The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-07-12
FIRM AS EVER
Are the Thousands Of Iron
Workers at Homestead.
Never Before Were They SO Deter
mined as Now
That Andrew Carnegie Shall
Not Be Victorious.
Mr.. CARNEGIE JUST AS ETERMINED
THAT SE WILL 6E.
SAYS HE WILL ALLOW GRASS TO
OVERGROw TIE MILLS


Rather Than be Dictated to by the Anal
gamateG Association Of Iron and Steel
workoTs-T,yo Newspaper Men Forced
to Leave HornesLead because OF Their
UnfriendIiness to the STANDARDIZATION
Damn, of the New York Sun, Severely
Censures the Governor of Pennsylvania
for His Course-Fhe Governor Has Not
Changed Hts Position Since the Dis
turbances Commenced - Workingmen
of Pittsburg and Allegheny Request
the Return of Carnegie's Gift of $1,000
600 for a Free Library at Pittsburg.
Scotch workingmen ALSO DisSUstod.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July 1.-THE sun
never shoDe on a more peaceful com
munity where strike was on than 1t
did when 1T made its appearance over
the hilltops Saturday morning and
looked upon Homestead.
1t was as quiet as a country village,
and the many people who put their
heads from the regular trains and ex-
pected to see mob armed to the teeth
received the greatest disappointment of
their lives Instead of an exciting scene
they see a few pedestrians, and here and
there a group of three or four men COM
versing quietly.
Business is resumed, and the bar
rooms which were closed against all are
now open
The big strike is the only thing
thought of and every one. from the
school boy to the business man, is giving
the SITUATION a most thorough considera-
ton. The questions are: What will
come next? How are things going to be
settled?
Even after the loss of many lives and
the serious wounding of dozens of men,
not a thing has been accomplished
toward the betterment of conditions.
The situation is just where it was before
the Pinkertons boats were towed up the
river. The men have gained a victory
over body of men, but have not bet
tered their chances of the settlement of
the strike il their favor. The victory
has
Given the Men New Courage
and shown the company how determined
the men are t. win.
What Is puzziing the people Of this
section Is how certain proposed steps
Will effect the men. It is generally be
lieved here that the eberitf can take pos
session of 1hc mill i ne wants "a, and if
Goue under conditions set forth By the
men, not the least trouble VII, result,
-...- -
not necessary FOR the sheriff 10 take
charge. AS tney claim tine men haze 4oy
taken possession cf the company 1rop-
eTty aud the unIuuauy'- va-JhmLu ls II
charge OF The plant. # the sheriff comes
acre and t4szGs charge what EoGa VII
IL dor
The company can got operate Jae
plant as long a. the men uaL prevent It,
and they sag the sheriff can not EoJ
enough men IN the county 20 come mere
to coupeIxith the men. IN tEa5 case the
mill would remafn idle and something
would have 20 De done.
The company seems Is determined to
win the strike as the men, and 1t viii
take more than county authorities TO
protect the mill Il case an attempt Is
made to put in new men. That Is the
way the majority of Homestead people,
outside of the mill workers, look at the
trouble.
All agree that no one knows where It
will end. 1t being sysch an important
fight for the Alnalgamated association,
that a settlement is not liable to be
reached by compromise before some
other action has taken place at the scene
of the trouble. A more determined body
of men never took a sta9&s On a labor
question. and they claim they are
Fighting for Home and Family
more than anything else. They are
mostly meH who have been here for
wears and have invested their savings in
homes, which they now fear they will
have to abandon in case the company
wins the strike
When the alarm was sounded Thurs
dev night that morning that more Pink
ertons were coming, thre2 women were
seen making their way to the river with
guns. One had q Winchester rifle.
which was taken from the Pinkertons.
They were relieved of their guns before
they had proceeded far, but it was
against their will.