The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-07-19
AGAIN HEARD.
The Hum of Machinery in the
Homestead Mills.
Sixty Non-Union WOrkmen Were
Struggled In
Without Even the knowledge
of the Troops.
ONLY A SMALL PART OF THE MILLS
IN OPERATION,
BUT Mr.. FRICK SAYS ALL WILL BE
RUNNING SOON.
BUT MR.. FRICK SAYS ALL WILL BE
RUNNING SOON.

A Circular Issued and Posted About the
Homestead Mills Inviting the Locked
Out Men Who Are Willing TO Return
to Work to Apply for Employment Not
Later Than Next Thursday Evening.
The Company Confident 1t Can Manage
Its Own Business-The other Union
Men Not Affected by the Present TrOu-
BILE May Go Out II Non-Union Men Are
Put TO wOrk-The Comp VIII Not
Confer with the LOcked-Out Men as
Members of the AmalEamated AssOcia-
tiOn-POwderIy Claims Pinkerton Has
Committed Treason.
P1TTSBURG. July 1S.-The busy hum
of machinery in a part of the Homestead
mills was again heard Friday, non-union
men to the number of sixty having
taken the places of the strikers. Though
the latter have been keeping a close
watch on the mills, Frick succeeded in
smuggling the non-union men in with
out even the knowledge of the troops.
A Talk with oIr. Frick.
Mr.. Frick was seen in his Office at
Pittsburg Friday night, and asked if a
part of the mills were not in operation.
He replied:
eve have already put some men in,
and they are now at work"
"What is the number"
about sixty, think; though must
admit don't know the exact number.
There may be more"
How soon do you intend to introduce
a larger force!"
AT once"
lis it your intention to issue an invi-
tation to the locked-Out men who may
be willing to return 70 work asking
them to apply for enployment!"
Yes"
"When?"
Tomorrow; and here" he added,
calling up one of his clerks, lis a print
ers proof of the circular which l shall
have posted at all the entrances to the
Homestead mills tomorrow"
1t is headed thus, The CarnegisE,om-
pany, Limited" and reads: "Indivf1' '
application for employment at the Home
stead steel works will be received by the
general superintendent either in person
or by letter until p. IN, Thursday,
July 81, 1892. 1t is our desire to retain
in our service all of our old employees
whose record Is satisfactory and who
did not take part n the attempts
which have been made to interfere IL
our efforts 70 manage our own business
Snch of our old employees as DO not aD-
ply by the above named time viii be
considered a. having no desire 10 re-
enter our employment, and the positions
which they have held VIII be given to
other men, and the first applying VIII
have the choice of untitled positions for
which they are suitable.
The circular : signed The Carnegie
Steel Company, Limited, Il {. Frlck,
Chairman
More Trouble Promise
1ir. Frick's troubles viii not cease
even with the Introduction Of q l,.rge
force of nOu-uuIOn men. for the on
ginee-s, uIachiulsts and petrv loren, m
now Il the mill 30 not fancy the idca Of
working with uOn-uniun ILuu. A meet
ing of toremen. superintendent of de
paTtIuents and boss mechanics Of the
Carnegie mill at Homestead has been
held. and action WAS taken which viii
have an important bearing on the situa-
ton. These men have not until now
taken any action favorable TO the work
ers. They have now resolved that they
would not operate the works under aa
armed guard.
Several members Of the advisory com
mittee confirm the report OF this actiuE
by the head, cf departments.
One leader says that it would be utter
" impossible for work to be successfully
resumed without the co-opertion Of the
fOreIuen, - 40 men can be found 10 take
their places. even If non union steel
workers are obtained. He also said there
was little probability of any number of
the latter being induced to go to Home
stead. He said that not a boarding
house or hotel in town would feed one OF
these men, and skilled mechanics could
not be induced to live in tents or shanties
inside of the mills.