The Washington bee., 1892-07-23
THE rRoUBLE AT HOMESTEAD.


Eeat.-d.
@ let has reigned at Homestead dur
r. the week, and, under the protection
If lbe militia. an attempt has been made
to start up the mills with non-union II
Dor. The company posted the following
notice:
NOTICE!
"Indiyidual applications for employment at
tIe Homestead Steel Works will be received
nv the General Superintendent either In per
SON or by letter. until =. NJ, thursday
IuIv p. 1892. 1t is our desire to retain IN our
service all of our old employees whose past rec
ord is satisfactory, and who did not take part
in the attempts which have been made 10 III
ferfere with our right to manage our buslne s.
such of our old employees as do not apply by
the time above named will be considered as
having no desire to re-enter our employment,
and tie positions which they have hell viii be
riven TO ther men, and those first applying
will have the choice of untitled positions Tor
which they are suitable.
THE CARNEGIE STEEL COMPANY.
UIMTTED.)
He. FRICK. Chairman.
II is evidently the firm intention of
the company to run the mills hereafter
with nOn-union labor, and grave fears
are felt that bloodshed will follow as
soon as the troops are withdrawn. This
opinion is shared by members of the
Congressional Committee who investi-
gated the strike.
The workmen in the Carnegie mills at
Pittsburg, Lawrenceville and Beaver
Falls iave also struck in sympathy with
tile workmen at Homestead. This makes
5000 men now out on the strike. The
Carnegie Company has practically de-
Ciled to run all of its mills where strikes
occur with non-union labor hereafter.
The position of the strikers is thus
stated by Hugh O'Donnell, their leader:
I'VE will fight this strike out Oh legiti-
mate lines, on the original plans mapped
out by the committee. The PinkertOn
incident has put false complexion on
affairs and changed the channel of the
pubiic's estimation of our rights and
wrongs. Many people think we intend
endeavoring to maintain our position by
lawless means. Such never was our in
tentiOn The workmen's effective wea.
pom, the boycott, will be employed, and
w
negie's every industry. 1t is stated that
he intends starving us into submission.
We have not as much money as he, but
we are willing to meet him on his own
ground. Such assistance as the strike at
Lawrenceyille and tie action of the car
penters in refusing to work in buildings
where Carnegie beams or materials are
used will help us that way and we will
win the strike I'll guarantee there will
be no harm offered non union men com.
ing here; but l can't offer the same pro-
lection to Pinkertons, for every man,
woman and child in Homestead goes
wild at the mention of one."
The Carnegie Company has decided to
proceed legally against the most promi-
"ent strikers Burgess John McLuckie
was arrested on Tuesday of this week Oh
q warrant charging him with murder
Warrants are also out for Hugh O'Don-
nell and several other leaders 1t il
claimed tIat Mr.. Frick has the names ot
some 250 strikers who were active in the
battle with the Pinkerton men The
strikers will probably retaliate by pro-
curing warrants for Frick, Lovejoy and
Supt. Potter.
A number of nOn-union men have al
ready been put to work in the Homestead
mills, and others will follow as fast as
they can be procured.
There is strong sentiment amongst
the old wOrkmen to stand out against
any concession that does not recognize
the AmaIgamated Association scale.
They have induced some 400 of the non
union hands employed in putting the
mill in repairs to quit work. The strike
gives every evidence of settling down
into a prolonged trial of strength. The
Carnegie management claim that many
of the old men will soon come back. and
that in any case, they can fill their mills
with good workmen. The strikers deuy
that skilled workmen can be got to fill |
their places, and say that immense loss
will result from employing unskiIled men
Many trade organizations throughout |
the country are passing resolutions ex- |
pressing sympathy with and extending |
aid to the Homestead strikers.
1t is rumOred that negotiations are in |
progress for a settlement of the strike.
Gov. Pattison arrived at Homestead |
on Wednesday, to review the militia and |
examine the situation.