The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-10
new STRIKE SCHEME
To Bring Organized Railroad Men
to Their Aid.
a RATHER IMPRAoTIoABLE IDEA.

II Is Asserted That the Law Would
Prevent such Aid to the Home.
stead strikers-Non.Union Ceie.
bratinR the Victory over Organ.
lied Labor.
PITTsBURa, Aug, 10.-Yesterday after.
noon the advisory board Of the Anal.
gamatsd Association met and organized
to consider the attitude to be adopted by
the association in the present labor
troubles The heard expects to spend
the remainder Of the week ir delibera-
tion over this matter. The point at
which the association intends to try to
make Its most effective fight is at Home.
stead. The advisory committee intends
TO devise means by which they can fur.
ther embarrass the company in Its at
tempt to start the non union mills They
have scheme on hand which they think
will effectually prevent the consumma.
tion Of the company's plans. This is the
idea which President Gompers, Of the
American Federation of Labor, has out.
lined. If every employer who uses Car.
negie steel is blacklisted and his union
men called out, the building operations
all over the country will be practically
paralyzed, especially railroad and gov
ernment boat building.
The point now under consideration by
the board Is to endeavor to secure the
aid Of the Brotherhood of Engineer,
Switchmen's association and other rail
road organizations, with view to ef-
fectually stop the shipment of all ma
terial to or from any of the Carnegie
works If this plan is put into opera.
tion, together with the boycott that the
American Federation will adopt, the
workmen will have power at hand
the like of which has never been welded
by any labor organization in the coun-
try. Hitherto it has been tried, but
never successfully because of want Of
cooperation in its entirety from the
different labor organizations. But as
the Homestead fight is considered by
the laboring classes as one of the most
vital interest to them since labor has
bsen organized, it is likely that the plan
may meet with success, and that fight
new in all its phases may be commenced.
Correspondence will also be opened
with President Arthur, of the Brother
hood of Railroad Engineers. and the
heads Of other railroad organizations,
with view to procuring their aid. The
boycott will be established by the Amer
lean Federation OF Labor, with it's 660,-
900 members.
Speaking of the attempt to get rail-
road men to refuse to handle or haul
the products of the Carnegie company,
Mr.. James M. Bailey, of the Sligo Roll
ing Mill company, said: "They cannot
possibly do it. The law would prohibit
such move, and the parties concerned
would be liable to arrest for conspiracy.
The railroads are common carriers and
cannot refuse to handle the goods"
The Amalgamated officials themselves
are very doubtful Of the probable re-
suits of the move, and admit that the
chances are decidedly against it, but
they are trying this scheme as their
most effective plan for winning the
Homestead fight,
HOMESTEAD Aug. 0.-Government
Inspector Layton visited the Carnegie
steel works yesterday. His visit was
the result of sensational charges that
alien workmen had been brought to this
place under contract in violation of laws
Of this country bearing on the importa-
tion of foreign labor. Mr.. Layton made
q thorough investigation and reports
that he has been unable to find a single
man who had been brought to this coun-
try under contract.
LARYED. Kan, Aug. 10.-The officers
of the Farmers Alliance are authority
fer the statement that the Alliance has
agreed to furnish the locked out men at
Homestead with flour enough to tide
them over their trouble with the Car
negie company.