Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-24
STRIKE NOTES.

The continued offers to submit all differences to arbitration goes far in
 convincing the public that the strikers are in the right in the present trouble.
 Thus far the business men have stood solidly by the strikers. They evidently
 realize that upon the prosperity of the
 working classes depends their success Ten years hence the business man
 or corporation who will not recognize
 the union will be rarity. These men
 belong In the same class as the work
 ingmen who oppose up to date machin-
 cry.
 He gives twice who gives quickly" IS an, old saying, but one which should tDe borne in mind at the present time.
 Ii you are member of a union see that
 your strike assessment is paid prompt
 ly. Keep plenty of funds in the treas
 ury.
 While no objection is made to the
 rule that employees shall not enter a sa-
 loon when in uniform, isn't 1t just a trdhe arbitrary to dictate to man
 when he shall wear clothing, that he
 has bought and paid for when not on
 duty? J
 It is proba ble that a benefit of some
 kind will be given at one of the the
 aters for the strikers, that is if there
 are no stronger indications of settle
 ment than at present. Hundreds are
 anxious to show their good will toward
 these men, and this would afford an
 opportunity.
 It is reported that foreman in one l of the large factories has forbidden the
 girls In his room to wear the i've walk"
 buttons under penalty of dismissal. | EhiIa bka ;4 S.,
 to be doubted whether it wiu increase
 the receipts of the trolley company.
 You can lead horse to water. but
 you can't make him drink.''
 Senator Tracy in his "open letter.
 takes pride in the number of homes
 purchased by the working men of Wa.
 terbury. With coal at SIP per ton and the price of all provisions and clothing soaring upward, 1t is not probable that , the family man will invest largely in real estate when his wages do not av- , craze more than $1.S0 to $2.10 per day < Residents of South Main street are
 greatly puzzled as to who the woman
 can be who So consistently rides on the trolley cars on that line She seems to be doing a sort of continuous per 7 formatlce act in the riding line. but ap- 5 pears to be a stranger to everyone 3 Some believe that it is woman hired . by the trolley management to give oth- CTS courage to ride, while many are 5 positive that it is one of the Pinkertons l In disguise to prevent the new conduc~ } tors from getting into the habit of . Knocking down" fares.
 $ There is one business man who pa
 tronizes the trolley line who evidently
 is ashamed of the fact. Instead of | fq kInO aQr o C. l near his place of business, he walks to
 a point in the vicinity of St Johns s church and there awaits its coming ? On his return he rides to the same place 3 and alights. travelling the balance of 3 the distance on foot The strikers and 7 their friends would have much more re- e spect for man who boldly took the 3 car at the center OF at his place of bt1si- l. ness than one who attempted to de- S ceive them in this manner The com
 pany with which the gentleman re-
 ferred to above is connected has in the n past and at the present time is receiv- Il ing much patronage through the me- ! d1um of organized labor. ... s.. l. Editor of the Labor Column: Il The splendid showing and firm deter l. mination of the men involved in the IL PA S7SAAb SlA4hC IS WOACllJ LuG ulSueSI f commendation from every worker in k the city. It is simply war to be com y pared as it were between David and c Goliath On the one hand we have ar n rayed the combined capital of one of o the richest monopolies in New Eng o land, with Manager Sewell as it's rep l. resentative, and on the other a few e trolley employees who are simply en- It deaVorlng by united action to bring e about a better condition of their labor l. Truly one never saw a more brilliant e hght against such overwhelming odds y and conducted on such 8 gentlemanIy
 basis as far as the men are concerned
 On the other hand the c. R and l.. Go d seem to resort to all the lowest tactics if to arouse public sympathy, and it is n gratifying to note that the public are D. dead on to this. Not even the most st conservative minded man can but ad 0 mire the strikers. What more need be g said than the attempt to defame the d character of such a man as Mir Bar Is rett? They with the aid of the Asso IS ciated Press have caused it to be spread n broadcast that he was discharged fo1 le drunkenness and everyone will admit " that 1t would take a good round sun s. in dollars to repair the damage to this ts mans character, not taking into con III sideration the fact of his being a mar n. ried man. Much has been said in tht II local papers, etc. The boycott. ant Iy the statements about the sick boy being e. called scab, etc, are amusing and can " not fail but help the strikers; at tht 10 same time it would be wise to bea
 these in mind. also the papers that pub
 fish such foolish news items. It is III CT to the public to refrain from acts O. to violence and persist in walking, anC D. then the c. R. and l.. Go will soon b, m brought to a normal state of thei It, senses. J. s.