Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-21

to tell the soldiers if a move was to be de-
clared against their country by foreign foe
they would not be on the trains until the
y Homestead citizens had burned down every
blade of grass on the seashores fighting
AGAINST the invaders 1 believe your battle
is won.
Fight of Millions VS. Millions
'Your brethren in the Amalgamated As
sociation are now returning to work all
over the land, aad soon they will go down
deep in their pockets and make this battle
of millions against millions"
Mr.. Brown. of Beaver Falls, was the next
man on tie platform. He said the Beaver
Falls men had struck through sympathy,
and would do it again if necessary. They
had nothing to regret
J. Hamilton Burtt, of Wheeling, and
prominent man in the American Flint
Glass Workers Association, said: ''The
sympathies of our organization are extended
to the Homestead men. have been in
formed by the President of our association
that over l, 500 lodges will soon be ready to
send financial aid to the Homestead men.
"The non-unionists have two classes for.
The first is the man who takes the place of
q union worker to avoid starvation. These
are the kind of men you have in Home
are scabs There are merchants who advise
workmen to 60 to work under any
circumstances. These are scab sym-
pathizers. 1T the laws of this country are
allowed to be interpreted as they are now
by Carnegie and Frick in employing armed
men, 1 think it is time to abolish public
schools and discharge the teachers 1t
would be good thing to get after the
Repub-" He caught himself, and con-
tinued, politicians and pass better laws"
His break brought forth great cheers from
the crowd, but its feelings were somewhat
dampened when he finished up by saying:
''Let me tell you that am good Repub-
hcan when at home.
Burtt's Queer Remark
"T am opposed to lawlessness do not
say that scab should exist in Homestead.
If you cannot prevent the running of the
mill by non-uDion men peaceably-
prevent it [Applause.l If man
is to come into nv cellar
and steal a watermelon / can have him
arrested. IF he comes into the shop and
steals my job can do nothing as far as law
is concerned" p"
unions. He said individual selfshness and
not money is the root of all evil. A labor
union is a necessity and those composing it
must not let men take undue advantage of
them, said the speaker. He also gave the
Mckinley bill little poke as
he went along, saying it was fraud and de-
ceptIon. Under its operation the workmen
did not share in the protection. In conclu-
sion Mr.. Burtt said no matter what is done
in Homestead the glassworkers of the land |
will be with its people.
DR.. Purman, of Homestead, made brief |
talk. He said at one time he thought the |
people of Homestead were void of en-
thusiasm. To-day" said he, IL have
changed my mind. If anyone wants to see
more enthusiasm than the people of this
town have shown in the past several weeks
he will have to so to 'hades."
John Statfer, a druggist of the town, had
this TO say: 81 consider myself locked
out man. The only time L ever worked
at hard labor was half day I once
put in wheeling sawdust Neverthe-
less, am with you, and think
YOU have your strike half won.
You are building monument to your fame
more permanent than brass, more beautiful
than the winding, picturesque, Monon-
gahela and more lasting than the surround
ing hills
John McLuckie was next introduced as the
wise man of the East He told the same
story.
Other Strikers Congratulated.
Secretary Shannon introduced the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, That we, the locked out men of
Homestead, express our heartfelt sympathy !
tor the striking switchmen at Buffalo, n. Y,
also , for the Tennessee miners and the stand
they have taken for organized labor and
their rights as American workingmen.
Resolved, That we, the locked-out men Of |
homestead, hereby extend our congratula-
ions to our brothers in the Twenty-nint and
Thirty-tnird streets mills; also to our broth
srs<et Beaver Falls upon the stand they |
nave taken in our behalf and we promise to
stand by them in this fight.
The statement of the Advisory Board,
which was outlined in yesterdays DIS
'ATcH, appeared in local paper yester-
lay. 1t consumed over column of space. |
I showed what had been done by the locked
'ut men so far in the fight. In one place the
ignifcant remark was made that only the |
lighter guns had heen fired by the men, and
'etore the end would arrive more active |
york would be done. The company was at |
acked on the statements it had made about
he operation of the mill. The statement
aid that no armor plate had been turned
,ut since the lockout commenced.
Treasurerer Curry, of the company, was
hown the statement He took each charge
made by the compiler of the matter and dis
ussed it Everything was fatty denied bv
he official, he giving figures and facts to
ustaln his reasoning.
No One Would Father the Statement.
Yesterday no one could be found who
Tould father the statement Officials and
he most prominent of the board were asked
Thether they had anything to do with issu-
ng it, but they all claimed to have no
of it.
Yesterday was another quiet day in
homestead as far as real action is
There was a restless feel
ng, though, brought about by THE
)ISPATCH's story of the inten-
ion Of the Pinkertons to capture their
uns Yesterday had been set for the dav,
ut the publishing of the fact necessitated
change of plans. Among the men it was
be sole topic of conversation, but in a
uiet way. One of them was heard
D remark that an attempt to regain pos
ession of the firearms would be a costly
roceeding for the Pinkertons and militia /
The mills were running as usual yester-
ay. The report that Messrs. Woods and
kewir would resign their positions in the
ill could not be verified.
An unknown laborer was caught under
he tables in the 119-inch mill. His back
as broken. He was brought in to
ne West Penn Hospital on the
D o'clock train over the Pittsburg, Vir-
inia and Charleston road. The accident
ccurred about a half hour before the train
rrived. The man was carried down
Munhall station, and large
-owd gathered. A squad of soldiers was
mt down tn the denot to ouorJ L.. ...:1 |