Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-06
STRIKERS OUTING.
ua hinists Having a Picnic To-
 Day at Driving Park.
OILY THING NEW IN SITUATION

Manufacturers Are Waiting for Some
 ting to Turn Up-Mea Have Becn
 So Busy Witt Picnic Arrangements
 tLat. Little Attention Has Been
 Given Strike for Several Days =
 New Piano to be Purchased for
 Headquarters
 The strike situation is the same to- day as it was the day before and as if as been for weeks. If the concerns wl..eh gave Rctiee few days ago that they would start up to-day with new help really meant what they said rhev must have been disappointe;i. Tor no che asked to be emp4oyed by them, aud therefore the wheels of the facto- rfes did not move.
 T see nothing moving. was the Ia coric reply of the voice at the leie- phone in the E. J. Alanville Machine company when asked what the situa- ton was there today
 ' No change whatsoever" was the reply that came over the telephone frum the Waterbury Machine com panys plant. Rumor had it thu The s,tme answer would be given at the Cross & Spiers shop if inquiry were made there The reports of the pick cts at the above named concern cor roborated the answers given by them
 Inssmuch ss this WIS the first coll- cersed action on the part of those shcps that have been closed by the strike and that so far it has resulted in failurp and disappointment to their cfFicfalS. is considered by the men as 2 fittse victory for them. and mora. ir fs n-ocf of what they have for some time eontended. that it will be impos- sifle for employers to obtain any ef- fcient helD. Therefore the illuStra- tic-Is that have been made comparing tlla situation here to that of Danbury ar q Westerly R. l., some years ago is knocked sky high. Not to the small est degree can there be any comDari- sc2-
 1t was accordingly good news the pis-Fets brought from rhe- factori,s above mentioned. and they are conl: dent that this will be the report that they will make until the strilce is ended one way or the other. Back the men say they never will 20 while the strike is declared on. Yet they are ready for compromise, some of them say. and if reDorts are correct. many of the manufacturers are ready also They are all waiting for tha first move to follow in the wakg.
 The men do not expect frnueh from the conference that is to take place on June Il of the National Metal Trades association. They say that 1llis meeting VIII have very little to do with the strike situation. and that tho main object of the meeting is TO adjust the differences now existing fin the ranks.
 At a meeting Of the association held last evening tue president asked all tie men to abide by the law and help sustain it. Disturbances of the peace. whether or not originating in their ranks. he said. would be attributed to them Outbreaks would not help their. cause: personal persuasion may do a great deal. It would not hut the organi7ation or it's present cause for any of it's members to try a verbal persuasion on any man who was weak or indifferent in the cause but vic Ience never failed in bringing oppro- frium on any cause in which it was wielded. The presidents remarks were heartily cheered.
 Tod day all the men enjoyed tlelu selves at the benefit picnic at the Drivire nark Tho1sands shared in the finn and defightfIl air. merely to helD ont the cause of the mon. Only those who are on strike and with clear ccrds will he admitted free to the g-r,1nds. In the way of provisions. lcs~ars and such commodities tile men were given the greatest encourage
 o1l f-S, tribJlfed somothin9 There was eat in. ard drinking for thousands and fI-7 of every kind for all The ath- letic sports drew a large crowd. It was so successful this afternoon that the picnic may be continued for the balance of the week.
 At the meeting held last evening a committee was appointed to see to pHrcha sing piano. The present quar- ters of the association will be perma- nently engaged after the strike is over Tkis shows 10 lack of funds.
 Those union men who have returned tc work are not enjoying life. The fu- neral of q relative of one of the strikers took place yesterday and a union man who returned to work was requested to not present himself at the house of the dead. Yet he did. and then he found that if he intended attending the fu1er&l he would have to walk the e1trp way to the ceme- tery. for he could not procure con ycYance.
 -~nather way by which the men an- ncy those who have gene back on the carse. The sidewalk in front of the FafreI foundry bore evidence of this this morning. The names of all the mon who returned to work were scia.w .wled all oyer the sidewalk. and urfIarneath each was an epitaph. "Scab." A man was assigned to wash of the offensive scrawIings. and while thus engaged he had a warm time But he was not insulted.
 The Diamond Stamp Ware Co of Detroit. Mich. has an agent in this city tr-fug to engage men. The company offers each man who consents to try his luck his expenses both ways. So far the agent has not met with encour- agament. Many of the local strikers have received telegrams from the con- pany inviting them west. There is a strike on in Detroit and all machiEists ara Earned to keep away.
 II the labor unions Of the city will atse-d the picnic this evening
 If was reported this afternoon that the employees of the clock factory would lose their places if they attended this afternoon