Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-11
LETTERS TO THE WORKMEN.

ceived by Hugh O'Nonneli-Propositiou
for a Legal Contest From a Washington
Lawyer-Anarchist Letters
Despite the fact that Homestead's post.
master is a firm believer in the Sunday
closing law and religiously refrains from
distributing any mail on the first day OF
the week, Mr. Hugh O'Donnell material
lied at the official press bureau at early even-
tide yesterday, literally loaded down with
letters and official looking documents. After
exchanging the conventional courtesies Of
the day with the assembled scribes, Mr..
O'Donnell who wore a white cravat and a
ministerial air, deposited his burden on one
of the marble-top tables, and prefaced his
remarks with the age-stained announce
ment that the situation remained unchanged
and that there was really .'nothing new"
'T have, however," continued O'Donnell,
"a number of letters and kilograms which I
propose to read to you"
| Washington Lawyers Suggestion.
One letter was from Horace l. Stiles, a
lawyer of Washington, D. c., urging that
'The Advisory Committee reorganize,
legally incorporate and then, filing bill in
equity, claim legal lien upon the COM
pany's property" CAS- you are in possess
ion, says the letter, ''the company could
not eject you as summarily as they seem
| disposed to do Let your committee an
nounce that your possession is under color
| of title and demand of the Sheriff that he
show legal warrant for your dispossession.
| Get the best legal talent of Pittsburg,
| Harrisburg and Philadelphia, and give
them a battle royal and institute criminal
process against Mr.. Frick for murder and
| treason.
This letter was read with considerable in
| terest, and at its conclusion Mr.. O'Donnell
| stated as the Amalgamsted Association was
| represented by three of the leading lights
| of the Allegheny county bar, the suggestion
would be referred to them.
A New York Anarchist wrote letter
| suggesting that the existing difficulties
| could only be adjusted on the lines of eter-
nal fitness by 100 pounds of metal being
tied to Manager Frick and that individual
cast into the Monongahela river. Another
man enclosed drawing of cheap and
effective dynamite gun which anybody can
use on short notice, - (which letters and
suggestions" said o Donnell, are calculated
to iniure our cause. 1.-THE world knows I
have no anarchistic tendencies A fair
feld and no favor is my idea "
Urging Arbitration and Peace.
Another letter was as follows:
PHILADELPHIA, PA JulyQ
Hugh o'Donnell Esq.,, Homestead. Pa:
RESPECTED SIR-On behalf of the Universal
Union. in the interest of peace through JUS
tice and arbitration, write you to ascertain
If you and those you represent will not sub.
init yonr grievances to wise and impartial
arbitration The Peace Union has a COM
mittee o! arbitration and has had remark
able success in many controversies. We
may be of use to you in this critical juno
ture. We have addressed Carnegie. Phipps
& Co. in the same spirit In the interest of
Justice humanity and peace, how much
better TO refer this difficulty to arbitration
Shall be pleased to hear from you il you re-
ceive our letter and you can bring about the
reference i refer to for the good OF all.
Yours truly,
ALFRED H. LOVE,
President of the Universal Peace Union.
The proprietor of general store in Iowa
wrote that under no circumstances would he
sell any stuff stamped with the Carnegie
trademark, and in mis- anxiety to show his
sympathy entirely lost sight of the fact
that as rule country stores DO not deal in
steel bars or armor plate. A man in Mil
waukee urged the strikers to hold out for
ever, and a woman in Portland, Me-, COW
cred four pages of dainty note paper in
voicing her feelings on the subject of labor.
A telegram from the Central Labor Union
of Chicago stated that that organization,
consisting of more than 10000 working
men, extended its sympathy, and was ready
on call to furnish financial support to the
locked-out men of Homestead. After the
serious letters had all been read, MI. O'Don-
nell drained glass of lemonade, and, with
a smile, produced big roll OF letters.
Contributions From Crauks.
"These," he said, as he undid the fasten-
ings, "are contributions from cranks, An
archists, etc. 1 will only read one, which
to my mind contains sufficient humor to
Tighten up the gloom of your reports Here
is the letter: '...
'.'-''' 49, New YORK. July O.
o the People of Homestead:
i would suggest that If any more barges
are brought to Homestead with Pinkertons
on board that you get good sized iron boat
enough to be bullet proof, and have a small
hole in the bow for q nozzle and also a row
of D.. o.e-eishth holes for peep holes. Start the
boat down the river with the tide and have
two men on board, one with the oars
and the other with a hand pump and bar
rel of oil. Make fast to the barges and pump
oil on them through the nozzle on the bow,
then shove out torch of flaming oil waste
and set fire to them. Then pull out and
drift down the river with the tide
ONE WHO Knows.
P. S.-Study the idea.
A Pinkerton Mans Gratitude.
The last letter read by O'Donnell was one
signed by one of the Pinkerton men who
participated in last Wednesdays battle on
the river front. The letter was personal
one. to O'Donnell, and despite the pleadings
of the newspaper men, that gentleman
would only read one extract from it. The
latter was dated Pittsburg and this extract
was given out:
Hugh o'DonnelI:
DEAR SrR-I wish to thank you for the
courtesy which you unconsciously extended
to me last "wednesday evening. You must
pardon my saying that while walking
along by your side was not only talking to
you but a close observer OF the surround
ings. l wish to say that have spent several
years or my life, no matter how many in
what is familiarly known as the lawless
West, and am a slight judge of nerve and
pluck. make no excuse for saying -
At this interesting juncture O'Donnell
blushed, and in a pleasant voice said:
Gentlemen, 1 am modest man, and do 1
not desire to read further. 1t relates only
to me and to what did in protecting the
man from the crowd"