Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-09
|EiE STRIKE OVER !?
ess Man Differs With Col. Bur. ve--COnference at Bridgeport --Rum0rS of More Arrests

blonel Burpee's statement that there
 no strike, published in the Democrat
 lew days ago, has aroused some com
 ent. This morning g business man
 smarked to reporter of this paper
 hat he heartily wished what the col bnel had said was true; but he was sorry to have to contradict him.
 If there is no strike said this busi- ness man, 'why doesn't the company get the men who came here to take the place of strikers out of the barn where they have been keeping them since the strike began three months ago at an expense to the company that would more than pay the additional wages the men asked for2 Why doesn't the company discharge the staff of deputy sheriffs that have been ill town for two months? Why don't they properly light the city or get con1- petent men to trim the lamps, so that people would not have to feel instead of see their way home evenings? Why are not the cars full of people, as they used to be before the strike occurred, and which Colonel Burpee declares is over? And, lastly, if the strike is over, why are crews allowed to go armed on the carsf When all these causes for complaint are removed then Colonel Bupee can honestly say the strike Is cveF."
 To-day the board of directors of the trolley company held their meeting, and yesterday, according to the Bridge port Telegram this morning. Manager Sewell and the men's committee held q conference. Following is the full re- port from the Telegram:
 &A onUfaY.nY7nn xro a hnId vn1fnTdaV be- tween Manager Sewell of the Connecti- cut Railway and Lighting Go and the committee of the trolleymen's union re- aarding the propositions made to the company by the troIleymen. Both sides refuse to give out information, but 1t is understood that there is diff ference between the parties yet to be adjusted.
 'sIt is understood that the company is not willing to grant all that the trolley men ask, especially full recognition of their union, but that it is willing to make some concessions in the way of wages, though in this respect the men are not apt to get quite all they hoped for It is understood that certain sug- gestions were made to the committee by representatives of the company and the committee consented to certain notifications The amended state- ment will be considered at directors meeting, and within a few days a de- Oision will be given. The committee will report the result of the conference at the next meeting of the 'lnion."
 Rumors were afioat this forenoon that additional arrests arising out of the violence in the trolley strike will be made within few days. This was the only new thing in this matter, ana what there may be to it Is impossible to say, as those who are engaged on the matter will not give out anything for publication. Still, 1t is possible that the rumors may have some foun- dation. The evening previous to the arrests rumors were in wide circulation and they turned out to be well found- ed. How they got out has not yet been ascertained. It was thought that only four people in all the city were conversant with the tide of things and that only two of that quartet were aware of what was coming, yet Defore that Sunday midnight the whole town had an inkIing of the situation, ana inc next morning rumors were so rife that fhe police wondered how the mat ter leaked out.
 A party of New Haven trolleymen visited the strikers at their meeting yesterday. e,.
 Two new trimmers went to work TOT fho Connecticut Ratlway & Lighting Go a few days ago. One of the men Ryez fn WaiueTyille. 4