Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-07

1ne same game IS carried on on the other lines.
 The strikers executive committee is- sued the following statement this af ternoon
 This is the eighty-seventh day of our strike and finds things running along in the even tenor of their way, with our men still behind the guns fighting for justice. " Evidently Boss Farley's supply of strike breakers Is getting short, or the chaps he has here are getting spring fever and returning to the salt water resorts for the summer, for as a last resort the company is now endeavoring to obtain local help to fill the places made vacant when we went out on strike. According to reports brought to us, they are willing to make 1t a monetary object for anyone who will condescend to work for them under present conditions but we understand they are having considerable difficulty getting reputable help. Efforts have also been made to break into our ranks by getting some of our men out on strike to go back at practically their choice of positions on the cars, but we are glad to say that the men have been found solid phaianx and these over lures have been respectfully declined.
 "We are happy to know that a strike has been averted on the Consolidated road The company's directors showed ability and goou Judgment in confer ring with representatives of the train men, and as result the difficulties were soon smoothed out and peace reigns supreme. How different from the conditions here, where the com pany, with a -handedness that Is marvellous, ignores the public and the public inconvenience and makes no eff fort whatsoever bring to an end. Il stage of unpleasantness which is doing nobody any good and many much harm. In no place throughout the country, where there have been labor troubles, has the company shown such complete disdain for its former em- ployes and so great disregard for the public oT the city which created it and made it mighty. Here we have con- pany whose board of directors have made no effort to personally investi- gate and root out the present difficult ties but arbitrarily sitting In their offices miles away, voted their general manager S1o0,Oco ta spend as he wished to whip us out of our boots and wipe us off the map If possible.
 The only evidence the directors have is what they have received from their own help here, and therefore 1t must be one-sided. And if we can judge what they know from the misstat0gnents which we have had to correct through our daily statements from that source, they must have been pumped full of pretty hot stuff. It means great deal to the general manager if he succeeds in grinding us doxsn in our just de- mands He will be big fellow then in the eyes of tEe cooperative world. He will probably be then justified in asking for and receiving an increase in his salary. The counsel for the com pany is also probably in no hurry to have this difficulty ended. He, no doubt, receives remuneration from the the company in the way of fees. The longer the fight continues, the longer the fees will roll into his coffers. How he must have enjoyed the action of the directors when they voted to go ahead and spend that $100,000. We offer these few little ideas to give the public Il chance to think over what we are con tending against. Considering every thing, don't you think we have done pretty we'll so far in our struggle against this power?
 We are going to play baseball next Friday against the Naugatuck team in Naugatuck. A crowd of rooters will oh n be lots of excitement. The boys say they will miss Manager Sewells face at that game, for he used to be quite rooter for our team and backed them successfully many time, especially when we went to Bridgeport and trim med our brethren down there. No free tickets.
 All of the accused who, yesterday, were bound over to the superior court on the charge of assault with intent to murder the non-union men. Merna and Morrissette, have procured bail ex- cepting the two Quinns. and they were taken to jail this afternoon.
 J. M. Burial was asked to-day If it were true that he had some difference with one of the local societies over the refusal of the organization to accept goods bought at his store. He said he had no knowledge of such an affair and he thought 1t could not occur with out being brought to his notice
 Even if the trolley company and strikers do come to a settlement soon, many of those who used to patronize the cars between here and Naugatuck before the strike, will not ride even after the settlement is made. They say they intend to stay off the cars until the fare between Naugatuck and Wa terbury is reduced to five cents.
 Several young men employed i'll the factories have been approached by their bosses and asked if they cared to try their hands as trolleymen. If they don't like the job they can return to the factories and take up their old po- sitions. So far very few have shown n disposition to accept tine places of the strikers and it is thought that the scheme will not amount to much. An effort is also being made to beat the men by endeavorlng to lead the pub Mc to believe that union men are rid ing and that those who are walking are making fools of themselves. The