Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-08
REPORT SUBMITTED.
What The Sub Committee of the House
Says on the Homestead
Trouble.
a DISGRACE TO civiLi-
EATON.
The UnlRwful Acts OF the Worsmcn
CoHdcmncd.- Congress Not
In n.
rho nspoIi Of tile House Committee
Submitted.

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Submitted.
WAsniSuTON, ID. c., Aug. G.--Mr.
Oates, chairman OF the subcommittee
Of the House which ia investigating
the labor troubles ut Homestead and
the connection " the PinksriOn detec.
tivcs herewith, submitted his report
10 the committee which was not agreed
10. No member qurltioncd IL correct
ness, but the Republican momber
would not assent 70 what II said upon
the tsriil and tue majority u the Do.
mucfatlC mCmhsra o. the committee
thought u impolltic 10 make any report
until the entire investigation shall hc
completed which could not be done
before the second session Of Congress.
Therefore ihu pOstpOnemcnt Of tho 70.
port was made until next W. uer.
The report unys tho Pinscrtons who
surrendered were btutnlly aud out.
ragcOusly treated, principally by
women an1 boys, aud OatcB IL 10th to
believe that any OF these women are
native Americans. lie says the indigni.
tlt6 20 which they were subjected was u
disgrace 70 civilization. MIR. Oates asks
Whether the Carnegie firm was justified
In equity nndgOud conscience In ptopos.
lug n reducll0nin wages. Fflck declined
10 state the cost OF a ton Of Buasemer
steel billets, aud the labor II cost. The
men wegc paid satisfactory wages, hut
tho work much ahbreviates the natural
period OF lifo and should be well pal q
Tor. Mr.. Oates condemns the MciSin.
ley law for its failure to protect the
American wOrkmen. Had Frick
stated 1hc bottom facts to the commit.
teO they would have agreed that the
proposition TO reduce wages vas justi.
liable, but they took Issue with him In
his conclusions that tho tariff did not
cause decline In prices.
Oates finds further that the conduct
Of to- company towards its employees
was kind In many respects. II loans
them money at low Interest ~ build
homes nnd never forCcloded mort.
g'ger; but IN wage negotiations the
officers did not exercise patience, AM,
FficlS seems to have been too stern,
brusque and somewhat autocratic. Mr..
Oates ia persuadci that n
Frick hal appealed TO tho reG-
son Of the employees and shown
the state OF the company ~.
iaira, q reduction NIGH, have been
hANAAa khh hANthAN
sylyanin law contains nothing 10 pre-.
vent Ftiok from employing Pluker.
ton men ae watchmen at Homestead,
but he says under tho circumstance
he should not bave done 50. Flick
made overlutes 10 tho pinkeftonH bo-
fore tho negotiations with the men
were interrupted aud did not appeal to
the county or State authorities la tho
fint instance for protection. Oates rs.
ssr,a tina. Sheriff MoClgary Il very
Inefficient officer, but tays had Frlck
aided HIM aud Joined In his appeal TO
tho governor Instead Of employing
Plukeft1ns the state would have fur.
nished sufficient force to protect, the
property.
MIR. Oates condemns rs unlawful the
acts OF the workmcn IN turning away
the sheriff. lie says II WIS tho pur.
pose OF tue amslglnsted association
to Prevent the employment Of nom
unlon men, and declares that this or
RanizAlion has no right 10 enforce Its
wishes by strong.handed defiance Of
tho law. The men had no legal right
10 resist the coming Of the PlnkOrtons,
and are answeTable TO the Pennsylva-
mia courts. In conclusion Oates finds
that Congres, had no power over this
question involved,