Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-26
MORE DISCHARGES
The Scovill Company Released
 About Twenty Men,
SENSATION OF THE HOUR.

Strikers Say They Expected Such |
 Move - Two Men Returned to Work
 at the Clock Factory Yesterday
 Superintendent Goss Says He Was
 Not Aware That so Many Men had
 Been Discharged at Scovill's.
 Considerable interest was thrown in- to the strike or the machinists this morning, or rather last evening, when it was learned that the Scovill Manu- featuring company had discharged a number of it's machinists, twenty union and two non-union men,
 A meeting of the manufacturers was held yesterday afternoon to decide up on further action for the strike, so say the pickets of the strikers and, instead of strengthening their plans some of the smaller concerns gave notice of their intention to sever their relations with the combination. This of course meant great danger to the larger con- cerns and the discharges at scovill's T flavor of two non-union men in the crowd was intended to show, so the men take it, that no discrimination was used in selecting the men.
 The men say that if the discharge of the men was intended to throw so many more men upon the treasury of the machinists' association and thereby hasten its depletion, they, will find themselves mistaken, for unless it has been proved that the men were what the strikers call .'victimizedv by their employers on account of their connec- ton with the union, their names can- not be put upon it's pay roll.
 MT Goss, president of the concern. said he was not aware that such a large number of men had been dis- charged. He could not say how many but was certain it was not Sd large as reported; probably, we'll he did not know, but he said men were laid off from time to time according as the pressure of business warranted. New ertheless, the town was alive to-day with the report that the number was twenty-two.
 The first break in the strike at the clock factory occurred to-day. Two men returned to work. One of them a. young fellow named Turner was not q union man and was not on the strike pay roll. When the men quit he was asked to remain behind as the men did not care to be bnrdened with any but union men. Frank Sfffth is the, dYB4rN man, a specialist Last evening tbe men heard that Smith was intending to return to work and early this morning his former fellow workers waited upon him and tried to dissuade him from his intentions. He was persistent claim ing he was hard up This was his oIlvI excuse and the men say 1t was false. He reported for work this noon.
 The Farrel foundry men held 4 lonp meeting this forenoon and satisfaction With the progress of the strike was re- ported and adopted.
 A man of the handy class was put to work at a machine in the FarreI foundry despite his protests that he knew absolutely nothing about 1t. An official of the concern insisted he knew all about it and thus encouraged the man tried his hand., The first at tempt sent sharp edged tool flying against the pulley and there was seat tering of help. A second attempt broke a part of the machine and the official was convinced the man was not pre- tending.
 Regarding the published reports that the strike at. the National Cash Regis ter works in Dayton, O., has been set tied. notice was received at the strik- ers' headquarters yesterday stating that the strike is still on, and warning all union men to keep away from Day- ton.
 Contributions for the men have be- gun to pour in generously. A promi- nent ex-town official sent in a very handsome donation to-day in cash Any amount will be received and a receipt given for the same.
 Isaac Cowen an official of the Amal- society engineers will address the strikers at their headquarters Thursday evening"
 It has been suggested to start an endless chain in aid of the cause. This it is thought would be one of the best means to help the men.
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