Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-11
SIGNING THE SCALE.
How the Action Of the Pittsburg Mill Own
ers is Regarded.

How the Action Of the Pittsburg Mill Own
ers is Regarded.
PIrrsBuRa, Pa, Aug. 1.-THE Carnegie
Steel Company is affected in two ways by the
agreement Of the Amaigamated Association and
the manufacturers on the iron scale, one in it's
favor and the other against it.
Secretary Lovejoy in speaking Of the agree
ment today said: "This agreement both helps
and hurts us. Our scale is almost identical
with the scale proposed by the Amalgamated
Association. There are one or two slight differ
ences as to the devising Of the wages, but the
cost to us Is exactly the same the scale of the
Amalgamated Association makes it. This agree
ment will hurt us to the extent that we will have
to pay 10 per cent more in the finishing depart
ment than the manufacturers who signed the
Amalgamated scale. They get the benefit Of
the 10 per cent reduction in the finishing de-
partments and we do not.
This may also hurt US to the extent Of stiff
fleming the backbone Of the strikers It means
work FOR thousands of men who are members
OF the Amalgamated Association and enables
them to pay increased benefits to the
strikers at Homestead and our other mills.
We see that result very easily and it may fur
Their postpone the time when our old men will
return to us for work. But il Ia only ques-
ton of time until all will want to come back.
ION the other hand, the agreement to re-
duction Of 10 per cent in the finishing depart
pay 10 per cent more in this department than
any others should attract to our mills all men
and believe this will Be the re-
suit. The fact that the many idle men
In Pittsburg will soon be at work does not have
any bearing on the Homestead mill, because the
men whom we have trained do not come from
Pittsburg. but outside Of the city, and are not
affected by any agreement between the workers
and manufacturers of this district"
AT the hearing today of thinner md Conner,
the alleged assailants Of John Rheims the nom
union workman. the accused were held for
court in $500 bail each.
AT HOMESTEAD.
The settlement of the strike in the Pittsburg
district is viewed with sarying emotions ut
Homestead There are many who think it may
lead to re-opening of conference with the
firm, On which a settlement might be based
Others. however, placed little confidence in
this superstition and declare to the Men that
there will be no conference unless they can
force the Carnegie Steel Company to it.
This sentiment il the only one that
is entertained at the steel works Offices
at Homestead. for when an Associated Press re-
porter inquired there the manager said: There
will be no further conferences; SO far rs we ure
concerned the fight IL over. Our mill Is in
operation and will continue with the men we
hire ourselves"
The cooks strike at the mill only caused
momentary annoyance according to Treasurer
H. NJ. Curry this morning. The prospective
visit Of the directors Of the American Fedora
ton of Labor causes much speculation. No one
seems to know why Messrs Gompers and Nc
Guire are coming unless it be to make personal
investigation into the prospects for winning
the fight, and also what should be best done to
assist in the fight. 1t is understood that the
federation leaders were thoroughly acquainted
with the causes leading TO the strike by Hugh
O'Donnell during his eastern trip.
Supt. Potter and Vice Chairman Childs paid
visit to the business portion Of Homestead to-
day. They went down at II o'clock nc
companied by armed escort; although they were
forced to run a gauntlet Of several hun
dred strikers they we're offered no violence,
not a word was spoken to them and not an in
sulting remark made. This fact is the more re-
markable from the fact that the feeling against
Potter has all along been most bitter, az he 10
blamed for the present trouble.