The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-11-23
DECLARED OFF.
The Great Strike at Homestead
Ended at Last.
After Nearly Five Months Of stubborn
Fighting the Workmen Give Up the
Contest-Tho Vote Openlng tho
Homestead Works to ANAL
gamated Men Stood
1O1 TO Of.

HOMESTEAD, Pa, Nov, 2i.-The great
Homestead strike or lockout was
brought to an end yesterday morning
at meeting held in the rink, which
was presided over by Bichard Hotch-
kiss, the new chairman Of the strikers
advisory board. Secretary Kilgallen,
Vice President Carney and Treasurer
Madden, national officers Of the Anal
'gamated association, were present The
lockout had reached its 144th day. Its
history Is known the world over The
vote that opened the Homestead steel
works to Amalgamated men stood lOl
ayes to 81 nays The meeting was
red hot one all the way through and at
one time it looked as If Burgess Hol-
lingshead would have to assert his Off
cial authority to prevent serious con-
flict. Charges and counter-charges were
the order of the day.
Newspaper representatives were ex-
cluded, but the information is reliable
that those wishing TO declare the mill
open barely succeeded in carrying their
point
Now that the agony is over the men
are not backward about expressing
their opinions of the men who have
posed as leaders, confidently promising
u victory when they knew for a GER
tainty that the battle was hopelessly
lost. 1t is expected that the Amalga'
mated men will join in the rush for po-
sitions this morning. According to SUI
perintendent Wood, of the Homestead
works, not more than 800 or 900 OF the
total number Of old employees will be
able to secure employment
Before the break of last Thursday
there were left in Homestead about
$500 of the original $500 men who
were locked out on the 25th day ofJune
OF these $500 men 2, 200 were mechanics
and laborers and 600 Amalgamated as
sociation men. Up to date LOO men
have applied for work and it is esti'
mated that not more than $50 men have
been supplied with employment. The
question of declaring the mill open be-
gan to agitate the minds of certain
Amalgamated men as soon as it became
apparent that the mechanics intended
breaking away in body. Not only the
rank and file, but many of the Leaders
recognized that without the numerical
aid Of the mechanics and laborers they
could not hope to carry tho day. Money
or lack of II, also became an important
factor.
Sunday afternoon and evening the
men stood in small groups about the
streets, discussing the plight they found
themselves in. With winter upon them
they see nothing in store now bat Z
struggle for existence, which may as
sumo the proportions OF famine. Th'
oft-repeated declarations Of the Carne
gle officials that the non-uniou men viii
not be displaced to give employment Il
the strikers renders absolutely no hope
in Homestead for 1000 Of the defeated
steel workers
Assistant Superintendent Wood SAID
last night: II do not think more thar
800 or 900 men can secure employment
and not that many unless business
brightens up SO as to enable US h
run our plant TO its utmost capacity
Some yard improvements are contem
plated that will give temporary EN-
ploymcnt to some Of the men Th,
company held out no inducement what
ever for the men to return. The mel
realized that the strike was lost, hat
no money, winter upon them, and the!
saw the only course open was to try h
obtain work.
BEAVER FALLs Pa, Nov. 21..-At
o'clock Saturday afternoon the strik
at the Carnegie mills was declared Of
by the three lodges Of the Amalgamate,
association, after being in secret ses
sion all day. The men left the lodg
rooms in body and marched 10 tn
mill, n mile distant Man after ma
made application for work and In les
than an hour over 100 were enrolled
They were all notified that the mil
would start this morning and all wer
requested TO be on hand Saturda
night the streets OF the town wer
thronged with jubilant people, the me
themselves feel as happy as anybod
and are being congratulated on a
SIDES About 800 men are employed b