Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-15
WILL NOT BE TAKEN BACK.
Secretary Lovcjoy and the Iron Men in
Pittsburg.

Pfttsburg.
PITrsBURa, Pa, July 15.-The men at the
Union mills Of the Carnegie Steel Company at
2Sth and SD streets have locked themselves out
and they will have to wait till the company I'M
locks the gates before they go back. This is the
conclusion OF the company as expressed by Mr..
Lovejoy, who this morning said:
IF these men who quit yesterday think they
can strike and 60 in and out Of our property
and go to work when they please and quit when
they please they are very much mistaken. They
will not be permitted to 60 back until the COM
pany says so, nor will they go back under the
same terms and considerations. They broke
the contract they had with us and new one
Will have to be made before they can work for
us. This is their own doings, and having
broken the contract we propose to say when
and under what terms they shall return.
''If they wait, they say they will, till we
agree to a conference with the Amal2amated
men at Homestead they will have long wait.
The mills will remain idle till we get ready to
start them, when we will do go. can state
positively TINT within a week We can get enough
men to run full every department of the Union
mills as well as the Homestead plant. and We
could do this if we desired. but We will not
start full. When We get ready We will
start with enough men to run the mills
and give our old men a last opportunity to
return to work. We prefer them and they pre-
fer to work for US. / know what am talking
about when l say two-thirds OF our Homestead
men will return to work when we get ready
We will post no notices, as we had at first in
tended. but when the proper time comes we
will communicate with our old men and antici-
pate no trouble in securing at least two-thirds
OF them"
STRIKERS TO BE ARRESTED.
In conformation Of the story that arrests of
certain Of the Homestead strikers will soon oc-
cur 1t may be added that the report comes
from q reliable source that on the morning of
July and all during the day detectives were
secreted in the mill property armed. with ko-
daks. Snap shots OF many OF the strikers were
taken and especially those who were the lead
ers and those who had arms.
In reference to this story Mr.. Loveioy today
said There is a foundation for such a story,
but cannot go into details. This was done in
view OF the possible arrest of the strikers Us
means of Identification.
u believe that the dynamite found yesterday
was some left over by a contractor who was
building three houses and who had to use DIV
Mantle to blast the cellar. / do not believe it
YVES brought there with any design against the
mill property"
There were in all about 900 members of the
Amalgamatcd Association employed in the goth
and 33d street mills Of the Carnegie steel
works. The action OF these men in leaving
their work in sympathy with their Homestead
brothers has, however, displaced 1900 men in
tucsc H1iiis III aUSIt1On 10 themselves, VINO were
not eligible to membership, but were heartily
In sympathy with the movement. Work
men are engaged in erecting IN eight-foot
high plank fence about the works, and
an extra guard of 100 men, recruited from the
ranks Of the laborers, are on duty. They have
little TO do, however. as the streets and APP
proaches in the immediate vicinity of the works
are deserted. The strikers appear to be in a
very good humor and have held no meeting to-
day.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon representatives
from all the Amalgamated lodges connected
with these mills will hold conference at which
the situation will be discussed. The strikers
say they are prepared to remain out indef-
nitely. There is, however, evidence
Of some uneasiness among the men NJ
to how their action in striking may be regarded
by the general officers Of the Amalgamated
Association. They will not talk on this subject.
and have appointed q committee to confer with
the general officers on the subject.