Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-05
A FEW WORKERS ARE
 DOING BUSINESS TO-DAY.
Some Activity Shown Around Buildings in Course Of Construction Nearly 100 Carpenters Have Lef& Town No Complete Settlement of the Strike Look ed for Until After Next Meeting of Master Builders.

The strike IS still on and there is not much likelihood of settlement until after the next meeting of the Master Builders association, couple of weeks hence, when it is understood outside workmen will be brought in from other towns If the chasm is not bridged by that time between the bosses and Inelr employees. While the statement is not official, still it comes from a very reli- able source, 1t was said today that if things do not right themselves during the two weeks both sides have to think 1t over, the contractors will set about dong work with help no matter where they find 1t. and it is hinted that move in that direction has been made already. But things are getting to look a little better Were it not that help CTS could not be found it is probable that carpenters would be at work on the factory of the F. J. Manville .Aa- chine Co.'S plant, the contractor com plying with the conditions, so that there are signs of peace there as well as indications of war
 About forty carpenters left Water bury to-day and more are getting ready to shake the sand of the town off their feet The families of some are planning 8 trip to Canada for the summer, thus leaving the men folks q loose leg and putting them in a posi- ,tion to look up employment at less in- convenience than they could do if they continued to keep house here under the present conditions. There are no signs of weakening among the carpenters and joiners.
 The bricklayers are between the devil and the deep sea. They are not non-union help they are sure to draw upon themselves the condemnation OF organized bodies; but even at that risk many of them are working and some of them claim that they don't intend to stop if they have to do their own clerk ing. John Gaffney said to-day that something like sixteen bricklayers ana masons were ready to work this morn ing, but owing to fear of personal in- jury the common laborers who were to attend them didn't show up, but after they learned that they would be protected they took different view of the matter and pitched in. One man got into trouble at the ManviIle fac tory. the details of which can be found in the report of the doings of the police court. The storyfof the arrest spread like wiIdfre and attracted many to the scene, but no further disorder occurred, but as a precautionary measure Ofh- cers are within easy view of the men on the job.
 The hodcarTiers are a very import ant factor in this slzirmish and they know it. It is difficult to fill their places because everybody who works Q ff hn1nrurc fhn ic r1nf much of q trick to mix mortar, but it requires a lot of practice to go up and down a ladder and step from one place to another upon blanks with any measure of safety. The organization is composed of about 200 Italians and five Irishmen and one colored man. An effort Is being made to interest Lithuantans in the business, but they don't seem to take hold just right, though the bosses say they will aver age up fair when they become accus- toned to it. Very little information of a reliable nature can be obtained regarding the plans of the hodcarriers, but from all accounts they are unik on the strike question and are main taining close watch upon the differ ent buildings in course of construction about town. Notwithstanding this some new hands are appearing on ulT- ferent jobs and signs of activity are visible in places where silence reigned since the men quit Saturday.
 The local union of carpenters and joiners has reached an agreement with the Torrington Building Go in regard to the work that this company is doing in this city. The union will allow its men to work on the buildings which the Torrington company has contracts to erect on condition that rlo non-union bricklayers, masons, hodcarriers or any other non-union help is employed at the work. In pursuance of this agree ment four or five carpenters started to work at the new factory which is being erected at the corner of East Main anG Dublin streets for the E. J. Manville Machine Go this morning, but they quit work immediately when some non