Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-12
Men Refused To Go To Work Sunday Morning and
 Not a Car Moved.
'SEWELL SAYS DISCHARGED MEN ARE OUT
Will Not Be Taken Back Under Any ConsderatonIhey Were Given Until Three O. Clock To Report-Wil Be Dis-
 charged if They Do Not

there joined by another employe who | left his car to meet us. And this we also apply to the statement that an ln- spector found us there 'But Barrett didn't report for duty until Wednes- day" says Manager Sewell. Replying l to that statement we will say that it has been a system of the company to post at the central office and at the car barn bulletins designating the work employees were to do after missing reg ular cars and also designating work Tor extra men. When a regular man missed his morning car he was obliged by rule of the company to visit either of these bulletins and if his name didn't appear on the list for duty by 11:3O a. m. for extra duty he was then at lib erty until 4:15 p. m., when he had to visit the bulletin again. If his name l did not appear then he was free to re- port until the time for his regular run the following morning.
 l We claim, and can prove, that the accused men kept in touch with these l bulletins from the time of their first of their discharge. We also claim, and can prove, that Barrett, Kelly and Ma ! loney visited the bulletin personally on 1 Monday, although they could have ob- tained the information through other | channels, without any infraction of the rules. Their names did not appear l thereon and consequently they felt re- lieved from duty until the following l day. They did not deem it necessary to report to any official as no such rule has ever been required or ever been in existence.
 "He (BaTett) told my inspector Tues 1 day when he came around, T have made a big mistake for once in my l life,' says Manager Sewell. Why this contradiction on the part of Mana ger Sewell? Tn the interview he says Barrett didn't show up until Wednes- day.
 Manager Sewell says he understands only fifty-three out of membership of 142 were present at the meeting of the union when the resolutions presented 1 to his company were adopted. The resolutions as passed were adopted unanimously and the result as shown yesterday morning ought to be con vincing denial of this statement of Manager Sewells."
 /! < It was stated that car had been stoned, but on the face of it this re- 1 port seems very doubtful in view of everything being frozen.
 As for seeing the men in question drinking while on duty, it is claimed that such is well nigh impossible be cause the cars do not wait long enough in the center to give any employe time to violate the rules, as is claimed.
 The moment the strike was declared on the lines of battle were drawn up. Tickets were appointed to the respec- tive depots and a close lookout has l since been observed for strangers. II General Manager Sewell had not much to say to-day further than what he has already stated But what he did say that was new is of the greatest inn 1 Dortance. It was to the effect that un- less the men returned to work at 3
 o'clock, as has been said above, he will have men here tomorrow morning to man all of the regular cars at least.
 Regarding the wage rate in the mems claim, he said the men here are paid the
 average rate that is paid in New Eng
 land. It Is higher than in some placesy
 but the only place where trolley men
 are higher paid is Boston.
 "We will never grant what the men
 claim. Of that they can be assured, and they might as we'll understand it
 now as later" he said.
 This forenoon a force of men was em- ployed clearing the tracks on Exchange place and approaches thereto.