Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-07

 they refused to handle the new gear moulding machines to make large gears and heavy pinions such as were used in the forges; this class of work was being made in the north by machinery process. These articles were finally made in the north and shipped to the forges in Staffordshire cheaper than they could produce them there; after paving freight
 Question 8. There has been no evil dence put forward to contradict what I stated in regard to the demanded schedule of the Sandwell pits.
 Question 4. For the benefit of the readers I would state that Warwick shire and Staffordshire are joined to- gether; also the industries of both counties. I still contend that the bulk of the 1ewelry trade did move away from Birmingham. would like to ask what is the wage now to what 1t was at the time of the strike? At the times referred to jewellers by work ing three days a week could get more remuneration than they can by work ing the whole week at the present, ac- cording to tle price of living in those days. The jewellers of Providence, R. lee jewellers at the present time.
 Question 5. have never found fault with arbitration have always taken the opposite When called MT Sewel1 to account for not considering the pub lie and giving the employees of the 0. R. & l.. Go a hearing disproves this statement. I asked for arbitration of this matter on the plan formulated by | 14 occ 4rN connection with the New York agree ment
 Question 6. The age of the Amalga- mated don't know and it is of little importance in this discussion
 Question 2. The reason of the Soho works owned by Boulton 6 Watts dwindled away was because the own CTS endowed to perpetuate their mem ory as the inventors of steam engines and gas works. The men that handled the concern afterwards thought they had sinecure, hence tts demise.
 Question g. In regard to the Tan eye works the picture that is present ed of this concern IS little colored. You state that Dick Tangye said their concern had never had quarrel with their men. Hold on, therel How about the great machinists' strike when Dick Tangye arose in the con ference In the company's mess room and stated that he would rather "eat his trousers than give in." Your mind | is not so bad as not to remember the construction the public put upon it. What caused the Westinghouse people to remove part of their large pumps and malleable iron work to this coi1n- l try? The hands that were employed in that concern in 1888 are very short of what they are at the present time. The Amalgamated realized that strikes was producing disaster there and took a different turn and tried to help the concern instead of making further de- mands. It was not until these times that their great steel plant became per- fected.
 | So In conclusion wish to state that the word s'arrogance'' has no meaning for me. simply asked unions to be careful in economic warfare. as 1t leads eventually to strikes I have done my best to show how to avoid them. Admitting my plan has not found much favor in MT Makepeace's s sight, have tried to show where the shoals and difficulties lie that surround us, 50 as not to produce disaster in the future, and to keep clear of the dema- gogues who by their rant and prejudice and class hatred would tend to plunge mankind into confusion, anarchy and blOOdshed, sap their energies, subvert all progress and destroy civilization l The innumerable and abominable wrongs that exist are only to be got rid of by calm reasoning, and thinking th6 E the only thing that will sever the chains that binds Us to our exist I ing bad laws and conditions, still ad. heTe to what have stated in the past that any coereed demands above the normal point is above the power of the unions to keep it there, less numbers find employment, and business vii move elsewhere, as sure as water finds its level. Therefore ! ask for the calm consideration of the ties that bind cap ital and labor, not for q moment doubt ing the sincerity of men that are band ed together for their mutual improve ment. The efforts of these men are in tended for good, for the saving of tn, children from the whirl of the mill ani the HneRduring hours of toll in the gen leration to come. These are the burn ing words of John Mitchell The de biE0 UI the WOTHUlan A8 ne takes tTQt
 lily white hand Of his child in his own
 a child like the children Of the rich, f to try and bring about better condi ton of affairs in the future, so that tn,
 child won't have to st1ffer the priva
 tions and haPdships of cruel world
 believe this to be the opinion of u all, but 1t cannot be brought about b, irrational methods. Labor's only an,
 effective prayer must be in life actto1 !, for its own redemption founded ol , thought. "crude thought sometime erring at first but ultimately devel t oped into useful thinking by much pa . tient experimenting for the right am the true. Now write me what 70 -half-hearted, ignoramus or mad man-but write me witha1 as one wh < feels for his fellow man. Having re viewed the evidence of my opponer 7 carefully. I now make my bow fror . the lists, not to enter it again for tn ' present tender my acKnowledge j, Inent and thanks to this paper for 1t : courtesy. remain,
 E. W. BIGGERSTAFF. !. April ', 1908.
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