Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-07-21
CARNEGIE mills IDEE.
Homestead Men viii Meet the Non union
Men and Endeavor to Induce Them to
Go Back-Triais of the Newspaper Men
who Insist on Telling the Truth.


Men and Endeavor to Induce Them to
Go Isack--Trials of the Newspaper Men
Who Insist on Telling the Truth.
PiTTsBuRG, July l4.-trhe great Carnegie
mills in Pittsburg are idle tonight and the
plant at Beaver Falls, it is expected, will
be idle tomorrow. The 900 worlmen at
these mills declare they will not lift tool
again until Chairman Frick consents to
receive a committee of the Homestead
strikers and arrange for a settlement.
The Pittsburg strikers say they have no
fear that non-union men will be employed
to fill their places. They contend that there
are not enough non-unionists in the coun-
try to operate this mill, and that there are
other reasons which will compel Chairman
Frick to come down off his high horse.
There are the contracts for structural
iron which the Carnegies have engaged to
fill at their Pittsburg works. Some of the
contracts, it is said, are for iron for the
Worlds Fair buildings. This report can
not be verified, but it is certain that the
Keystone Bridge Company, another Carne-
gie concern, which depends for its, supply
Of iron on the Pittsburg Carnegie mills,
will be seriously crippled if a speedy settle
ment is not arranged.
Chairman Frick declined to say any
thing about these matters when seen this
afternoon. Concerning the strike he said:
"rhe men who struck to-day are very
foolish. They signed CONTRACT less than
month ago to work for us for year for
certain rates. They have broken this con-
tract and will do no good for the men at
Homestead. The Carnegie company will
never consent to deal with the Amalgamated
Association men at Homestead again"
Mr. Frick's charge that the Pittsburg
and Beaver Falls strikers are guilty of a
breach of contract is considered MS an
ntimation that he will fight the Anal
gamated Association in these mills as well
US at Homestead.
The workmen do not deny that they have
technically broken their agreement, but
they contend that the refusal of the Car
negie Company, through Mr.. Frick to
recognize the Amalgamated Association
at Homestead absolved them from their
| agreement,
The strike was begun without any dem
onstraticn, and no breach of the peace is
expected unless Mr.. Frick decides to ex-
tend his non-union experiment to all the
| Carnegie mills.
The Braddock and Duquesne employees
of the company are still at work. It is
asserted, however that they will come out
if the strike of to-day does not bring Mr.
| Frick to terms.
BEAVER FALLS, Pa, July 1.-THE en-
ployes of the Carnegie mills in this city,
after holding three meetings are still I'M
| decided about striking. The three amalga.
mated lodges here held a joint meeting
this Eevening at which President Wehe
was expected, but he was detained in Pitts
burg, and in consequence an adjournment
| was taken until tomorrow morning.
! From what can be learned from the
members of the association the several
hundred employees of the Beaver Falls mill
will positively strike tomorrow should
| the Homestead men sanction it. The mills
and the superintendent has ordered the
men to be in readiness, but u day may
| change the entire plans and prolonged
and bitter contest be begun. .D
WATCHING FOR ''BLACK SHEEP"
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July l4.-All day long
everybody in Homestead has been eX.
| pectlng the arrival of train.load of IUU
non-union workmen who have pGrsistently
refused to materiallze, although both the
military and the strikers committee have
! been on the look for them.
! Major Crawford expected the n.load
in at about $50, and sometime before that
he doubled the patrols all the way be
tween the railroad station and the Carnegie
mills Half-past 3 came and went and tie
non-unlon men did not appear. Hour
after hour strikers and miliIiamen lined
the approaches to the mill property
wearily waiting for the "black sheep
/ Duu Jne DlhCh snetp htpL OuI oi INC
Carnegie fold.
That the alarm is justified by the dis.
patches received from Pittsburg and other
points is beyond question: but the fact re-
| mains that no efforts were made to run
non-union men into the works, despite all
the waiting and watching ON both sides oi
the controversy. At Il special meeting oi
the advisory committee, called late this
| evening, it was believed that the men
would be brought in by river, and patrols
were strengthened on the banks of the
Monongahela to meet and argue with the
incomers.
1t was urged by everyone of the leaders
that any resort to violence would be prac-
tically treason. The pickets were advised
to ask the incomers il they were taking
the places of straight workmen because
they needed food for themselves and theiI
families, and if they replied in the atfirma
tive to promise them help until they could
get work in some other place, Further than
this the patrols were advised they musI
not go. No man may be threatened, MOI
will any intimidation be resorted to. The
case of the committee is to be one of argu
ment entirely, and they believe that troop;
will not prevent them from having access
to the newcomers outside Of the Carnegie
works.
tits here that the only danger of collision
at the present exists, because the striker,
will certainly endeavor to talk to the non
union men as they are brought i'll.
To STAY on GUARD ALL NIGHT.
Patrols to stay up all night have beer