Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-17
THE DAII4Y sTApEMEN
Rev Mir stockdale Is Taken to Task

Rev Mir Stockdale Is Taken to Task
 For His Utterances.
 The strikers executive committee issued their 15Sth daily statement this afternoon, as follows:
 For almost twenty three weeks we have been battling for our rights with one of tho lnightlest corporations In the country. Far be it, therefore, from us any desire to get into outside con- troyersies, On the eve of the conaple- ton of the famous trial of several of the members of our union, however, we find published in one of the local papers eommunica ton signed by the Rev +, E. Stockdale, which, in our opinion is ill timed and un-Christian- like in it's statements. We cannot but state that there are many things in MT Stockdale's communication which are news to the strikers executive com- mittee and which were not contained in the report of the clergymen's com mittee as submbtted to our meeting. We have respect enough for MT Stock dale's calling not to say that any of the statements are false, but we must say that many of them are not facts and must have been made through misunderstanding. MT Stockdale tells a funny CD story at the end of the communication in which he makes a non-tlnton calf union calf after ex- tracting the brains. It is needless for us to point out the fact that this story is quite undignified We could easily make the same point by changing the calves heads and making the lon-un- ion one a union calf. 7.
 Mir Stockdale says we refused to drop the reinstatement of our two dis charged men, even after the Business Mems association, offered one of them q position with more money than he received on the cars. As we have re- peatedly stated, and so has MT Barrett, the reinstatement of Barrett and Kel- ly was never insisted upon if the com pany would meet us equitably on our other requests. Misunderstanding No 1.
 Mir Stockdale says he served on the committee at our request. Our unr derstanding is that this was a volun- teer committee. However, MF Stock. dale was perfectly agreeable to us Misunderstanding No ?,
 MT staelSdale saws the rfaion pledged itself hide by the finding of his commi We aSsert that we agreed to abide py the committees decision 4 the eemDanY would do likewise nothr ing mere than fair in our opinion. Nils understanding No 3,
 Mir SteelSdale publishes a lot of mn terial about MT Barrett and where hs spent tho time he was off duty whicf is entirely new to us. He gives tht impression that this was contained il the report read by Pr Anderson at onl meeting, We are willing to leave i te pr Anderson and Father Slocum i this Is so. isunderstanding No 4.
 Contrary to Mir Stockdale's state ment, we have never intimated fha the employer had not a nerfect right t discharge his help for cause. As " stated before, Barrett and Kelly neye stood in the way of a settlement i the company would give us tho in creased wages asked for. They sim plF covered up our wage request b, Haunting Barrett and Kelly constant. before the public. ,11@ ~,.,, ...4.. ...z
 After the committee had thorough. investigated our side we were informed by Mir Stochdale that he had been : striker once himself. and we left hin with the moral assurance drawn iron what he said, that we had his sym pathy. His conmn nication, therefore Is a surprise to us and its qualification ! by the local uaoEnang paDer just at thi' tama, to us seems to have had 8 pur pose.
 By the tdme our next daily state ment ds issued the court will hav' probably arrived at decision in th' l trdal of the members of our union These eases have attracted great pub lie attention and many will be glas | when the strain ds over and justice ha' 1wnnsn