Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-20
AT A MEETING LAST NIGHT
Ed. Burke, of the Homestead Ad-
visory Committee, a Speaker.
UNION MILL WORKERS ARE FIRM.
They Assert That the Works Cannot Run
Many Days Longer.
BEAVER FALLS MEN MAKEA STATEMENT

If the Amalgamated Association does not
effect strong organization at Duquesne
it will not be because they are not
making determined effort At
Teutonia Hall last night there
was secret meeting attended by nearly 100
of the workers, and addressed by several
leaders of the national organization of
Amalgamated Association of Iron
and Steel Workers. As there are
only $50 men employed in
the works the proportion of those off duty
in attendance at the meeting is considered
strong evidence that the movement for an
organization is rapidly growing.
First Vice President Carney presided and
addressed the workers. He was followed
by Vice Presidents Monsell, McEvay and
Sheehan, Trustee Pierce, and ex-Vice Presi-
dent Roberts, of the National Association,
the silver-tongued Jerry Dougherty, OF
this city, and Edward Burke, of
the Homestead Advisory Committee. An
evidence of the work these orators had ac-
complished was shown by the close-mouthed
attitude of the workers after the meeting
was over.
Don't Care to Talk just Now.
"Why," they said, eve can't tell you
what is being done now. Wait few days
and you will see. Any pointers we would
give yoa would be right into the hands of
the firm
The impression prevails that already the
nucleus OF lodge has been secured Every
attempt to interview men who had attended
the meeting met with failure. They in
majority of cases refused to say word, but
eyeing reporters suspiciously would walk
away. The rumor, generally circulated,
that the firm has spies in the town accounts
for this largely, but the Amalgamatsd
officials think there is no foundation for the
rumor
After the meeting Vice President Carney,
in an interview with The DISPATCH, said:
'It is our object here to organize. We are
not asking these men to 60 out on
strike. After the organization is eff
fected they will decide on that
progress We have mad : and expect to con-
tinue our meeting tomorrow and Sunday
nights. We will have other speakers here
to present the Importance of an organization
and show these workers the necessity for
it."
No Rash Action Anticipated
"When do you expect any decisive action
here with regard to the Homestead striker"
CAT any time," said Mr. Carney. 'It
might come tomorrow and it might not
come at all The men are deeply interested,
but they are taking their time. They will
not be RASH"
''Then you really do not expect strike
here for few days at least?'
not at all 1t will depend on circum-
stances We are offering every reasonable
inducement to them to organize. They are
not asked to paw a cent for an organization.
We are doing the same at Braddock. Other
places are being offered inducements also,
but we don't care to talk about that now."
Mr.. Carney and the other visiting ofic- |
ials stayed in Duquesne last night and some
of them talked Of remaining there for the |
balance of the week.
There is a general feeling of uneasiness |
among the steel workers and business men,
and the feeling is growing that the men |
will go out unless the Homestead matter is |
settled soon.
Circulated Number OF RumorS.
Stories are being circulated that various |
men in the company's employ are to be dis
charged for listening to the arguments Of |
the Association leaders 1t was gener- |
ally reported last night that w. K. Thomp-
son had already been discharged, but he |
was seen and declared that if such was the |
case he had not heard of it He had |
done nothing, he said, to justify such treat |
ment. Another story going the rounds was |
that number of Homestead strikers had |
taken Jobs in the Duquesne mill, but this |
was vigorously denied by the men in the
mill.
A meeting OF the men employed in the
and Demmler works is to be
held on Sunday, at McKeesport 1t is said
they are trying to come to an agreement not |
to work any material supplied by the
Homestead plant if started by non-union
labor. A foreman at the Duquesne
mill is authority for the statement that
after August the works will be equipped
as quickly as possible to manufacture steel
rails. Only billets and blooms are now
made there
It is generally believed that the Amalga-
mated Association is planning to unionize
The Wilmerding and Rankin plants also.
When Mr. Carney was asked about it last
night he declined to say word, but from
other sources it was learned that the move
ment at Rankin is we'll under wav