New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-21
HOMESTEAD STRIKE OFF.
THE AMALGAMAIED ASSOCIATION AC-
KNOWLEDGES IT'S DEFEAT.
BY VOTE OF 1Ul TO 9l THE STRIKE is OFF,
CIALLY DECLARED OFF-ENoRMoUs LOSSES
IN BLOOD AND TREASURE CAUSED BY
THE GREAT STRUGGLE.


Pttsburg, Nov. 2O.-The great strike at Carne-
gie's Homestead Steel Works has been declared
off After a five months struggle, which for BIT
terness has probably never been equalled In TINS
country, the army of strikers finally decided 10
day to give up the fight. This action was taken
at a meeting of the lodges of the Amalgamated
Association at Homestead this afternoon the vote
standing l0l in favor of declaring the strike .ol,
and OF against it. Among those present at the
meeting were Vice-President Carney, Secretary
Kilgallon Treasurer Madden and David Lynch,
of the Advisory Board The officials addressed
the members and in plain words told them thd
strike was lost and advised them to take steps TO
better their condition. The remarks met with
considerable opposition but when the vote was
taken il showed majority Of ten in favor of de-
claring the strike off.
Those who in favor of calling the
strike of were iubilant, while those who were
against il much discomfted. Some of the
latter were men who were obstinate and many Of
them We're men who had either applied for posi-
tions in the mill and had been turned down, or
felt cure that their names were on the companys
black list and could not get positions. MEM
her of the Advisory Board said to-day that he had
been trying TO get the strike declared off for
weeks as he knew il was lost and it would have
been better for the men, as great many of them
could have got their places back.
Those who cannot get back are in a bad fix. as
the relief funds will be stopped, and many
hundreds of them have nothing TO live on. The
people in Homestead especially the business men,
are highly elated over the declaration calling
the strike OF for if it had continued much
longer il would have ruined the town. Many
business houses have fallen into the hands Of
the sheriff since the strike has been on. Busness
is expected to resume its normal condition soon.
The Homestead strike has proved one Of the
most disastrous in the history of the country.
II originated from reduction in wages IN the
departments In which members of the Amalga-
mated Association of Iron and Steel workers
were empoyed The hitch was on what is known
a. the sliding scale. IL is a scale which regu-
latcs the wages by the market price of steel
billets Ncarly every mill in this vicinity signed
the scale. including other mills of the Carnegie
Company. On the refusal TO sign the scale at
the Homestead mills lockout occurred. and they
,,.ere iolned by the mechanics and laborers. who
strucl, ont of sympathy only. their wages not
h.inc reduced. The strikers were determined TO
boo, ronunion men ont Of the mill. and adopted
military discipline The story of the bloody h0nt
With rho Pinkcrtons on July s. the subsequent
r;o,ors nroccodings ard the calling out OF th'
v,.ionoI Gnard. and It's departure after thrT
,,,or,b., dntv is too we'll known TO repeat FOR
si> works the mill has been running alios' a.
,,,u ~ before the strike, but until "i'hh '''
Ia. ,vca, the strikers have stcadfastiy reiuscu
to admit defeat. -, ;..
The news Of to-day's action was received wiz" NJ,
a;sr,ov bv the strikers in the two LawrehoeVH'
Mills NJ the Carnegie Company. These men "eie
s,,nnathv strikers and went out at the ,i'ne I"o
mon at Beaver Falls and Duquesne struck Inc
Duouosnc mon cave up the fight in three "eeNs'
d ,Lc Beaver Falls men decided 10 20 oack
'nstcrdav The Lawrencevile men,, noW'Ne''
;,crc stnadfa,t and had no intention 9 eINtu. @ ,, H.
They Ar, now in the position "i -,'s,oaj
men. and will probably declare the sr'No u"
Tho strike az one time involved nearly lV,Uoay
man and The loss in wages Will reacn, IL - Nd'u,
~ ,bn ncohhorhood of S2,OO0.OOO. lh"n there i
H. H., i,mnnsc los, 10 the firm, which cannon ~
s,imatnd but which conservative people oS' 'in''e @
"a be- at least double the amount LOST oI 'ne ne ne
IN wages To this can be added leatN "a tbn
million dollars paid TO the state troops an" 1
n'n,s "a the County of Allegheny for thc rioI'
,ra,s,r and other cases growing ont OF the s'rlN'
A, iaost thirtv-dvc deaths Were directly or ~
dirrc.lv c,used bv the strike. BESIDES tno,c kuie
w. tLn hattie of Ju% &. many soldiers contracted
i"vor which resulted fatally, one soldier wns 80.
ac,identally by "a comradc. anot ther Wa hIIlct 2 w
the cars striker con,mlt,~i sulo'ue, ,,,oyaI non
drnvncI unc was killed by the cars seFeial hou
mnion mon dicl from fever, and seVcral we're
,;ii,J in tho mill and was murdered oN an
".to, nnr-nnionist The attempted ASSASSINATION
~ chairman Frck OF the Carnegie Company Is
also Indirectly credited 70 the strike