Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-13
DAllIELSoN AND PUTNAM NEVIS
nANNIE;,LxaN \

In "a Letter to the Editor which ap. | peared in The Bulletin of Wednesday | morning over the signature John Owen,
 Secretary BrickIayers and ,Masons' I Union, Danieison, the writer takes. it up- | on himself. to intimate that the writer of
 ithis column is attempting to set himself fl up "as dictator for the entire publict t Here, on the face of it.-is an assertion \ I that is entirely unfair, without warrant :. and wholly false. It's motive may only
 ] be assumed. E., =. Il MT. Owens hostile communication was
 ] inspired by "a few lines that appeared in | .l a recent issue of this paper, in this col Il tractors in this territory that wages of I \ bricklayers and masofs be reduced from | \ the present sacle of $1.eo to ST. 1-2 ! N cents an hour. The correspondent ham Hi died the item as news, without any per l sonaI interest, on either side. exactly as
 another item announcing a reduction of 1 wages ef carpenters in this district, ef- fective January g. was handled and |l printedAat the request of a contractor. |l The assertion about the proposed scale It for bricklayers and masons came from exactly the same source as the statement relative to the wages of carpenters. Both were plain news propositions of general interest. The correspondent had no personal interest of any nature in I them 'fF As the way was open for a representa-
 tive of the contractors to make state- fnent. to The Bulletin as to wage scales, XII so also was it open to the representative fl of the Bricklayers and Masons union.
 Neither MT. Owen nor any other mem
 ber of his union offered as much as one Il word to The Bulletin for publication. 1, Had they done so 1t would have been as h readily accepted as a statement from the III contractors When confronted with this III fact Wednesday. Mir Owen made the II lame excuse that we did not think you h would accept it." Il Taking this false ground. he proceed II ed, however. to.write letter to the edi- H tor. and therein included statements that III have the effect of discrediting the work II of tho correspondent with thousands of lIl readers and fiatly asserts that he is a II dictator when there isn't the slightest excuse under heaven in the premises te
 say such a thing
 slI During the war period, as the wage scale. of the. Bricklayers and Masons II union were being advanced, The Bulletin II representative never failed to make men. N tion of the fact and gave the reasons N for the climbing rates. These items aD' MI peared in the Danielson news column II usually at about the same time, as tn.
 advertised announcements of the ad III vance by the union. .., -s.... m Neither MT. Owen or any other member Hl of his union wrote letters to the -editoI If then to say a word of appreciation fol this voluntary publicity given. by thil correspondent. r. ;t . -.. n But when the correspondent make mention of an impending proposal to re i'll duce wage: scales, Mr.iOweff finds his, per
 handy, and proceeds to write a letter ii Ntl which he is entirely careless of his state I3fI nd ha affaNf
 VII It may be well to state here that Tn ils Bulletin is as thoroughly and long-stand jll ing union organization as there ise il yt eastern Connecticut or anywhere else. il 1ll the state. s Mi Any attempt to create different; inn .I pression borders on malicious misrepre Ell scntation. The papers columns ar Ill open to all legitimate news items frer 1ii any and every source. ,- e- -. W Such items-. relative to: wage scales a
 have recently appeared in this colum .lll have come from authoritative sources. l$kl the Bricklayers and Masons' union her 7i has not as yet been apprised officially c
 NH the proposition that. is to be made to i : that is no fault of.a the corresponden dff who neither advances : or reduces th AtI rates of any organization. cares nc
 whether the scale Is $1.eS or ss.ett a
 II hour CT who gets the money. XII He wilI5not permit however, Mir. Owe ,zil or the organ ization for which he sneak
 MI to make public n1isstatenents relative Ill news matter running in this .colurr BIN without instantly challenging such unfa
 yEl work in as fully public a manner.
 9tl Danielson people were surprised Wet
 II nesday morning by tho announcemez -lI] that Frank E. Scott had died, suddenl .u6J at his home on Broad street, .Tuesda 9t night at Il o'clock. Few knew that N 2t Scott was ill. A week, ago he attende II the, funeral of his wife's mother at Nort
 Grosvenordale. He was not feeling VI III that day. Later he developed pneumoni VI His illness was not regarded as crities akl but his heart suddenly weakned durir
 M Tuesday night and he passed away su
 H denly. .-' =,
 itl MT. Scott was born at t.Wauregan,; Fe Sil 12,r 1872. a son of Erastus w and -AbI Gtl Frances Pratt Scott. He had lived he '1jl for many years! however, andAfor lol
 + time was associated with his father ..it the manufacture of whip sockets, whi sill were turned out in quantities and so <7Il the country over. r-.
 Wl = For years past MT. Scott afias been .
 II gagged in farming, his place being: one az1i the few remaining farms within the lii It it's of the borough and extending ca. As ward from Broad street, opposite KilIin
 El ly High school. -,
 Ii Mir. Scott leaves his vife1 daught, .s1l Abby, a son Ralph. two brotiers, E. SI Scott. and Walter Scott and two siste AIl Mrs. Grace S. Wheatleyt and Mrs. Li
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