Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-27

rumor is busy. It is said that they were given or promised an increase or wages; and it is said they were not promised anything, but that word was issued from the office that if the men went back they would be heartily vel comed and everything would be as agreeable as before they went out. Re- suits will be anxiously waited. If this has depressing effect upon the oth- CT men they do not show it. They say it cannot effect the strike In any way. except probably to prolong it some what. Those who were employed i'll machine shops do not seem to consider it worth hardly the time in mentioning it. Of course they feel it, but not enough to make them weaken in their fight. They say the men who went back will have cause to feel sorry in the end.
 During the past few days offers have been made to many of the men to re turn to work Emissaries have been among the men with enticing speeches, 70 they say, and speeches that con- tradict the report that was current last week that some of the employers had made up their mindtto get along with out them.
 The men who were discharged from the Scovill Manufacturing company's factory believe they were discharged, not merely laid off, as some say. If they were merely laid off, one of the men, who has been sick week or more at home, would not have been sent his wages, they say. They say their dis charge was brought about merely to en- courage the small manufacturers who signified their intention of breaking away the combination. They were also notified to remove their tools from the factory.
 This afternoon word was received at headquarters that committee or the strikers at the Farrel foundry III Ansonia and the company were in com sultation and, that the prospect of settlement was bright.
 They can all talk about the strike and how successfully it is being han dled by the managers of some of the concerns, but it is doubtful if there be man in town who showed better
 
 Smith of the Waterbury Buckle Co. He was sharp enough to see what was coming, and in order to avoid trouble he called his toolmakers together, gave them a Saturday half holiday during the warm weather and nine hour day the balance of the year, without any reduction in wages. At the little con- ference where this matter was agreed to nothing was said about union or non-union men, and one would think by the way the manufacturer and his toolmakers acted that they had no knowledge whatever of the approach ing demand for a shorter day. Some say that the tactics employed at the Scovill Manufacturing Go shows more diplomacy, but that's an open ques- ton. The Scovills kept them in sus- pense up to the 11th hour and then gave them a bfoadside that seriously hampered the success of the move ment for nine hour day in Water bury and went a, long way toward prolonging the fight. They talked wirn all their toolmakers and machinists in a friendly way, and by this and other means learned how many of them be- longed to the union, and now it is said that they are finding it convenient to let all or nearly all the union men go. a few others being laid off with them so that no one could say than any man had been dropped because he was af- fliated with the union.
 A few days ago a dispatch was re- eeived at strike headquarters. pur- porting to come from the w. H. Hib bard Co of Brooklyn, N. Y. The al- legged dispatch stated that the above concern was in want of help. The fol lowing letter received at the Democrat office to-day explains itself:
 Waterbury Democrat, Waterbury.
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 "Gentlemen: We write to have you make denial in your paper to the ef- feet that the advertisement that was inserted in your issue of Saturday night, June 9, was not authorized by us to the party that inserted the ad which reads as follows: "A telegram received from the W. H. Hubbard Go. Brooklyn, N. Y, is in want of a dozen machinists. This concern also builds automatic machinery This we want to deny in your paper tomorrow even- ing. as We do a good deal of business with concerns in Waterbury, and this advertisement would hurt us, as. these concerns would think that we were deciding with their men and trying to hire them away from them. Trusting that you will deny this as the work of some one that is not connected with our 1lSinQSSL huf Ona fbof ic