The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-24

tArfere with the strikers picketing if they see fit to do so," stated the superintendent, but we will not allow violence of any kind. If pick eting takes the forms of breach of the peace, we will have to put a stop to it." Supt Mclean added that orderly picketing would not constitute a breach of the peace and that the strikers would not be molested if, as in other parts of the state, they merely halted trucks told drivers that a strike was in Irogress, and asked them to join in.
 Supt Mclean said that several firms had last night and today asked for police escorts and that they had been supplied. Several fleets of trucks were accompanied by motor patrol cars last night and today. There were, however, no re- ports of picketing in the city or at the city lines, though it was said at Hartford that picketing activity would be begun in this section or the state.
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 Trucking company operators said today that trucks which went out on regular runs from this city had 1ot been molested last night either near Waterbury nor elsewhere Tn the state. Drivers related that frucks were being halted near Hartford and Meriden, with picket i,,y Ia st night and early this morn- inc. seeming to be centered in the Neriden area. Though figures were not obtainable, it appeared this tnorEing that trucking companies foday were not carrying on opera tions which would approach the regular daily average.
 Onion officials could not be reached and it was a virtual lm- possibilty today to estimate how many of the city's 227 union drlv- 1s gere in the ranks of the strik-
 .. Pickets in Outskirts
 ssgal pickets were in evidence at eutskirts of the city today. s8as 4police patrols were manning ssssyst4of the highways leading in to the city. but their services were not Eeeded in any reported cases. Plans fol. picketing in the Waterbury district, said to be underway, are as yet undisclosed, though picket ing is being carried on in most of th, other cities of the state.
 There appeared no possibility of break in the strike situation as far as the local area is concerned. The local union said few days ago that it planned to present formal demands to officials of the various companies, but that the terms of the demands, which in- clude higher wages and guaranteed working conditions, are already known to the company operators.
 In other Places
 Hartford, Conn, April 24-(UP) .--Fears of violence in the statewide truck strike were entertained today as drivers and transportation off, cials failed to reach agreement on union recognition and readjustmert of wage scales and working sched- uIes.
 The strike, affecting more than IVVV uElVCloJ PAihSAPo''J - Hartford and Springfield, Mass, areas, started Sunday night. The first arrest was made late yester- day when Robert Lang. 2S. Hart ford, a driver, was charged with breach of peace after allegedly warning Charles Hotchkiss, Wall- fngford,- to leave his truck.
 Picketing of the main highways continued and flying squadrons. five men to a car, were sent to Spring field, New Haven, Waterbury and Bridgeport.
 Chicken Wire Gov
 Several Massachusetts trucks went through the state covered with chicken wire to protect driv- CTS from attack.
 Although efforts were being made to extend the strike through out the state. there was little or no activity in the southern and shore line section of the state.
 Police protection was given sev- eraI trucks which were grouped and conveyed by state police troop CTS.
 Connecticut and Massachusetts truckers, drivers and union officials met with state labor department re. jentatives throughout yeeter- day and transportation officials re- iterated they would resist the de- mands for union recognition until hell freezes over."