Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-18
JUBILANT STRIKERS.
None of the Homestead Men Re-
turned to Work.
FRICK MORE FORTUNATE ELSEWHERE.
Many Men in the LawrenceviIle
Mills Took Their Old Places.

Mills Took Their Old Places.
A DRUNKEN MILITIAM AN.
INSIDE THE STEEL MILLS.
Seventy i've Non-Union Men Were Ready
to Work This Morning.
Special Dispatch From . star Correspondent
HOMESTEAD, PA, July 1s-Thousands Of per-
sons came to Homestead from Pittsburg yester-
day-so many of them that the strikers' scouts
gave up all attempts to keep track Of the
strange faces they saw. Had they been as
closely watchful a. they were on the previous
Sabbath several non-union workmen would not
have been permitted to enter the plant. II is
simply guesswork when any one tries to state
how many Of the non-union men are inside Of
the fence, but at an early hour this morning
there is every reason for believing that not less
than seventy five mechanics were ready to COM
mence work at O'Clock.
Many Of the newspaper men remained up all
night looking out for any number of strangers
who might possibly come up from Pittsburg
either by boat or rail, but the long and chilly
vigil was fruitless.
NO REVOLT AT THE pUoUEsNE WORKS.
Homestead steel workers are not deeply
enamored Of their brethren at Duquesne, and
if an opportunity ever puts in an appearance
the Duquesne men may have cause to regret the
coldness they displayed yesterday. Hugh
O'Donnell told me on Saturday evening that
the Duquesne boys would almost certainly in
dulge in q sympathetic strike. II they did the
blow would be telling one, for the coming out
Of Duquesne meant . shut down at Braddock
also. At preliminary meeting on Saturday
there seemed to be indications Of trouble up
the river, but the proceedings yesterday after
noon convinced me that Homestead may secure
financial aid from individuals in the Edgar
Thompson and Duquesne mills, but there can
hardly be any open revolt against Carnegie in
those places.
When the meeting opened there were about
fifty Duquesne men present The balance Of
the audience came from Pittsburg and Home
stead, but before the proceedings warmed up
local people had fully q hundred representa-
tives present. After discussing the condition
Of affairs for q while Vice President Carney Of
the Amalgamation (who was in the chair) in
vited those present to become members Of the
Amalgated Association. As an inducement he
offered to give them clean cards Of admission,
which would not cost them q cent, and to take
them into full membership At once. The
Duquesne men sat silently and no one offered
to accept the proposition.
Then Mr.. Carney made an impassioned ap-
peal to them to stand by the Homestead men,
mentioning among other things that IS, 900 car
penters had agreed to give one days work each
week for the support Of the locked-out steel
workers. When he finished he asked If any
one had anything to say, but no one had
Then he wanted to know, "What is the sense
or pleasure of this meeting?"
After painful silence one man arose and
moved that I'VE stand by the Homestead men.
How he proposed to stand by them he ne
elected to state. Then all who favored the
motion were requested TO raise their right
hands About ten hands went up, and i'm
mediately there were shouts from the stage Of
Gan up, all up" and nearly all present slowly
responded.
After they had thus pledged themselves, Mr..
Carney requested them to step up and sign the
roll Of q new Amaleamated lodge, which he
would organize at once This caused Q break
leaving, he said, 'It is all right for men who
don't work at the steel works to go, but hope
no steel workers will leave the room"
Still they continued to file out, and then he
said, Remember, Gentlemen, this ID your last
chance"
But they threw their last chance to the winds
and soon the hall was deserted as far - Du-
quesne workers were concerned.
This failure to bring on O strike at Duquene
was really not worth weeping over. OF course
it would have made the Homestead men feel
much more confident had every mill worker in
all this region Joined in the effort to make
unanimous the movement which was inaugu-
rated at Homestead and aided by the Pittsburg
lodges Of the Amaleamated, but none Of the
leaders here are worrying themselves over the
situation.
GIGANTIC BOYCOTT PLANNED.
Every effort is now being made by the ANAL
gamation leaders here and in Pittsburg 10 start
the most gigantic boycott ever heard of in an
cient or modern history, and Il the assurances
have seen and heard are real the -Carne-
gle movement promises to be somewhat Of .
success Wherever organized labor can be
utilized q blow win be struck at the great steel
company. Inc program - 1OfmloAole eQoft,
and il the toiling million Of whom we hear %
much just prior toelections viii only do - they
promise it is not easy to see the market in
which the Carnegie Company's products win be
disposed Of. At this time the railroads and
steamboat lines are receiving most Of the sttsn-
ton, but preliminaries are being mapped out
which will extend the boycott through the
building trades. Concerted action cannot fail,
it seems to me, TO result in putting the Home
stead mill in . more thorough stats of siege
than when IL was surrounded BY IN armsA
guard Of strikers These men talk calmly and
deliberately Of their design, which hes for -
ultimate object nothing more nor les than The
financial ruin Of the Carnage stssl COMPANY.
TIE srRrKKns AID Y1EkDoM.
Even the most serious situation has IN q Q
certain element Of humor and the condition q
Homestead h no exception. Yesterday aftsr-
noon the mechanics (not steel worksrs) and ths
laboreu held meeting here q which thees