The sun., 1892-07-10
THE S7hIkERS' CLAIMS
An Authorised Statement OF Their Differ
ences wi h the Company.

An Aufhorised Statement OF Their Differ.
ences wi the Company.
PrTrsBuRcH. July 9.-The Amalgamated
branch OF the strikers gave out the follow
ing statement to- night from the Headquarters
IN Homestead:
The differences existing between the Car
negic Company and their employees at Home
stead have drawn from Mr.. II. c. Fr!ck n stato-
mont OF the points in dispute which
makes necessary n reply. In order that
wrong impressions OF tn" conditions may
not be received by tho ruy lie. 1t
is asserted that the employees. com ined with
others OF the trade forming the Amnl.nmated
Association. wish absolute control over the
Homestead works. This charge can only be
supported to the satisfaction Of those who
deny the right OF the employee to enter objcc.
tion TO any conditions offered hy the employer.
The workin1men ut Homestead. nor any other
OF the hundreds OF mills organized into the
Amalgamated Association. have no desire to
dictate the wages they shall receive: but they
SEQ no good reason why thev SHOULD not exer-
else the privilege OF engaging with their en-
ployers in the controversy through which the
rate Of compensation for their labor Is fixed.
Tho workmen arc now. as they always have
been. prepared to meet tho representatives of
the company and discuss the provisions con-
tanned in the scale submitted by them. II tho
conferences already having been held failed to
brin. about n settlement 1t cannot he said
that this was tho fault Of tho workingmen.
The scale under which the men at Home-
stead were working was arranged in July OF
1880. The rate OF wages was fixed according
to the selling price Of AKA Bessemer steel bill
lets. the wages advancing and declining with
the selling price Of that article 1t WAS pro-
vided that the minimum should DO SO.
FNp, .~1o,r l. Al,zA
should have been insisted uron 1t is the
experience OF the iron and steel workers that
some prevention is necessary to protect them
selves from being reduced to an extremely
low rate OF pay by the acceptance by manu-
!atturei Of saien below the current rates. AS
there must le q point where rcduct on
In ala. wagss sn by reason Of low fig red
salss shn ea1s nS II aeGsd hn. M asGr % Gr
and those ty whom they are employed. in sub
stantia' ion Of which it is cited y the firm that
nloye,s at Brad d'i,rk nor DuQucsn ne steel wo: KS
that the men there are satisfied that th,y get
tho INSTITUTION OF that N management. Ii may may
+" b. sad that tho 50; isiaction OF which Mr..
Frick speaks as existing at tie N o,c works is
proved i!,,y the many Efforts ef the men in
these mi lis to organize themselves in sec ecy.
ear, OF the company would and was followed
tSo W u, Eroddck Tnc waG;s by
the direct result OF the rate Of COIN ensatlon
sustained " the organized iron ad steel
work done by them. fixed ny their "rganizrd
fellow tradesmen. determines the ray that can
Of the employ ers OF non union men in the
iron and steel trade to pay the rates
10 secure the sc services Of men Of that tynIe.
II is found. however. tr be- invariably the case
that those employers which are tantamountto to
q Il - Tn m
face. We have reason to le.ieve the nom
union plants OF l.raddock and Dngnssne can
THE Introduction OF imi roved machinery
to which ro;erence is made by the company
tho Introduction of such machinery and in this
manner rrIays the cost OF the investments
Tho output OF mill Is always considered
is brought about by improvements there is
every orrcrtuni,;- offered by tho work. ien
rate. but when the employer uses to engage
in discussion with the, employee on the matter
naD' ss'sn' ssd the 0st naus nto at"
affected y tho % rodaci N is snail lirro "ra
I he public mini the fact that tLere are three
distinct propositions contained in the disIf,e.
tthus making, a double reductlnn'. and
that st,, the cH!f tsFmpa'e S Re- 81 1S+ n"si
be understood that Will" all u th"ss +.
propositions do not affect the whole OF tho
p!"y"es of that place escape without being nf-
lectrd by one or moro Of it, provisions. Mhat
and i night be said that instead Of the COM ,
Iany's proposal altering me condition ot en;,
Eioym"nt Of 3I5 the Change is general. and
!, IT is statedb the company with much force
that i Is not their de Ire q reduce tneir work,
cidediy In favor -, Of the company as
sSis win s now OF "o sh@S enaa lhat
they cannot establish II complaint. in that di- !
reStTn In ar nG yi 9 Wshs to
llnera le things which must receive attention.
Il Justice must prevail. IN" ntrlcaci"s re-
views 10y thnec no' inmiliar with tho trade
from their discussion H. The Iubl,c press.
Carnegie ConlMny shoul deny to their Home
stead worEmen a conference whrrent the
aynsd hnsi p "nG yn'i" Dund mad s' sh DC
mon make no tarcr proposition than, this 70
he sImpe reason ID tI, none ia,Tor Is pnss!s
INSTITUTED for til. reserve and codn.ss Of
manner a. seen in the company's Present at
dcplorabe state OF Affairs. Does ii not seem
+, rang. that the Carnegie omrany looks with
pog 'ns wo sc"rn % s arso
mills have for several yea ,cncouurGed the or.
saniza,I1n Of T." ms. n9h a., this momsns
surely It viii 'E not 10 "hars"d hat the iun II
homestead are less into. uGent. or less en-
titled to those rights which are the principles
ol organized labor. and which are inseiarnblc
from their citizenship. there are none who
few days more than those whom the Car
negie Conn my cnnrg, with having e.n
nre willing to allvw the ia liz to nudge. after
the evidence Is ali in. whether these charges
are true. We feel that the erroneous sta Q;
N ments given ont relative to our conduct will |
20 removed ty impar, ial invest tigation In due |
time. Until then We, prefer to forget our re-