The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-02

the mill who want TO come ont, but are
prevented by the officials. who will not
allow them outside of the high fence.
W.. ]. Brennan, attorney TOR the Anal.
gamsted Association, viii present tomor-
row petition, under the trade tribunal
act OF 1883. providing for settlement Of
wage disputes by arbitration. The petit
ton II signed by over nifty Homestead
mill workers, but . tribunal cannot be ap-
pointed unless the Carnegie company also
sign the petition. Brennan said the OBJ
Jet was to show the people that the men
are anxious and willing to keep within the
law and abide by any judicial settlement
Of the trouble.
1t il announced that those who particle
pated in the brutal attack on the Pinker-
tons after their surrender, on July 8, viii
be prosecuted for aggravated assault and
battery. highway robbery, larceny, pocket
picking and other crimes and misde-
neanors. It is stated that several women
were particularly active during the time
the men ran the gauntlet, aud after il, and
taking their property and hiding it, They
also are TO be prosecuted. The Amalga-
mated Association condemns this occur
renee. and Is said 20 be aiding in gather
ing evidence against the offenders. The
Pinkerton agency will take part in the
prosecution by furnishing the evidence of
the men who were assaulted and robbed.
II Is said the Pinkertons will also prefer
charges against the men engaged in the
riot on July t. IL is claimed that they
have the names of 500 participants, and
will charge them with aggravated riot and
assault.
HOMESTEAD, Aug. 1.-The company an
nounces that twenty-seven old men ap-
piled for and were granted positions to-
day. also that more than 100 men came in
from the East. The influx OF unskilled
workmen, Superintendent Potter says.
has been 50 great that he has telegraphed
70 send no more 81 present. I'VE have
broken the strike, be said. The strikers
are apparently Gndauntei. however. and
IL is rash and Gnwarranted conclusion
that they will flock at once TO the mill.
They admit that some assertions have oc-
CURED but claim that in day or so some of
these who did go 10 the mil will reconsider
their action. \ committee of the strikers
was At the gate when the men went in.
and asserts.:th hat but eight Of the 80 men
IN the mechanical department have broke n
away. IL IS said that there are now
non-nnionists 20 quiz. This plan was
adopted with great success in lSS2. when a
number Of strikers went back to work and
soon organized al the non-unionisis, tax.
ing them cut n another night
The LOO deputies On guard al the mills
now viii &c increased To so shortly. SUI
perintenaent Potter says enough arms are
in the inlll 10 arm al their watchmen i:
necessary.
CHICAGO, Aug. 7. - Representative
Oates. chairman Of the special subcom-
mittee Of the judiciary committee Chat
investigated the labor troubles At Home
stead. has prepared his report, and will
submit IL - the fall committee. The re-
port discusses logically the questions that
suggested themselves as the result OF the
evidence taken. These questions are sub
stantially as follows:
Was the Carnegie company justiiet in refuc-
ins the scale o. waSesY Was the treatment a.
their employees kind and JUST. Were the am,
ployes iusraea In their Conduct during ths
,roaalesf Was the company Ju>tiaei in err,
poyfug Pinkertcn police to guard the p-,,rsa-,,
Has congress any jurisdiction N the natter
These questions are each discussed =,
greater or less length.