The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-13
BOYCOTT NOT NEEDED
Statement Given Out by .he Ex-
ecutive Committee of the
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR

Both Sides Seem to be Satisfied at
Homestead - Superintendent Pot
ter Says They Are Doing Wonder
fully Well-The Advisory Commit
tee Claims a Victory.
PITTsBURa, Aug. 13.-The executive
committee of the American Federation
Of Labor spent most of the afternoon
and until late hour last night in con-
ference with the Homestead advisory
committee and the officials of the Anal
gamated Association.
President Gompers gave out the fol-
lowing statement: latter thorough in
vestigation and review of the situation
In Homestead and the other Carnegie
mills, and after a conference with Presi-
dent Weihe and other officials of the
Amalgamated Association, and on con-
sultation with the advisory board of the
Homestead men, the executive council
of the American Federation of Labor do
not deem it necessary at present to issue
any boycott on the Carnegie products
for these reasons:
1.-THE amount of work now turned
out in the Carnegie mills is of such q
tritiing inconsequentional character, it
would be sheer waste of effort to issue
a boycott. Added to this, the quality
and small amount of the product turned
out is so inferior it is hardly marketable
and will result in a greater loss of trade
to the Carnesies than would come from
any boycott we might now impose. In
fact the unmarketable character and
small amount of work done is an eff
cient boycott against the Carnegie COM
pany. Should it be necessary to levy a
general order in the future to let Car
negie products alone we will not hesi-
tate to do so, notwithstanding the
threats of the firm to use the conspiracy
laws against us.
'In declining to issue boycott at
this time does not prevent all sympa-
thizers with the struggling toilers from
refusing to use structural iron or steel
or nails and other products of the Car
negie mills wherever they legally feel
inclined to do so, and at the same time
every dollar of financial aid which can
be raised should be given freely to help
this struggle of Drawn and brain, mus
Gle, heart, against the cold blooded,
grasping avarice of well protected man
ufacturers."
Both sides Confident.
HOMESTEAD, Aug. 13.-Last night
both sides We're very loudly claiming
victory. The strikers still maintain
that the company has failed to success
fully operate its plant with non-union
men. On this point Treasurer Maches,
of the advisory board, said to a United
Press reporter: "If the company is
really making good steel why does it
not shipit? When it does send out ma
terial made by its present force Of
workmen, material that has passed in
spection, then and not until then will
we begin to "wiuk the other eye."
Superintendent Potter was seen few
minutes later. When told what Treas
urer Caches had said he smiled and re.
piled: "Well, its about time for him to
begin winking. We have shipped twelve
car loads of material this week, and
every pound of it was made by our new
men," Mr.. Potter then went on to say
that his present force of men are doing
wonderfully satisfactory work, in fact
the smoothness with which everything
is BEING run has surprised him greatly.
Six departments are now running full
time, double turn. The forty inch beam
mill was started yesterday morning and
was operated throughout the day with
out hitch or break.
Hugh O'Donnell. Burgess McIncky
ana T. H. Brown left for Boston yester-
day afternoon. O'Donnell, it is said,
will remain in the east several weeks. In
spite of all reports to the contrary, there
is disposition on the part of the advis-
ory board to keep O'Donnell from re-
Stunning his place at the head of that
body.
Still ut Work.
PrTTsBURa, Aug. 13.-The non union
workmen at Duluesne did not strike at
o'clock yesterday afternoon, as it was
reported they would do. The talk now
is that they will come out on a strike
this afternoon. This is heard only
among the outsiders and is thought very
improbable.
J1dge Ewing yesterday afternoon
granted the application presented for
the release of Jack Clifford, one of the
Homestead strikers, WIN was charged
with murder and aggravated riot. The
release, however, does not take place
until ;the bail is furnished. The secur-
tiles We're insufficient, and Clifford was
recommitted to Jail. The amount OF
| bond REQUIRED was Sl2, 800,