The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-12
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Labor Leaders VIII Consider the Matter 40
Secret Meeting-Funds for Strikers.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
HOMESTEAD. Pa, Aug. 1L-William A.
Carney, member of the executive commit
tee of the American Federation of Labor,
came to Homestead to-day. Toyour corre-
spondent he announced that his mission ia
to arrange for the quarterly meeting Of the
council to be held here tomorrow, wher
President Gompers, of the American Fed
Grafton and representative of the Cigar.
makers Union. Chris of the United Nine
workers. John b. Logan of the Tailors and
Cutters Union, and z. J. Mcclure, stcre-
tary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters.
will be present. The council has hereto
fore met in New York. While the usual
business will be transacted at to-morrow's
meeting the real object of calling the
council together in this place 10 to consider
the Homestead strike.
In discussing this subject Mr.. Carney
said: "A boy scott on Carnegie material 10
forty thousand carpenters and one hun
dred thousand persons engaged in bridge
building and the operatives in shIp-brIld.
ing. We are in favor of bringing about an
honorable settlement if IL is possible, but
if Messrs. Lovejoy and Frick and associates
are determined to maintain nothing but an
aggressive despotism towards US there 10
no alternative left, after having recourse
to every other honorable method TO bring
ab0ut fair and honorable adjustment Of
the difficulty, but to meet them with their
own weapons, feeling confident that with
the resources behind us we must assuredly
come out victoriOue.o
What are the resourcesp asked your
correspondent
Now that satisfactory adjustment of
the bar-iron scale has been obtained, We
shall have O large source of income to
prosecute the Homestead fight, for many
thousand Amalgamated men 60 to work In
the near future, and every one has in
timated his intention of voluntarily sub.
i've of whether it is S1.50 or 80 per day. In
the aggregate this would mean S20. 900 every
two weeks. and feel that 1 am under
estimating the amount for in this, the
members; in the third, or Maboning and
Ohio valleys, 5000; In the fourth, or Chi
cago and Wisconsin district. 5000, and in
the fifth, or st. Louis and Alabama district,
5000 steel and iron-workers In addition
TO this will come the assistance OF the
Federation of Labor and the knights Of
Labor. which has already demonstrated
its cooperation. not by resolution. but by
checks. This means 20 cents per week on
almost .0O0, 600 men, at any rate.D
Not until after 12 O'Clock tonight did the
advisory committee adjourn. Hugh ODon-
nell, who returned o-day, was present. and
reported what he had done while In the
East The report was most tiatterinR and
WAS received with much enthusiasm, and
q resolution indorsing ODonnen wat
adopted. Speaking of his visit. O'Donnel
said: Wherever | went i was met by
representative labor leaders and many
NJ e
wero disappointed, probably because they
had been led TO expects q hurley man in
red shirt. looking like an Anarchist. Ths
labor officials were all very solicitious OF
showing their sympathy for the Home.
stead men by financial aid, and much
as 1 had been led TO expect sup
port. | must confess l was sgreeably
surprised. i came back more thar
ever convinced of the ultimate victory fol
our side" Mr.. O'Donnell was indignant
Brooklyn. that he [ODonnelll had no au
thority to go into the East. Il went with
the knowledge and sanction of the al.
yisory committee" he said; lit is satisfied
with the result of my labors / did not
visit Mr.. Mulholland in New York. either,
and my mission was in no sense political"
About twenty men entered the mill this
evening. They were skilled workers, auc
Jack Clifford. another Homestead man, wac
arrested this evening on charges OF murder
and aggravated riot.
Railway Men VIII Not Boycots
CLEVELAND. o.. Ang. 11.-Grand Chief
Engineer p. NJ. Arthur. of the Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Engineers. was interviewed
to-day concerning the reported intention
of the advisory board of the Amaleamated
Association to request all train operatives.
including the engineers. to refuse TO trans
port material made by or intended for the
Carnegie company. II have not ret read