The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-23


began 10 agitate the minds OF Amnlenmated
men ~ soon NJ II became apparent that the
mechan cs intended to break away IN n
body. without the support of the mechanics
aud lnhofera they reasoned they might rs
well throw M the sponge Not only many
oi the rank and file. but nearly all the lead.
| cls looked nt the matter In this way. That
| all important fHrtor money, was wanting
| to carry on the fight. The failure Of the
| Chicago promise ot s21O 900, together with
| the non. iulhllment OF other promises all
came IN for consideration by the men. They
/ could not live on promises, aud 90 told their
leaders, who, seeing that II would be useless
| tu try to hold the men together longer, took
! .teps tu place their brethren on an equal
touting with the mechanics IN the grand
rush for work
According to Assistant Superintendent
Wood, of the Homestead works, not more
than sOO or 900 ~ the total number of old
employees will be able Ia secure work. he.
fore the break ui last Ihirsday there were
| ie't IN Homestead about 2.slO of the orpi.
nal 3 $40 men who cniuc ont ON the 18th day
| VI June Oi these 500 men 100 were me.
'hRuiCs and laborers, aud $40 Amalgnmntcd
Association men. lp To- date about / 100 men
have applied iuf work, aud II IL estimated
'hnt not more than $50 men have got II.
Saturdays meeting wac attended cxclu.
| 'yplv hv the Amalgnmntad men. other
'lukrrg not hc onring to that organization
b"iug excluded. The meeting was not
large one. not more than 500 persons being
present Considerable surprise was caused
when the announcement wns made that
Thomas !. Crawford had sent IN his rcsie-
nation as chairman ut the Advisory Board
20 accept position rs head roller IN the Co
umbn Iron aud Steel Works nt Union.
avn The resignation was accepted aud
I 4. Al
/ ion. The steel workers were
4 nuNioup to get down Ia
business hsirikcr arose and moved that
he lockout be declared at mn cnd. Discus
zion Of this motion continued without
,rpay until Gp. M. when adjournment was
/ akeu until SUNDAY morning.
When the adjourned meeting was called
20 order IN the rink SUNDAY morning there
Was not more than 800 men present. Those
opposed Ia hringing the light to an end
struggled hard To- stIvc on a ballot, plead
nr arguing aud predicting the disintegrn.
ion of the Amn'gamnicd Association IN the
sycnt Of th" lockout being declared of The
Al, cl workers who ns they themselves have
said time and again, would rather go naked
and stnrvc rather than acknowledge defeat.
we're in the minority. They knew H. hut
till they urged and pleaded with their
brothers tu stand finn If tor no other reason
han to show the world that they had not
forgotten the men who were lying in prison
iwaitiug trial. II was Ot 10 avail. The
1ucstiuu WIS put. The vote was Il standing
me When the result was announced there
was no Joyous uutburst. There was no
demonstration such ~ that which fo lowed
the standing vote of the MECHANICS, declar
ing Themselves independent nf the Amal-
gnmntct 4 As~oCiaiinu.
For n few spCOnd4 the men sat mud stared
A. each other. Then followed angry dcuun.
,intious by some ui what had been done
"a In t.ll Il
rhey seemed loath to leave the building, the
ycrv rnficrs nf which have almost Quivcrcd
with the declarations made u thousand times
hat victory was thciis If they would only
he patient.
Asrormr MIS- rMrtoyEp.
Asked how many new men had been
taken into the works since the Inaugural
lion of the lock out. MIR. Wood said. AT no
lime have there been over 2,Hh men IN the
works since the sinit was mudc IN July.
There were that many nt wur, up To- last
THURSDAY. Counting every new man en-.
ulovcd since the strike, the total will not 90
over 5000 In prosperous timcs we have
employed "a high ~ $500 men, but the
nominal number II g. 100. DcscrtiOna of
non .union men during July and AUGUST
averaged about 100 per week. Since that
period there have practically been no tie
scrtions.'
MIR Wood was asked whether the com
pauv hnd lost very heavily by the cnuc"l'
ing of contracts lie said; "All contracts
made within u month prior To- the strike
were made with the provision that there
might he trouble We have lost nothing
on contracts which were made prior To the
strike but We fa led to obtain orders which
We otherwise would have received y
All NIT stN Will NJ TAKEN RACK,
The sympathetic strike ~ til" Carnegie
mills nt Beaver Falls. Pa, was declared OF
SUNDAY afternoon. All the old hands cN'
ccpt the siN members of the Advisory Com.
mittee of the strikers will be taken back.