The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-14
need not answer any question that might
tend to incriminate MIN.

neeu uOb answer any Qu1StlOu tHhL uliSub
tend to incriminate him.
that had arisen over the pro-
POSED cnange of scale. and said
that when the lockout was declared the
local lodges Of the Amalgamated Associa--
tion held joint meeting and appointed
members OF an Advisory Committee. OF
which he was chosen Chairman.
I'VE knew that we had to deal with
many irresponsible people" said he, "and
We appointed number of men 10 guard
the property and see that no one did any
damage to the property OF the Company.
The best men we had. formed that Advis-
ory Committee. and the guards were IN
slrucGed to use moral suasion only"
He testified further that no attempt had
been made to overawe the Sheriff or his
deputies, but that these officers hal de-
cided of their own volition that it wou d
be better for them not to remain In Home
stead.
FRICK UNEASY.
MIR. Frick Was present while Mr..
O'Donnell was testifying. and ne was
plainly i'll al ease when these questions
were asked:-
Mr.. Boatner, "You are one of the
skilled workmen, are you not2 A. Yes,
SIR"
@. "About what were your wages2 A.
About $144 per month"
MI. OHteS- " OOuuoll, why Is III
that workingmen exhibit such autipathY
to the Pinkertons? "a. On this occasion
it was doubtless because six of our men
were lying dead, shot by Pinkerton bull
let's"
@. That accounts for the abuse they re-
ceived after their surrender. Why were
they met with resistance from the first?
A. Because they were regarded as armed
and unlawful invaders; as allies of the
capiJalists.
@. Did the men know that the Pinker-
tons would guard the mills. and in that
way permit them to be operated by nom
union laborers? A. Yes, sir.
M'LUCKIE BLAMES THE CARNEGIES.
Burgess McLuckle said he worked in
the converting department OF the Home
stead mills. and that the average of
wages in that department was about
So 25 day under the sliding scale" that
had been in force. Asked to make q
statement of the causes leading up to the
battle with the Pinkertons, Mr.. McLuckie
said:-
II think 1t was due to a gigantic con-
spiracy ON the part of this company and
its representatives, aided and abetted by
vicious legislation, created with a view
to deriving the workmen of this
country of their most sacred rights
under the Constitutlon-life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness. l think
that fact has been pretty clearly demon
strated. and if an opportunity were
offered l think we would have
no difficulty in estab. .ishing the
truth. My opinion is based
on observation and the preparation,
building of fences and bringing of Pinker-
ton guards and the consequential results
of the management of that mill. We had
trouble of a similar character when we had
our scale signed for three years. From one
hundred and fifty to two hundred depu-
ties came to Homestead to take pos
session of the works. The man
agement complained that they
were afraid their property would be
molested or destroyed. Those men came
up on one train. and, l believe, went
home on another. They were induced to
leave by moral suasion.''
Mr.. McLuckie described at some length
the efforts of the company 10 reduce
wages, and Workman Roberts gave SINH
lar testimony, both seeking to show that
the only reason for the reduction was
desire on the part of the company to in
crease its already large profits