The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-15
STRUCK THROUGH SYMPATHY
THE MEN IN THE CARNEGIE CoMPA.
MS PIITsBURGH MILLS 90 OUR


They Demonstrate Their Approval OF the
Action OF Their Homestead Bret hren By
Failing to Appear TOR Duty Last Eveniur.
Tho New Strike Very Quietly Bssuu--
Gen. snowden Goes to the Limit OF His
Power In Maintaining tho Law Mt Home
stesd-The Town Virtually Under Mar
tiai Law-Yesterdny'rP Proceedings before
tho Congress Investigating Committee.
PTTTspuRoH. July l4.-Ths Carnegie steel
workers OF Pittsburgh to-day carried out their
threat to make the cause OF tho lock don't
men OF HON estead their own. Three thousand
two hundred men employed In what are known
as tho Lawrenceville mills. at Twenty ninth
and Thirty-third streets, quit work this after
noon. or. rather. when tho time came for the
night shift to relieve the day forco the night
mon failed to appear, the day men shut of tho
natural gas from the furnaces. put everything
in good order. and left the mills without any
demonstration. No great strike was ever
begun moro quietly. Tho men walked
out OF tho mills as usual. and
went to their homes. Tho men who failed to
report for duty did not go near tho mills. None
OF the men would shy anything about their
plans. They will hold meeting at 2 o'clock
tomorrow. when they may decide to mako
some public utterance. but in tho mean time
they are silent
Tho Beaver Falls mill is the only union es-
tablishment owned by the Carnegie Company.
That mill Is temporarily idle. The old scale
expired there a few days ago, and last week the
Carnegie Company signed the new scale ana
the works were to have been reopened next
Monday. When tho time comes the same
thing will happen as took place in the mills nc
this city to-day. The men will fail to report
for work.
The Carnegie Company has important mills
at Braddock, almost opposite Homestead. on
tho MononRahela. and at Duquesne. These
are non union establishments. but tho men
sympathize with tho Homestead men. So
strong is this feeling that the Braddock ems
ployees sent word to Homestead before the
troops arrived that they would send 1. 600 mon
over the bridge to help them at q nome nt's
notice II any moro Pinkertons were sent
against them. 1t Is a question whether the
men in these mills will resort to a sympathetic
strike. They realize that such weapon Is q
two-edged sword. They have no union to sup
port them in idleness. and they are
beginning to suspect that this sacrifice
would be Of very little assistance
to their Homestead brethren. The number OF
Carnegie mon now idle. including those at
Beaver Falls. IL about 10000. There are be-
tween 5000 and 1000 moro at Braddock and
Duquesnc. Tho strike In this city adds
some interesting complications to the situa-
tion. 1t puts tho Amalgamated Assooia-
ton Of Iron and Steel Workers in o
desperate position. In presenting the de-
mands Of tho Association to tho manufao.
turers. it's officers have always prided them-
selves upon their strict enforcement of all
contracts. The strike to-day Is In direct vio-
lation Of the Association contract The
scphistry by which this is justified
o. ha Tot, hat fhn otr
| as individuals and without the approval OF the
| Association. OF course tho Carnegie Company
can with equal justice reply: VERY we'll:
| hereafter II We do not wish to carry out q
contract with the Association. We will deal
with tho men Individually in making a now
| deal"
1t is said that In order to carry out the farce
Of enforcing the contract with the Carnegie
Company the Association will declare the
places OF the men who struck to-day vacant
and open to any union men who wish to
apply for them. or course no union mon will
apply. and the strikers will unolicially receive
the aid of the Association when they need it.
The strike to-day gives tho Carnegie people
| another i'm portant advantage. Their contracts
| with the Government release them from lia-
| bility for delay in case OF strikes among their
workmen. 1t might perhaps be contended that
the Homestead trouble was a lockout and
| not strike The action OF the Pittsburgh
| men to-day settled that point.
| The continued demands OF the Congress
| committee upon tho officers and employees OF
| the Carnegie Company to-day postponed
| again the Introduction OF new men into tho
Homestead mills. The strikers and every
| body elss expect that this move will
| be made Tomorrow. Preparations for 1t
are about completed. Partly in anticipa-
| ton Of It and parity on account OF
| renewed assumption OF authority by citi-
zens over strangers. n large force OF militia
| patrols the town. 1t Is not true that Homes
| stead has been placed under martial law.
| Tho commander OF tho troops hns not
the power to tako such step. 1t
could be done only by tho Sher-
iIr through tho Governor. Martial law
consists in su.pendinE the writ OF habeas cor
pus In times Of great public emergencies. and
Gen. Snowdcn says he has no authority to do
| this He can. however. use radical military
measures for preserving tho peace. and no has
fully decided to resort to them. There will be
no moro Interference with personal liberty In
town II no can prevent it.
More than Nifty pounds Of dynamite was dis
covered by tho soldiers concealed just outside
the Carnegie plant this afternoon. It was con-
| nscntrd. aud 4 quiet search Is being made BY
| the soldiers for other explosives Moro than
a thousand pounds OF dynamite and nitro
| glycerne was in the possession OF tho strikers
Mt tho beginning OF tho week. but It ia care
| fully hidden now.