The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-06
STRIKE IS DECLARED Trolley Men Vote to Go Out Decision Made at 4:15
 This Morning.
Men Locked Up in Hall
 for a Long Time.

for a Long Time.
 The conductors and motormen of the Fair Haven & Westville road decided this morning to g on strike.
 At 4:15 this morning the question as to whether the men would strike or not was put to vote With some dissent ing voices the vote was carried and the strike took effect at once.
 This vote was brought about at this particular time by the report of spec ial committee which had been appoint ed to interview Superintendent Hull. Mr. Hull, according to the men, would give them no satisfaction of any kind The vote to strike followed.
 Men who left the meeting early to take out their cars were notified by special messengers that the strike had been ordered and only two or three cars left the barns.
 After the vote to strike had been de- clared passed the men were kept in the hall and many of those who were to have taken out early cars at o'clock were thereby detained from so doing. This was done to prevent any men who might be inclined to give in from yield ing to such desire.
 Early Details of the Meeting.
 The employees of the Fair Haven and Westville Railroad company met in Aurora hall, on Union street. at 2:15 this morning. Nearly four hundred men were present. The roll call was the first business of the session. Remarks were then made by one of the organiz- CTS, who extended to the men the right hand of fellowship in the name of the American Federation of Street Railway Employes. Philip Daly, one of the vice city, was the next speaker. He spoke in very enthusiastic manner and urg- ed the men to stand together in what ever action may be taken.
 The committee, composed of Messrs. Shaw, Sauter and Rogers, submitted it's report upon it's interview with the off, cials of the company.
 The company having declined to listen to the grievances of the men, according to the reports of the union, there was strong talk last evening and early this morning that the meeting would vote to strike.
 This morning some twenty-five or thirty of the old employees of the old Fair Haven and Westville Railroad company were taken in special car from the barns, by previous arrange ment, to confer with Superintendent Hull. The object of this conference, it is said, was to get a promise from MT. Hull that if the men attended the meet ing their positions on the road would not be jeopardized. They stated to the superintendent that their object in wishing to attend was to endeavor to prevail upon the men not to strike and to register their objection to any going out of the men.
 It is said that Superintendent Hull assured them that by attending the meeting they would not endanger their positions, their attendance being for the purpose stated.
 At 3:45 this morning the session was still in progress, and fair minority was fighting against going out. From source entitled to be consid- { cred authoritative, it is learned as fol- lows: The management of the road ap- prehends no long continued strike if one occurs and have been preparing for such a contingency for days with the result that they have a large force of men already at call ready for service Besides there is a large body of the roads men who are not in sympathy with the strike movement and who are counted on as ready workers should a strike be inaugurated. The manage ment moreover has assurance of ample police protection for men who want to work in case of a strike.