Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-22
MER|DEN MIN BACK 10 WORK |
Railroad Yard Men Who Went
 Out Yesterday Returned.

New Haven and Westfield the Only
 Places in Connecticut Where Strike
 Is On-Hundreds of Cars Tied Up
 at New Haven-Men to Take
 Strikers Places Are Hurrying on
 From Boston, New York and PhiIa-
 delphia.
 New Haven, Nov 22.-The freight handlers employed in the local yards of the New York, New Haven ana Hartford railroad remain out on strike this morning, and hundreds of ears are tied up here, although the railroad managers say the situation is improv- ing and express the belief that the coli- gestion will be relieved more rapidly during the day. Men from Boston, Philadelphia and other points are on their way here to take the places or strikers. At the request of the rail- road company police details from all stations were sent to the yards this morning to guard the property Of tne company.
 At the railroad office this morning it was stated that two trains had come from Harlem river, and that one freight had been made up here and started for Boston. Three engines and shifting crews were said to be working i'll the yards.
 President Merrill in speaking of the strike of the employees in this city, declared that he believed they were 1aboring under q mistaken idea of the conditions at Harlem river. Tt is 1n fn s' hn a61n6 that they will come to their senses in q short time. The situation is inn proving slowly and every hour gives promise of better conditions"
 The men in the yards 1t Meriden who went out yesterday returned to work this morning. and the only other strike along. the company's lines i'll Connecticut outside of New Haven is said to be at Westfeld, where few men quit work last night.
 New York, Nov 22.-There may be another conference to-day between I committee representing the strikers and the officials of the N. Y., N. II. and H. k. R. Co. The failure of the meet ing yesterday did not end the effort for conciliation and those who believe there can be an adjustment of the diff ferences that led to the strike propose another conference. There were no developments during the night and the police detailed to guard the cOngested freight yards had nothing to do. The railway officials claimed that they had ten switch engines, each manned with q full crew of five men, at work, and two full freight trains had been dis patched to eastern points during the morning.
 One of the railway officials asserted to-day that ten strikers had deserted their leaders and returned to work This the strikers deny. They say that not one of their men has returned eo work and that none will resume their positions until the demands of the men are met.
 Some of the strikers say that one of the grievances against Superintendent Wardrop, whose resignation they de mand, is that he Is q member Of q tenn Derance society and that wien lie seas or learns Of any of the men. under him taking s drink of liquor it acts as demerit against them
 Division Superintendent o. M Shep- ard said this morning that everything looked favorable for an early termina- ton of the strike. He said that over i11iL Ol tAe lletI 1OTCG OI llCn Was at work ins the Harlem river wards.
 It was said that thirty men had been sent to New Haven to take the places of the strikers there. and that new men were being brought to this city from eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and northern New York.
 John Lundrigan, deputy commission CT of labor. and Bernard Stark of the state board of mediation, are endea- yOring to bring the strike to an end. They conferred, with Superintendent Shepard this morning and then called upon the strike leaders. N1r Lundr- gan said Mir Shepard had given him a couple of propositions to submit 10 the strikers. but he would not say what they were.
 New Haven, Nov 22-An official of the road ventured q prediction this noon that the strike would be broken before tomorrow night, as he declared It. lacked the sanction of the national officers of the Brotherhood of Train men. Information at the railroad of flee was to the effect that T. H. NIor- rissey, grand master of the Brother hood of Trainmen. would meet tho strikers in New York this afternoon. The invitation was seat by Val Fitz- patrick, the deputy grand master. During the forenoon eleven of the twentyseven men who arrived here this morning from Philadelphia to take the strikers places were induced hy the strikers to throw up their jobs. The new crews at work in the yards this morning moved and shifted T car load of freight consigned to this city. One train was sent oyer the Shore Line.
 Westfield. Mass, Nov 22-None of the day crew of the New Haven rail- road appeared for work this morning. and the local yard is absolutely idle. Eleven crews and yardmen, about six ty men in all, are out at this point. The strikers committee went to New Haven again this morning to seek q conference and settlement If is au- that the demand of the local men is for an eight hour day. instead of being compelled to work at any and all times, avera ging twelve hours day.
 CONTRACTS CLOSED.
 Philadelphia, Nov 22-It is stated