Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-04
ORGANIZED LABOR STANDS FIRM.
Until conditions resume their appear ance before the strike was called, it wil not be considered over.


 The strikers executive committee is sued the following daily statement this afternoon:
 By the time this statement reaches the public it will have been just twelve weeks since the executive committee was in conference with General Man. ager Sewell, using every means 1n our power, within honor and fair play, to effect settlement and avoid strike, Had the company acceded anything within reason to Us at that time there would have been no strike, no riots, no assaults, no murder, for things in Wa terbury would undoubtedly have run in the usual tenure of their way.
 That is almost ancient history now, however, and, notwithstanding many reports to the contrary and disreputa- ble methods adopted to break our ranks, even through other labor bodies, we are still firm and undaunted in our just battle for fair play.
 Ut was predicted on the arrest of eight of our members that the strike was killed, that our cause was lost one and that the company was on top of the heap. It must be hard for the company to convince itself that this is
 
 confidence that we are fighting for q principle that is right and honorable, as is evidenced by the empty trolley cars running through the streets. Oh, no, we are not dead. or even sleeping.
 "Once more we ask all not to be nasty in judging the men held for the higher court. Remember, evidence on one side only has been heard. Give .1.1 &1, before branding them as criminals. Some surprises may be in store when their cases are next aired in court.
 ''Onee more we assure the public that throughout this difficulty we have endeayored to carry on fair and hon. | est fight, and have resorted to nothing that was not fair and honorable to bring about a satisfactory settlement of the strike. We are willing at all times to continue doing SC"
 Frank Miller returned to work this morning for the trolley company. Shortly before o'clock this after noon four youngsters, one of them a rough looking customer, indulged in a l lively discussion at the corner of Bank and Ceulter streets, and for a time one would think by the way they acted taht the debate was sure to end in a cuffing match. "Ain't ye goin' t'squeal?' inquired the rough appear l ing fellow, at the same time cycling his companions contemptuously as if about to charge them with lacking "sand'' enough to do something they had agreed to do. Two of them mean dered slowly down Bank street while the one who talked about squedllng stuck his face oven. to the other fellow s jaw and said something in voice that could not be heard across the street. His chum didn't appear tO like the remark, whatever 1t was, sI1d he shook his head and talked back in a fatherly way. After a short pause both followed the others down Bank street There was not anything won derful in seeing a group of boys talk ing bofsterously in the public ways and probably nobody would have noticed them had it not been for the use Of the ! word "squeal' They had started to turn into Center street. but finally changed their minds. Who were they and what did the boy mean by asking the others if they were not going to | stSnupaI 9'