Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-21


of the old armor plate mill men to return
before any headway could be made there.
They alone understand the machinery, and
months must elapse before new men could
be trained to work. The men added very
confidently, however, that the firm expected
many of the old men to return to work, and
that the company had a surprise in store
for their old employees in a few days.
tour of the rest of the plant was COM
paratively uninteresting. Men were work
ing everywhere in squads of tens and
twepties. They were chiefly carpenters and
laborers, however, with a few railroad men
who started the dinkies and big engine yes
terday for the first time Altogether the
best figures obtainable showed there were
present and working in the mill yesterday
afternoon nearly go men, including cleIks
More Men Will Be Sent This Morning.
This number will be augmented this
morning At 9 O'Clock in the morning the
Tide will leave the foot of Smithfeld street
with 65 non-unionists. While lazily re-
turning to the boat, after inspect
ing the mill and talking to workers
and militia men, a belated policeman
hurried up to THE DISPATCH representa-
tive, and informed MIN he was wanted at
the Offices. Having been arrested BY locked
out men, it was only fair that the Carnegie
firm might have its turn, so the officer was
accompanied with some reluctance. Super
intendent Potter and Mr.. Otis Childs acted
as the committee in this case, and the
unfortunate prisoner was put through
q series of questions, which were mostly
unanswered. Mr. Childs stated that it was
found necessary to refuse admission to any
and all newspaper men. ''Our experience
has been," said the bright and decidedly
nervous gentleman, THAT certain news
papers have it in for the company
and are bound somehow to give us the
worst of their reports. They persistently
underrate the number of men here at work
do not care to be discourteous, said Mr..
Childs, ''but there are some things we pre-
fer to keep to ourselves.
1t was evident that grave infraction of
the rules had been made in a stranger being
permitted to enter the jealously guarded
armor plate mill, and Superintendent Potter
Immediately ordered five new guards placed
in that portion of the works last night
These guards were not taken IRON the many
militiamen present, but were ordered sent
up from Pittsburg after being regularly
sworn in by the Sheriff.
Few Men Working in Lawrenceville.
Within the last "a hours but little has
transpired to denote any change in the gen.
eral condition of affairs at the Upper and
Lower Union mills at Twenty-ninth and
Thirty-third streets The noise of machinery
is audible enough on the outside and smoke
may be seen issuing from the various de-
partments of the mills all of which goes to
show that the company means to keep up
some show of work. On the outside are
knots and squads of strikers, here and there,
ready TO hail anyone and everyone
who looks as though he wanted to go to
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by picket line of strikers. and while they
are not making use of physical force to keep
anyone away, their vehement eloquence and
unpublished logic is more than the ordinary
non-union men could resist.
The strikers have organized permanent
advisory board with headquarters at Butler
street and Penn avenue. The board met at
o'clock yesterday morning to hear reports
from the various committees appointed and
remained in session until IL o'clock. An
other meeting was held in the afternoon at
which the general situation was discussed
and the receiving of reports continued
Strikers Not After Free Beer.
1t was reported to the Advisory Board
that several saloon keepers in that part of
town had been showing their friendship for
organized labor by furnishing beer for the
strikers free of charge. The board passed
a resolution requesting the saloon keepers
not to furnish any more beer free, and sent
a committee to notify them.
Speaking of the situation, a member of
the Press Committee said: every man is
determined to win, and as certain as deter
mined
"But what if pon-union men are put into
the mills?" asked the reporter.
''If possible, we will persuade them not
to work, but, after all, our success depends
upon the fact that tine company cannot run
the mills with non-union men. The Off
cials expect us to 60 back to work, but we
will never do It-never until the company
recognizes the Amalgamated Association
We are not striking tor wages, but to secure
jnstice to brother wageworkers.
The Prees Committee expressed desire
to deny the story published in some of the
papers yesterday morning to the effect that
John Mccoy and Frank Martin led 800
strikers up and down the banks of the Allie
gheny in search of non-union men.
When one Of the strikers who was doing
guard duty on the outside of the mill on
Twenty-ninth street was asked what he
had to say in regard to the report that the
strikers ad!driven off so non-u union men who
wanted to work, he replied: aThere has
been no conflict between non-union
men and us. In fact, no mechanics have
applied here for work since the strike.
There were a few day-laborers here who
wanted employment, but they were not
mechanics and the company did not want
them
A laboring man who was out of work ar
rived in Pittsburg yesterday and called at
the Union Mills. He gives the following
account of his adventure:
81 was walking toward the works on
Thirty-third street. and when reached the
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who asked where 1 was going / replied
that was going to see if could get work
in the mil, whereupdh they informed me that
there was q strike on and that had better
stay away, adding that if / was in needy
circumstances they would provide for me-
After they learned that was not a skilled
workman, however, they manifested less
interest and did not try to prevent my
entering the works.
''The watchman, or gatekeeper, allowed
me to pass when he knew nv business. and
/ entered the machine shop, where met
one of the foremen, who said they were em-
ploying puddlers and other skilled work
men, but no men who knew nothing about
the work.
Not a Furnace in Operation.
'T walked about through the works with
out anyone obiecting. The machine shop
was running, and SO were the bumper shop
and foundry, but not in full blast. About
half the drill lathes and drill presses
seemed to be running The pudding de-
partment was silent The gas was flicker
ing in every furnace, but no work was being
done and nobody was there to dc, any work.
Leaving there, went to the works on
Twenty ninth street. 1 was confronted by
six or eight strikers near the gate,
who advised me not to go to
work, saying they were striking for
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