Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-17
W0RKINGON THE HUNS
Expectations That They May Break
Away From the Strikers.
AN UNSUCCESSFUL MEETING.
Hugh 0'Donnell Goes to the County Jail to
Await Hearing.
NEWS OF THE GREAT LABOR WORLD

changed within the past "A hours. The
Advisory Committee and company have
locked horns over the Huns and Slavs, and
upon their action depends the length the
present contest will last There are about
600 of these laborers, and they now hold the
key to the situation. The company is said
to be in great need of men to do the heavy
work in the mills No other class of men
is so well suited to this work and for this
reason the company has been putting forth
every effort to induce them to return.
This movement has been going on for
some time. At various times several of
these men have applied for work individu-
ally, but this did not suit the purpose of
the company, and they were urged to try to
induce their countrymen to return in
body. For the past three weeks rumors of
their efforts have been started, but have
been as promptly denied. But the matter
was brought to a tangible form Wednesday
evening, when the town was flooded with
circulars calling for meeting of all the
Huns and Slavs yesterday forenoon at 9
o'clock.
Trying to Win the Huns.
Two hours before the time set for the
meeting these men turned out in large
numbers, and were earnestly discussing the
situation in groups on the street corners.
The meeting was to have been held in a
building on Third avenue and the City
Farm Lane 1t was reported that the COM
pany had paid S25 for the use of the house
and offered to secure liquor license for the
owner next wear, if he would allow the meet
ing to be held there.
The Advisory Committee checkmated
this movement BY sending its members out
among the assembling foreigners to per-
suade them not to attend. As soon as
number would collect in one place, and
begin to be addressed by Alex. Wisloski,
clerk in the Carnegies' Office, and Frank
Arnold, of Leisenring, they would be ap-
preached by an Amaigamated man and
would disperse. This practice was SO
energetically pursued that within an hour
few people could be found on the street in
this neighborhood.
Wisloski used as an argument to win over
the Huns and Slavs the offering of all these
men work with the same pay they were
receiving before the strike. He is also said
to have assured them on the authority of
the company that the prosecution of the
three cases against Hungarians for the MUIR
der of Quinn would be dropped, but this
was afterward denied by representatives of
the company, who said no one had any au-
thority to make such statement as coming
from them.
There was large force of coal and iron
police and deputies on duty to prevent any
outbreak. No disturbance occurred
The Mission Proved Futile.
Treasurer Curry with one or two of the
company's men came down to attend the
adv nd fnr xuik III fho
men. 1t was intended that they make
known the terms upon which the me4would
be taken back into the mills. After find
ing that the Huns and Slavs could not be
induced to meet, he returned to the works,
his mission having been futile.
There is no apparent break in the ranks
of these foreigners. They are standing as
firm as ever and one of their leaders claims
they will not accept any overtures from the
company. The Advisory Committee is put
ting forth every effort to hold these laborers
in line, as they know, if they desert, the
strike will be practically settled.
No little comment was excited yesterday
by the announcement that John Rattigan, q
roller and prominent man in the Amalga-
mated Association who returned to work a
few days ago, was being simply used as a
missionary for the locked-out men. A
member of the Advisory Committee was
seen last night and would neither affirm or
deny the report, but his actions seemed to
indicate that there was some truth in the
report
In speaking of the course the Amalga-
mated Association took to break up the
proposed meeting in the morning, David
Lynch said: eve were afraid there would
be riot should meeting be held, and in
that case we would have been blamed. Once
before we had great trouble to prevent the
Huns and Slavs from assaulting one of their
countrymen In one OF our meetings when
he urged them to go back and it was found
he was working in the Interests of the COM
pany.
Not Afraid of Desertions.
1--WE feared the same thing to-day. These
people are very hard to handle, as you do
not know what they will do. We are be-
ginning to understand them now, and do
not think they will desert us.
A member of the Salvation Army was.ar-
rested yesterday and lodged in the guard
house for raising a disturbance near the
mill gate on Eighth avenue. He was repri-
manded and released during the afternoon.
All the troops now in camp who were in
the National Guard in 1877 and on duty
during the strike Of that year will meet at
the headquarters of the Fifteenth Regi-
are about T5 of these and preparations are
being made for q pleasant time.
The meeting of Council to take some
action on the decision of Burgess McLuckie
to have everyone coming to Homestead vac
cinated, did nothing last evening, as
quorum could not be secured. The Anal
gamated Association will hold meeting
in the rink to-day at o'clock.
Pinkerton detectives are still thicker than
hops in Homestead. Robert Pinkerton has
the cream of his men working in the
Monongahela steel town. The work is
risky one, and none but those most skilled
in the art of tracking men can do duty
there.
They Don't Know Each Other.
Good detectives are never allowed to
know each other. So it is at Homestead
This was demonstrated the other day. One
of the score of sleuths, who are steadily
draining the strikers of their secrets, sew
eral days ago made this fact known. He
imagined that he was not putting enough
heart into bis work. Shortly ne Joined
party of strikers in saloon
on Eighth avenue. They drank
around several times and then the party
adjourned to the outside. The detective
glanced up the street and saw a rough look
ing man coming down the avenue. He said
to his fellows: "See that duck coming
there? have been watching forhim for
several days and feel sure he is, Pink -
The crowd instantly remarked that it
would see that fellow was put where he
would not bother any one in the future.
As the rough looking individual passed sey-
eral of the strikers followed him.
The next day man with badly bruised
orrira rad in Ii