The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-14
THE TRANSFERS STRIKE.
THE EMPLOYERS OF TRANSFERS
 PRESENT THEIR STATEMENT.

The Leading Owners stand in Firm AT-
 ray in opposition to Ihe UnIon's De-
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 operation.
 The executive boards of the Team sters' and Hack Drivers unions held meeting in Union hall in conjunction with delegates from about every trade organization in this city, last evening. The delegates were sent from their va rious organizations for the purpose of pledging their constituents moral and financial support to the striking men.
 President Talmage thanked them most heartily in behalf of the strikers and stated that it was his wish, if pos sible, at this time not to involve any other organizations in the matter, as he was hopeful of a speedy satisfac- tory settlement. If this does not ma terialize. he said, it may be necessary for his body to call on the brother or uCIS LOI DCNCL dl NOAlSCA AS signed the agreement but with this ex- ception there was very little change in the situation yesterday. There has been no congestion of freight at the local yards, but unless something is done soon there may be some difficulty encountered there.
 Yesterday at a meeting of the team | owners in the Builders Exchange rooms, which was attended by many of the bosses whose men are now on strike, the following official statement was given out concerning the position of the team owners:
 In view of the fact that statements l in the press by the Drivers union have been so misleading to the public, it has been decided that ir justice to the l other side some statement should be made, outlining their position.
 When this strike was first proposed, committee from the union sent around papers to the different employ CTS to be signed, and as the demand was made that none but union men should be employed and the signing of this document taking the control of the hiring of men out of the employers | hands, the different interests thereby affected met in an informal way and discussed the demands made by the Drivers union, and so emphatic were i they that they would not permit the control of their business passing out of their own hands, that an associa- ton was formed to be known as the Team Owners association, and with the exception of few of the smaller proprietors, every interest in the city | is represented.
 l It was found that in many instances wages paid were more than demanded | by the union and there was no erl- ployer present who was not willing to pay his men what, in his opinion, they were worth. Every one of common sense knows that good help is scarce and all employers Of labor intend to treat good men we'll, but to put the poorest of help on par with the best of labor seemed such an injustice both to employer and employe that no one would for moment think of agreeing to such a proposition from organizers coming in and creating dissatisfaction among men who were perfectly satis- fled with their employers and wages previous thereto.
 This association covers every branch fo business in New Haven, and at the meeting on Monday night poll was taken of the houses represented in the association, which showed 1884 horses and 6S4 men employed by members present at the meeting, everyone of whom stood shoulder to shoulder to oppose interference and dictation which in their opinion. would affect the handling of their business in their own individual way.
 The statement has been made that the W kolesale grocers. such as F. c. Bushnell Co.,, Miner, Read & Garrette, $. H. Street, Stoddacd & Gilbert O., J. D. Dewell Co, had signed the driv- CTS proposed agreement, which is not true. Statement has also been made that the feed merchants, such as Abner Hendee, J. T. Benham estate, R. G. Davis, Edwin A. Hayes, Fred M. Smith, H. M. Tower has signed the l agreement, which is not correct. It
 has also been stated that the coal mer- chants, Benedict & Co.,, F. A. & D. R. filling. W. F. Gilbert. spier & O., | McCusker & Schroeder, H. A. Stevens, Levi c. Gilbert, T. E. Nugent, D. T. Welch Co.,, had signed the agreement, which is also in error.
 The above named firms are members of the association, together with the principal lumber dealers, dealers in building material, trucking concerns, and most of the principal liverymen with the exception of MT. Kinney, which shows that the association is composed of liberal, fair-minded and reliable business men who are leaders in their different lines of business, and
 many of these firms have had men working for them for five to twenty years, evidencing the fact that up to this strike their men were perfectly satisfied with their treatment and wages, yet they have been left in the lurch and their business interests ne- glected at the beck and call or organ izers who, it is very evident, have their own interests at heart rather than the welfare of the workingman.
 I It is to be regretted that such condi- tions exist, but the association stand firm in their determination to treat all their men fair and right and are will- ing to pay good wages for good work, | ID,1+ tboyy hold that Inc T1rivf1aoaS nf