Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-14

THE terms were that the guns be packed and
the detectives furnished protection through
town. got a company Of men, who promised
to assist me In protecting the Pinkertons.
stood on the boat until the last man left, but
bad not reckoned on the Thousands who were
collecting. They came from all sides, and the
boats were soon in the possession Of the crowd.
The detectives received most inhuman treat
ment, but our men did everything to protect
them as / can prove.
"What is the great cause of this hatred to
Pinkertons?'
"WeI,you know, the working people are gen.
orally opposed TO the Pinkertons
"Well, why?" asked Chairman Oates. "we
are also Investigating the Pinkertons, the sys-
tenn which they employ and all about the con-
Germ"
We'll, the laboring people look upon the
Pinkertons as enemies Of the laboring men.
The chief objection to them coming here was
that We feared with them would come nom
union men,"
At this point the meeting was adjourned to
4p.m.
In the afternoon Burgess McLuckie, VIM.
Roberts, ex-vice president Of the Amalgamated
Association, and Col Gray, deputy sheriff, were
examined.
Burgess McLuolie said he thought there was
gigantic conspiracy somewhere, aided and
abetsed by legislation, to deprive the working
men OF their rights under the Constitution Of
this government, that of life, liberty and the
pursuit Of happiness.
Mr.. Taylor asked why he had formed such an
opinion.
The witness said: "well, after going to work
fully assured that we had q safe basis upon
which We could depend the Mckinley bill came
III and reduced that identical article upon which
our compensation was based and raised the
tariff on other articles"
Mr.. Boatner-"You speak Of a conspiracy
Is 1t your idea that the company after having
your wages raised on the price Of biIlets had
the if reduced on the article?''
THAT the idea"
Mr.. Taylor-'You think the less tariff the
less the wages?"
81 think So"
II infer from what you say that Carnegie and
Mckinley we're parties to this conspiracy?'
by them reducing the price Of bllets our
wages were reduced
who do you think we're in the conspiracy"
"The Union Pacific and Carnegies, with H.
c. Prick at the head
Then majority Of Congress must have been
in it, too2''
81 did not say so, I am not here for the pur-
pose OF insulting this committee"
But you have referred to something you call
vicious legislation, which is an imputation, to
say the least
Mr.. Roberts was then called. He said that
superintendent Potter stated to the conference
committee that the reason for the reduction
was that some Of the men were making too
much money. The Amalgamated committee
bad power to settle the differences, but after
they had received this authority they never
heard from Mr.. Potter until Mr.. Tricks ulti-
matum was presented.
In reply to Mr.. Boatner he said he felt sure
that the matter could have been settled IL the
conference had been carried on. The objection
to the termination Of the scale in january was
that from past experience, when the winter
comes and the scale expires, the manufacturers
To- n advar tafvn <~% IL -.
their men into submission. The association,
he said, was willing to make three, five or even
ten years scale, and give the firm the privilege
of making their repairs when they choose.
MIR. Boatner-"Are you in favor of compul-
sorry arbitration?'
Mr.. Roberts-"I think that is. perhaps, the
only solution of the labor problem
MIR. Boatner-'You think if the manufac-
turers are protected to the extent of rs to 100
per cent yon ought to get a share Of it9'
"Yes, SIR
Mr.. Boatner-'I think so. too"
Mr.. Bynum-.'Where does the consumer
come in? 1 suppose he gets left"
The witness further stated that during a
scale conference Mr.. Abbott, the former chair
man of Carnegies, said their quotations in steel
billets were 80 lower than the market price.
and insisted that the scale should be arranged
on that basis.
WHY THE PINKERToNs WERE ENGAGED
The following letter from Mr.. Prick to Robt.
A. Pinkerton, asking for special watchmea to
guard the mills, was submitted:
The CARNEGIE STEEL COMPANY.
P1rTsBURa, PA, June Is, 1892
Dear Sir: am in receipt of your favor Of the
22d. We will need 300 guards for service at our
Homestead mills as a measure Of precautiOn
against interference with our plan to start the
operation of the works July 6, 1892. The only
trouble we anticipate is that an attempt will be
made to prevent such of our men with whom
by that time we will have made satisfactory
arrangements from going to work. and posi-
bly, some demonstration Of violence on the part
OF those whose places have been filled, or most
likely by an element which usually is attracted
by such scenes for the purpose of stirring up
trouble.
We are not DESTROYS that the men you send
shall be armed unless the occasion calls for such
q measure later on for the prOtec ton of our
employees. We will wish these guards to be
placed on our property and there to remain I'M
less called into other service by the civil author
1ty to meet an emergency that is likely to arise.
These guards should be assembled at Ashtabula,
Ohio, not later than the morning of July S,
when they may be taken by train to McKee's
Rocks or some other point on the Ohio river
below Pittsburg, where they can be transferred
to boats and landed within the Enclosure of our
premises at Homestead. We think absolute
secrecy essential in the movement of the mon,
so that no demonstration can be made while
they are en- route. Specific arrangements for
movements Of trains and connection with boats
will be made as soon as we hear from you as to
the certainty of having the men at Ashtabula ut
the time indicated. As soon as your men are
on the premises we will notify the sheriff and
ask that they be deputized either at once or i'm
mediately on an outbreak of such character as
to render such step desirable. Yours very
truly, II. C. FRIcK, Chairman.
To Robert A. Pinkerton, esq.,, New York city.
COLORED POPULATION STATISTICS.