The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-12
CARNEGIE BOYCOTT PLANS.
fHE FEDERATION COUNCIL WILL MEET
. IN HOMEsTEAD TO-DAY.
Whe Subject OF Beginning y Movement OF
the Trades Against the Csr~euio Output
10 Re Observation-Disclosures Potter
Stroiis Through Homestead.

Whe SuSeet OF beginning movement ~
the Trades Against the Csrsezio Output
10 Re Observation-Disclosures Potter
stroiis Through Homestead.
HOMESTEAD. Pa. Aug 11.-William A. Carney.
o member OF the Executive Committee OF the
American Federation OF Labor. came to Home
stead this afternoon. To a reporter lie nm
noupced that his mission here is to arrange
for the quarterly meeting OF tho council. TO be
held hero to. morrow. whom President Gompors
OF the American Federation and representa-
tive OF the cigarmnkers' union: Chris Evans
OF tho United Mino Workers. John H. Lemon OF
the Tailors' and Cutters Union. and +. j. Ma
Cuire, general Secretary Of the Brotherhood OF
Carpenters. will be present The council has
heretofore mot in New York. Although tho
usual business will be transacted ut the meet
ing. the object OF calling the council to-
Rcther in this place Is to consider the Home
stead strike In discussing this subject Mr..
Carney said:
"A boycott on Carnegie material Ia to he
considered, and interested In that are S4.OOO
carpenters. 100000 persons engaged In bridge
building, and tho operatives OF ship YARDS
whore armor plate Is used. We are willing to
bring about any kind OF honorable settlement.
II It is possible. but II Messrs. Love)oy
and Frick and associates are deter
mined on manifesting nothing else but
there is no alternative left for us, after having
recourse to every other honorable method to
bring about IA fair and honorable adjustment
own weapons. feeling confident that with the
resources behind US we most assureaS VIII
CIV "Wbat are the resources 2" asked the re-
''! Now that satisfactory adjustment Of the
Homestead hight for many thousand Amalgs-
ana evers s one las minated his intention q
Vac hfe the shoud
I'm tho aggregate We shall receive So 900
every two weeks. and feel that Am und .tes
burrh division there are 3 900 members: In tho
third. or Mahoning and Ohi H Valleys. SOG N In
thS sna in hs hn or oSs and Ala
bama districts. 5000 steel and iron workers.
! Each S Masty at Ma ass rate OF s'o Tor
'"' In addition to this will come, the assistance
81 the American Federation OF haoGr ana Hn 6me
strated its Is. coaperaton rot by resoluti9ns but
by checks The laws OF the psr r ssHer on
s al Members f%n'"s maj minated can levied
for tho period Of five weeks for the
assistance at any union engaged in lSGalized
newal at the discretion Of the President OF the
American Federation of Labor. This means
ten cents per week over five weeks on almost
one million men, at any rate. .,
tbe strike. SUPERINTENDENT Potter and Vice.
Chairman Chids paid a visit to the business
portion Of Homestead to-day. Ihey came
down about II o'clock. unaccompaned by an
armed escort. =,
lat of several hundred strikers. they were
offered no violence: not a word was spoken to
them and not IN insult ing remark made This
fact is the more remarkable from the fact that
the feeling ngninst Potter has all along been
most bitter. as he is blamed for the present
trouble.
Thomas Connors and Elmer thinner. ac-
cused OF assaultinG John Rheams a non;
street mill early on Wednesday morning. were
held under $500 bail each for court by Alder;
man Leslie to-day. Bail was furnished and
the men released.