Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-15

and Hartford at Saugatuck.
 Many people in this town are em- ployed in Bridgeport and use the troll ley daily to get to their work. To-day it was necessary to walk to Saugatuck, a distance of <21a miles, and ride to Bridgeport on the train.
 About twenty-four men are employed oy the Connecticut Railway and Light ing Go on the branch lines about the town. "s.
 The Strikers Statement Says, 1T Told You So."
 The strikers executive committee is- sued the following communication this afternoon:
 To-day we have reached the quarter century mark of our strike, this being our 125th day out. And to-day a turn ing point has been reached in our bat tie. Bright and early this morning the Bridgeport trolleymen marched out to our relief and defense, 220 men strong, and at this writing the Bridge port and Waterbury men are lined up shoulder to shoulder ready to resist the attacks of another $1OO,OO0 expend- iture by the Connecticut Railway and Lighting company. If Manager Sew ell were to meet our president this morning, as he did the time of the ar rest of those accused of taking part in the Wateryille assault, we wonder if he would do as he did then and remind us that ''now we had something for our daily statement" We rather think not. but he does something just as jo- cOsely when he comes out in a state ment and says that i've have settled this difficulty here and are now ready for the other one" It is to laugh. Manager Sewell may be deluding him. self into believing such rash state ment to be true, but we think the pub lie has it's own opinion in this matter. A telegram from our Bridgeport broth CTS this morning read as follows: NBeg to inform you that everything is as tight as a clam.'' The company had better get a clam opener at work now.
 To those friends of ours who have stuck so nobly to us in our great bat tie for justice, we submit that there must be something wrong in the do- ings of the company to have the en- ployes in two large cities go on strike. Here in Waterbury the company has told you time and again that they were not given time enough to consider our demands. Was the company not giv- en abundance of time by our Bridge port brothers? And is not the result the same? What difference did it make in the conlpany's action to get more time? The company has also stated here that there was not the slightest chance of Bridgeport going out, that the Bridgeport trolleymen were nice gentlement and loved their employers too much to go out. Now watch the change and listen to the roasting" those same, men will now receive. Meantime those who have had mud from all over the country. thrown upon Waterbury and its people will have to give way for a while and let the world watch operations in the Park City.
 In last Tuesdays statement we sug- gested the possibility of Bridgeport going out before the month of May de parted and requested our readers to stick this notice in their hats and await results. To-day we can only point to the Bridgeport strike and say, "We told you so"
 The WlIe or Jay woods, the striker who deserted us, has been doing a lit tie work in the interests of the com pany. She has ben telling our men how nice her husband has been treat ed since his return by Manager Sewell, and intimates that he gets paid by the company whether he works or not Concerning our statement as to the de claration of Woods never to go back to the company because Superintendent Wales swore at him in front of his ac- quaintances in Naugatuck, Mrs Woods says that this has all been strengthened out by Mir Wales, who has apologized to Woods and squared himself by in- forming him that he had a rapid-fire temper which shot occasionally without intention and was afterwards remOrseful therefor.