Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-13
OUTLOOKOF STRIKE
Leaders Are Now in Conference
 and Hope For Relief.
a1,ooo MEN ARE OUT NOW

v UodnlAS May De 0SSuAhSu pJ
 AIorrow-Se Secretary Easley of the
 Civic Federation Board Met the La
 bor Leaders Behind Closed Doors
 Loads of Coal Conveyed to Consum-
 CTS in the Darkness of the Night.
 Boston, March 13.-With the labor leaders in conference with Secretary Ralph M. Easley of the Civic Fedora tion, with prospect of q general meet ing of representatives of all the lead ing business interests at which MT Paisley should be heard after having learned the workmen's side of the case and the indications that teaming is to De resumed by some concerns after ] tie-up of two. days, Boston's strike sit nation was more hopeful this morn ing than it has been since the trouble began last Monday morning. Yet 21,000 men were numbered among the forces of the strikers and threats that hun dreds Of others would join the move ment were as freely made as at any time this week
 
 and his conference with the labor rep resentatives was begun at s o'clock in one of the hotels Besides the com mittees of the freight handlers, team drivers and longshoremen's unions, James Duncan, vice president of the American Federation of Labor; John +. O'Sullivan, fourth vice president International Typographical Union: Er.aI I1l ra+1, T chusetts state branch A. F. O. L; James F. Crozier, president Central Labor Union, and others were present at the meeting
 The sitting was behind closed doors and it was announced that nothing would be given out until Mir Paisley was fully in touch with the situation.
 While the general aspect of the strike was much the same as on pre- vious days some slight changes were noted Until late yesterday, the Brine Transportation company, non-union, was doing practically all the teaming of the city, all other teamsters hay ing been tied up by the sympathetic strike. The master teamsters, after conference, had decided to await developments and so no effort was
 
 During the day yesterday. however. some concerns found that in order to save their contracts with large firms they must undertake to deliver goods or give the business over to the Brine company. This led two of the union teamsterS to start out with non-union drivers and this morning several oth- CTS followed this action. As those at work yesterday met with no trouble. IL led to the hope that operations might be resumed in a limited degree. although it was felt that the presence Of non-union men on the teams would introduce a disturbing element among me great army of strikers.
 The coal situation, which was moi reassuring yesterday owing to the strike of the team drivers. was im- proved considerably during the nigbt several firms having taken advantage of empty streets and darkness to con Vey coal to large consumers. Whether this expedient can be resorted to again without interference from The strikers is a question. There is still an absence of disturbance in the citv- No trouble of any magnitude has de- geloped, the first appearance of any
 
 been promptly quelled by the poIice one or two men have been assaulted. but arrests have not been freuuent One man yesterday was given a sen fence or four months in the house of correction, nearly the maximum pen- the streets. The fact that those who called "seab" in the trouble with the Brine company Q few weeks aeo fr,. has killed that word here, and the non- union men are now designated as sistrike breakers :"
 There was the usual confidence at the strike headquarters to-day. Re- ports Tn the hands of officials showed Inat the forces are we'll organized and Inat there have not been a score of assertions i'll all the ranks. In fact Ihe only noticeable break in this d1 fection was made by 13 men of the Boston & Maine railroad who decid- ed to take advantage of President Iuttie's offer to return to their places before this morning.
 All the railroad companies reported IraInc moving to their satisfaction to- day. Freight for delivery here con- fnued to accumulate, but the com containing certain kinds of merchan- disc and they are being sidetracked until better conditions prevail.
 The steamship companies docks are in a worse condition than the freight sheds of the railroad companies on account of congested traffic. There Is much perishable material stored on the wharves, mostly fruit, which will cause heavy damage.
 The plan adopted by the railroads to send through baggage around the city from one system to another. ow- Ing to the strike of the Armstrong transfer company's men, has worked TO advantage and travellers now suf- fer little inconvenience.
 The longshoremen of the ocean steamship lines joined the strike to- day No steamships from Europe are in port at present, but two are due to-day.
 Somerville, Mass, March 13.-The American Tube works on Frost avenue Is in very critical condition for the want of coal None arrived yester- day and unless the supply is doubled to-day they will be obliged to close down About 2.500 men are em- ployed here. The firm has the con tract of supplying all the brass tubing for the warships
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