The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-07-16
NON-UNION MEN
in The MILLS
A Small Force Now at Work
in the Carnegie Shops
at Homestead.
MORE WILL BE BROUGHT IN IN
MEDlATELY.
AN ULr1mArUM TO THE STRIKERS


the Mills with Non-Union Holp-The
Men Confident as Ever-Gen. snowden
and His stan Unable to Obtain Meals at
the Hotel Because of a Strike in the
Kitchen--Powderly's Letter to Governor
Pattison and President Harrison.
HOMESTEAD, July 16.-There is no doubt
that non-union workmen are now inside
the gates of the Carnegie plant, but their
number is so small that they are practi-
cally dead letter in connection with the
operation of the mills. These men entered
the works quietly at an hour when suspi-
cion was stilled, and arrangements for
their comfort until a larger force comes to
join them have been made. Five furna-
Ger are running and about fifty men are
at work.
Some of them are believed to have en-
tered by the river front, while others came
by train to Homestead and mingled with
the people without exciting suspicion.
Their number cannot be ascertained, but it
is certain that no great body of men such
as would be required to run the works
could have entered the mills without be-
ing seen.
Smoke seen issuing from the ohimneys
Of two of the Carnegie mills for short
time caused the suspicion to become prev
alent that non-union men were In the
works. This suspicion was later con-
hrmed
A circular has been posted at all the
mill entrances The circular is head ed
"The Carnegie Steel Company, Limited" 7"
and in poster type under the heading Is
the word "Notice" in startling black caps,
with an exclamation point. The body Of
the circular reads:
Individual applications for employ
ment at the Homestead Steel Works will
be received by the general superintendent
! in person or by letter, until p. m. Thurs
/ day, July 81, 1893 1t is our desire to re-
tain in our service all of our old employees
whose past record is satisfactory, and who
did not take part in the attempts which
have been made to interfere with our
rights to manage our business. Such of
our old employees as do not apply by the
time above named will be considered as
having no desire to re-enter our employ
ment, and the positions which they have
held will be given to other men, and those
first applying will have the choice of the
untitled positions for which they are suit
able"
How this notice will be received by the
strikers is a question. 1t Is not likely
that at first there will be any desertions
from the ranks, notwithstanding the un-
doubted fact that there are many men
among them who would like to go back to
work at the company's terms. Six days
are given in which they may consider.
Information on the subject is not OBJ
tainable from the mill officers When the
smoke began to issue from the mills some
Workingmen who saw 1t made dash foI
one Of the gates and were kept back al
the point of the bayonetS of the military
guard.
The leaders of the strikers wear an all
Of supreme confidence They say that
they have won the fight and that the Car
negie Company realize this, or will realize
1t when they have tried the experiment OF
running the works for few weeks with
green hands, All interest centers in the
probable introduction of enough non
union men to start the mills aud tn,
strikers spend their time discussing thii
phase of the situation.
Some are inclined to think the Carnegie
Company will win, but there does MOI
appear to be any indication of acquies
cence in the statement of Mr. Lovejoy
secretary to Mr.. Frick, that fully two
thirds of IL Homestead workers will g
back to their vacant posts when the MILL
are started.
Preparations for placing non union meI
in the Carnegie mills are going forward
The Tide came up the river this morning
from Pittsburg and proceeded direct u
the landing place of the works. A ganl
of men were waiting for her and he
freight, consisting of cots, blankets, can
vass and camp utensils, was unloadeC
and placed inside the mill property,
The Poor Farm property, which is in
side the big fence, and is now the propert,
of the Carnegie Company, contains biz
level field, which will make good camp
ing ground for the wOrkmen, and tn
large building which has been used 70
the county poor will hold a number 1t 4
evidently the intention of the Carnegi
people to utilize this portion of tn,
plant, which is located SO admirably TO
the purpose, as to suggest the possibilit,
that the present emergency was expecte,
and carefully prepared for long in ad
vance
A number of incidents tending TO en-
courage the locked-o men in their posi-
tion have happened. Allen Hubbard, tn
foreman OF the armor plate shop of til
Carnegie mills, has quit work. He re
fused to work under police protection an
declared that if the militia were to be use
for police duty in order TO operate Tia
mills he would not work there, but woul,
seek employment elsewhere
The entire force of the civil engineerin
department of the mills has also qui
, work out of sympathy with the locked
out men.
An amusing incident bearing on th
l. strike and the presence of the militia her
is the refusal Of the cooks and waitresse
Of the Club House here to prepare or sery
meals while Gen. Snowden and his officer
took their meals there. The Club Hous
is sort of hotel for the convenience {
|. employees of the Homestead plant, an
during the occupancy OF the town by th
militia, Gen. Snowden and a number
. his officers nave been taking their mea
there. The cooks and mattresses symps
thize with the locked-out men, and the
. expressed their sympathy this morning
not reporting for duty and sending me
. IL Il a. l.