Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-01
All the Men Employed ~at Homestead
Are Now Shut Out.
THE IRON AND STEEL WORKERS
Have the Biggest Fight Before Them That Their
Association Has Ever Observation-Disclosures
Workers to Take the Mems Places
A Big Meeting al Homestead.

department. day laborers and watchmen TO
| ioin them tomorrow. They expect that
| the men will do so, and II so the entlre
plant will be idle.
The firm discharged all the employees at
midnight, and notified them TO report Tor
their pay at the Office on Saturday. BY
| this action, the Carnegie's have cieverly
forestalled the men, by making 1t LOCKOUT
instead Of strike, have placed them on the
defensive. The streets are crowded out
everything is quiet.
Last night liberal number of efigies
were suspended from electric light poles
along the railroad tracks and Eighth street,
the main roads leading to the mill. They
are supposed to be a warning to persons
| who NAV come in to take the places OF the
shut out workmen. To-day there were no
/ hostile demonstrations and the Amalga-
mated Association, as guarantee OF lts
desire to avoid conflict or bloodshed, prof.
fered to Burgess .McCluckie twenty OF It's
members who, free of charge to the bor-
| ough, will act US special policemen:
| The firm has largely increased the num-
Der of its watchmen, which has given rise
| to the rumor that many so-called watchmen
! are in reality workmen from other cities.
! The report that 200 Pinkerton guards are
! assembling at Philadelphia to come TO rein
! force the Watchmen, strengthens Amalgam-
! ated Association leaders in the belief that
! a large proportion are iron and steel work
ers secured in Eastern non-union mills.
| The firm continues to make preparations
| for long fight. A superintendent said
this morning:
1.-THE company is much better prepared
than any one can imagine. You can see the
! board fences and outward preparations
| completed which the public know nothing
about"
The men, with two former victories in
memory, are very confident Of success and
! claim they can fight for year.
During the lockout every means possible
will be used to preserve peace, and this
| end is desired by both the mill workers and
! the Carnegie company. The Amalgamated
| Association has sworn in twenty extra
| men TO do police duty without pay, and the
| company has added number of watchmen
| to protect their property. II is thought
| the latter are well armed and Will keep a
| sharp lookout day and night
! The trains are being watched by commit
| tees by the association and men are sta
| toned all over the country at manufactur-
! ing points to inform the organization here
! should any gang Of workmen board the
| train for Homestead.
| An hopes of a peaceful solution have
4 been abandoned by the men. To-day groups
| of mill workers stood about on the street
! corners discussing the situation and IN
! readiness to assist the Reception Commit
| tees at the different railroad stations in the
/ borough.
! A committee of workmen called upon the
! Pittsburg, Nick eesport and Youghiogheny
| railroad authorities yesterday and re-
! ouested that no trains bearing men to take
! the places OF the strikers be stopped in the
| limits of the yard. The request was re-
! fused, the officials stating that the yard OF
! the Carnegie Steel Works was regular
| station. The refusal of the company to
! comply with the wishes of the men caused
| great excitement and many threats were
made.
It has since been learned that if the
| Pittsburg, McKeeSport and Youghiogheny
railroad company tries to repeat their tao
tics of 1899 and carry non-union men into
! the yards of the works that the workmen
| will endeavor to prevent the trains from
running.
A large mass meeting was held at the
| Homestead Opera House this morning,
there being fully $500 persons present.
| The men were in good spirits. The COM
mlttee from the seven Amalgamated lodges
reported that after long discussion 1t had
! concluded to report back requesting the
mass meeting 10 take action itself on the
matter of the mechanics and day laoorers
| ioininp the tonnage workers. a delegate
| moved that the Joint Committee ask the
mechanical department 10 come out to-
morrow morning Amid great enthusiasm
! this was amended to ask all day men, in
/ GLIDING watchmen, 10 come out.
! "There has been much misstatement con-
! cernfng the day laborers," said member
/ of the Amalgamated Association, con
! corning the alleged signingof the scale by
| 75O day laborers. The fact is that the COM
mittee waited upon, Mr.. Potter and asked
| him what he would do in case or strike.
! He told them ne would treat with them al
! ter he had finished with the tonnage men.
! The laborers decided TO remain out. La
| ter the foremen of the different depart
ments signed the scale for their men.
! know that the mechanical men said after
ward that they were forced into this, ana
that they would come out on July l.
! TCheers. A man went to the Pittsburg
newspapers and gave it out to the neWspa-
pers that $50 men had signed"
A delegate-Who employs him, the firm
! or the Government
The Chair-The Government.
A voice-It would be advisable to give
him some news, too Ask him to leave the
town.
The Chair-The evil effect Of that report
was that people came here for work under
standing that the strike was broken. The
fact is now that the mill is closed down,
and is not productive. The day laborers
are only incidental TO the tonnage men.
The firm closed she mill, not the men.
The Conference Committee here reported
to the meeting the result OF last Wednes-
davis meeting with the firm. A member
said: The firm asked that there be no
minimum basis and wanted the scale to ex-
pire o. December l. Finally it agreed to
ha, q minimum of s23. The Amalgamated
Association ordered that the minimum was
10 he S24 and the scale TO expire in June.
The firm then stated that they would have
no further conference. MIR. Frick then
withdrew the June "A ultimatum and we
agreed 70 work until July l, according to
orr agreement. The firm, however, has
sbnt down the mill. Now, gentlemen,
were we right in our action in conferences"
Cries of Yes
The action Of the Conference Committee
was endorsed unanimously and the offer
made bv the Conference Committee of a $24
limit,was withdrawn. The following was
then adopted amid great cheering:
.ssWHEREAs, So many members are in
habit of leaving Homestead when there is
n strike on hand, that we move that any
member of our association leaving the city
Snying the strike, without excuse, we re-
fnse to work with in the future.n
A lonr discussion here ensued on the ad-
x;sahility of the appointment of a press
eorsaittee. The committee was fuaHy
snnointed. A delegate made a statement
sbo,,f meeting to be held on the last :
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