The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-07-18

To-day the situation is at the beginning
of it's crisis The Carnegie Company is
endeavoriug to begin repairing operations
preliminary to re-opening the mills, and
it has asked the workmen, mechanical
end repairing force to return to their old
places, but so far to-day none of them
have gone to work.
These workmen met yesterday and de-
cided to remain out. The company has
also given public notice that such former
employees of the Homestead plant who are
satisfactory to the company may file APP
plications for employment by o'clock
Thursday evening.
These offers foreshadow a change in the
situation, for they show the determine
ton Of the company to start its mills and
are believed to be preliminary only to the
employment of non-union men if they fail
to have the effect intended.
A copy Of the notice posted up, inviting
applications for work, was taken to the
Advisory Committee while it was in ses-
sion. Some of the men laughed at it and
said it was "Frick's way of doing bust
ness"
All the members Of the Committee who
were asked concerning the effect of the
notice said it would fail to accomplish
what the company hoped for. Men they
said would not give up the fight in
such short order. They would fight to
the end and refuse to be tempted by any
offers the company might make short q a
concession of the demands Of the Ama a-
mated Association.
The copy of the notice taken to tho Ad-
visory Committee was one of those given
to the press This was compared
with the printed notices and it
was found that in the latter
the last paragraph of the copy published
in the newspapers was omitted. Much
comment was caused by the omitted
paragraph which reads as follows 'This
notice will be the last given to the en-
ployes of the works and after non-com-
pliance with this the places will be filed
with non-union men,"
''The omission of the section from the
posted notices shows the weakness of the
company" said one Of the strike leaders.
''Its managers at first thought that refer
ence to non-union men would frighten us,
but mature consideration showed them
that we would see the ruse.
Other leaders expressed in substance
the same sentiments An effort was made
by reporter to see Supt. Potter at the
Homestead mills, but the watchman at
the gates said Mr.. Potter had given him
strict orders to exclude reporters.
When the offers became generally
known the news created the greatest ex-
citement among the locked out workers,
but from outward appearances the men are
uninhuenced by them in their determine
tion to fight the battle until the bitter
end. Those who express themselves on
the subject say they will not return to
work until the company accedes to the
demands Of the Amalgamated Associa-
tion.
If unity is maintained and the old men
refuse to work, the starting of the mills
by non-union workmen will be the only
other move left for the Carnegie Com
pany From to-day to Thursday the
crisis will hang in the balance and then a
better opportunity to penetrate the mist
that envelopes the present situation will
comr
Both sides admit that there is no imme-
diate prospect of a settlement of the strike,
and already the cost is considerable more
than 81 600, 900. Every day that the plant
is idle costs the Carnegie Company Sj0,-
600. 1t is ID days since the workmen went
out.
That means loss of $3.50 600 to the
| company. The militia have been under
q
have cost the State Of Pennsylvania s140, e
| 600. The cost to the company and State
now foots up 81 900, 000 and is pillng up
at the rate Of $40, 600 a day.
In addition to all this the workmen lose
their wages and ten men have lost their
lives. The destruction of property has
not been great, as the barges burned were
inexpensive.
Instead of sending in their names as in
dividuals and applying for their old posi-
tions in response to the notice posted by
{ Mr.. Frick on Saturday, the former em-
ployes Of the Carnegie Company who are
not members of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation got together yesterday and unani-
mously decided to stand out to the end.
The meeting was held in the rink 1t was
called by members of the-mechanical de-
! partments, but it included all daily wage
! earners These men number about 2 900,
and include the Hungarians. The meet
ing was attended by about 1000 men.
| Hugh O'Donnell Of the Amalgamated As
sociation addressed the men by special in
! vitation. He did not advise them in any
way, but merely stated the condition OF
affairs, leaving his hearers to decide for
! themselves.
/ The meeting at Duquesne yesterday was
not much more satisfactory than was that
! Of Saturday 1t was held in the picnic
grove, and less than 200 in all were pres
ent Addresses were made by Burgess
McLuckie w. A. Carney, one of the vice
presidents of the association, and work
man named Roberts, The resolutions
passed by the mechanical department at
the meeting here in the morning were read
TO them, but there was an ominous lach
of enthusiasm. The 1000 employees ther,
of the Carnegie Company are unorganized
and do not want to take part in the fight
Their wages are not changed.
The men seemed in sympathy with tn,
speakers, but were timid TO an extraor
dinary degree, as II they did not dare u