Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-16
DON'T GIVE UP.
Bridgeport Men Say Strike Is
 Still On.
CHAIRMAN DILLWoRTH THERE:

5 $ { h.sN-55 y5{.34 T. R. Wood, President of Bridgeport
 Union, Sends Telegram to Waterbury
 Men and Says the Strike is still in
 Operation.
 Is the strike off at Bridgeport? Some say 1t is and others assert that it is still on, and will be, continued whether the men go back or not Tn view of the fact that President Wood says the trouble is not over and wants to see the Waterbury boys keep up the fight, there must be some tall story telling going on all over the state about this Park city strike. At noon to-day Mir Horgan received the following dispatch from President Wood of the trolley mems union at Bridgeport:
 Bridgeport, Conn July 16. .. Horgan, Trolleymen' Union, Water
 bury, Conn:
 Dillworth here. Leaving tomorrow. Will continue strike here Don't give up. T. R. WOOD President.
 If this means what 1t says, and no doubt it does, all this talk about the strike being, over at Bridgeport Is rather premature and they are no near- : bury. But it must be admitted that there is something going on whatever 1t is or whoever is responsible for ft. Almost every other man you meet wants to know if 1t is true that the strikers are quarreling among them selves and if there is any truth in the rUnlor that they are willing to surren der internationally. Of course almost any kind of tactics are fair in time of war, and if the company and others gwhG have no use for the unions are putting these stories around, nobody can say that they are exceeding their rights. But the question that concerns the public is how much truth is there in all this talk and where does 1t orig mate? The strikers say that there Is no dissension in their ranks and that there never has been, and more than that, they don't expect any. The few Assertions that have taken place were expected, and, as one of them said to- day, he was not surprised to learn that couple of the men went back yester- day. What he had been wondering at was that they didn't return long ago. He said he had attended nearly all the meetings since the strike and had heard nothing which would lead him to believe that the men are divided,
 There is no doubt but tilat the puh- lie would be pleased to see the Water bury strike settled, and every man who thinks he has any influence is using 1t toward that end. Some are trying moral suasion, others are using clubs and hammers, many are continuing to walk, 3 few are riding Some day all will find common ground and then they'll wonder why this spot could not have been picked out long ago. Per- haps the agitation for an old home week may turn out to be the oil needed to calm the turbulent waters that have been raging in Waterbury for the past 186 days. Let us hope so. We Coat want all our old time friends and n .gh- b0rs to drop in and find us at sword $ point with each other. No man would think of holding a. jolliication meeting at his home while himself and his fan1- fly were on the outs. It is so with communities. We must. get together ourselves before we issue an invitation to others to call upon us. If not those who would honor us by their presence would leave convinced that Waterbury was degenerating and that is far from the aim promoters of the old home week movement have in view.
 The following story was sent out from Bridgeport this morning:
 Bridgeport July 15. President Frank Wood of the Bridgeport trolley men's union last night officially de- clared of. the strike of the employees of the Connecticut Railway and Light ing Go, which was inaugurated two months ago. The strikers. are given the privilege, by the union, of apply ing individually at the offices of the company.
 ! Tn declaring the end of the strike. President Wood takes occasion tosaIl- nounce that the 45 men who voted to return to work last Saturday, and who sd did SO are expelled from the nnion. with a $50 fine. He further states that measures will be taken which will prevent their employment any where in this country where there is a labor union in force.
 The official announcement that the strike was at an end was made prinol- palIy for the benefit of the working people and members of labor unions in the city. It was realized that with the many assertions from the union ranks that the cause was a lost one. and to continue it further would be hardship ons the people who have sym pathized with the strikers They are, therefore, allowed to patronize the cars going to and from work and for busi- ness purposes without antag gondzing the union. but it was expressly stated in last nights statement that the Connec- lieut. Railway and Lighting Co and it's pleasure resort Pine Rock park, re- main on the unfair list.
 The trolley company has refused to take back a, number of strikers, and it is hardly possible that President Wood and the pnen who thave stood by him will become applicants for their old positions. The company has already hired a number of Bridgeport men and they are being broken in on tho cars daily.
 Sheriff Hawley yesterday compiled his expense account in connection with the strike in this city. In the aggregate it amounts to about $T,000. The Sunday riot and the precautions