The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-23
THEY STILL STAND OUT.


Invitation to Make individual Applica-
tion for Work. and Resolve to stand
Out to the End-The sympathy with
the Locked-Out Men Phenomenal In the
History of Labor Troubles-Pittsburgh-
ers Visit the Militia. Camp and Garry
Goodies to the Soldiers. Etc.
HOMESTEAD Pa, July 1S.-Instead of
sending in their names as individuals
and applying for their old positions in
response to the notice posted by Mr..
Frick on Saturday, the former en-
ployes of the Carnegie company who
are not members of the eAmalgamated
association got together, yesterday and
unanimously decided to stand out to the
end. Tho meeting was,s held in the
rink. 1t was called by members from
the mechanical departuent, but it
included all daily wege earners.
These men number 1000 and include
the Hungarians Themeeting was
attended by about Loon men. Hugh
O'Donnell. of the AmalSamated asso-
citation, addressed the men by special
invitation. He did not advise them in
any way, but merely stated the condi-
ton of affairs, leaving his hearers to
decide for themselves. The meeting
was in session from 10 a. m until -
o'clock. The following resolutions
were passed:
WHEREAS. The employees Of the mechanical
departments and day laborers Of the Carnegie
steel works Of HOMESTEAD, in meeting assem-
bled. do offer the following rs our views in re-
gard to the labor trouble existing at present:
Resoirod That We are in sympathy with the
t,I ,ra1r-,
to stand with them to the end.
Resoired, That we consider IL an injustice to
the mechanical department and the day labor
ers. and an insult to their manhood to ask them
to work under guard. and we believe in this
land Of the free all men should be free.
A committee from the National
Glass Workers association visited the
headquarters of the Amalgamated as
sociation yesterday afternoon and tend
cred sympathy and the financial sup
port of their organizations
Communications continue to pour in
from other organizations. 1t is safe to
say that in the entire history of strikes
and lockouts, no such widespread SYM
pathy has ever been received, and moth
ing like the amount of financial aid has
ever been offered. There has been lit
tie use for funds as yet, the majority of
the men being in comfortable circum-
stances. There has not been one in
stance of groceryman or merchant re-
fusing credit to the applicant who was
out of employment Relief has been
extended to ten families who have had
illness and misfortune to contend with.
The merchants of the borough have
been notified to send the accounts of
all customers who cannot pay, and who
are mill men, to the relief committee
and the bills will be paid.
One of the leaders of the loclzed-out
men said yesterday that assurances
have been received from the unions
whose men handle the product of the
Homestead mills that they stand
ready to declare general boy
colt against the Carnegie mill
products These include the
Freight handlers union, which will
refuse to ship iron and steel to and from
the mill; structural ship builders and
others, who will quit work rather than
use the product of non-union men. All
this tends to show that in case the Car
negie company overcomes the present
obstacles in its path and succeeds in
starting and operating its plant with
non-union labor, it will confront a
greater difficulty, and if it continues in
its determination TO employ non-union
labor, it will precipitate a strike on the
principal railroads and many of the
great manufacturing industries of this
country.
Thousands of people from Pittsburgh
and neighboring places poured into
Homestead to-day and made their way
to the camp. Many of them brought
baskets of dainties to the hungry mill
tiamen and caused stoppage for
while to the growls that have become
so general against the commissary de-
partment. The camp was overrun with
strangers, and for several hours the
hillside where it is situated was covered
with male and female figures. Divi-
sion headquarters was the main point
of interest and many hundred people
gathered about it and inspected with
critical eyes the cannon and the officers
and the signaling operations.
Lemonade and cake peddlers in
tested the camp and piled land-office
business. No additional precautions
toward guarding the mills have been
taken up by the military authorities
and it is probable that none will be
until n request to do so is received from
the Carnegie company or Sheriff Nc
Cleary.
The big fence surrounding the plant
is closely guarded and several COM
panies are held in reserve at a num-
ber of convenient places. Along
the tracks the Pittsburgh, McKees-
port & Youghiogheny railroad and the
Virginia & Charleston
railroad are closely guarded and the
pickets have been instructed to watch
for men riding on bumpers
Of the cars. Beyond slight difficulty
with crowd of workmen, who at
tempted to get inside the Carnegie prop
erty in the belief that non-union men
had started the mill, no friction of sc
rious character has occurred between
the state forces and the strikers. Ev-
cry precaution has been taken by the
1iIIdii. hoNtNCf, " Rudfu dSdluSS
surprises.
Down near the City Farm station Of
the Pittsburgh, Virginia & Charleston
is a large tenement inhabited
by a number of TIungarians. The
soldiers on guard near this place be-
;ame suspicious of the actions of the
who were warned.
The Hungarians are in great state
ST excitement The talk of forming
Dne or two provisional regiments for
long service at Homestead has increased
among the troops, and it is likely that
when Gov. Pattison decides to keep
men here until the trouble has ended,
the supply of volunteers would be
greater than the demand. Many of the
officers have longer term of service
than three months provisional force.
They are of the opinion that the strik-
ers are patient enough in their deter
mination to wait quietly for them to
leave and then take matters into their
own hands again when the coast is
clear of the militia
In conversation with a United Press
yesterday prominent officer
aid: 'sIt is nonsense to think of en-
listing provisional regiment for three