The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-08
GOMPERS AT HOMESTEAD.
II rs SAID THAT HE HAS PROMISED
1HE AID OF THE FEDERATION
The Inort WIN be Made with the Help OF
the Knights to Boycott tho Cnruegie o"'-
pnt-rh, Imam. s,r Mills to start To-day.

The Inort WIN be Made win the Help OF
the Knights to BOY colt the Cnruerie Out
pni-Tho Duqucsne Mills TO start To-dns.
HOMESTEAD. Aug. 7..-Samuel Gompers. Presi-
dent OF the American Federation OF Labor. was
in Homestead yesterday. lie was In confer
ence with tho leaders OF tho Homestead strike
for several hours and then loft Tor New YORK.
He refused to talk for publication. but 1T Is I'M
dorstood he assured tho officers OF tho local
lodge Of tho Amalgamated Association that
tho 100000 mcmbcrs OF the Federation were
in line. and that the all power OF the organ
izations will be brought to bear In behalf OF
tho Homestead steel workers. and thai every
momber will contribute to a fund for the bcne-
1T Of the strikers.
Tho Federation. 1t Is understood. will also
assist in carrying out the boycott on all
material manufactured by tho carnegie steel
Company. The knights Of Labor have fallen
into line and tho men here feel greatly en-
couraged.
Fully 200 members OF tho National Guard
were sent home this evening Battery will
go tomorrow. and tho Fifth Regiment will
probably depart for home on Tuesday.
The Carnegie Company will attempt to start
its mill ut Duuuesno at o'clock tomorrow
morning. The officials Of the company say
there is no doubt that they will succeed. The
officials OF the Amalgamated say there Is no
doubt that they will fail. Vice-President Will
liam A. Carney OF tho Amalgamated Associa-
ton sud to-day: Il will wager anything that
when the whistle blows tomorrow morning
for tho mon to return not ono Of our men will
respond"
But Is It no. true that large percentage OF
the mon who worked in the mill have signed
an agreement to return to work In the morn
ing ?" he was asked
Yes" he said. that is true. but when they
signed that they did not know what they were
signing. AS soon us they found out what they
had signed they made ur their mind not carry
out their determination"
Inside the mill H. i. Miller. the master me-
chnnic. showed The SUN reporter around. The
furnaces were all lighted. and there was heat
in them ready to be worked as soon as the
rollers were ready. Mr.. Miller said: Five
hundred and thirty OF the men signed tho
agreement to return to work last Thursday
These men know at the time they signed in
tended to return. They knew Just exactly
How, many mon can you certainly count
on asked the reporter.
have signed. That will he enough to start with"
1t was a peaceful day in Homestead to-day.
Vices in the mill. u" ThSy were conducted by
the Rev. Ken. G. Hayes. the chaplain OF the
Fifteenth regiment. They, were held In the
the plant, There we're 400 workmen in the
congregation. besides a lot OF soldiers and
Gen. Wiley and his stan. The music was fur
nshed by a brass band of dozen pieces,
Mr.. hayes said he was proud to preach to
such an audience. lie preached q patriotic
sermon to what lie called. the most remark
able congregation in the world" Among
other things he said that every true citizen
must be " patriotic citizen. We have no
room in this country" he said for lnwless-
ness. anarchy. or communism. and wherever
1t shows itself it must and will be put down"
After the church services tho band continued
playing. Dinner was served in the new dining
rooms and there was concert in the after
noon and evening.
II the Duuuesne mills open tomorrow there
will he only three OF tho Carnegie mills idle
They are the two in Pittsburgh known as the
Iawrenccvillo mills and the mill at Beaver
Falls. The work Of starting the Pittsburgh
mills will be undertaken. next. AS has been
told. some effort in that direction has already
hcen made. but it has not been very success,
iui There will be :, no trouble, the firm say.
when they are really READY 91y to GO ahead. The
start. The strike there was not unwelcome.
tho officials say. and they are in no hurry to