Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-09
COST OF STRIKE
Machinists Union of This City
 Expended $3,8OO
ONLY 5000 FROM OUTSIDE

Headquarters Did Not Pay Very Lib-
 orally So Far as Waterbury Is Con-
 cerned-Central Labor Union Gen.
 sures George l.. Lilley-Claims He
 Did Not Use Labor Candidate for
 Labor Bureau Just Right Official
 Notice of End of Strike Sent to
 Headquarters.
 Though the machinistS' strike for q nine-hour day with ten hours pay is officially over, excepting in two fac tories, Plume & Atwoods $ and Benedict x Burnham's, it having been so de claref at a general meeting of inc strikers last Sunday afternoon, the streets are still crowded with the men. They dislike the idea of returning to their old places under the conditions imposed by many of the concerns, that is to say, that they must make ill., dividual application for employment.
 At the meetings of the clock factory and the B. J. Manville Machine Co.'S men which were in session yesterday at press hour, it was decided to accept the companies offer and return to work. For the present only sixteen men will be taken back at the clock factory and the superintendent, MT Larkin, has named these sixteen men on a list which has been given to the shop committee. Matthews &c Will lard's men had not returned this morn ing, and it would not surprise their colleagues if they remained out alto gether. In the other factories, except t ing Benedict & Burnham's, the men are gradually going back.
 Official notice of the climax of the strike was mailed to-day to headquar- terS in Washington, with every detail attending the end of the movement. The strike cost the local union about $3,S00, ill payments for relief, which 1 is the other expression for strike pay. Of this. sum $900 came from head quarters, $1 300 was derived from th9 two, picnics and the balance, $1 600. came from the funds of the lodge and subscriptions from citizens. The ac- counts of the picnics are not closed, there being considerable money to be yet accounted for.
 The men say they find a good deal of qualification that other cities are not following the example laid down in this. They say that of the 800 men who struck in Bridgeport only TWO have returned to work, and not one
 
 Machinists are warned to shun these two towns, also New Britain.
 The report published in the papers as an offer from President O'Connen to the Metal Trades union to effect compromise is not credited here as true, as all such matters are dissemz mated through the branch lodges be- fore they are made public, and such notice has not been received here
 At last nights meeting of the Gen. tral Labor union a vote was passed censuring MT Lilley for his evident lack of interest and absence of action in not standing by the labor organiza- tions' choice of Peter O'Connel1, cx- president of the local typographical union, for the post of superintendent of the local state labor bureau The labor men knew that Mir Lilley had a good deal to say in making the Selec- tion of superintendent for the post and they requested him to stand by MT O'Connell. They say they presented him with a written indorsement of each union and were satisfied that he would at least do his best for MT O'Connell. It developed that only for Senator Kennedy, MT O'Connell would not have been heard of at all Each delegate to the Central Labor union will report to his lodge the above ac- tion and each will indorse it by passing a similar vote.