Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-22
MUST SIGN AN AGREEMENT
TO Obey Orders and Not to Affiliate
With Labor Organizations.
BEAVER FALLS MEN GOING BACK.
seven Members Of the Advisory Board
Refused Employment
THE SITUATION AT TIE UNION MILLS

have placed their applications for positions
on file with the Carnegie Company. Early
yesterday morning large crowds gathered
about the Office, awaiting Superintendent
Schwab's arrival Fully one-half the num-
Der of men who went out will eventually
obtain their old positions. The introduc-
tion of strict discipline in the mill yester-
day will have wonderful weeding-out ef-
feet. The men are patient, and are willing
to do any kind of work to wait their
turn.
All day long the men came in groups to
Manager Schwab. The majority OF the
applicants were Amalyamated men. Nearly
every Association man in town came to the
Office. Many were turned away; some were
promised their positions if they should be-
come vacant, and few were employed out
right Some of the members of the Advisory
Committee were among the applicants.
They were refused to a man.
The Carnegie Company intends to treat
with its employees as individuals Each
man employed is required to sign an agree
ment The paper is an agreement between
the Carnegie Steel Company and the man
employed, in which he pledges himself to
refrain from belonging to any labor organ
ization and to be governed entirely by the
rules and regulations of the company. Each
department superintendent is provided
with these blanks and no one can be en-
ployed unless he signs the agreement
How Some of the Men Feel
1t is a peculiar fact that the men who re-
fused to go back to work when the company
gave them notice never thought what their
condition would be if the Carnegie Company
was successful They simply reasoned that
even if they did lose they would only have
to apply for their old positions and they
would be reinstated. One of the men,
speaking of the matter, said: ''It has just
begun to dawn upon us what great amonnt
of foresight we were devoid of. We never
thought we would be put in the position
we are. We were led on by people who
said they knew and whose advice We fol-
lowed. If they knew, as they said they
did, whv didn't thev let US go back when
we would have stood some chance for our
positions The greater number of the men
despair of getting work in the mill and are
advertising for work elsewhere. Our con-
dition is decidedly bad one, and the men
are only beginning to realize where they
stand"
Manager Schwab issued instructions YES
terday TO the foremen and superintendents
that they should require the men under
them 10 adhere strictly to the rules and |
regulations of the company. Any breach |
of discipline is to be followed by immediate |
discharge
Taking Advantage of the Company.
There have been not a few men at work
in the mill for some months past who have
been taking advantage of the position in |
which the company has been placed and |
have not been attending to their work as
they should. The company has been in no |
position to enforce the discipline that is |
usually in vogue in Its works, until the re-
turn of the old men. Having so many men |
at their disposal, it is the firms intention |
to obtain the very cream; so the shift |
less and careless workmen and those who |
are not in earnest will not have very long
lease on life within the MILL The drawing
of this line so tightly will give the old
workmen a better chance of obtaining their
old rlacts. There will be no more playing
work in the mill
There are only seven men in the Beaver
Falls mill of the Carnegie Company who
were blacklisted. Strange, too, they were
the first seven men to apply after the de-
cision of the Association. Saturday. The
men held out until the very last minnie.
The firm had given them until Saturday to
apply and have the preference. 1t was not
until $3.50 that the rush began on that dav.
During the afternoon nearly $50 of the old
men applied for work. besides a like num-
Der of new men seeking employment. Only
the old mems applications were fled. 1t is
said that every one Of the former workmen
in town has applied for work. Those who
obtained work else where during the strike
are coming into the Office as quickly as they
can obtain day Oft
Starting Up at Beaver Falls.
The rod department started up yesterday
with full complement of old men. When
the whistle blew yesterday morning the
mill ward was crowded with men-fully
three for each position vacant The super
intendent selected his old crew, assigned
them to their positions and after
cleaning up the machinery charged
the furnaces The first heat was taken
out shortly after dinner time, and from that
on everything went as smoothly as before.
About 225 are working in the mill at pres
ent When running full 500 men are en-
ploved The wire mill will be started in
the next week, but Superintendent Rigley
thinks it will be fully two weeks before the
nail mill will be operated.
About one-half the men who went out
will be able to obtain employment when the
mill is running full. This is taking for
-ranted that the new men will all turn out
good workmen, which is highly improbable.
Anyone vino is not competent will be dis
missed and his place filled by an old man.
The company is giving the old men the
preference in everything.