The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-10
THEY DECIDE TO HOLD OUT.
HOMESTEAD MEN STAND FIRM.
A Few More OF the Old Hands Go Back
and Supt, Potter Claims 200
Men ut Work.

Two meetings were held Wednesday in
Homestead, Pa, ostcnsibly for the purpose
of explaining the exact conditions Of affairs
to the men and getting their views as to the
continuance of the strike, but really for the
purpose of bracing up the weak-kneed ones
who we're grrmbling ut the idlcness and
talking of going back to work. There were
not many of these, II Is true, but Just ut this
time the men want to prevent even n single
dcscrtlon, IL they can, for every man who
goes back to work wcakens their ranks more
than the bringing in of n dozen men
with no previous experience in the steel
works
A mass meeting of all the locked ont men
was held in the Opera House. Before the
opening all reporters, detectives and Deputy
sheriils were ordered to leave the hall, which
order was greeted with wild AMI continued
cheering.
II. W. Brown, one Of the men formerly
employed In the mechanical department,
was chosen chairman He said the meeting
was called 10 give the men an idea Of the
exact condition Of affairs in the mill and Of
the strike, and to permit them to make any
suggestions they might have.
Srccchcs were then made by -four expert
steel workers, who said they had been MI
through the mill aud had seen the mon ut
work They reported that very little pro-
ptcss was being made IN the operation of
the plant. The sO.Cnlled skilled workers,
said to be within the fencct they assured the
men, were carpenters, stone masons brick
LAYERS, bakers and other tfadesmen and H.
b0rprs who had never been inside a steel
mill before they came TO Homestead. They
were not over half dozen men at work
there they said, who had ever worked in
such mill before They had seen them
rolling two or three plates, and they were
certain they could not satisfactorily perform
the duties required Of them,
President William Wcihe, Secretary j. G.
Kilgallon, Vice President William A. Car
ney and w. r. Roberts, Trustee John Pierce
and Jere Doherty also made addresses They
entregted the men to stand firm, and assur-
ed them that they had the sympathy of the
labOriEg men of America and Europe. Let
ters OF sympathy we're read from all parts Of
the United States and the British Isles
Speeches were also made in the Slayish
tongue, and then the men were requested
TO state their views and offer any suggest
ions or resolutions they wished.
No one had anything to offer, and the
sentiment of the meeting was declared to be
to continue the fight to victory, If 1t lasted q
year or more. This was Chcered loudly and
the meeting adjourned.
There were probably from ! 900 TO I 200 of
the $500 lockcd-out men present, aud II
| there was a man among them who wanted
| to go back TO work he did not speak.
THE SITUATION IN rnE MILL.
Superintendent Potter says - more OF the
| old men went back to work Wednesday,
making 80 in ali who have returned in two
days. lie also said he had rejected applica-
| tiOns from objectional men. Nearly 300
new men, he said, had come in during the
| day, making about 200 now at work. The
33-inch mill was started last night, leaving
only four departments idle. Double turn is
being worked in some of the shops. A
deputy sheriff on duty at the mill says q
government inspector told him that he had
| Inspected five armor plates made by new
men all of which were passed.