Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-08
PUBLIC SYMPATHY
Is All With Striking Street Car Men
at New Haven.

New Haven, CT, Aug. 7.-Under the
most extraordinary conditions surround
ing any conflict between capital ana LABOR
that has ever been waGed in Connect
cut. the Fair Haven q Westville Trolley
Co is Wednesday night helpless before
nearly 800 striking conductors ana motor
men. Its entire system is paralyZed.
There is no traffic. Now and then lone
car moves passengerless over the lines,
but it's mission is one REQUIRED by the
government of the United States in tbs
transportation of the mails.
But it is not in its physical aspects
that the strike presents to the officials
of the company the greatest difhcuites.
A proposition that would seem almost
staggering cOnfronts the company IN the
outburst of public sympathy and public
Indignation in behalf of the strikers
The striking employees find themselves
supported throughout the city by fIlehus'
prominent citizens, lawyers. the clergy,
the city council and various OrGaniza-
tons of the city's business men and even
the newspapers of the city almost with
out execution lend editorial support i'll
unmistakable language to the cause of
the strikers. EVeryWhere. apparently .
this condition prevails. and the moral
support given the company unemployed
is made all the more extraordinary by
the fact that encoura cement for the stTik
ers takes the form of burning criticism
of the methods and policies of the Trolley
Co.
The people of the city are walking and
with good grace. Not a passenger has
ridden on one of the company's cars, as
far as can be learned since o'clock,
Wednesday morning.
Since early Wednesday morning there
has BEEN no trolley communication with
the suburban villages and resorts and
business at the east and west shore re-
sorts is DaraIvzod. The strikers thus far
have been orderly. Neither side in the
controversy has issued a statement
Wednesday meetings were successfully
held by 30 leading merchants including
the department store proprietors, cloth
the New Haven Business Mems Associa-
ton, representing the merchants of the
whole city, and the Chamber of Com
merce
The 30 merchants appointed a committee
of five which met with the Business Men $
ference with the directors of the Railroad
Co. was successful to the extent that six
of the directors met the dual committee
in the offices of Walrus q Day, attorney s
for the road.
The directors said they were unable 10
do anything until the return of President
IL. +. Parmelee. who is at present away
on yachting cruise. He is expected
back tomorrow. Meanwhile a session
will be held with the strikers to secure
their side of the difficulty.
1t was reported. this evening. that the
Railroad Co. was swearing in number
of railroad police. Vcrification cannot be
obtained. as information is refused at the
companys offices.
The company Wednesday bought 200 cot
beds and had them sent to one of its
big car sheds in the outskirts of the city.
These will be for the accommodation ot
the men who will probably be imported
tomorrow or late tonight. An attempt
will be made. Thursday. it is understood,
to start out a number of cars.