The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-06
STRIKE TO CONTINUE
Colonel Burpee Declares He
Cannot ACcede to the Con-
cessions of the Men.
REFUSES PEACE OVERrURBS
STRIKERS WOULD DROP BAR
RETT AND KELLEY.

hE1L AND II ELLEHs
Trolley company's Counsel, However,
Says Ho Could Nat Promise to Rein-
stnte More Than Twenty-Five Mem In
Cars-The Withdrawal of Troops
first Regiment Left Yesterday, the
Second Coming To-day
Waterbury, Feb. 5.--After session
lasting an hour and a half, the confer
ees who met tonight in an attempt to
arrange a settlement of the trolley
strike parted at $50 with settlement Of
the difficulty as far away apparently
as ever. The representatives of the
strikers and of the Connecticut Rail
way and Lighting company found
themselves entirely at variance. When
the conference ended the executive
committee Of the trolieynaen's union
announced that they would recommend
in their report to the union tomorrow
that the strike be continued.
The conference was held in the alder
manic chamber in city hall. 1t was
brought about trough the efforts of
Mayor Kilduff, assisted by City Clerk
Ryan and a New Haven citizen, John
Fl. Dillon, who has taken much inter-
est in the strike situation. Besides the
gentlemen named there were present
Colonel Burpee, attorney for the Con-
necticut Railway and Lighting COM
pany. the executive committee of the
striking trolleymen's union and the ex
ecutive committee of the Central Labor
union.
During the session, Colonel Burpee
said that the company would take back
about twenty-five of the eighty men on
strike, If they desired to return to work,
but could not promise places for more
In fairness to the men who are now
running the cars. The strikers declined
fatty to return, under those conditions.
Mayor Kilduf and the two executive
committees of the union men said that
the trolleynlen would agree to drop the
demand for the reinstatement of KEEL
ley and Barrett, two of the men dis
charged by the company, provided that
all the other strikers could have their
old placas,a the increased rate Of wages
and with the hours Of labor asked for
in their original demands. To this re-
quest, Colonel Burpee replied that he
could not accede. He said he had no
authority to make any increase in the
pay from the board Of directors, and
that the reinstatement Of Barrett and
Kelley was entirely out of the question
any way. He could promise that twen-
ty-five men would be returned to work,
but the others would have to wait for
vacancies.
Long discussion failed to change the
position of either side in any respect
and the conference broke up without
arriving at the happy result which
many citizens had looked for with san
guine confidence. The news of the fail
ure to come to an agreement was hailed
with regret generally.
About military headquarters there
was discussion as to the probable ef-
feet of the prolongation of the strike
upon the violators of the law with
whom the soldiers have had to deal, but
none of the officers cared to make a
statement for publication. At 10 O'Clock
reports from all the car lines showed
that everything was quiet and that
there had been no disturbances during
the evening. There was decided drop
in temperature about sunset and this
by keeping idlers indoors assisted the
work Of the militia.
In the clubs and hotels the chief top
les of conversation tonight were the
failure of the conference and the order
issued by Governor Chamberlain this
afternoon by which the First regiment
left town tonight, and which will send
the remainder of the out Of town COM
panies home tomorrow, leaving the
city police and the sheriff's posse to
cope with the situation.