Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-03

diator in the strike which has crip- pied trolley service in eastern Con- necticut This word was received in a telegram from MT. Perkins at Nor wich to Rev. c. J. Hartman, secre- tary of the Putnam Chamber of Com merce
 Mr. Perkins reply to the telegram offering mediation, sent earlier in the day by Rev Mir. Hartman, was as follows:
 Responding for the board of direc- tors of the Shore Line Electric Rail- way company, and the Norwich and Westerly Traction company, express to you our full appreciation of the you represent tender their services, but fortunately we have the situation well in hand. We are now operating hourly service, Willimantic to New London, Norwich and New London, city line and service will be extended to all our divisions Saturday.
 We are arranging for hourly ser vice on the Putnam division Satur- day. Service will be a little irregu-s lar for a day or two but we have ex- perienced men enough now to main tain regular schedule as soon as they can learn the road.'
 William A. Somers. president of the Norwich Chamber of Commerce re- ceiEed a special delivery letter from the secretary of the Putnam Cham | per. commerce on fI1QelY nOIlIy1nR him of the Shore Lines acknowledge ment of their offer to help mediate the strike. President Somers also receiv- ed a copy of the telegram that was sent to the trolley company and also the striking crews.
 Official Notice Posted. On Friday the trolley company post | ed the following notice in the car | barns:
 Line Electric Railway Co. hereby no- tifies all concerned that it has se- cured sufficient number of em- l ployes to operate it's lines in full on all divisions and that those employees who have failed to report since June l rating, etc, with the company unless they report to their local superintend- I ents or to the office in Norich not \. later than June 3. Ernployes who dc I not report as above before the time stated may secure their wages and any
 CT manner
 Shore Line Electric Railway Go
 s. Anderson. General Manager.
 President Perkins Issues Statement. I President Perkins issued the follow.
 ing statement on Friday:
 We are desirous of protecting tht
 men who have been in our employ ana IL 4S,ESO1GlY 1OI lll1S EGd&5Oll4 7lEdI WI
 have given them the foregoing notice
 We have no wish to see them out o. employment, and We trust that they will govern themselves in accordance with the regulation that has beer made On the other hand, we canno be disloyal to the men who have nov just come here to take the places O. those who have left. They have com, ! here expecting work, and it is a mora obligation for us to give it to them. T wish that the controversy migh { be settled by the old men returning tt their places. But that is something
 for the men themselves to decide. Ono
 again I desire to ask the patience o
 the public for a day or two until W
 can get things back inc normal shape
 We have men enough to do this, mel who are experienced motormen an, conductors and it will be only a mat ter of a few hours training before the, 5 will be able to man the cars in th , various districts properly. We will un
 doubtedly have the Norwich an f Westerly, New London and Norwich 3 New London and Norwich local line l and the Putnam and Westerly di 5 visions in operation Saturday. Tn . Groton, Stonington and Westerly di ! vision will be started Saturday morn g ing.
 While not desiring to reiterate an [ previous statements I have made, :, would like once more to make it clea l to the public that the demand WIlic : has been made by the troTleymen
 absolutely prohibitive. It simply coul not be granted. The revenue of tn
 system would not stand it. For tha }. reason we have been forced to ge I other men to take the places of tn . strikers in order to resume traffic ac @ iconmodations
 : Those whom we Eaaye brought he1 T are thoroughly competent and of goo e character. I do not anticipate thei e will be trouble of any kind, and I al 5. certain none will be inaugurated b q the newcomers. I feel that I can safe s ly predict a full supply of trolley al z ccmmodations shortly"
 Strike Situation Still DeadIoeI<ed.
 The deadlock continues so far as u
 relations of the strikers and the con ' pany are concerned. TWenty-fil T more stFikebreakers arrived in tow 3. on Friday, but the union men appal o ently were not in the least dishear
 ened by the arrival of those who al ' to take their places. They decIai . . they are still confident of victory ar 2 that the union forces are daily beiI augmented by the acquisition of ne
 members.
 Strikers Provide Transportation.
 On Friday evening. P. J. O'Brien, u . international representative gave O d the information that the strikers hal st completed arrangements TOT June of and auto -busses to convey the peep " over all the city lines and inter-su1 ia urban lines of the Shore Line Ele le tric company out Of this city.
 In the town hall this Saturday e ait ening at o'clock a public mass mee V. ing will be conducted under the a
 spices of the local Central Labor uni
 when the strikers side of the co
 troversy will be heard. William if Fitzgerald, president of the Centi oe Labor Union will be the presiding C eh flcer and the following noted lab a- speakers will give addresses in ado v tion to local speakers: William = Fitzgerald, of Troy, New York, a me1 = ber of the general executive. board S labor unions: John IT. Reardon "a Worcester. Mass, also a member
 the executive board, and R. J. Gu
 ningham, of Danbury, Conn, secreta
 of the Connecticut State Federation s,, Labor.
 mtn m Shop EmpIoyes 60 Out. in It is understood that large porti
 of the shop employees of the troll 2 road went out, Friday morning q
 joined the union and also it is learn
 that one blue uniformed man join au thes union.
 s- Representative O'Brien was in Da lAe vile, Friday and reports that ever
 thing is idle there.