The Portland daily press., 1892-07-18
SUNDAY AT HOMESTEAD.
The Men Declare They Will Never
Surrender to Carnegie.
FRICK rs RECEIVING LETTERS
THREATENING MURDER.

The Great Body of the Strikers Seem to be
Firm, But a Few are Evidently Think
ing of Returning to Their PIaces-Some
Figures Alleged to Show Carnegie's
Profit-sunday a Quiet Day in the Camp
of the Militiamen.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July 17.-All was
this evening no new men were introduced
through the Carnegie gates. New men
are confidently expected before the for
NAL opening of the works Thursday.
The strike leaders do not believe any will
be introduced until after it is seen how
many applications for work are made by
the old men. A few old employees have
secretly interviewed the troops as
to the protection to be afforded
to men going to work. A mass
meeting was held at the rink this morn
ing, at which about 400 men were pres
ent who represent the mechanical depart
ment and day laborers. These are not
members of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton, but are in sympathy with it. Half
dozen speeches were made as to the
poster put up by Mr.. Frick inviting the
old men back to work. After some con-
sideration the following was passed
unanimously:
Amalgamated Association and pledge ourselves
to stand with them to the end.
Resolved, That we consider it an injustice to
the mechanical department and day laborers,
and inSUlt tn their manhood. TO ask them TO
work under guard, as we believe in this land OF
the free all men should be free.
This means that the repair work to
have been begun tomorrow will not be
undertaken by the old men, who will not
go back to work, and new men will have
to- be brought in if the company proposes
to open the works Thursday next, as all
of the furnaces are cold, and much re-
building will have to be done. Many
contradictory stories are being told about
these new men. After all the rumors
are sifted down, there is no truth to be
found at the bottom of them. Mr.. Shan
non, of the advisory committee, said this
evening: eve are not talking wildly when
we say we know exactly what is to be
the programme of the Carnegie Com
pany. Their whole effort is to be direct
ed towards bringing back the old men,
not to getting new ones. They will ex7
haust all methods of persuasion before
they go off for black sheep. We know
that to win this fight all we have to do is
to keep our lines firm and let the com-
pany do what it will. They cannot make
nickel steel armor plates without us.
They cannot, except at a greatly in
creased expense, do any ordinary work
of the mills. We have in the Amalga-
mated Association the skilled steel work
ers of America. If they can import la
Dor they will have to be exceedingly
smooth. The advisory committee be-
lieved it's patriots should be at the sea-
board instead of at Homestead. Of the
locked out men now here about six
will go to work. The others will come
to us and we will take proper care of
them. 1t will be a waiting game. be-
lieve we can stand it five years. I think
the Amalgamated Association will go
through this struggle without asking
dollar from outside. Help sent us will
be used for the 1000 men not members of
our association idle on account of this
difference. If help is not sent, we would
still charge ourselves with their sup
port"
In camp today, a Sabbath stiffness
reigned. Divine services were held in
some of the regiments, and the sermons
were listened to by a large crowd of yis-
itOrS,