The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-11-25
IAE srRIkE
One OF the iIost Di.agrou.
meats CsInes TO ap Rod 4
Of the AtnaIramafed A..oc

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strike at carnegies IIomestei stce
works has been declared of. efter
i've months struggle. which, N bj,.1r
ness. has probably never bee|rgll ed
IN this country. the army II Striker,
hnnliy decided Sunday 70 oye ~ the
hght This action was ialc,K Kat meet
ing Of the lodges of the kalgamated
association at Homestead. anday after
noon, the vote standinzBl in favor OF
declaring the strike on III qI against
Il. Among those pro ht at the meet
ing were -PrcsidA Carney. secre-
tary Kiigallon. Tres Eer Madden and
David Lynch, OF II dvisory board
The officials ad, lsed the members.
and IN plain wor5 BID them the strike
was iost, and ised them to take
steps to better condition.
The remark Vet with considerable
opposition, b hen the vote was tax
en- y shove ajoriiy Of ten in favor
OF deelarin stEike of Those who
were In Z bf calling the strike off
We're Ju9 while those who were
against e badly put out Most OF
the lai |ere men who were obsti-
nate any OF them were men who
mad applied for positions in tho
mlil ad been turned down or felt
AnrZbKiheir names were on the COM
pnx Aeklist and could not get posi-
..saaSs klasE OF the advisory board said
a. = that he had been trying 70 get /
- /rike declared of fortyo weeks.
knew II was lost. and n vopI5
,,,1,, been better for the men. as a great
~, ~ more ofthem could have got their
- es back Those who can not get
., X are In a bad fx. rs the relief funds
IN be stopped and many hundreds OF
,he;n have nothing 70 live on The
people In Homestead, especially the
business men, are highly ela;ed over
the declaration 70 cali the strike on. for
II i had continued much longer II
would have ruined the town. Many
business houses have fallen into the
hands Of the sheriff since the strike was
On business is expected 20 resume h.
normal condition soon.
The Homestead strike has proved one
u the moSt disastrous in the history Of
ne country Ii originated from re-
iuetion in wages in the Department..
where members os the ABalgarnated
Association Of Iron and Steel worker.
we're employed The hitch was on what
vas known As the sliding scale Itisa
Gale which regulates the mems wages
y the price of steel billetS Nearly
very mill in this vicinity signed the I
Gale, including other mills Of the Car
.egie Co
At the refusal OF the arm TO sign the @
Gale for the Homestead mill a LOCKOUT 1
oeurred Of tho AmAlgamaied associa- =,
on, and they were joined by the me c
nanies and labO7crh, who struck ont I
symPathie. Only. their wages not a
eing reduced The strikers were de-
,runined 20 keep non-unien men ont Of ..
ie mill and adopted military disei- v
inc. The story Of the arrival and
-oody hght with the Pinktertons on 81
ally 6, the subsequent riotous proceed q
gS. and the calling out OF the national o
lard, and its departure after three Il
onths' duty. Is too well known 10 re- 81
at in
For six months the mill has been run
ng almost as well As before the strike. &c
i;untn within the last week the strix Al
; have stsadsAstly refused 70 admit Il
feat II
The news OF Sundays action was re- fs
lived with disnay BY the strikers in IS
9 two Lawreneeville mills of Carne- vc
E These men were sympathetic iii
-ikers. and went out at the time the DO
N at Beaver Falls and Dnquesne
-uek- The Duquesne nen gavo up the gi
'ht in three weeks and the Beaver Of
ils strikers decided TO 70 back sun III
y The LzUrenesville men. however pli
re steadfast and had no intention OF -
ring IN They arc now In the posi- els
n OF striking for no causa They are Sc
y angry ~ the Homestead men. and tor
Il probably declare the strike OF Ia
'nday. tic
ne strike Al one time involved near plI
lo.0oo men, and the loss in wages car
'eh. il Is said, in the neighborhood Of o7s
oOa COO Then there Is an immense ear
5 70 the firm. which can not be esti- yet
ted. but which conservative people
At least double the amount lost by
} men in wages To this can be added Po,
lrlE half = million dollars paid % r
troops and the cos=s TO the county v
Allegheny for the riot, treason and
er cases growing out of the strike SO
least ihirty-tive deaths were directly DIS
caused by the strike ne>
'esSdes those killed in the hattie Of nee
many soldiers contracted fever MI
ieh resulted fatally. one soldier was ed
accidentally by oomrade. another TO
killed by the cars. ono striker com Yer
ted suicide one drowned. and one was TO
ed by the cars. several non-nnion say
l died from fever and several were and
Cd in the mill. and one was mur- eise
n by another non-unioaist. mrs
ne attempted assassination OF Chair nan
Friek. of the Carnegie Co. Is also a
recsly credited to the strike. mos
the
Georsia's onielal Vote can: