Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-21
INCONVENIENCE
Agreement Made This Morning
 To Hold One.
STRIKERS sENTlNELSREpORT

Everything All Right, Strikers All
 Out, and Some New Ones Join the
 Ranks State Organizer Donahue
 Satisfied With the Showing the Un-
 ion has Made Here-Every One Now
 Awaiting Results of Meeting of Sco-
 yill's Directors-The Organizer
 Thinks the scovill Factory too Slow
 in Taking Action-Notes of the
 Strike Here and Elsewhere.
 It was agleed this morning between the manufacturers that some time dur ing the day they would hold confer ence regarding the strike Of the ma- ohinists. Where the meeting would be held and U what time was not dis 'ics- ed. About the time the above agree ment was made the sentinels of the strikers were reporting at headquarters that they had found everything or their respective beats just as they had left them the right before, that IS to say none of the strikers had re- ported for work; none of those who did not go out yesterday went out this morning: that in all of the factories where the strike had been declared the mems machines and lathes were silent
 lF fhn ct has grown out of the chaos that pre- vailed yesterday. Press committees have been chosen representing eaeh factory and these committees Will re port to main or central committee and it is the duty of the latter to dis seminate among the representatives or the press whatever information regard ing the strike that they may have.
 Another order that was given out to-day was that none but those who have "gone out shall be admitted to the general meeting room, because or information having leaked out yester- day that should have remained within the wall sof the room. A more uncom- municatfve body of men than the strik- CTS in general it would be most difh- cult to find Every seeker for informa- ton is referred to some shop commit tee and to find this committee, or the central committee means loss of time.
 State Organizer Donahue, who by fhe way was the author of the bill pro- hibfting the use of stained, painted or corrugated glass in factory windows which bill passed both houses of the general assembly some time ago is the busiest man of the five hundred or more men that are out. He was In consultation with some of the manu- facturers until an early hour this morn ing and at 1e> O clock he had another conference with other manufacturers. will return to town on the z o'clock train this evening.
 MT Donahue stated this forenoon that he was perfectly satisfied with the showing made by members of the as- sociation yesterday in response to the order to lay down their tools. He said that every where the men were so or dered they complied without a mur mur. Regarding the local situation he said that one of the reasons why large response was not given was be- cause there seemed a chance of a set clement without going to the incon- yenience of a strike.
 ''I wish the manufacturers in gener- al" said he, would give the men cred 1t for trying to save them from all the bother and inconvenience we can. Take the situation at the ScoviII company for instance" he continued, i've are well aware that if the officials of that concern cared to have called a special meeting of the directors a month ago they could have done so but they said, when the time came for their men to go out. that meeting would be called "Wednesday or Thursday and the sit nation would be given full deliberation. To show them, therefore. that it is not our policy to interrupt their business unless it is absolutely necessary the men were not called out. They can not say, therefore, that they were not treated squareiy. Such a step cannot but be fruitful of good things for the association; 1t will undoubtedly re- move many of the wrong impressions some people pretend to have toward it. It cannot be said that every com pany was not given all the leewav DOS sible- They had three months or more to get their bearings.
 Mir Donahue was asked what income the Nachinists' association has weekly and he replied:
 "Well you can figure it up. There are In the association 64.OOO members. Each member is taxed thirty cents a month There is a reserve fund of S2 from each member. Besides this the American Federation of Labor can if 1t deem advisable tax each member of the organizations under its guidance ten cents week. and there are about 2.5OO,OO0 men under the jurisdiction of the federation. Figure that up" said Mir Donahue. as coolIy as though he was reckoning up cucumbers. Cal culate it at three or two cents a week from each member, he went on. Be hind our country's organizations we have in England the Amalgamated so- ciety of engineers, which embraces the whole British kingdom. That organi- zation hns a reserve fund of $2.000,000 and over. which it can loan. Then if We desire to. or are driven to if. we can go over to the European countries, Ger many or France and even we can go to