Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-27
RUMOR WAS FALSE
Strikers Have Not Returned to
 Farrel Foundry.
HOPEFUL YET OF WINNING.

Saturday Half Holiday at Waterbury
 Buckle Co-Strikers Will Give Pic
 nic Next Week-Delevieleu is Work
 ing To-day and Brought His Noon
 Day Meal With Him-Blake & John
 son Attempted to Start To-day, But
 No Workmen Appeared So the Fac
 tory Is Silent.
 The headquarters of the striking ma chinists this morning presented as lively dn appearance as on this morn ing week ago, when the strike was declared. There appeared to be as many men in the hall to-day as then; there was the same coming and going, hustle and excitement, but more order. A week ago to-day it was almost lm- possible to find the head of any depart ment of the strike until the afternoon; today the various heads could Def found in a. moment. The condition of things is such that to-day any official of the local association can be located in moment. Roll call showed that every man was at his post, as determined 10 stand by it as when he left 1t a week ago last Saturday evening. It Is qulte an interesting picture to see the VarI- ous groups of men indicating the re- spective committees of the various fac tories in debate every morning after roll call. The chairman stands in the center of his committee, while the other men group themselves about him. Any one who thinks that any individual man has the whole say would find himself greatly mistaken. Every man has as much to say as the other and the suggestions and advice that is given show that every man fully overlooked the situation before he struck. Each committee and the men it represents is an individual par lIament and everything is carried on according to parliamentary rules.
 State Organizer Donahue conducted the meeting this morning and heard the report of every committee. Prac- tically no change was reported in any or the prospective concerns where the men quit work. One report had 1t that the Cross & Spiers machine shop closed Saturday at o'clock. The only man who worked there during the week was MT Spiers, and the commit tee jokingly reported that at , o'clock MT Spiers found himself played out and moved the closing of the shop at that hour, and the motion was carried unanimously.
 Without asking, the toolmakers enl- ployed by the Waterbury Buckle Co have been granted a half holiday Sat urday during, the summer, with full pay, and the prospect is that after oc- tober 1 or whereabouts the entire fac tory may run on the nine-hour sched- ule. In an interview with Earl Smith to-day he stated that the company has not made any agreement with any labor organization or signed any papers whatever as to what the company may do, but he deemed it advisable for the summer at least to give the toofmakers-he employs no machinists "a half holiday with full pay every Saturday. Furthermore, as to the talked of nine-hour day after next fall, MT Smith said he had not considered that view of the situation at all so far, but he mentioned about lighting up time as a probable hour at which the works of the factory may suspend ac- tion if it does so at all. He was asked that if the company did run on the nine hour a day system would the em- ployes be paid full pay. and he replied that that feature had not been looked into. Some time ago, it is said, the toolmakers held a conference with MT Smith as to the nine-hour day and he replied that the men would not find the factory in the rear when any new movement was made; if any of the other factories acknowledged the nine- hour work day or granted a half holi- dQU SqfnrnQU hn INof To Co would follow Instead of follow ing. the concern had taken the lead, and the news that it had, was received with great pleasure at the machinists' head quarters this morning President Smith of the Buckle Co has always kept in tune with the employees, and this Is one of the many reasons why there is always so much good feeling between the employees and foreman of this concern
 It was reported this morning that fifty men had gone back to work at the Farrel foundry. but this report was found to be utterly groundless.
 The strikers are to give a picnic at the driving park, if there happens to be no change or prospect of one mean while. They are preparing a fine pro- gram.
 4 number of applications for mem bership were received this morning. About twenty were initiated yester. day.
 Organizer Donahue received the fol lowing communication today:
 Louisville, Ky, May 9. 19OI.- "Charles Donahue, Derby, Conn:
 We, the committee, beg leave to in- form you that so far our situation is very encouraging. With two of the largest concerns signed to the agree. ment and all the others tied up. with no chance to secure men unless they get them from other cities. so We would kindly ask your assistance in keeping all machinists away from here.
 .SIyned
 WILLIAM B. JOHNSON,
 "OTIS NKELDEN,
 JAMES A. WALLACE"