St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-10
new arrival was fairly free to come and
he 1uiShad-niiitn CONTRAST

from the restriction Of yesterday
1t is probable that the new.
conner would have been quietly
shadowed from the time he stepped
from the train until the instant of his
departure; but so cleverly would this
have been done that. unless he was
unusually vigiIant, he would never
have suspected the espionage to which
he was subject. The challenges, the
interrOg Ogations, the veXatious annoy
ance were absent today, and, unless
visitor ventured too near the mill he
would never suspect the martial law
that has been declared by the Amalga-
mated association.
But there is martial law as thorough
as Ben Butler ever gave New Orleans,
and the instant the visitor at
tempts to approach the scene OF
Wednesdays battle or enter the mill
existence. But the hand that stays
him is not one of steel, but rather the
touch of velvet. A sentry crosses his
path, and in a toue that is courteous
Dut positive informs the intruder that
he can proceed no further. 'sThus'
far shall you go and no further." is
the announcement of the Home.
stead sentinels, and the words are as
religiously enforced as any divine in
junction of Mosaic law. 1t is part Of
the programme of the strikers that the
great Carnege plant must be preserved
intact and free from outside lntermed-
up this mammoth plant, they say, and
their care must preserve it for the fut-
ure support of their families when the
great Industrial battle shall have been
won.
The regular watchmen of the COM
pany number scarce dozen, but they
are religiousiy and very punctilously
recognized by the strikers as the Gus
todians of the plant, and every cooper
alton afforded them in their duties, and
SO it is that literally and technically the
mills are in the hands of the company,s
representatives, but how long they
to man them with nOn-union men is an
entirely different question.
The feeling of fear yesterday that the
militia might be summoned has died
away. The visit of the strikers COM
mittee to the governor last night appar-
emily has satisfied the men that 10 dan
ger need to be apprehended from the
military while the present con-
dition of things continues, and
that only in very extreme
case will the troops be summoned.
ulLdIlCOuS Will IillS
there has disappeared all talk about the
sheriff and his deputies coming to take
possession of the works, for the firm
and leaders who were asked today pro-
fessed absolute ignorance of anything
relating to the sheriff or the proposition
that deputies he permitted to take pos
session of the mill property.
The locked-Out men talk already about
the mill being iTrfthe possession of the.
company, and point to the fact that the.
cOmpany'S watchmeD on guard there
and the clerks of the firm come and go
as evidence of this. They further declare
that none of their men are in the
yards, and are careful that the lOcked-Out
workmen shall not assume the right to
enter the place. And understanding. it
is we'll known, however, exists between:
the workmen ana the watchmen. and
the latter are there entirely on the suf-
ferance of the strikers. 1t is so patent
as to hardly need statement that posses
sion of the property by the firm is
i'm name rather than in fact, and an
illusion rather than reality, Its OLD
watchmen are there, but no one pre-
tends that the firm could do what it
wants with the property, OF that for one
instant would the work be permitted
Quietly to serve the purpose for which
they exist. The feeling against the
presence of deputies or soldiers largely
has had its origin in the belief that with
their presence must come protection to
any persons the firm put to work.
The Homestead Daily Messenger,
which reflects entirely the views of the
strikers. this evening editorially states
very clearly the case on this point. 1t
says:
1t has been a question which would bene-
fit the locked out men the most, to have the
troops come here and take possession of the
works or not. it has been argued that if
the troops had possession of the works not
a single man would be allowed to enter or
leave the works until settlement was made
between the company and the strikers. But,
according to information from a very reli-
able source the troops would not only have
to protect the company's property. but all
labor employed inside the mill. The men now
believe that the forces they have to contend
against are not those of the county or state,
but of the company. and that it has come TO
struggle between them on one side and
he firm with such Pinkerton or other assist
ance as it can employ on the other. From
casual remarks it seems probably that not
withstanding what is said about the govern
or's reception of them; no assurances were
obtained aud that the troops may be ordered
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