Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-07-11
THE SHERIFF CANNOT PROTECT THE MILLS.

~AOAsAAooOrot A"st A0'
General Greenland returned from Pitts
burg at 500 this morning aud soon after
called on Governor Pattison to report the
situation as he observed it at Homestead
He gave the governor the result of his in
terviews with all classes of people and de-
scribed the status of affairs at the works.
This afternoon Major General George
r. Snowden arrived from Philadel-
phia and had conference with
the state officials. 1t is understood
he came here for the purpose Of obtaining
from General Greenland clear statement
of the situation and to talk over the prob
able disposition of troops in the event of
Adjutant-General Greenland, Quarter
7. O'Neil, of the state arsenal, returned
from drive this evening; and the adult
ant-g general was soon after seen by the
Associated Press representative. He said
no order calling out the troops had
been issued, nor was likely to be tonight,
unless later developments render such a
step necessary. Read between the lines,
however, his language meant that troops
would probably be required to bring mat
tiers back to q peace basis. He said that
while the sheriff had not done what he
could at the outset of the trouble, it was
beginning to be apparent that his power to
maintain the rights of the company was
gone. With twenty-five or thirty deputies
of the works, but he questioned whether
q larger force would be allowed to enter.
General Greenland admitted that this
would be giving the company control of
the plant in theory only. In his talk with
prominent business men and leaders among
the workmen at Homestead and Pittsburg
the adjutant general learned enough to
convince him that the present state
of strained relations would result in an
outbreak the moment the Carnegie COM
pany attempted to introduce new men.
1.-THE situation is most deplorable," said
he, 'ebut should the National Guard be
sent to Homestead, do not think it would
meet with resistance" Being asked wheth-
er another open collision would have to &C.
cur before the troops were called out he
replied: "Not necessarily. If the civil
authorities find it impossible to quell the
then the governor would re-
gard an appeal for aid. Up to this time
he has not had direct request for troops"
THE TROOPS IN FIRST CLASS ORDER.
General Greenland stated that prepare
lions for the approaching annual encamp-
ments had put the troops in frst-class
shape, and they could be modified in
short notice. A large force could be con-
at the scene of trouble in very |
brief time. General Greenland suggested |
that there might still be compromise, but |
admitted that the position of the company |
in refusing to treat with the Amalgamated |
association made such conclusion rather |
remote.
THE PRESENT SITUATION.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July 10.-The intense |
strain of excitement and reported attack |
TO which the strikers have been subjected |
s beginning to tell upon the men. Alarm |
after alarm has swept over the town and
The men have 60 often responded to these |
rumors that the scramble of telegraph boy
ia almost sufficient for call to arms. At |
various times last night and during the
ssrly morning reports were circulated that /
he Pinkertons were at the city's outskirts
and the scrsmblesthat succeeded these an
would have been ludicrous
out for the gravity of the stu
alton. Men rushed to their homes
md prepared themselves for the i'm
pending battle. only to be apprised an
lour later that the report was false. So |
often has the cry of "wolf" gone out that
here is danger that when the true alarm |
loes come it may fall on unheeding ears
md the enemy be within city limits before
he call is sounded. There is no doubt of
The settled conviction in the minds of the
strikers that another battle is inevitable.
They have received at least dozen tele-
grams from various points stating that the
Pinkertons are mobilizing detachments
1t as many points, preparatory to
yrand movement of this private army /
upon Homestead, and the leaders of the
strikers have accepted this information
as authentic and concluded that the de-
,isive struggle is not far distant. The es-
Inmates of the strength of this Pinkerton |
army is, by mysterious unanimity of |
opinion, fixed at 800 men, and the strikers |
feel confident that with the arms at their |
and their strength of from 5000 |
10 5000 able-bodied men they can easily |
repulse this force. Of one thing there can
be no doubt-anothe- invasion of the
Pinkertons viii! be followed by another
battle, more sanguinary, more terrible,
but more decisive than the first. The
strikers are perfecting their organization
to- day, and appear to be gaining strength
in every way, except with the press.
RESTRICTION OF NEWSPAPER MEN.
The prominent newspapers of the coun-
VI Sopico oto ocih1 ASOCiNco
here, appear to be resentful of the espion-
age and restrictions imposed upon their
and the leaders of the mill
workers now realize that an effort to exer-
else a censorship over the press dispatches
has been q serious error. Everything that
can be done by Hugh O'Donnell to protect
the newspaper men from harrassing inter
ference has been done, and it is safe to say
that 80 long as he is the dominant spirit
no more reporters will be ordered out
of town. But Mr.. O'Donnell is in
advance of his fellows, and the spirit
of federation which he evinces is
not shared by many of the rank and
file. The great majority Of the strikers
are still disposed to regard the newspa-
per men as inte1lopers and a half dozen
new arrivals to day were promptly ap-
preached by q self-constituted committee
and marched off to the strikers headquar
ters, where they were forced to remain an
hour or two until they had satisfied the
men as to their identity. There are repre-
sentatives of the press in this city who
maintain that fear of visitations by
an irate committee compels them to
an excess of caution in prepsr-
ing their dispatches. 1t is only
when temerity outweighs discretion that
the correspondents here exercise that per-
feet freedom of news expression which
would characterize their dispatches fror
any other point. The advisory committee
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