Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-21
OFFERED ENCOURAGEMENT
President Grierson Spoke to Strikers
 Last Evening The Situation.

 live on hope and three square meals a day. believing that with every day that passes they are drawing nearer to an adjustment of their claims. The regu- lar weekly meeting of the association was held last evening and the situation and its prospects were reviewed. Pres ident Grierson of the local lodge ad- dressed the meeting and told the mem bers in plain words how the battle was going on. If there were any faltererS present they were imbued with renew ed hope; they saw that, taking every thing into consideration, the losses they are temporarily mourning now and the consequent anxiety will be more than repaid for when the day for settlement comes. The pioneers of any reform, no matter what it may be, always sui fer to some extent, but the reward, when it comes, as it has never failed to do. amply repays them for their suf- ferings. MT Grierson was heartily ap- plauded.
 Notwithstanding that the various press committees of the association say, day after day, that nothing new for publication has occurred, informa- ton upon which much could be writ ten is always in their possession. Yes terday word escaped from headquar- ters that one of the firms whose machinists quit work and which has given evidence of more obdurateness than any of the others regarding settlement. is threatened with the whitening boycott. It was said yester- day that the boycott had been put on the goods of this concern, but to-day a few inquiries showed that the matter was merely under consideration. A boycott is not declared nowadays as it was formerly done. In former times word was sent abroad, bold and eX- plicit word, to the effect that certain product should not be purchased by the friends of a union Or unions. This system has been refined the order is concealed under an apparent advice to protect the purchaser. A suggestion is made to the wholesale dealers that it would be unprofitable to invest in a certain artl- cle The hint is taken and the decay of the concern that manufactures the prohibited goods begins. There Is plen- ty of evidence of the effect of such a system of industrial warfare to be found in the New England states. In stead of the word boycott being sent abroad nowadays, notice is sent out that the goods of a certain concern are inferior goods, notices are posted mys- teriously throughout the whole coun- try and the effect is almost inStantan- eous if the hidden edict is obeyed. And it generally is. Plenty of help can be procured to make the goods, but no union man will buy them. So that if the report regarding this concern in question is true the continued prosper ity of one of the city's large industries is seriously threatened and the bread and cheese of large number of people is in great danger.
 It cannot be that the manufacturers of the city's life are indifferent to their own happiness, or that they are igno- fant of the power of the trades union. One of the biggest manufacturing con- cerns in the state had to admit it not so very long ago after battle of three years. Had the concern not been back ed by vast sum of money 1t would have gone to the wall, but, neverthe- less, it lost millions which it can never recover. What 1t lost other concerns engaged in the same business gained.
 The machinists' union has it's friends in all factories and the union men are in daily contact with them. Every evening they are informed of the situ- ation throughout the city. Every re- port that comes to them is traced to it's source, not matter how far from the city it may be. The machinery of their headquarters is surprising. There are some things, of course, that they can not overcome, but they make despe- rate effort to do so.
 Nor some time it has been matter of wonder how the Clock company managed to get along without the ma- chinists. It was taken for granted that the stock of tools on hand when the strike was declared in that factory must have been worn out long ago. Yet the concern gave no evidence of it. There was the wonder, for appar- ently everything was going along as smoothly as before the strike oc-y cured.
 Yesterday it was reported that the company had its tools made by the Waterbury Manufacturing company and the Scovill Manufacturing com pany. Now, one of the officers of the association did not believe this, but admitted that it could be done, but not with the satisfaction that prevailed prior to the strike. These men say that the tools could be made, but with great bother to the Clock company. They could hardly be made to the per lection and with the same precision that the strikers made them. One man said that certain kind of work which formerly underwent one process, now goes through two, which, of course. means additional expense
 State Organizer Donahue is author ity for the statement that the machin- ists that were employed by the Cam eron Pump company have not returned to work. notwithstanding the publish ed report in the New York Sun to that effect. Mir Donahue also stated for the benefit of those manufacturers who do not believe that the Hoe Press company has settled with it's men, he has a telegram proving that the strike has been adjusted to the satisfaction of the men. The telegram is terse. It reads: Hoe conceded. All men re- turned to work. Warner
 Down the valley the situation is without change. Fifteen men from New York have been brought to the American Ordnance works in Bridge port and are living within the factory. At the Driggs-Seabury Gun and Am