The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-28
COMMITTEE OF BOROUGH CAN'T
 SETTLE STRIKE
War to the Bitter End on I. w. ". By Blumenthal
 Mills
HAVRILI.A,s BODY
 MASS OF BRUISES
Pinto demanded for Week without Bail Situation.
 Tn Shelton Acute
fDv Our stan correspondent.)


 fTsv Our Stan correspondent-) shelton. Jan zs-It looks like war to the bitter end on the Industrial workers of the World, as far as the rAant Of Sidney Blunaentha1 & Co of thi8 place is concerned Today there appeared at the main entrance to the plant a placard bearing this signif- cant lesend-
 NO Members of T. W w. Need \ Apply
 confronEed a large number of men who applied for work this morning. It was said that the early morning hours found more applicants for work at the plant than at any time since the strike in the plant Became gen eral- The l. w. w. members declare that there are few deser lions from their ranks and that Of the men who. sought work. few were strikers
 The attitude Of the mill owners to- wards the strikers is plainly evidenced in ths report of the cornmittee. ap- pointed at the borough meeting to ne<otiate settlement of the strike The comu1zttee has failed to get the two Marfings clements together, and, with the report. part Of which Is given in The Farmer their work is over Fritz etolzenberg won't treat with the T. " ". as an organization, nor will he employ any of it's members
 The enfnnnittee visited the plant yeaeerday, and incidentally it's mem Pers had a chance to sec what gre the conditions in the plants There were about 125 men at work an the plant and of these many appeared t0l ne unskflled Several lootr1s were seen: ou< of commission. In the sIeepfne szuarterz. at o'clock yesterday aftar< heon7<hare was 1a1zge 7eu1s6 ers essie. Hnnted at 25. asleep Part of these were said to be thS e11ards working about ffis plant at night and the others strike breakers who refused to work. fslgninx illness or giving other excuses- .Ff
 borouEh building yesterday. wandered into the office of Chief Robbins, by mistake and made a discovery that today set the whole town in an up-3 roar Most Of the n-restdent police force was congregated in the chief s g office. playing cards and smoking They learned that the police are working about five hours a day, and receiving $6-50 for the work.
 This morning the streets about the BIumenthal plant were alive with T,acketa. There were more on the street than ever.
 Prank Pinto remains a prisoner in county 5ai1 in Bridgeport, held without bail pending the outcome Of the coroners inquest if1E1 HavriIIa's death Pinto's case was called in the Shelton town court this forenoon, and continued by agreement of counsel until next Wednesday. S
 The summary of the work of the borough committee towards a settle uent of the strike is embodied in Che ofEanlzation Of the comrnfttee with minutes of the meeting. and then goes into the visit to the plant, as follows:
 The said committee arrived at the factory of the Sidney BlumenthaI Co. at 10a- m and were received by Mir. Sto1zenberg. The committee present ed to BTtunenthaI Co the demands of said strike Committee and Mr. Fritz Stolzenberg acting for the B1umenthaI Go. refused to receive the demands in toto- MT. Stolzenberg then presented to the Borough com znfttee the following docum eIlts which we herein insert:
 Statement of the Company.
 As "a contrast to this collection of ideals. we select the following from pages IT and IS of the red book. en. titled s.The l. w. w by Vincent St. John recently sold at the mass meet fnE on January 11ta at Derby Conn me paragraph is entitled tL- w. W. TactiGs or Methods.
 L. wv. Tact1cs or Methods.
 As a revolutionary organization the Industrial Workers of the World aims fo use any and all tactics that will get the results sought with the least expenditure Of time and energy. me tactics used are determined solely by ths power of the organization to r1aafe good in their use. The question , of s'riEItss and wrong, does not con- areru uss-
 No terms made with an employer arc final. All peace so long as the wage system lasts. is but an armed truce. Al any favorable opportunity tho struggle for more control Of in dusEy fs renewed
 As the organization gains control in the industries, and the Knowledge among tho workers of their power. when properly applied within the in dustrdes, becomes more general, the long drawn out strike will become a relic of the past A long drawn out strike implies insufficient organiza7 tfon or that the strike has occurred at time when the employer can best afford a shut doWn-or both. Under all ordinary circunnstances a strike that ds not won in four to six weeks cannot be won by reI1aining out longer In trustifed industry the ena- 1Ioyer can better afford to fight one strike that lasts six months than he can six strikes that take place in that period
 No part Of the organization is al- lowed to enter into time contracts with the employers Where strikes are used, 4 aims to paralyze all
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