The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-07-16


The first steps in this direction we're
taken at a mass meeting here Of the
men employed in the Pittsburg mills.
There were about 5000 men at the
meeting, many of them workers in
Canegie's Pittsburg mills. Resolutions
we're unanimously adopted declaring
that unless Mr.. Fricl receded from his
position and consented to a conference
with representatives of the Amalga-
mated Association on the Homestead
difficulty before noon Thursday the
men at the Lawrenceville and Beaver
Falls mills would go on strike.
SECRETARY LovEJoy Is DEFIANT.
Ar. Loveioy, secretary of the Carne-
gle company, said: "The action of the
men in these mills will have no weight
in this question, nor will their request
be granted Tie policy of the company
has been fixed and will not be altered
We shall hold no conference with the
Homestead mill men, whatever the re
suit. This we have stated at numerous
times, and our position has not and
will not change If the men in every
department of every mill we have got
out because we will grant no confer
ence with the Homestead men, it will
not alter the case.n
NEARLY 6OOO SOLDIERS AT HOMESTEAD.
Five thousand six hundred militia
are in camp on the heights command
ing Homestead, and two batteries, B
and C, command, with their guns from
either bank of the Monongahela river,
both the town the plant belonging to
the Carnegie company.
In accordance with the request of
the town authorities no pickets were
at first placed within the town limits,
but a general order has been issued at
the request of Sheriff McCleary, direct
ing one battalion to begin patrol duty
The sheriff was known to expect trou-
bic, and this step was generally be-
lieved to indicate that some definite
action would be taken, either on the
part of the authorities in arresting
those prominent in the riots or the
Carnegie company in trying to intro
duce Pinkerton guards into the town.
THE STRIKERS ARE sULLEN.
The sullenness on the part Of the
strikers has steadily increased. When
the deputation of Amalgamated work
men returned from their visit to Gen
eral Snowden. at which a formal mill
tary surrender was refused. there was
great indignation and disappointment
shown among the general body of
strikers.
They say from what had passed be-
tween Hugh ODonnell and the mill
tary authorities that the latter we're
going to rule with iron rod and reduce
the peace TO state of complete sub
lection to the county authorities. This
settled once and for all the hopes of
the locked out men that the troops
would be protection for them against
the Pinkertons or non-union workers.
1t is generally believed that an effort
will be made to sieze the dynamite and
arms which the strikers have conceal
ed in various parts of town.
THE COLOR QUESTION.
The statement of Secretary Loveioy
of the Carnegie Company that he
looked for a large number of the lock-
ed-out men returning TO work. at the
company's scale is not the feeling that
pervades the atmosphere of Home
stead.
Rumors Of an attempt on the part of
the Carnegie Company to secure non
union worBmen in Richmond and other
places in Virginia have caused many
mutterings of a vindictive character
and these assume open threats when it
is mentioned that the majority Of the
men secured to take the places of the
locked-out men are negroes.
The color question is likely to be in
iected into the Homestead difficulty
in very forcible manner if the at
tempt is made. Non-union workmen
of Caucasian extraction would be made
to feel their position very keenly, but
negroes would fare far worse.