The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-18
AFFAIRS GROW SERIOUS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE l.
NEW MEN AXE EXPECTED.

But None Were Bro ught Ia the Carnegie
Works Yesterday.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July 1s.-All was quiet
here yesterday. Up to o'clock In the
evening no new men had been introduced
through the Carnegie gates. The new
men are confidently expectedly before
the formal opening OF the works on
Thursday, but the strike leaders do not
believe any of them will be introduced
until after il is seen how many applica-
tions for work have been made by the
old men. A few of the old employees have
already secretly interviewed the military
about the protection which will be al
forded to men going to work.
mass meeting was held at the rink,
at which about 400 men were present who
represent the mechanical department
and the day laborers. These men are not
members OF the Amalgamated Associa-
tion, but they have been In sympathy
with it. Some half dozen speeches were
made as to the poster put up by Mr..
Frick inviting the old men back to work,
and after some consideration the follow
ing
Were Passed Unanimously,
"Resolved. that we are in sympathy with
the Amalgamated Association and pledge
ourselves to stand with them to the end.
.'Resolved, that we consider IL an injustice
to the mechanical department and day labor
ers, and an insult to their manhood, TO ask
hfm ths iand Of shsrss s men should Be ree
This means that the repair work,
which was to have been begun today,
will not be undertaken by the old men,
who will not go back to work, and that
new men will have to be brought In II
the company proposes to open the works
on Thursday next, as all the furnaces are
coIt "A vv,urh hu{ldinn will havo To
be done.
Many contradictory stories are being
told about these new men. After all the
rumors are sifted down there is no truth
to be found at the bottom OF them.
Mr.. shannon OF the advisory com
when we say that we know exactly what
is to be the programme Of the Carnegie
Company. Their whole effort Is to be di-
rected towards bringing back the old
men, not to getting new ones; and they
will exhaust all their methods OF pur-
sheep. We know that to win this night
All We Have To DO
is to keep our lines Arm and let the COM
pany do what 1t will. They cannot make
nickel steel armor plates without US.
"They cannot, except at greatly in
creased expense, do any OF the ordinary
work of the mills. We have in the ANAL
Ramated Association the skilled steel
workers Of America. II they can import
labor they will have to be exceedingly
smooth. The advisory committee be-
lieves that its patriots should be at the
seaboard instead OF at Homestead. OF
the locked out men now here about six
will 20 to work. The others will come to
us and we will take care of them. 1t will
be n waiting game 4 belieYa- VIC can
stand IL for hve years.
"I think the Amalgamated Association
will go through this struggle without
asking q dollar from the outside. Help
sent to us will be used for the 1000 men
not members OF our association, idle on
account Of this difference, but IL the help
were not sent, we would stin charge our
selves with their support.
Up In the camp : Sabbath stiffness
reigned. Divine services were held In
some of the regiments and the sermon
was listened to by large crowd OF visi-
tors.