Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-19

sued Dy the strikers executive cGi.rrrrIt- tee to-day:
 ''l1- l1----..y, the ninth day of our strike, finds the breach between the company and the strikers just as wide as ever. In fact, since Saturday night the breach appears to have been widened. We have met twice since then and the
 usual full attendance of the men at the meetings was recorded. We met
 yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock and
 made the men happy by paying them their first weeks salary out of the money received from brother organiza- tions, private and public citizens, etc.
 We met for roll call again this morn
 ing at 10 o'clock, and we will meet as
 usual at 5 o'clock this afternoon.
 That conference on Saturday night resulted in nothing-absolutely noth-
 ing. And now to tell the public the entire truth about 1t. The official state ment of the conference as prepared by the trolley company's attorney and
 manager. and as printed ill this morn lng's local paper, is about in line with their former public utterances. It is about as full of misstatements as could
 we'll be imagined by anybody. We
 will now tell it in our official statement and are anxious to have the public com- pare the two statements and then refer the entire matter to Father Slocum and get his decision as to which contains the facts and which the distortions.
 It was arranged Saturday afternoon to have the executive committee of the strikers and the trolley representatives get together for a talk ar q see if there was not some way by which the strike might not be brought to an end. About $50 o'clock Messrs Horgan, Collins and Dennis and Secretary Ryan of the ex- ecutfve committee met Captain D. E. Fitzpatrick. Fred Weed, q national officer of the Railway union, had ar ried from Lynn, Mass, shortly before this hour. and he accepted the commit tees Imitation to accompany them to the conference. The above party first visited Father Slocum's residence and had about a half hours talk over pos slble settlement of the strike Father Slocum finally suggested that if the men would agree to go to work imme- dlately upon the company agreeing to part of their demands and leaving the balance of the demands to be settled by arbitration, it might be a solution or the entire matter and the cars would De running on Sunday manned by the old crews What conditions to ask the company to accede to and what ones 10 leave for arbitration next came up TOT discussion. Knowing from attend ance of meetings what the feelings of tue men were concerning the reinstate- menu or the discharged men and also regarding the question of 22k cents per hour, MT Ryan suggested that the strikers ask for the reinstatement of the discharged men and the increased wages and leave the balance of the conditions to be arbitrated Should the company accept that proposition tue men could return to work in the morning. It was the unanimous opin, lon or all present that this proposition was reasonable and satisfactory, and fatner SIocum donned his street clothes and all went to Colonel Bur pee's office, where Manager SewelI was 1ound. After pleasant greetings all around, Father Slocum called the sec retary of the executive committee and MT Weed one side and stated that Man ager Sewell said it would embarrass him to have anybody but the striking men present at the conference. The three latter gentlemen wanted to insist that the secretary stay or they would leave the conference also, but the sec retary told them he would not allow himself to stand in the way or possi- ble settlement on such trivial matter and the three strikers then returned to the conference while the secretary and MT Weed remained in the other room. Colonel Burpee occasionally reporting 10 them what was occurring in the con- terence. These facts are given in de. tall to show how the trolley statement was distorted Why they should have mlsstatements published on such matter we are at a loss to understand. We leave it to Father Siocum, how ever, whether or not our statements are not the whole truth.
 'The result of the conference iS al ready well known. It lasted just four teen minutes. Despite Manager Sew els embarrassment to having anybody but strikers present. he was able to stand having the counsel of the trolley company present. And it was Colonel Burpee who did the leading. Before the proposition decided upon at Father Slocum's residence could be submitted. Colonel Burpee broke in by stating that if the committee was to demand the re- instatement of the discharged men the conference might just as we'll come to a close. And the conference did come to close. for the men insisted on that very point. We are greatly indebted to Father Slocum and Cantain D.. B. for their kindness in the matter and hereby express our thanks to both.'
 Chief Engineer J. E. Gilbert of the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Go was assaulted this noon. Gilbert has been accustomed to ride in the cars to and from dinner. This noon, as he from the car near the power station man jumped out of the crowd that thronged the sidewalk and went for him. Taken unawares, he went down, so that his assailant had no diff ficulty in expressing his feelings. Still he did not hurt him. He merely gave him a few kicks about the knees and ankleS/ and then made his escape in