Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-23

that the management wants Its help to
make a display OF rowdyism on the
cars, though, to be sure, two or three
such cases have occurred In EXchange
place and no word Of rebuke has been
heard from anybody representing the
company. 1t is but fair to assume that
the Farleyites object to being called
scabs, but this is one of the penalties
attached to the class Of work they are
engaged In and they should make UP
their minds not to be too thin skinned
about such things. 1t Is not right TO
refer to the strike breakers as scaDs,
but such conduct cannot be stopped by
the tactics the aggrieved parties are said
to be employing. The public wants no
more violence and it would be well for
both sides to keep this In mind.
1t was reported that a batch of non
union trimmers will arrive In town this
evening from Philadelphia. r. J. Shee-
han, representing the international
Brotherhood OF Electrical Workers, ar
rived in town this evening and will
await the report of certain committees
before taking a hand in the matter.
There has been a report current that
the trimmers were offered $1.75 a day,
25 cents more than they were paid, but
there seems to be no truth in this re-
port. Manager Sewell merely said he
would try to get the men 25 cents more
a day If they would promise to remain
at work until to-day.
The Incorporate bill,' so-called,
which Is now the talk of this city and
the state at large, was presented by
Senator Cornelius Tracy of this city,
by request. This of course does not
say that he is the father Of the bill or
that he even endorses 1t. The bill
came to him with a request tackled on
that he present 1t, and he did SO. Per-
heps when 1t comes UP. for action the
est opponents The senator Is a., fair
minded, liberal man, and he would
hardly want to do anything that would
take away the rights OF large NUM-
Der Of his townsmen.
There was young fellow around to-
day helping to trim the lamps OF the
traction company and he Is known by
the name OF kid" Harvey. He lives
i'm Naugatuck and the linemen who
are out on strike tell some peculiar
stories about this same chap Harvey.
1t seems that Harvey has been employ
ed with the linemen in this city as a
ground man. Some time ago he put
up $40 to gain him admittance to the
union, but for some reason or other
he was scared off, Some days before
the linemen went out Harvey was
asked point blank If he intended to
stick to the men he was working with
and stand by the demands they were
about to make. Harvey appeared con-
fused at first and finally blurted out
that he could not very well do 1t, that
he had taken obligations in some order
which would not allow OF him to go
contrary to Mr. Sewell and Mr. Oviatt.
When the time came for the linemen to
| make, their demands Harvey was sick
| SO 1t is said, at any rate he did not 40
out with them for he appeared for
work to-day and was placed at the
business of lamp trimming. The only
Harvey that appears In the NaugatuclS
| directory who is employed by the Con
necticut Railway and Lighting com
pany Is William A. s. Harvey, who
lives at 4s0 Water street. The line.
men say this Is the man who has gone
back on them and is now trying TO fiji
the shoes of. some OF. the lamp trim
mrs.
| Because their teacher, Miss Ida ].
Hablitzel of SIC North Main street
has been riding on the trolley cars
the pupils of one room In the Wash
ington school broke out into open re-
bellion to-day when eleven or more pu-
pills refused to go to school, or In 9th
er words, went OH strike. They jumped
into a sleigh and started towards ST
monsville, shouting "Hurrah for the
union" and Down with the scabs.'
Before the opening Of the school ses.
| sion this morning number OF the pu
tpils in the sixth grade met and talked
! about striking, but they grew some
what weak In their determination
sfwhen Miss Bossidy, the principal OF
the school, so one Of the pupils says
threatened them with dire punishment
When the pupils finally went into
school, several OF them were punished
SO tits said, and this afternoon mum
ber OF them didn't go to school at all
When Miss Bossidy was asked in re
gard to the matter this afternoon sh,
stated that there was no trouble thi!
morning as fur as she knew, but !
was true that eleven of the pupils II
Miss Habhtzers room were out thi
afternoon and the only probable rea
son for the absence of SO many pupil!
from one room was that the.
might be on strike. as the reporter hat
told her. She said she had punished
no boys, neither had she admonishet
them, except when she was coming t,
\ Sh Co.'S vxy a 1%a
of boys walking slowly towards tn,
school and as this Is contrary to tn
rules she told them that they had bet
ter walk faster. The attendance thi
morning was very good and it wa
also good this afternoon except In Mis-
} HabMtzePs room.