The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-08-04
BRACINC UP.
Homestead Strikers Called To-
gether for Comfort.
THE SITUATION FEvERISH
Sympathy and Support Are Assured All
the Faithful.

The Mechanics and Laborers Hold a
Meeting, Too, and Try to Bolster Up the
weak-Kneed-wha the Advisory Com
mittee Says-O'Donnel at bethlehem,
Pa.-Rumor Says He Wants to Start
Strike at the Mills There.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, Aug. 3.-The Home
stead strikers held an enthusiastic meet
ing in the rink yesterday. Owing to the
continued desertion from the ranks Of
the mechanics and laborers, the Anal
gamated association leaders are becom-
ing alarmed and the meeting was for the
purpose of bolstering up the weak
kneed ones. Newspaper men were
ordered to leave the rink before the
meeting opened. Over 1000 men were
present. T. w. Brown, a striking me-
chanic, presided. Dave Lynch, men,
ber of the advisory committee; John
Kilgallon, Jerry Daugherty, w. +, Rob-
erts, John Pierce and W. A, Carney,
Amalgamated association officials, ad-
dressed the meeting. They plead earn
estly with the mechanics and laborers to
remain firm, as the Amalgamated asso
citation was sure to win the present
fight. Each speaker was warmly ap-
plauded.
A Committee consisting of four steel
workers reported that, through the
courtesy of Superintendent Potter, they
had made q trip through the Carnegie
mill. The chairman, in submitting his
report, said there was no use denying
the fact that the company has over 1000
men at work. But they are making
very little progress, " said the speaker,
sowing to the want of skilled steel
workers. We found few experienced
rollers at work, and two or three plates
were turned out while We were in the
mill. We investigated the report that
some of the non-union men were laid up
| with smallpox and found it untrue"
The Men Determined to Win.
The report, especially that part relat-
iating TO the company making very little
headway, was received with cheers, and
the men of the mechanical and labor de-
partments assured the Amalgamated
leaders that there would be no further
weakening.
President William Weihe, of the
| Amalgamated association, at the con-
CluslOn OF Une meeting, Sdlu: we are
| going to win this fight, even if all the
laborers and mechanics desert us. The
company needs practical steel workers,
and without them they will be unable to
operate the mill
Superintendent Potter stated that
fourteen of the company's former en-
| ployes returned to work yesterday and
that, all told, nearly 300 men were
added to the force yesterday.
Mechanics and Laborers Meet.
The striking mechanics and laborers,
to the number of nearly 300, held a
meeting last night. The principal ad.
dress was made by Mr.. Lynch, of the
Amalgamated association. He called
| upon the mechanics and day laborers to
stand shoulder to shoulder in order that
the Amalgamated might win the fight.
He scored those mechanics who have
returned to work, saying it would be
but a short time until they would be
driven from Homestead. Lynch alsc
paid his respects to II. G. Frick in a way
that brought out shouts of applause,
| At the conclusion of Lynch's address
those present pledged themselves to re
main loyal to the Amalgamated associa
| ton,