Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-08


Support OF the Federssses.
Samuel Gompers, pressden, Of the federssicu
Of Labor, was in Homestead, Ia, Saturday. he
in conference with the leaders OF the Ho.,e-
stead strike for several hours. at the conclussoa
Of which he departed for New York. H,-e
fused 10 talk for publication, but 10 10 uns..-~
stood he assured the officers Of the local lOare
Of the Amalgamaied Association that the zoo 100
members OF the federation we're In line, ana
that the full power Of the organization vii be
brought 10 bear in behalf OF the Homestead
steel workers, and that every member Will oon-
tribute TO fund for the benefit Of the strikers.
The federation, according TO Mr.. Gompers, ~iIl
also assist In carrying out the boycott on all
material manufactured by the Carnegie Steel
Company. The Knights OF Labor. too, hsve
fallen into line. and at Homestead the iaen
feel greatly encouraged.
The vice chairman 81 the advisory board
stated last evening that applications Coz
machinists were coming in from all parts ~
the United States. aud that quite n number Of
mechanics who came out ON strike have thus
found employment in union mills elsewhere.
Fully 200 members Of the National Guard
were sent home last evening. Battery ''B" Oh
SO today. while the fifth regiment will In al
probability depart for home Tuesday.
Chaplain Adams OF the sixteenth regiment
conducted religious services inside the tnill
Yesterday morning. He delivered his sermon
from pulpit constructed Of armor plate In ne
beam mill. His text was Roman xii. 1: let
every soul be subject unto the higher pover,
for there 10 no power but OF God; powers that
be are ordained Of God" The sermon was q q
patriotic nature throughout Patriotic hynsn.
were used in the opening and closing exercises
Homestead has about 800 men at work sai
the mechanics and repair men are At work At
Duquesne.
The firm expects TO start this plant in ful
this week. Secretary Loveioy said: I'VE are
now tolerably certain OF beng able to start the
puquesne mill with from 500 20 500 men "a
Monday or Tuesday at the latest. AT Home
stead Superintendent Potter IL doing good wofs
ana getting matters IN very satisfactory shape.
We are holding large reserves OF specially So
iected men at Baltimore, Cleveland. Philadsl-
phia and other points, and when the force On
the mill At present is properly assorted and the
positions filed by them a. far as possible vs
VIII bring on the reserves | have referred IA
we are much encouraged by the work that has
been done 20 far and have no fear Of the fs-
ture."
The mail read Saturday by the officials Of IL.
Amalgamated Association was the largest 90 fss,
| and nearly every one Of the letters coutsinsd
substantial subscriptions for the locked-oat
men at Homestead. Two donations in psf-
ticuar were especially gratifying to the associs-
ton. and came, respectively, from the iron
molders Of Cleveland aud the spinners' 40
sociation 81 Massachusetts. President weibs
said that he was much encouraged by numerous
recognitions Of the labor cause from labor
organizations.
There we're two signatures 20 the Amslgns
mated scale yesterday, the Brilliant Steel and
Iron Company Of Brilliant, Ohio. aud Wheel
ing Iron and Nail Company. The two plants
employ about 900 men. Saturday evening the
various Amalgamated lodges voted on the prop
osition submitted by the manufacturers 10
arbitrate the wage troubles. The result viii
probably not be known until the Joint confer
ence meets again tomorrow. II 10 believed.
ton.
Hugh 0'Donnell IL in Boston. and Il is an
nouneed by the advisory board at Homestead
that bis mission IL an important one He viii
visit several New England manufacturing
cities.