The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-08
THE TROLLEY STRIKE
Railroad Company's State ment of Its Position
 in the Case.
OUTLOOK FOR A SETTLEMENT
STATE BOARD OF MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION APPEARS.

STATE BOARD OF MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION APPEARS. Important Meeting of the Business Mems Committee at II O'Clock This Forenoon to Hear Statements from Both Sides in the Case-A GCeat Mass Meeting at Music Hall Last Evening Many Stirring Speeches Resolutions Adopted-WhaG Was Done at the Con- ference Meeting at the Railroad Com- pany's Ofiice-The Doings at tho Joint Committee Meeting of Merchants and Citizens Important Meeting of the Strikers Executive Committee Last Ntght-The Subject of the Demand for Reinstatement of Discharged Men Discussed.
 The most interesting and important developments of the strike situation yesterday were the visit of the State Board of Mediation and Arbitration, the official statement of the Fair Haven and Westville road concerning the strike and the effort of the three bus mess mems committees to bring about a settlement. It might be stated here that as result of the meetings of the arbitration board and the joint commit tees yesterday it is evident that great deal depends on what takes place at the meetings of these two boards this morning at Ii o'clock, and it is possible that a settlement will be agreed upon after these meetings.
 The visit of the members of the Ar bitration board was awaited with inter- est, and it was expected that the mem- bers would reach New Haven about 2 o'clock. The board received no official notice of the meeting, but as they saw Mayor studley's announcement in the papers they came to New Haven with out being formally summoned. George A. Parsons of Hartford and Franklin T. Ives of Meriden were the two mem- bers of the board present, the other member, Gilbert l.. Smith of Sharon not being able to attend. MT. Smith and MT. Parsons went at once to the mayors office, where general discus sion of the strike situation was held The mayor told the members of the board what he knew about the labor af- fairs, but said that he knew nothing about ,tAe merits of the question on either side. Messrs Parsons and Ives agreed with the mayor that it would be unwise at the present time for outsid- CTS, even state officials, to interfere in the matter, since the local business men have taken hold of the situation and especially during the pendency of their negotiations for a settlement.
 In the early evening delegation of local business men met the two mem bers of the state board and in the course of general explanation of the situa- tion the local gentlemen expressed the belief that they are hopeful of 8 settle ment of the difficulties.
 After this discussion Messrs. Parsons and Ives left this city for their respec- tives homes with the understanding that if, at il o'clock to-day. no agree ment is reached upon the recommenda- tions which are to be submitted by the New Haven business men, the three members of the State Board of Media tion and Arbitration will come at once to this city and endeavor to exercise their good offices in behalf of a settle ment.
 Messrs Parsons and Ives before their departure stated positively that if no agreement is reached as recommended by the local business men the board will come to this city and order an investi- gation into the entire situation and will then submit it's report to the governor of the state.
 During the time the Arbitration board and Mayor Stu'dley were having their session the committees of the Chamber of Commerce and Business Mems Asso- citation were in consultation with the committee appointed at the Tontine ho- tel Wednesday, of which E. L. Howe is chairman, the joint session being held in the Chamber of Commerce hall. This meeing was called by General F. E. Bradley, the chairman of the commit tee from the Chamber of Commerce, and all of the fifteen members were present before half an hour had expir- ed. Those present were:
 Special business mems committee M. Sonnenberg, Solomon Davis, M. R. Durham, F. L. Howe, Benjamin F. Slade
 New Haven Business Mems associa - tion committee-Edward I. Atwater, George B. Johnson, s. S. Adams, W. F. Hamblin, and T. A. Mansfield.
 Chamber of Commerce committee General E. F. Bradley. Joel A. Sperry, Charles L. Baldwin. John Currier Gall Iagher, and ex-Mayor Farnsworth.
 It was called for the purpose of talk ing over the strike situation more fully than these same committees had done during the meeting held in the morning. At the suggestion of MT. Atwater a committee of three representative men from the strikers was sent for and ar-- rived in the hall shortly after o'clock It was explained to them that the com- mittee composed of the business men had called them there to find out if there was a possible chance of waiving one of the two grievances, or modifying them in such a manner that they would