Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-18
GLOOMY
MACHINIsTS ANXIOUS
KNOTS OF THEM TOGETHER DTS
 GUESSING THE OUTLOOK

Are Determined, However, to Enforce
 Their Demands-Strongly Banded
 Together, and Every Man Deter
 mined-All Eyes on the Scovill Com
 pany-State Organizer Donahue Give:
 a Last Word of Warning and Advice
 This evening the greatest industria Interruption that ever took place un der the stars and stripes will be il full swing and this. the Queen city o1 the Naugatuck valley, will take no un important part in the contention. This event which has been forecast all over the country during the past few weeks was very conspicuous on the city streets last evening. Large crowds cengregated on the street corners every one discussing the great impending conflict between labor and capital. The corner of East Main street and Phoenix avenue was alive with men, mostly those who are directly. concerned in this gigantic issue.
 The statement from William D. Fulton, secretary and treasurer of the Waterbury Farrel Foundry and Ma chine company, which appeared in last evenings issue of the Democrat was the topic mainly discussed.
 The reason why the corner of East Main and Phoenix avenue was so crowded was because the machinists' headquarters are located in the Platt building which stands on that corner. The usual contingent of the strikers at the clock factory was reinforced by machinists from the other factories in general but mainly from the Scovill Manufacturing company. The machin- ists of this concern have given the inn pending situation greal deal of con- sideration- There are men employed in the machinists' department there who have grown up with the industry and actually become part of it only when the day of sending out the dividends comes around. Many men of this de- partment have made inventions which have brought the concern to the fore in the industrial world and placed mil lions in the pockets of the stock hold CTS All of these men favor the nine hour work day. They are aware, at least, so they say they are, that to- day men of their craft are forced to work three and four times harder than they were four years ago; for two req sons, first because they are obliged to do so and second because the macf1in- cry has been improved upon and they must keep tune to it. This Is one of the reasons why they favor the short work day.
 But on the other hand they say they have no grievance against their em- ployers and that they are paid as high and in some instances higher than men of their craft in other local con cerns. At s o'clock they held a meet ing and the result was that the ranks of the machinists' association were swelled about eighteen last evening. This. if reports are correct makes over two-thirds of the machinists of that factory union men.
 The machinists as a whole were ad- dressed last evening by State Organiz- CT Donahue. He pointed out to them as clearly as possible the situation that will envelop the city few weeks hence if the impending situation is not adjusted by that time. He also illus trated the other side of the picture He stated one point quite effectively. This was to the effect that if organiza- ti0n was good for the employer it surely ought to be good for the em- ploye. In this respect it would be good for the working man in general to follow the example of the employer.
 In, <~f ff-s tho fend on figures has got in his work He has got things down rather fire: too much so for detailing at pres ent- Substantially his figures say that the general pay roll of the factories of this city amount to little short of S149.- 900 weekly. Of this sum S21 ,000 is paid the employees of the Waterbury Clock company The average does not include the small industries. An in- dustrial stagnation prevailing for one month. say. would cost the city $J9G.- 900. It the contest lasts a month no one can say how much longer it will continue. It will, however, develop the strength or both sides. It will test the value oe ths oft repeated statement of the manufacturer regarding competi- ton inasmdch as that the employ CT who signs tke agreement will get his factory running first and thereby get ahead of the ether fellows on work at his own isr;oe A great many things that have hitherto been trade secrets and held up to the laborer as mysteries win sec the light of publicity.
 Regarding the pretended dread manufacturers have of outsiders interfering :u their affairs. State Or ganizer pcrahue stated this mornin:. that any IpsRufacturer who really feels alarm on this account has bUr- rowed Outsiders will not interfere with any employer. In each machine room in each factory there is a cc-n- mittee and with that body each man. ufacturer nr employer Is at fu:l liberty to de.ai. Consequently the employer need feel no alarm over the outside in- reference. Such statements. said Mfr Donahue are published just for effect; to give the employees theNidea that the employer fs as fair as he can be They Ire stated. to dispel' the idea in the mploye's mind that the union is the est thing for him, so that the union Fill be given the cold shoulder, the dissolution of the union will follow nd these who constituted it will find themselves thrown backward forty