Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-03
Leads Some People to Think
 Strike is Nearing End
WAITING MIR MAHoM's COMING

Only Few Organizations at Present Contributing to the Strike Fund.- Consequently, For the First Time In Over Six Months, the Strikers Had
 No Money Coming Yesterday -Ru-
 mor That New Settlement Plan VIII Be Presented to the Company. There promises to be some develop ments take place this week in the trolley strike The strikers held a large and interesting meeting yester- day and in consequence their national president, MT Mahon, is expected here in day or two. It would not be sur prising if the strike was called off this TsA-eeks for it is well known that large number of men have for some time fa- vored such course, but were held back by a majority vote. However, things, 1t is said, have come to such q pass now that anything may happen in a day or two.
 In the first place the men were not paid their weekly strike wage yesteF- day. This was the first omission of
  on the morning of January Il. It is taken by great many as an indication of the way the wind is blowing from the various labor unions that have con- tributed to this strike fund week after week for the past six months.
 One reason assigned for the failure of the men to get their money has been the gradual withdrawal by the labor unions of their support to the strike, so that the burden is now principally upon the shoulders of the Buffers and Polishers' and the typographical un- ion.
 1t is said that there are but twenty. five or thirty men on the strike pay roll now, but even that number call- not be maintained by Contributions from these two ur5ons,N large and lib eral as they are said to be. another burden will soon be added to the shoulders of the buffers and polishers by the striking buffers at the Benedict & Burnham plant, unless the trouble there is settled within a week.
 It is only a natural conclusion tG draw that when the trolley strikers are no longer drawing strike wage they will endeavor to get work and that If there is any possible chance of getting their old places they will try to do so.
 It is said that already plan has been drawn up to settle the strike tllie week if at all possible and that the national president, Mir Mahon, will figure in the attempt It is said that list of men has been Grawn up for Manager SeweH of the trolley com pany to select a choice of the men he may desire to put to work immediate- ly. But reliable authority has it that this offer will not be accepted Mana ger Sewell will accept the men only upon their individual application whether or not the strike may be de- clared off. But another source is ala- thOgity for the statement that MT Sewell will have nothing whatsoeycr to do with the strikers unless they first declare the strike off He has. it is said, told intimate friends that he needs the old men very sorely. That the new men are actually robbing the company; that on one of the recent holidays one conductor was found to have knocked down. 80 cents on two trips on the Bank street line. It is no secret that every car has had one or two "spotters" since circus day, June 30.
 Things are in bad way on both sides of the strike. The company is losing money in two ways, money that would be earned were there no strike and money that is earned and which the employees knock down. while the their weekly wages.