The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-07-09

NO BLOOD SHED ON THE MON0N.
GAHELA YESTERDAY.
Further RfOting May be AVOided-
MIR. DOnneIl Makes Statement
From the Labor Side.

! Mr. DOnne1l IdAcs Stdteneht
| From the Labor Side.
! By Telegraph to the State Chronicle
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July S-About two
hundred of the locked out workmen at
tended the mass meeting to-day The
assembly was called to order at noon in
the Homestead rink by president Weihe,
of the amalgamated association. Re
porters and all outsiders were excluded.
Mr.. Weihe introduced VIM. Brennan,
one of the attorneys of the association,
who made a speech urging a pacific at
titude. He told his hearers that they
must not continue their present hostile
attitude they must abtndon their arms
and act IL the interest of peace. He said
that if they refused to allow the sheriff
to place his men in charge of the Carne-
gle works. the militia would De called
out by the Governor and those who at
tempted further interference with legally
constituted authority would be shot
, down. The militia, he said, had no i'll feel
ing towards the wOrkingmen, but they
would be obliged to obey orders and
would shoot if they were 50 directed
One of the leaders of the lockedOut men
t told the assembly that while the people
| of the country were in sympathy with the
, lockedout men, they were not in sympa
thy with rioting and resistance to legal
authority He said the sheriff in taking
possession of the works would be simply
doing his duty and abjured his hearers
not to interfere with him if he attempted
to do 50. After another leader of the
workmerr had followed in the same vein
and strongly urged settlement of the
l wage difficulty by arbitration it was
agreed that Messrs. Weihe, Garland
Brennan, O'Donnell and othes officials
should go to Pittsburg to confer with the
: sheriff on the situation and ascertain
from him what he intended to do. The
meeting then, at one o'clock adjourned
S until later in the day to give the commit
! tee an opportunity to do this.
i Afternoon Session.
At the mass meeting of the workmcn
> held this afternoon, the speakers coun
selled the workmen to not oppose the
county sheriff and his posse as they had
: nothing to fear from him. The men who
lie might bring would doubtless be
friendly to them and would not turn
: their guns upon them. Immediately a,
, the close of the meeting, President
Weihe and others Of the amalgamated
{ officials left for Pittsburg.
\ Mr. DonneII's Statement.
r HOMESTEAD, Pa, July S.-This morn
v ing reporter visited the residence o.
i High O. Donnell He vas almost ex
. hausted for want of sleep, but with al
of bic hrourbt on NV ba bo "A
~ ships of the past forty-eight hours, ht
tO willingly, and in as calm a manner a
possible, dictated an interview. Afte
closely scanning the entire statement
l. made by Mr.. Frlck, he placed the pape
10 desk near 10y and said: 81 do no
70 know what | can say about the wag
o. question, but the statement made b
TT Mr.. Frick, that at the Brad
N dock works, the non union men ar
, satisfied with their wages, is better un
b derstood when you recall the strike o
a 1898. The union men were offered a ST,
as per cent reduction. They held out 70
q. months and were starved into submission
4 Still this has nothing to do with tn
ct Homestead situation. Now about tn
changes in the expiration of the agree
ment from June 80 to December 81, tn
men will never yield in this point. Th
company could dictate its own terms i
iu mid winter when starvation and free7
a ing united in forcing the men
re submit to anything the company chos
on to demand. MIR. Frick says the sea
el- affects only 235 men out
os- the $500 at these mills This is onl
'e partly true. If the scale proposed /
e)' the Carnegie steel company should
enforced and the wages of these 325 me
;. cut down it is only matter of a vel
's' short time until there would be gel
- eral reduction all along the line. B
as sides the proposed reductions, again
~ which the men have demonstrated,
W. ~ from per cent. to sixty per cent. Gu
- side of the proposal TO make the mir
- mum basis $22 ton on steel billets,
VI, affects more than 325 men, but even if
affected only one man the principal
our organization is 'one for all and
for one and the greatest good to t
greatest numbers.
raj
ac How TO Prevent Another Pinkertt
g.,
=. By Telegraph to the State Chronicle.
,oe HOMESTEAD, Pa, July S.-Lawyt
i'm here have been consulted as to prop
proceedings in accordance with law,
Drovopt tho Din artOpS from oct hi oh /