Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-16
Old Workmen Asked to Take Their
Former Places.
THE STRIKE ONLY BEGUN,
FACING THE FUTURE.

sumed. They will be better men, too than the
800 towards who made no effort to save them
selves when one gritty charge would have put
them in possession of the works.
1t is unfortunate that other men could n not
be found to care for the mills. Homestead
raves at the mention of the name of
Pinkerton as q mad bull does at the pro-
verbal red flag. A conflict between these
guards and the populace is at some time not far
distant dreadful certainty. Less than an
hour ago met one Of the best detectives in the
Pinkerton service and there was mutual but not
demonstrative recognition. He WAS one Of q
group composed principally Of strikers and
while he was neither conspicuously voluble nor
noisy he said several very bitter things against
capitalists generally and Chairman Frick par
ticularly. So far as appearances went he was
as much mill worker as any one else, and, for
all know, may really have been employed by
the company prior to the strike. 1t is not at
all improbable that at least one newspaper cor
respondent may be able to, secure interesting
information from that man.
When will the arrests commence? is a aues-
ton that has been asked with much frequency
during the past day or two, but there has not
than fifty or SIXTY men in Homestead
are living in hourly expectation Of being
taken into custody by the sheriff or some Of his
deputies, and with this expectation before
them they have made every preparation to
meet the condition as soon as it appears. Each
of the suspects, and everybody here knows who
they are. is ready to go as soon as he is
called for. None of them anticipate lengthy
detention in the custody Of the law officers. for
each has provided himself with bail in ample
amount and has the best local legal advice ON
tap for his benefit. Conspiracy and inciting to
riot are the charges looked for, and as these are
bailable none of the leaders feel at all appre-
hensive as to present curtailment of their
liberty.
RuMoRs OF NoN-uN1oN MEN.
For five days everybody in Homestead has
been straining eyes and ears in an endeavor to
recognize the first symptoms of the coming OF
the non-union workmen who are to operate the
Homestead mill of the Carnegie Steel Com
pany. but at this moment the threatened inva-
sion seems to be as far away as ever. We have
been up and around day and night, now await
ing for hours the arrival Of q special train
which it was rumored would be here with 90
ing malaria by midnight on the banks and
bosom Of the Monongahela, up which stream,
insisted that versatile and conscienceless body
Dame Rumor, the entry would certainly be
made
Variety has been given the situation by an
occasional straight tip" vouched for by q
score Of irresponsible and self-deluded people.
which had it that the new men would come
into town over the hills, following the route by
which the Pinkertons were recently expected,
and that they would be escorted through the
camp and into the mills by the entire military
force.
As q matter of fact such methods as have been
suggested seem to be a triHe unlikely. Friction
is to be avoided as much as possible and every
effort will be made to prevent even demon
stration Of mere noise on the part of the
ex-employes in the Homestead plant. Today
there are not less than fifty non-union men
within the big fence. How they got in is q
mystery to the strikers and none Of the military
officers who know anything about it are saying
a word Most probably the crowd entered
singly or by twos or threes and at night time.
Similar methods continued for three or four
days more would give the company all the men
needed to run the two shops, in which are some
armor plates needed very much by the
government It may be that during the
Inter part Of today hundred
men will be brought from Pittsburg on one Of
the two steamers now being used by the state
in connection with the occupation Of Home
stead by troops, but the general impression
among those in authority is to the effect that
arrivals will be in small squads and frequent
The company claims to have at its command all
the non-union workmen it can possibly employ,
but the Amalgamation leaders here deny the
truth OF Secretary Loveioy's statement. They
insist that there is not in the United
States outside Of this region q sufficient
number Of men skilled in the kind of work done
at Homestead to satisfactorily fill the places of
the men who have toiled IN the mill up to the
commencement Of this dificulty.
A private letter which came in from Pitts
burg yesterday states that q large proportion
Of the iron workers who are coming are Of negro
persuasion and have been enlisted in virginia
and Alabama. II this Is true then the colored
brother viii have some interesting experiences
calculated to make his hair stand up.
The strikers are. - has been said repeatedly.
as determined a lot Of men Is ever fought for
principle or sacrificed themselves in behalf of
any cause. They defeated an orEanized body
OF 500 fully armed Pinkerton wstchmen and
they will doubtless prevent existence at Home
stead from being anything like monotonous for
the southern visitors. Remote portions of
Mississippi and Louisiana during election times
or the white cap regions Of Indiana would be
placee OF eternal repose and the abode Of
heavenly minded members Of q civil rish IL
league a. compared with this place should any
considerable number Of negroes come here to
work.
"MoaAL sUAsIox"-ro Bs xxxRrKD.
On the part Of the Amalgamated Association
every effort win Be made to convert Ill thoss
who come here to an the now vsnAnt places.
Moral suasiou ID to be used, 20 ths lssders sAy,
but NO one has yet put into words what Win b
done In cass moral suasion fails 70 accomplish
anything. II b ass 70 ~ hat u any Of tAs nou-
union msn are ever surrounded BY crowd
Of 49, advoestss Il moral saasioa -