The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-12
MIR. IVES MAKES DENIAL
CONCERNING STATEMENTS AT-
 TRIBUTED TO HIM.

The Member of the Board of Mediation
 Says That He Did Not Say What He
 Is Alleged to Have Said fin Regard to the Strikers of the Fair Haven and Westviite Railroad.
 Meriden, Aug. 11.-George A. Parsons
 of Hartford, the labor representative on the state board Of mediation and arbi- trtaion, arrived in this city this after
 noon on visit to Franklin T. Ives, an- other member of the board. The two officials were in conference at MT. Ives
 residence this evening. To a Morning Record reporter Mr. Ives denied having
 made certain published statements
 credited to him in connection with the New Haven strike. MT. Ives said: "The statement I am entirely with
 the company; the strikers have no
 grievance credited to me in the pub lished interview as referring to the New Haven case, msrepresents entirely. No such thought or word was ut- tered concerning the New Haven strike,
 
 no interview with either party at vari- | ance, but only with Mayor Studley, who l was very solicitous for a peaceful ad- justment and to whom we went to offer
 our services if needed. Therefore to form or express an opinon on the mer- it's of the strike would be an absurdity of which I should be reasonably ashamed.
 'The first inquiry by the reporter about the strike was answered by ref I erence to articles about it in the Meri- den Record and New Haven papers as to what they said that there was no grievance on wages, or time worked, but for a recognition of the union to settle differences, and for the reinstate- l ment of men discharged as being union ! men, for which cause the company de- nied dismissal of help, but for other
 reasons. All this has been duly aired in New Haven papers.
 ''The allusion to strikers having no grievance had reference particularly to the Cheney Brothers strike at South | Manchester, which has aleady, we un- l derstand, been disapproved by higher
 
 q presume I said as I think it is as | reasonable for Prot estant to refuse to ! work beside a Catholic, or vice versa,
 as for union man to object to working alongside 8 non-union man. I believe the man who is willing to perform | faithful service to support family and provide for the future, should be re- spected and protected in doing so, be he white or black, democrat or republican, Jew, Gentle or pagan, without regard | to order, race sect or creed.
 'All honest efforts are entitled to jus tice and fair play.
 ! "The work of our board is not in the 1 interest of any corporation or indi- | vidual, but we are appointed, as un- ! derstand, to labor impartially for the conciliation of all differences among the | industries of our thrifty state, tending to disturb the general welfare of com
 munities where they occur. With no personal interests to serve, I believe our l board of mediation (myself includeD l have aimed at all times to treat par l ties as equitably as any three men can. i Tt was my first impulse to pay no | attention to the article so threatening, but on second reading. thought I saw | misrepresentation and decided to give i this notice. The honor of my strictly
 unsought position is not such as to in- 1 fate my cranium, the emoluments not 1 so bountiful as to enhance materially my requirements for family support, or 1 to incite avarice or greed but the per plexites are such than whenever our worthy governor sees fit to make a requisition for my scalp with or with I out cause, it will be as freely and com placently surrendered as the giving to ! one of my good friends a dinner" MT. Parsons had but little to say in 1 the matter other than that when he first heard of the report alleged to have come from MT. Ives he thought it was absurd, as the board had not heard either side in the case. He also denied l ever saying he was disgusted with the 5 whole business.