Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-07-28
Assuming Alarming Proportions.

PITTsBURG, July 22.-The sympathetic
strike movement among the workmen in
the employ of the Carnegie company
is assuming rather alarming proportions
and if rumors now current prove cor.
rect the strike will be one of the most
aggressive in the history of strikes in the
world.
Reports come from the coke regions
that missionaries have been sent among
these men and are making efforts tc
induce them to come out in a body.
This, if successful, will shut off the
supply of coke from the blast furnaces
and would compel suspension. What
progress has been made is not known,
but the leaders say the movement is
meeting with great encouragement.
A leading man among the Connells-
vile coke workers, who was in Pitts
burg Thursday, said that the sympathies
of the men in that region were with the
Homestead strikers, and that this synl-
pathy was very crystalized into more
material form.
When this was stated to Secretary
Lovejoy, he said: "This is the first in
timation l have had that such a move
was contemplated, and if made of
course it would be a serious matter"
Both Sides Confident.
HOMESTEAD, Pa. July 24.-Increased
activity was noticeable inside the big
mill fence Friday. Non-union work.
men were coming by squads of from
ten to twenty at time by boat from
Pittsburg and a few had got in unob.
served through the town of Homestead.
The number of excursionists and sight.
seers who come here every day and the
presence of General Snowden's guards
makes this possible.
Something like $50 non-union men
were inside the mill Friday. The
armor plate mill, the open hearth mill
and the press shop were in operation,
Steel was passed through the rolls of
the 119-inch mill Friday. The opera.
tions of these departments means that
Mr.. Frick and Superintendent Potte,
are making great efforts to convince
their old men that the mills can be run
without their aid.
The tonnage men are too well in
formed of the true condition of affairs
inside the mill to be alarmed at the
seeming activity. They know that the
mills now in partial operation are
manned by bosses, superintendents and
half a dozen non-union steelworkers
from the Carnegie mills at Braddock.
They know that $50 green men can not
run plant where $500 experienced
hands were employed a month ago. The
effects on the day laborers and ignor.
ant Hungarians may not be the
same, but none of these men, with pos.
sibly half a dozen exceptions, show
signs Of weakening.
Mr.. Frick confidently expected two.
thirds of his old hands to return before
the expiration Of the time which he set.
The leaders of the strike therefore
claim victory in holding their men to.
gether, for not per cent. of the entire
number has returned to his old place.
They are confident that they can con.
tinue this state of affairs indefinitely.
The moral and financial aid which
continues to pour in confirms them in
this belief. The company, however,
look for stampede and as long as both
sides continue in these positive views Of
the situation the day Of settlement will
remain distant.
General Snowden and his 5000 troops
are evidently here to stay and there is
much dissatisfaction among the soldiers
who were suddenly called away from
their usual occupations at what they
term unnecessary detention, when few
companies would be ample to guard the
Carnegie works.