The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-07-17

Homestead Men Will Be Given Their Old
Places if They Accept the Offer Soon.

Homestead Men Will Be Given Their Old
Places if They Accept the Offer Soon.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, Jlly 16-The receipt
by the men of the mechanical department
in the Homestead works of AN offer by the
company to return to their old positions
Of comment in Homestead among
oil classes of workmen. All agree
that it Is fine diplomatic move on the
part of the company, and will bring back
some of the men. Tbe greatest influence
that will bear against the result hoped for
by the Carnegie company is the
presence of q military guard at
the works. Yesterday the strang-
ers and outside men showed their
dislike of this sort of projection by refus-
ing to do duty while the military occupied
the plant. and the foreman and boss me-
chanics of the armor-plate shops who did
not 60 out with the other workers, followed
the example of the outside force, basing
their decision in this connection on the
same ground.
These notices mean nothing" said Hugh
ODonnell to-day, VIII N your correspond
ent asked him about the matter. similar
notices have been received before and the
men laughed at them. This fight has just
commenced. Our mon will never give in
after such q short struggle.
The strike of 1882 occurred in
the dead of winter and when
the men were importunsd TO return to
work they refused to do so. although some
of them were without proper clothing or
means of subsistence. Men who were
obliged to tie rags about their
feet because they. did not have foot
gear were quite as firm in their
determination to stay ont until the fight
ended as were those better provided. The
Carnegie company cannot start their mills
with any other workers than those ri ght here
inHomestead. These notices prove it. They
might send men from other mills to
work the local plant. but even these mon
have not enough experience and knowl-
edge in the technical work required to be
able to do anything successfully. 1t is
fight to the end, and the Carnegie company
will lose.r
A copy of the notice posted this afternoon
inviting applications for work was taken
to the advisory committee while il was
in session. Some of the men laughed ut
it, and said it WAS "Frick's way of
doing business" All the members of the
committee who were asked concerning the
effect of the notice said 1T 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 of
concession of the demands of the Amalaa-
mated Association. A copy of the notice
taken to the Amalgamated headquarters
was compared with the notice given to the
press, and it was found that the last para
graph bad been omitted from the latter
copy. 1t read as follows: This notice
will be the last given to the employees, and
on non- compliance with it their places will
be filled with nOn.union men,"
Union men from Scranton and other Penn
sylvania towns arrived In town to-day
and informed the advisory committee that
Superintendent Potter had agents in
Scranton and throughour the State i'm
portuning men TO work in the Homestead
plant. According to the statements made
by these men the agents of Potter have
not been successful.
Another foreman in the Carnegie mills
Quit work to-day and gladdened the hearts
OF the strikers by appearing among them.
he had charge of rigging gang. and was
an old emDloye OF the company.
Preparations have been made looking to
the organization of al least one provisional
regiment to remain in Homestead after. the
main force has been withdrawn. If the
situation does not assume a troublesome
phase by next Saturday the troops will be
withdrawn, and the provisional force will
assume control. A consultation between
General SnOwdcn and some of his principal
officers. In connection with the organiZa-
tion of two provisional regiments of six
hundred men each. Is said to have been
held. Twelve hundred men trained in mill
tary tactics would probably prevent the
recurrence of any moro disorder.