The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-07-28

An Aueged Plot tn Blow Up the carnegie
Works-what O'Donneli Said.
HOMESTEAD, Pa. July 27--Since it has
become evident that the Carnegie Steel
Company, under the protection of the Ma
tional Guard, is about to successfully op-
crate Its mills prominent members OF the
advisory committee have been considering
ways and means for preventing any sue
cessful working of the plant. One of the
prominent members of the committee to-
day said:
I've will not under any circumstances
permit these mills TO run if there is any
agency which may be employed to prevent
1t. We have already selected men who
will 60 into those mills as fast as
they can secure employment who
are instructed and sworn to carry out
our orders in concentrating the policy
which We have agreed upon. When We
are sure there is no longer any hope for Us
our representatives IN the mills will put
explosives whore they VIII do the most
harm 20 machinery. We have now deh-
niteiy determined that these mills shall
not he operated by non-union men, and tho
principal ways to prevent 1t Il to either
control or wreck the property. L might
say great deal more, but, under the cir
cumstances, have gone az far as dare
Hugh ODonnell to-day authorized the
following statement over his own sigma
ture: I'm view of the extensive circula-
tion tot day of utterly misleading articles
In regard TO the Homestead wage trouble,
u prompt statement of the exact facts In
the matter Is due to the woIkmen affected
and the public at large.
"On Monday afternoon, the day was
released by Judge Magee. l received call
at my residence In Homestead from two
newspaper correspondents, who came as l
rAlx man
men md not in any other capacity. After
some cOnvereatiOn the gentlemen asked me
If l would not like to have q settlement of
the difficulty. To this / replied that OF
course l wouid like to see settlement. 1
was then asked on what terms asettlement
could be adjusted, and made reply loking-
ly. My words were unconditional surren-
der.' did not for o moment believe that
any stress would be placed on an utter
ance that Was merely repetition OF a say
ing that newspapers and public people
egeneraily have used In the same joking
manner. l took the precsution to say to
these correspondents. OF course. done
mean IT, and presumed that they had
taken my words as they should have been
taken.
This part of our conversation was
apropos OF the shooting of Mr.. Frick. and
followed etron2 condemnation by me OF
Bergman's deed. ] said that was willing
TO do all in my power TO show the country
how strongly The Amalaama ated Association
condemned the terrible affair. but did not
say, nor do fancy Tor . single instant, that
such construction could be placed on my
words, that on account of the bad impress
sion made by the shooting of Frick, that /
would recommend an almost 'uncondi-
tional surrender and that if the advisory
committee failed to agree with me in these
yiews would at once resign the chairman
hsip. That Is unqualifieQiy false.
Following my assertion that / should
like to see q settlement land there 10 no
man in Homestead who would not like to
see tho trouble ended If it could be done
with iustce to himself and his fellow
workcrsl, the correspondents proposed that
later in the day. in view of my words, thoy
90 up and make Potter show his hand.
meaning. as supposed that thcy would in
ducc Mr.. Potter TO talk for publication
concerning concessions he would
make 30 the Amalgamnted AS
( socfxtion towards settling the wage
question. i iaughingly assented to the
SUGGESTION as O good idea. / told MIR. Craw-
ford. the acting chairman of the advisory
committee. about the matter. and gave no
serious thought to what the two corre-
spondents hoped to accomplish"
O'DOnnell and his wife will leave to-day
for some seaside resort which the young
man will not name He says that he and
his wife have been 80 worried by the work
of the past three weeks that 1t Is absolute
Iy Iacessary for him to have rest