trolley lines were driven from their posts by soulless corporations be- cause they were human beings and unable | to work another year under the terrible strain put upon them by being compelled | to run trolley cars through crowded streets | at a high rate of speed for If hours as a days work, so they contracted only for ten hours.
 We offered to continue our contracts | with our masters for another year at the same wages If we were guaranteed against | more than ten hours work. The companies refused. All our offers to arbitrate were re- 1 jected. The corporations are determined to maintain their arbitrary sway.
 Miserable creatures have been recruit cd from tho outcasts of other communities upon promises to pay them 50 per cent | more wages than we ever received. The cars are not yet running, in spite of mili- tary and police-not because of our vio- 1 lence but because the comr anies cannot 1 get skilled labor to work for them upon l their terms as to what shall constitute a I
 The companies officers do not want to operate their roads as long as they can hoodwink the mayor and the public. If they did. every wheel without the help of | police or military would be running in l one hour The whole strike, heal tless as l 1t is, is caused by thoss who wish to de- | preciate the stocks of the companies held | by outside.s. When the traction stock gets low enough. it will be bought by those on the inside. Then the roads will
 begin to run again.
 You and we a,e made to suffer want | that few may grow rich Thus it has | ever been when unconsciOnable thieves.
 stock diluters, widow and orphan lob
 bers seek to get control of valuable
 property cheaply. Today we are their sac.
 rifice. Tomorrow it will be othe s. In
 the spirit of peace and hrotherly love we
 appeal to you. citizens and taxpayers ot
 Brooklyn. We have bowed before the
 written law, but until tho great majority
 of suffering beings find out what we in
 bitterness have learned-that the law, the
 judges and the government are fer the
 rich, the pOwe; full and the grasping.
 Our servants they should be. Oul
 masters they arc. Chosen by our suff. ages, | they betTny us before the cock crows thrice
 The rights and affairs of the people arS
 in the hands of Iscariots. When. oh
 when will come the day when their VOW:
 shall Do spilled upon the ground:"