The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14
A BOYCOTT, IF NECESSARY.
Mr.. GOMpERs PROMISES THE HOME
STEAD STRIKERS TO START ONE
A Speech ~ - Mass Meetine OF the Strik-
ers-He Says Mr.. Csrnegie's Success 10
Due to His Work men Alone.


A Speech =, . Mas. Meeting OF the str,k-
ers-He Say. Mr.. Carnegie's Success IL
Due to His workmen Alene.
PirrsDunGH. Aug. 13-At the mass meeting
here to-day President Samuel Gompers OF
the Federation OF Labor made the principal
speech. The opera house was crowded. Mr.
Gompers said in his speech:
Il will begin this speech by paying high
tribute to the men who are battling for their
rights as workingmen. rs free born American
and adopted citizens. for their wives. their
children. and their homes.
I've find men here who dare to do that
which they believe and know TO be right In de-
fence Of their rights. and the rights OF their
fellow citizens OF these United states.
II say that this is peculiar situation where
citizens meet under the guns OF the military
OF this proud State OF Pennsylvania. The Car
neeie Comrnny own Immense plants. they
have introduced wonderful machinery. but
they also possess an enormous monopoly OF
steel billets, and they want to introduce a
scale based upon a minimum OF prices Tor
steel billcts which they control
INN informed that their men consented to
-, o big reduction in wages long before the
present trouble began. that tho company In
its arguments has spoken only Of the few mon
who mako from 81 to $40 n day carefully
guarding against any reference to the poor
fellows who under the scale must work for
fourteen cents per hour
Ono would imagine from the glowing ac-
steel w1rkmen at Homestead meet about these
works like SO many New York or Chicago
dudes. and that all they had to do was to draw
Tho workingmen Of this place. have :, made It
Tor 10 pc %nsH ne to is IN
plays the part Of Dr. Jekyi leaving his proto:
Nnea; MT; Erlek' hen'nd' to enact the part Oh
Mr. Gonpers then scored Mr.. Frick. and
this great wealth of these great despots. You
have not yet conceived your rights. but you
You refused to bend the knee to this terrible
despot. Frick. who then sent a lot of cut
Places places and md drive You from your beautiful
Homestead homes. l know not who fired the
Tt Of on tt do hat t6s
the great American people beat In unison and
In sy,nnathy with the brave men OF Home
am man o, peace and !, lo oi. peace but
exist without food and water and the true
american american cttiS cannot live without his
ri do not endorse the attempt on Tricks
hair on, the heads Of such men. 1t is better 70
agree agree with With ne when / say that the Carnegie
Conlpanys poc,ketbook is being touched pretty
"H Mr. '1GS om ne severely criticised the work
and acts Of Secretary Loveioy. calling him
among. other things "a telephone talking
He added: Now. don't want to pose before
you as an idle boaster. and l certainly don
tSas L VIII III I'D s yoar Debating
You n0'f thnt when A. " that time comes f
will come within the borders Of this great
world. IIromise you that everything that the
le,eration Of Labor can do in the line Of honor
Above all don't weaken and don't prove
false to your PRINCIPLES; Don't lose your tenn.
The Executive Committee OF the Americon
nsoeG Ss oGn alsV'' In
I'VE IND greatly to our pleasure" said
to tsat .ns
that hsr yc tSIs
meet. and the chances are that a statement
viii be drawn up and given to the press: out t;
the exact situation at Homestead" ,,.
This Sa
i onsins ff to aS ses Worker
ferry to one Of the company houses near the
81 a 'e erawd q ssTiksrs: Who ofdTred Nm 70
turn back with his load but he refused ed.
empty. wagon. and was again stopped by ten
The leader Of the crowd said: IF We catch
you here again We will break your head"
Another outbreak between non union work.
street. is reported to have occurred between
and 4 o'clock this morning. At that hour the
residents on Eprty-tf street we're awakened
nv cries Of "Policew and other outcries OF
alarm. A crowd Of citizens and policemen
wpr. soon hurryng toward the mills. and
were meet by the Teemer brothers from
kharpsburg. who have been working in the
mills.
and one OF them had an ugly cut in his fore
head from which the blood was streaming
freely. They said they had been set upon and
roughly handled by n crowd of strikers who
were In waiting for them.
When they started to run they were followed.
and one was Knocked down, -, Their assailants
have excited the enmity Of the strikers by the
repeated violation Of the promise they have
made to the strikers that they would not go to
work in the mills until the present strike was
secretary Lovejoy said this morning:
Everything Is now running as smoothly and
pleasantly. both ut Homestead and Thirty
"The wedding out process has been going on
very RAPIDLY, of late. and nearly all the men
now under the management OF Superintendent
Potter can be relied upon to turn out good
work. | don't think It would be very
SURPRISING ~ a number Q, our old old
at the Thirty-third stree mill. as it seems to
me that the increase Of over III per cent they
would thus secure should prove a powerful in
ducement to many OF them"