The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-07-20
About :, bout What were your vagesy"

| ~ ,his point the committee adjourned
| until 4p. IN.
Burgess John McLuckc of Homestead was
the first witness called at the afternoon
session.
! DO you belong to the Amalgamated As
sociation OF Iron and Steel Workers."
~ do, SIR"
What wages have you earned and re-
~ suppose an average of 80 25 day"
| Mr.. McLuckie here answered several
| questions tending TO eucidate the points in
the new proposition of the Carnegie COM
pany. lie was then asked II he was in Home
stead when the fight occurred on July 0, and
| replied that he was
| Ex-Vice President VIM. Roberts of the
Amalgamated Association was then sworn.
| He was asked:
| In reply to question as to whether he
mad any statement TO make, he said he had
| heard the question of the scale. etc, discuss
| ed in the evidence, but that one vital point
had been evaded. and that was the desire TO
change the scale % that II would 20 into
effect the beginning of the year. That
would be an opportunity TO starvc the peo-
| pie into submission. lie didn't know
| whether the Carnegie people would do IT, but
other firms standing just ns high had taken
| opportunity to do IL. He then explained that
! there was u class of iron workers known ns
'snowbrds" who were loafers They would
| work in winter but not in summer They
| were horde of idlcrs who dropped into po-
| sitions in the winter but when spring came
| quit. These "snowbirds" would be able to
fix the price of wages the first of the year,
| ana the men who were anxious to work the
| ycnr round would have to accept them
Mr.. Roberts added that hc thought the
| questions between labor and capital were
| bound to come to arbitration as n means of
! settlement. He had seen that result ap-
proaehing for some time. Then he was
| asked
Are you familiar with the pay of en-
ploycs in other mlls?"
Somewhat"
us there any difference between them
and those at the Carnegie plantl"
THE wages at the Carnegie plant are 80 or
| 40 per cent. lower"
lie compared the prices paid rollers Mt
| Jones IL Laughlins' establishment with
those paid at Homestead. At the former
place 40 cents ton was paid rollers, and
at the latter % or % cents ton There
was also difference in favor of Jones e
Laughins' plants by reason of the machinery
used. More work could be done there and
II could be done easier. In certain lines, Mr..
Roberts stated, the rival firm of the Carnc.
gles only got orders for what that plant
couldn't supply, so that the Carnegie com
panv controlled the market on account of
the low wages paid. A roller in the Carnegie
mills could make SO day, while in other
mills he could make all the way from $25 to
$50 Il day.
Deputy Sheriff Joseph II GRAY was
then put on the witness stand. lie was
asked
sheriff."
II commenced as deputy sheriff on the 9TH
day of July"
lie then went on to tell the story of the
incidents leading up to and the trip to
Homestead with the Pinkertons lie had
gone to Homestead with sheriff McCleary
on the 1910 train July ., and remained with
him until clock, and returned To the city
After describing the reception ut Homestead,
he stated that the Pinkertons were not depu-
tized by the sheriff and that he accom-
panied them TO preserve peace. The Pink
ertons arrived here about 1l:45 and pro-
ceeded on their way up the river to Home
stead, He didn't see any arms. Super
intendent Potter was on the boat. Before
arriving at Homestead he heard him calling
in to Captains Hene and Morgan, leaders Of
the Pinkertons, and telling them that IN case
of trouble they were not to fire their guns
except in case of self-preservation or because
some one was wounded.
On arriving at Homestead whistles were
blown and there was promiscuous firing
OF small arms. The Little Bill towing the
barges ran up past the barges There was
heavy fog on the river, but still the crowds
could be seen. Small balls commenced 10
patter against the boats. The people con
tinued to follow the boats, which gained on
them, and the boats reached the landing
first. The crowd reached there, however
and tore down the fence, came down over
the embankment, and very soon commence
ed firing. He stated positively that no fir
ing was done from the boat until after con-
siderable had been done from the hank
The captains wanted to be sworn in as Dep
uty Sherifls but he answered that Mr.. Pot
ter was with them. lie had heard a Pink
erton man tell the people they must retire.
The PinkertOn men then came on the boat
a al ~ fnr tIA Eryf
After the first firing all was perfectly quiet,
and the Little Bill steamed on up the river.
When he returned an hour later the boat
was fired on from both sides of the river.
IL was q half mile from the landing going
up that he noticed first the firing on the
boat. Very slow progress was made going
up. The Pinkertons got on board five miles
below here. He was on the boat and ac-
companied the barges for the purpose OF
preserving peace. He advised Mr.. Potter
and the Pinkertons that they had the right
only to protect their lives. He had no OPP
portunity given him to preserve the peace.
He was along to order the Pinkerton men
away in case OF a conflict.
Colonel Gray's evidence closed the after
noon session, and an adjournment was taken
until next morning.
THuRsrAYs SEssToN.-General Supcrin-
tendent John A Potter. of the Carnegie
company was the first witness and testified
as follows:
II am general superintendent of the
Homestead mills am familiar with the
work done there in all departments"
Q.-You may state what work is done by
different classes Of workmen in the mills ut
Homestead, beginning with the rollers.
A-The work in our mills is different
from that done by any other mill. The
rollers do not have the hiring or discharg-
ing of their assistants. That is all done by
the company, Each department has its
own superintendent The rollers are re-
sponsible for the work, and if improperly
done, are not paid for it,
Here Mr.. Potter described in detail the