The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-28
UDnNAELL WASH'T SERIOUS.
he Says He Gnve No Au' hority to Amateur
Arbitrator. to Nuke Terms.

he Say. He Gave No Au' Lority to Amateur
Arbitrator. to Nuke Terms.
HOMESTEAD July 2T.-When tho Pittsburgh
newspapers arrived here this morning with
accounts Of Hugh ODonnclls alleged Mt
tempt to end the strike. the town became al
most ns excited rs on tho morning Of the fight
with the rukc.tors.
The strikers gathered in small groups In
every street and listened to n reading OF ths
article. They thought Hugh UDonnell had
deserted them.
or the $500 strikers less than 800 belong to
the AmalEamatcd Association. The others
have followed implicitly the lead OF the Ad-
visory Committee asking TO questions. The
leaders have been telling them that they
would win the strike. and that the company
could not M their places.
This morning. however. it leGan to dnwn
upon the workmcn that the leaders might not
DO sincere. rush was made for the head
quarters OF the association. The IN mhers OF
the Advisory Committee stood there in CON
sternaton.
They. too. had sccn Hugh O'Donnclls words
in print. and they were frightened aud fierce.
10 them O'Donnnl's statement meant not
only that he considered himself the martyr Of
the Advisory Committee. but that he thought
the men might be persuaded t" return to work
anu ieaNe lelttTS, WltnpNt NpIk anu WIN
out reward. to be punished for their lawess-
ness.
The men began to hurl questions at the conf
mittce. demandn: whether there was any
truth in tho newspaper articles. Fully 800
men collected in ir"Et OF tho building and
demanded an explanation. Tho committee
hastily sent to Hugh O'Donnell.
He had seen his words in print. and they
had frightened him very buddy. He vas max
ing preparations to leave town. but the men
who waited uron him told him in unmistak-
able terms that he had better not leave for the
present Very reluctantly he ceased his prep
-" Oh Of course. don't want to do anything
that might Look as H. w"r" running away"
At the suggestion Of the members Of the Adj
Visory committee he made this statement:
OF Utterly sS mse"dnc Articles in rssa to hs
Horestead wage trouble prompt statement
work men affected and tn" ublic at large.
leased ~ Judge Maer". ] received a cali at my
correspondents. who came. as 1 supposed. to
see me merely rs newspaper men. and not in
friends who were gInd to know 81 ny release
After some conv"rsali ion. the gentlemen asked
ne i would no, like TO have settlement OF
~, TO this / rerIIcd that Of course I should
and ,ba msHt r t m 1Hkn W%y and woU Without
eosdyoa S''Ir% err m and ,h %Stf did
not fpr moment hrli"vc. that any strcs,
mer"ly il rebellion Of !. saying that tn" news
Pap,r rn,i" and pc"nlc generally have used
s hS kE aoHf the
On r"nrse don't mean it, and presumed that
they ia! tnkcn ny words us they Should have
aprurn" "a tn" shooting Of Prick. and followed
= stron: r'nnLrmnnti"n BY meet Berkman's
to show me country how strongly the Anal
Gamn'rh Assmcia,ion condemns the terrible
single n It'll that s nay nr tnsy co 9r
be lincrd on my words that on account OF the
H Es;a, imrrTIIS ", mad. by the shooting of
cO conc rurr"nd"r and that, II the Adyi-
Shss" vsswS, would Mt once resign the Chair
n mIh ht Is nm n.nmIinHliy false. Following my
Shere IS n" man IN Homestead who would not
a IKE 10 Si. be" no trouble ended # il could 10
So nT pH LID Ip% w.
ter IN tn ''ny in view q my words. they e" ur
he would mnke,c The Amalgamiat hai'i Nssocia,
40" "ir idea, tod Mr.; Crawi"rd. the acting
The natter and gave no serious Insight ot to
% SIi.b 'he TWO correspondents hoped to accom-
as M IoII 0DonreI smrp"mented this statement
trouble should have been stirred IN. Mcssrs'
Moore and Madeira, the New ! ork ami phla.
Gepnh CORRESPONDENTS. make a very fair
SS ANY oi me pait they played in yes,er-
snssims'lN"s 10 art AZ medIators they wero
scbiht without authority fro n the work mon.
pittnhurph 9i o rp'Nr I" me pnon my return from
settled. but that 1t would hive To- be done in
An honorable way that we would insist on the
oSmhan ny ro"ftEnaInG the Amagamated As
would be willing TO make some concession n''i
IN making this statement did not authorize
re 1iSTssapeF men to act t9E us. but will be
~ meaning, In their anxiety TO carry out
nave ka9 Sit mat had no authority to appoint
also. that i the AmaiSam s ai's men kn" Sad
have had to submit the matter t" "' tho
national lodge. The national officers are the
preseHf trosbc Ths i, sHH' IL" only ch h% nS
through which negotiations can be conducted.
Homsstssa men; T6o Xdns iry comm 1T
i' the case, ','s and viii, al I have 'aG nS
doubt. =, sfK ,Sn me from all blame
newspaper men who took it upon them
selves to bring about n settlement /
am satisfied they acted in good faith
hut hey SHOULD have first consulted tho
idea' Of resiGnlng tho Chalrl"snshin Of the he
Advisory Board, But even should / take such
ssiep I sannot see that It would make any
sss ;Sssps si Ei &. e:sa
,6itainsd. ! will Try to get away tonight or