The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-08
Head of Sidney B1EI1nenthal & Company Visits Shelton Mills and Discusses Strike With Representative of The Farmer.
Workers, Upon Their part, Decline to Negotiate Ex- cept With Blumentha1, or Conmittee Appointed By Him and Empowered to Act.
(By Our Staff Correspondent.) )

(By Our Staff Correspondent shelton, Jan. S-Sidney Blumenthal head of the Sidney BIun1ent1lal Com maintained for eight weeks, regarding the strike which has existed among the employed of the company during this long period.
 His language today was in defiance of the strikers, and he expressed to the representative of The Farmer a stern determination not to meet a committee of the workers, nor to conn promise the quarrel in any way.
 He said: ssThe time is long past
 when we can treat with those who were OUT employees. More than 800 men are now at work in the factory. Many of these people, we cannot dis place to make places for our former eInpIoyes, certainly not those of them
 who are doing good work. Neverthe- less, if anybody. wishes to return to work they have but to apply, and their jobs are open so long as there are places. There may be some among them whom we will not be willing to receive. Our factory is more than fifty per cent. in operation. When on full time we employ HOO persons. Those who are working for us are welcome to come to us when they have a grievance. We cannot receive committees of persons who are not working for US. Amy of our workers are welcome to come who have 3 grievance, and welcome to remain as long as they are submissive to the rules of Sidney BIunentha1 & Go.
 ssE1ghty per cent. Of the persons who are now out want to return, but are restrained by fear, or by main force and viO1edlce.'
 Mfr. B1umenthaI closed his state ment with reiteration of his first declaration, that he would not see any committee of the strikers. tsIt is too Iate.'' he declared.
 MT. BIumentnal rarely comes to Shelton. He may usually be found at the office of the Sidney BIunentlha1 Company, 395 Fourth avenue, New York. His presence was regarded as significant, and it was said that he will meet 8 committee of citizens this afternoon, with the view of discussing with them means for reaching an agreement.
 The strike now has prevailed for eight weeks. The workers seem more firm i'm their position than at the be- ginning and are confident of victory.
 Their attitude toward peace pro- posaIs is conservative. They are will ing to meet MT. BlumenthaI, or a committee designated by him if it has power to act. They will decline to meet committees of disinterested citi- gems, whose only purpose would be to act as mediatorS
 This attitude was developed in one of the mass meetings held by the strikers, when one of them announced a proposal to meet a committee of citizens to talk over the existing diff ferencea.
 The meeting instructed this man, through the strike leaders, to an- nounce the position of the workers as it has been above outlined.
 It is notable that the l. w. W. does not claim as part of it's strike de- mands recognition for Local 528, Brench 2, Textile Workers Union. which the name of the local workers organization. They demand merely that no discrimination shall be prac- ticed against members of the union.
 The attempt to import strike break CTS continues. Eight men came in from Providence today.
 They had answered advertisements for help, appearing in Providence newspapers. They were provided with the address of a local man. After cOnversing with this man, they re- fused to enter the mills. having learn ed of the strike.
 The pickets put out by Local 52S are strategicaIIy posted, and are al- ways on duty, yet it is said that some thirty strike breakers living in the immediate vicinity have been coming to the mills without being perceived They have been coming on the Sey- znOur car to Lafayette school, and leaving the car there have managed to make their way to work through Grove and Canal. streets. The weak spot is not guarded and the strikers expect soon to learn the names of those who are engaged in strike breaking.
 The workers claim that the super numerary police, sent over from New Haven, are even more officious than the private mill guards.
 Miss Matilda RabinoVvitz, who is4 leading the strike, declares that with the woman with whom she boards and another lady, she was waiting for trolley car, when one of these officers came by and ordered them to move on. ssVVe are waiting for a car,''S was the reply. This officer replied, ssThat is all right But then, she says an- other supernumerary, wearing a shield numbered All passed, and gave the orders to move along. ssWe are waiting for a car,' was the reply. ssYou'n have to move" was the an- syver. tfI will not move,'' said Miss Rabinowitz-
 s.I've mind to bounce this club on you,' replied the officer.
 I'd like to see you do it" stoutiy