Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-07
MONTREAL STILL TED UP
Railway Co Granted About
 Everything Asked For.
Men See 'Nigger fin the Woodpile''
 Howver, and Want More mother
 Conference Is Being Held Tc-Day.

s Conference Is Being Held To-Day-
 Montreal, Feb TO the surprise of everyone, the employees of the Mon~ treal Street railway, at a meeting held early to-day refused to ratify the liberal terms agreed upon by their committee and President Forget of t1e railway company for settlement pf the strike which began Thursday night. sss
 President Forget met committee or the strikers last night at the request of Mayor Cochran. After some fiis cussion President Forget announced that the company was ready to grant the men an advance ten per cent Iii wages, recognize the union and refia- state men recently discharged unless their dismissal had been for just cause.
 The committee seemed to be we'll satisfied with the terms offered ana it was generally believed that the end of the strike was in sight. A meeting of the employees was called at | :30 <. rn. !. to ratify the terms of settlement.
 It soon became apparent that . ma Jority of the men would bA satisfied with nothing short Of complete "a. pitulation on the part of the railway company. Speeches were made urx- ing the men to refuse the terms of stfs dement, unless they included nrfin1ess four and five of the men's demanfls. which required an increase in fhe working force of the company and that no suspensions whatever be made per manent. f s It was also urged that the purpose of the company was not to recognize the present union, but. new one which the men would be required foI form. @ More conservative leaders among the men urged the men to accept ths. l'concessions offered but they Wura cried down. %
 It was pointed out by those oppose<l| to acceptance that the article in fhe agreement between President For1ef and the strikers committee had d cofl- dition to it in the words ssJJnless their dismissal had been for just cause. It was stated that the company 1ifI not intend to reinstate certain strike lead- l CTS. When a vote was taken thu pro- posed basis of settlement was defenf ~ ed. E
 It is expected that the company will
 make . determined effort to rsiu some
 Of thair cars t0day manned with ,in-
 ion men. They have asked for po4
 lice protection ss
 Lieutenant- Colonel Gordon, deputy
 officer commanding the Fifth military district, which takes Iii Montreal mid
 surrounding districts, has been Iii eori~ ! sultation with Mayor Cochran.
 measures were discussed for the pro tection of the street railway property
 in the event of the strike becoming serious
 I The Duke of Connaugflt husaarS and the Victoria rifles who are first on the roll to be called out for riot duty have been unofficially informed to b@ in readiness to mobilize at d moment x notice
 Tn the northern portion Of the cftx the tracks have been flooded for QTxite la distance and are buried under solid lice. N N Another conference between thx
 strikers and the company and the citS council representatives is being held.
 The leaders and others arc urging tle men to accept the terms offered by the company. It is possible that tl1is will be done within a few hours, eSpeciall$ l$
 since m official explanation has been
 made that the company is willing tp
 recognize the union of its employees as l soon as 1t shall have heen placed upon satisfactory and permanent basis
 which it says Is not the case af pres
 ent. #