Putnam patriot., 1916-06-09
STRIKE SETTLED
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tcontinued rom Page onel service vas maintained untu nearly i8 o'clock ag night It wass said thet the sefeiee was decidedly pleasing 10 the strikers.
 Meanwhile the tfaffe7s were started The first ear afa2ea ia Putnam aE T. 1G and ran as far month a- Che Loun. dft ll returned at ] 2 z. the regular soHihbouud rHuuine Hma Oa the car were several guards. pilot aud as- slstant Superintendent William Orms- bee. Throughout inc afternoon lhe service wts kept ap sefg near the fea- u.ar running time. AIl of the eats carried more guards than passengers aud were only run as far north as lhe foundry. There 8as no demonstration Of any kind The absence of passeu. gers denoted the feeling gf the public with B silent force Tbefe was no at- tempt To run ears after | o'clock in the evening
 The strike breakers used in the sef- vice arrived on the boat train st bpy. vile Saturday morning. There were 2I men reported They were housed at the former Country Club house at Alexander's lake. Dayville citizens did not take kindly 10 the immigrants and they were refused food or lodging The men spent most of the time around the car barns playing ball and amusing themselves as best they could until time to go to work.
 The strikers have al no time tried to make trouble. They stated early that there would be no nets of violence countensnced by them and this has been strictly adhered to. During Sat. ufday afternoon they issued the fol- lowing statement to the press and public.
 e To the faif-minded public, from the striking carmen Of the Shore Line Electric Railway company:
 The officials of the Shore Line Flee. trie Railway company have been mis- representing the carmen in the news. papers. They make the statement that the carmen have struck for 8 cents m hour, which is not true.
 The members have struck for prin- eiple which is granted by other cotpo. rations operating trolley and steam roads. The company refused to afbi. -f And they have imported stnkebreak. efs into our quiet towns, to make trouble for our citizens, these men be. ing far from qualified er fit to operate cars, as every new man, whether expe. Henced or not, has 10 be under instruc- lion from ten days To two weeks, and under the rules required to undergo A verbal and written examination before he is allowed to take out n ear alone.
 The men have been persecuted in many ways since the copper zone rates have been in ,use, and the public has been tticked in many ways which have uos come to light. 1.-the public utilities commission would talk to some of the conductors who have worked under ths new fare system, ihe commission 0aafl not allow it.
 Regarding W3zys. rhe trolley com pany tries 10 induce the public mind to believe that The meu are making better wages than are the average ia botefs, oui men thW work ouly siN days a week m4ke sl85 5a, on the utet- age, with ibe privilege Of working Sundays, as the company expects them to, fl they wish to earn more.
 There were many interesting side lights on and stories relative to the strike Saturday. One of the most sig. uiticanI was this. Said striker: "if we could have two hours alone with Sam Anderson teenerai manager ,of the trolley company we would settle this strike without the least difficulty: sam Anderson's \ railroad man, Presi- dent Perkins isn't-and that's the an- swer to the whole situatiun.n v
 Another story was lhis: The men, as rule, on the local division were not anxious To strike, but they belong to the union and much in preference to being called quittefs and scsbs they have struck with the rest and will re- main out until the end
 Strikers who left Saturday after noon in a big motor truck for Nor wich 10 attend strikers meeting, which was open to the public, dis played big sign inscribed "t nion Forever. Norwich Division, No. 262 't
 Sunday
 sunday was another quiet day. The first ear was run 10 Putnam in the morning to bring the strikebreakers 10 breakfast. It was the first sight that Putnam had had Of the men enmssse They went down 10 Mnheus restau rant for their morning meal.
 Cars were again run on schedule during the day each carrying a num- Der of guards. II was beautiful day and under ordinary conditions the ears would have been crowded. As il was many of the cars did not carry pas senger while on others were from three to five. The cars were run through To West Thompson but this did not make through service, for the Massachu- setts crews did not run farther south