New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-14
MEN CONFIDENT.
ENCOURAGING SPEECHES AT A MASS
MEETING.

TEE LABOR CONFERENCE AT pITTsBuRG AD
JoURNs, AFTER ISSUING AN ADDRESS
TO THE PUBLIC.
Homestead PENN Aug. 13.-The mass meeting tu's
afternoon aroused all the latent enthusiasm amcnE '
locked ont men, The 1,j00 who crowded into lhe nun
chcered themselves hoarse over the encourhens ="
terances OF the leaders Of the American Federation Vi
Labor. and tonight confidence In victory pre'"'''
alone.
The meeting was called to order by Acting Chairman
Thomas Crawford OF the Advisory Committee D.
Dougherty OF Ptsburg, was appointed chairman "h"
william McConcgley, secretary. President GompeIS'
Of the American Federation Of Labor, and p. j. NC
CURE among the speakers.
I1ttsbrrr Aug 13.-Thc conference between inc
Ama,gamatcd Association and the Executive 'ou"'
of the American Federation ended this evening Iic
dent Gompcrs and the other members OF the Fedcruo"
have gone East. Before their departure the oo'
ference issued the following statement:
TO the American Public: Seldom In the history OF
our country have we witnessed the lines OF battle 50
dearly drawn upon the field Of labor A. Is now VII WI.
messed at Homestead The Carnegle slee, o an h
one Of the most gigantic monopoiIcs OF e asej N
undertaken 10 reduce the wage, OF ter eos0s and
from 10 TO 40 per cent M 6o s srmed mathematics
Pinkcron dettctive,) to Homestead 10 ln'aa, ,ns me
homes of the men who cenlsS te ',0IS NJ c nke
ions the company endeavored to Introduce PiuPcr
zcI and degraded set Oi !ab0reis 10 suPP'i,,. tb
allow -AmcriCa an workmen. The contest "iu '"e
unkerions and It's results are well known. na,..
50 many erroneous ana a.ua aSs sor xirh The men
are 20 molly contendlng, their conduc dullhs Wv, ~,
yictory that We feel chilled upon to issue this STATE
ment to the American publc .o,,,rc tho h,ch
1t is not true that the men m are IarGVs srg "g own
th.lr home, We have made carelnl n'',I ,hsr,
ana lind THAT S' hs StfSH mills the OF 'fsE s
there were thirteen whose Wages aycrnseu hU"n anS
. 80 day. iory7h sy,sen from Dee "a to IS per
dav III averaged from ~ 90 to y % per any Sms'
and 625 received IA cents per h0,n r or hsm.s and
Srtb.r We find to 10 per cent own u'ir h"h's, a"1
about Is per cent more have Their home, , uno,t ~,
mortgage the remainder pay G r's rarnaS,es nnd II is not
true that the men only defending me ~assS n U.
the higher priced wGrsmen much as m any other that
the Homestead workm-n are making "e" s"'""'
dght. -.. .o,,norx nropo-ea that
the Scale should terminate when me cSd blasts %,
winter penetrate with biting seVcr,.s, % ,' no
desired to place the men IN the lo in
s,tion of negotiating with them upon De" soa,c III
January Instead Of as formerly In SHt Sa,: ~ Rnn
svivenia have been under arms at tone,tead an iu1
nearly five weeks, and the entire county, n
/" tho company, there are less than %" p, perso,S -,
the mills. and less than dozen slyu Ss s,,naiion
who can perform the work required me sl,ua," sin
T., uch vr confidently assert, That at no time duilhs
the struggle were the prospects of vc'orS - p's"'
Mia, the men in this contest need your sue.iaaaii
,,,nort ~ we'll rs your sympathy. The poorer pun
,na,i I'm Homestead and other Carnegie mills NhcEc
mon are now ont 10 help their brothers al iiOihc-s
are the ones who need your Immediate nap a.u IN ,5
iS r.ouIred TO maintain their manhood, hoor hn ~,
ter.sts Every worker and liberty loving cluh h"u Ill
contribute to The 1uandal support OF me oa' - - 81
Mo Ia dav occupy the position ~ the anVsn'' Su'
~ Tho labor movement oi America. Inc suhesi. ~ :"
Homestead represents IN" issue Dt~eGl ~ an.a,n cd
siavcry progress and reaction and must oe u,aI'"t
until the workmen have some lair msSuIs % VI 's.nrnel
ton for the Carneg1es. t1nt"rnaib yrcuIn, Insn
f;omrers l.. J. MCGUIRE, William A. 5y.;orncu
n lennon Christian Evans. Execnive '"1tS,.' WnhNa
American Federation OF Labor william william. "aSso Asso
So, phcn Madden VI. VI. Garland Ainsieuns" or,nn,a
ctsnon Hugh O'Donnel, John McLucMe I'oIns'
cTavford David Lynch, fol the Aovrsory S"''
mittee. . a., j..
There WAS Dste change In the strike s''n"uon u
aav oether side TO the controversy displaying mnoh
activity The Thrty-th st. ntl run as usu&l but
IN. locked out worN1nrn remain as firm as ever The
Heavier Falls down t still complete. however. ana
no agn Of resumption Of work are To be seen 'here'
Vice Chairman Leshnan. OF the carnegie company
snealnc 81 the pant said We have for ZONE time
ha.n dissatisfied with the location OF those works. and
ss We now have pleuty " room on our property al
Uomrstcad the Beaver Pals pr perty could b. opni,
with much better advantage there However, mere 10
no hurry. and when NO get ready The location VIII
~ In regard 10 the Federation Of Abor's fAIurc to
9Tbe reason given ~ the american federauon OF
Labor for not deciding To boycott our podnct becnse
the product Is small and Inferior As 10 bc ihtp,
scuurnial IS amusing Our output Is far rom sulll
ar Inferior IL is n~tclass In every particular ana
We nre entirely satisfied with the work done The
oro,;ti,v t. also satisfactory and making slp
mcnts every day and are well up with our con
tracts