Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-21
MAILING THE LIES.
Strikers Statement Says Ranks
 Are Still Full
DESPITE EFFORTS TO BREAK IN

The Strikers Have No Use for Traitors
 and Will Not Be Dubbed Such
 Statement Claims Company Is Still
 Pursuing Strikers Who Have Ob-
 tained Work Elsewhere.
 The strikers executive committee is sued the following statement this af- ternoon:
 'This is the 101st day of our strike, and despite the lies that have been circulated to the contrary our men are still in line and fighting as vigorously as ever for justice. The public has not yet heard all of the schemes that have been worked to defeat our cause. When we make them all known some time later, we think the public will agree that we have pretty hard cus- toners to deal with.
 s'Is it not strange that if the com- pany can, as 1t has said, procure all the help it needs outside. that the rep resentatives of the company should appear so eager to attempt to break into our ranks and get some of the old help to return to their former placesg This is another illustration of the tfatherly love- the company has for the old men. whom its representatives have already lovingly branded as 'ho- iboes' and drlnkards. On our side, We leave it to the public if we have not fought from our standpoint openly, honestly and fearlessly, and when the full light of public opinion is focused on the doings of both parties in this struggle we feel that some who may have had bitter feelings for us and our cause will become our friends and supporters. We may have made mis- takes. What human man or what or ganization of human beings has not? But in all fairness, considering the mighty corporation we have had to wrestle with, considering the strain that must necessarily accompany such a situation. we submit that we have nothing to feel ashamed of and great deal to be proud for in this battle.
 we were informed this morning that a representative of the company tried to have two of our men dis charged from positions which they have recently secured. We are tn- vestigating .this matter, but at this writing have been unable to prove the correctness of this information
 s.Why should the company desire to have some of our men violate the ob- ligations of their organization by breaking away from our ranks and playing the part of a traitor? If men turn traitors to their organiza tion, are they not quite liable to turn traitors on the company that employs tliem In fact, if a man is a traitor in any thing, is he to be trusted? We think such person would prove a traitor to his country if the test came-and even to his God. In other words once traitor, always a traitor. We are happy to state that we have none of this class now in our organization They are all true to our cause, true to themselves, and above all, true to theil families who will live after them, and our men do not intend to take that step which would hand down to their children and even to their children's children the lasting stigma of traitor;
 This strike is going right on, and no amount of false statements can stop it until the company sees fit to meet us and treat with us on ail hon. orable basis. which we feel sure would bring about an agreement and settle ment that would do away with pos. sible repetition of another strike with all its inconvenience to The public and loss to merchants.
 we want once more to thank ouI friends for the numerous communica- tions containing substantial support which we have received since yester. day. They will be acknowledged i'm. mediately.
 Buses will go to Father Traynors $ fair in Waterville tonight as usual. 2
 The reports in circulation yesterday that half a dozen of the strikers would report for work this morning was shown to have no foundation for none of the men reported. Still, this fore noon, it was reported again that some of them would appear on the extra cars at noon, and some of the strikers were on hand at that time to see the men come out. But they did not come and the strikers went away satisfied that their ranks were shoulder to shoulder" so far. None of the strikers SuA SApldiH LAC SOuFce or these fumOfS.
 Great inducements are being offered to residents of Waterbury to take Jobs on the trolley cars, but so ia. very few have accepted them. One man told . reporter to-day that he is think ing of going on and tiat tie only rc.l- son he had not done 20 b.fa'e was bs- cause he hated the idea of inca."inc the diSpleasure of his uc'gs.ors and being marked as a ''scab." He didn't see, though why ale should be blamed, seeing that it appears to be generally believed that the strike is lost He is hoping that d few of the strikers will return to their places on the cars so that he and others who would like to work for the company could step ill without being made targets of. While the man didn't say so, and the reporter didn't advise him one way or the oth- CT, still, judging by the way he viewed the situation it is likely that he will soon join the ranks of the strike