Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-15
AFTER FOUR WEEKS
Solution of Strike Enigma Far
 Away as Ever.
MEN EXPECT LONG VACATION.

ences Between the Machinists' Union I Iand the Metal Trades Association 1 tthe Subject of Discussion at Heads Equarters-No Further Overtures
 Made From Employers Who Seem to
 f Have Grown More Independent Since the Last One.
 The machinists strike is dragging ! along tediousIy. Though rne end seem l ed to be in view few days ago it now seems to be as far distant as ever. Ev-
 erything points to summer vacation ] for the men and the machinery they
 used to handle. The men claim they
 Fcan stand it and it is taken for granted Ethat the employers claim to have an equal strength. The men are more I than satisfied that the conference with I F. B. Cross of Cross & Speirs few days ago was merely feeIer and that
 MT Cross was asNanxious to find out the strength of the men as he was to have them return to work. A week before
 the strike took place and for many days after, it was commonly reported and some manufacturers stated so, that had the men appointed a committee to ask for a nine hour work day or any thing else they would get it without any bother but outside interference with their business they would not brook for moment
 There is no weakening on the part of
 the men; anyone who thinks so is mis- taken. To-day their headquarters was
 crowded and no indications of giving
 in was apparent anywhere.
 The reports regarding the actions of
 the Metal Trades association has no ap-
 parent deterrent effect upon the men,
 Thursday evening MT Flynn, evident
 ly the gentleman who canie here to ad-
 just the moulders' strike at the Matt
 thews & Willard factory, said that this
 organization is trying to strangle all of
 the small manufacturers in the coun-
 try. Some time ago 1t was agreed be-
 tween members of this society and the
 International Association of Machin-
 ists that during a strike no concern
 should be enrolled on the books of the
 first named. Reports published during
 the past few weeks were to the effect
 that each organization claimed un- afaithfhlness on the part of the ether that each violated certain compacts
 These agreements were not known
 to the general public but to all readers
 of the daily press it has pC--me well
 known that the metal trades assOcia- ' ton did violate rule or agreement
 when it enrolled the National Cash Register company, for that concern was disturbed by strike at the time it was taken into the trades association. No individual acts of unfaithfulness has been charged against the machinistS association so that in the absence or any charges, except those of a general and indefinite nature upinIon must be founded
 This only goes to show that it is the object of the trades association to en- roll all large corporations. MT Flynn above referred to, stated that while the trades association is apparently fight ing the machinists association, it is in fact engaged mainly in strangling it's own small members. All the big cor porations on it's books are working, k with the exception in this valley of the Farrel foundry in Ansonia and the Hoe Press company in New York It is try ing to convince through the press the small manufacturers that it is holding out against the machinists and there fore the little employers ought to hold out too. The consequence, so far has been that small manufacturers are keeping far away from the metal trades association and small ones who are in it wish they could tout of it. Mean while the little fellows are keeping their works idle, the big ones are filling out the orders they would have probab- ly received By absorbing the little fel- lows the big ones could dictate to the country as to prices of labor and it's products.
 It is suspected the Farrel foundry here is member of that association. It is suspected that Mir Fulton, it's presl- dent and treasurer attended the meet ngs held in New York this week and that he has taken his cues from that body for the future conduct of the foundry.
 The situation is unchanged. No more nen have quit work; none have return- d to work The sufferers so far have been the store keepers.
 The new piano bought by the ma~ .hinists arrived to-day.
 The men have been rendered tho use # Belleview park for a picnic next week.
 Chicago, June 15.-Arbitration may ettle the trouble over wages that threatened to lead to a strike of 2, 400 { ron moulders in Chicago. It was de- ided at a conference between the noulders and the foundrymen to sub nit the question to the National Joint rbitration board of the two bodies This board will meet in Chicago June 4. The union contends for a minimum cale of $3 day. The present scale 5 $2.75.
 London, June 15.--A despatch from t Petersburg announces that the labor isorders there have been renewed. trikers from the Baltic Naval yards, le despatch says, joined forces with len from the Gvozdilna works and at acked the latter yesterday with such aroeifv that tho military yvpra ololioad