Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-16
PROFESSION AND PRAOTICE.
The Teachings of Mr.. Carnegie Not Car
ried Out at Homestead.


CIsvsEand Plain Dealer.
Andrew Carnegie not long since pub
lished in the Forum an essay on "Capi-
tai and Labor" and great pains were Ia
ken to give 1t wide circulation. 1t was
designed to place Mr.. Carnegie in the
light of a friend of the workingman.
As that gentleman is also valuable
friend to the Republican party, a liberal
contributor to its campaign fund, oene-
fciary of the Republican tariff and OF
the Republican administrations ex-
penditures, a great deal was made OF
Mr.. Carnegie's essay by Republican pa
pers, in several of which it was repro
duced nearly or quite in full, copyright
restrictions having been removed.
When the article had been published
and given its full effect on the public
mind Mr.. Carnegie betook himself to
Europe and the enjoyment of the mill
ions which he had amassed by the labor
of the workingmen for whom he had
such friendship-on paper. Before
leaving he placed about 1000 OF his
dearly loved workingmen under the
control OF one Of his partners, Mr.. Flick,
who has a record in dealings with en-
ployes. Partner Frick's actions have
been striking commentary on Partner
Carnegie's professions.
Partner Carnegie said in his Forum
article: "My experience has been that
trades unions upon the whole are oene-
fetal both to labor and capital. They
certainly educate the worklngman, and
give him a truer conception OF the rela-
tiohs of capitol and labor than he could
otherwise form. The ablest and best
woFkmen eventually come TO the front
in these organizations, and 1t may be
lalh down as rule that the more intel
ligent the workman the fewer the con-
tests with employers.
The men who are at the front in the
workingt1en's association at Homestead
are universally spoken Of as exception
ally skillful in their work and able In
the control of their follow workmen.
But Partner Frick is determined to get
rid of them and Of organized labor.
That is what he Is there for. Carnegie's
Braddock mills are operated by nom
union labor, and Partner Frick has I'M
dertaken the mission OF placing the
Homestead works on the same basis.
Partner Carnegie said in his Forum
essay: II have noticed that the man
ager who confers ofteRest with his
leading men has the least trouble with
his workmen. 1 therefore recognize In
trades unions, in organizations OF the
men who select representatives. to speak
for them, means not of further embit-
tering the relations between employer
and employed, but of improving them"
Partner Tricks comment on that was
TO break off conference with the leading
men Of the working force, make derog-
atory statements concerning their con-
duct, and emphatically declare that
hereafter the Carnegies intend running
things their own way.
The Carnegie essay is profession Of
friendship for his employees; plea for
cordial cooperation between employer
and employed
Wednesday morning "the relations
between employer and employed" at the
Carnegie works at Homestead resulted
in a bloody war between the organized
workmen and, a regiment OF armed mer-
cenaries imported from Chicago to man
the. Notifications. While the slaughter
was going on Partner Carnegie was at
his castle in Scotland enjoying his more
than princely income and posing as a
benefactor of the working classes and a
general friend to humanity.