Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-12
A RADICAL CHANGE.
Law tho Watchword at Homestead--In
cidents of the Day.

Law the Watchw0rd at H0meste ad--In-@
cfdents of the Day.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July 11.--All squiet
at Homestead. "Law" is the watch
word, which has literal significance, and
is without irony today. For the fret
time since the beginning of the great
labor rebellion indications of revivin9
respect for the law of the state of Penn
sylvania and the rights of individuals
was observed. The salutary effect of
Governor Pattison's action in calling ouk
the troops is already marked in the radi-
cal change of the past few hours, and
personal freedom today is practically
unrestrained. 1t is true that now and
then some over-officious individual as
eumes the right to catechise persons as
they step from the train, but the in
stances are rare, and the pro-
found respect that would have
yesterday been accorded such person,
is signally wanting TODAY. In one brief
quarter of day the strikers have fallen
from the proud position of sovereieps.
one and all, to the lowly rank of the
proletariat. A visitor to Homestead to-
day feels that he is under the protec-
ton of the stars and stripes and the
laws of the state of Pennsylvania.
For the most part the workmen con-
fined themselves to their homes today.
But little loud talk was heard ON the
street,. The mandate of the leaders
has gone forth, and all except those who
pose as leaders among mankind, are
obeying the decree and preparing to re-
ceive the militiamen as friends and
brothers.
Quite early in the day there was
q recurrence OF the rumors that
dynamite had been planted under the
Carnegie mills, and that they would be
blown to the sky before they should be
occupied by others than the inhabitants
of Homestead, but these reports found
no more credence than the extravagant
and very mysterious rumors OF high ex-
plosives being placed under the tracks
and bridges over which the militia
must pass, and that the avenging wrath
OF anarchy would descend upon this cap
italistic army before it could invade the
city of Homestead The public may
look for no hostile demonstration. The
recognized leaders of the strikers unit
edly oppose such course.
Chairman O'Donnell, of the advisory
committee, expressed the general senti-
ment in the meeting OF that body called
early this morning when the news waH
received that the governor had called
out the militia. He said "We can't
fight the state Of Pennsylvania, and if
we could, we could not fight the United
States, as we should have to if we de-
feated Pennsylvania. The work before
US is to hold the men steady to prevent
them from running against stone wall,
and this will be work enough"
The question which agitates the men
is whether the militia will assist the
Carnegie company to put non-union
men in the mills. II so, what shall
they do? The general opinion is the
troops will put Carnegie ia possession Of
the mills and then retire, leaving the
sheriff to run things. Then if non
union men are put in, the union men
count on being able to drive them out.
Some excitement was created this
afternoon by the report that the author
tiles of Homestead would request GEN
eral Snowden. commander of the militia,
to confine his operations strictly to the
Carnegie works, leaving the preserve
ton of order in town entirely in the
hands of the local authorities, consisting
OF the burgess, the chief of police and
the chief of the fire department. They
claim that as the Carnegie mills are OUT
side of the Homestead limits, and that
the hostilities of last week were confined
to the mills, there is no pretext for the
occupancy Of the town by the military.
II is generally believed. however, that
General Snowden will place the works
and town both under military law
Among the exciting reports abroad
this afternoon was that one of the first
things that General Snowden will do is
to make house to- house search for
arms and ammunition.