The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-03-18
EFFORTS TO SETTLE STRIKE


following reply vas sent to Colonel
Burpee:
your communica ton of this date
concerning our request has been receiv-
ed and in reply we will say that we will
be ready TO meet you in the aldermanic
chamber in the city hall building at
$50 this (Tuesday) evening, for the pur-
pose of discussing and, if possible, of
reaching a settlement of the present
strike.
You state that your information is
that we desire to be fair We assure
you that our intentions are to be fair
and just to both sides of this unpleas-
ant controversy What we desire, as
We stated before, is to meet some one
who has the power to settle the dispute,
as you have agreed that it would be
more than useless to take up the mat
ter with anyone not authorized to make
a settlement.
Assuring you that we will be on
hand at the appointed hour, we remain,
Respectfully,
w. D. Mahon,
D. L. Dilworth.''
Promptly at $3.50 Mr. Mahon, Mr.. Dill
worth and Messrs. Morgan, Dennis and
Collins, of the strikers executive COM
mittee, assembled in the aldermanic
chamber in the city hall building. Col
onel Burpee, representing the trolley
company, appeared a short time later
and the strike situation as viewed from
both sides was discussed with consid-
cradle freedom. After the conference
had been in session To- some time the
strikers committee left the room and
adjourned to an afte-room, leaving Mr..
Mahon and Mr.. Dilworth closeted with
Colonel Burpee. 'i59eSHalf an hour later
the latter gentleman left the room and
announced to the newspaper men that
the conference left matters unchanged.
After the departure of Mr.. Burpee
the strikers committee, the national
officers and Mayor Kilduff held short
consultation, and as result Colonel
Burpee was again requested to come to
city hall. He complied with the request
and was closeted with Mr.. Mahon, Mr.,
Dilworth and Mayor Kilduff until near
| ly eleven o'clock. After the session
broke up the colonel refused to discuss
the proceedings of the conference
merely remarking that the position of
the trolley company was the same as it
has always been.
! Mr.. Mahon gave out the following
statement:
1--WE regret to state that the confer
ences with Colonel Burpee, counsel for
the trolley company, have closed with
out a settlement having been reached.
We offered to make all reasonable and
| honorable concessions that the organi-
cation could consistently make, but on
| the part of the company's representa-
| tive there was no disposition shown to
meet us on this basis. He refused to
recognize or allow the men to return to
work in body.
After receiving his refusal we Of
| fered to submit the entire matter in
dispute to board of arbitration, COM
posed of disinterested citizens Of Wa
| terbury; one to be chosen by the COM
pany; one by the men; and the two
thus selected to appoint the third; and
the decision of the majority of this
board to be final. This the company s
counsel absolutely refused to accept.
This leaves the situation practically as
| it has been. However, we have, not
given up hope. We shall make another
appeal to the higher officials of the
company and, if possible, secure con-
ference with them before applying to
the American Federation of Labor and
other International unions. We desire
to make this statement also: That this
proposition of arbitration is still open
and should the company decide to ac-
cept it we will be only too pleased tc
make arrangements to nave the matter
submitted to such arbitration board al
once"
Mr.. Mahon and Mr.. Dilworth will
leave here tomorrow morning for New
York city in connection with another
matter. They will return here as soor