The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-13
HOW TO SEIZE IT.
Many Men Of Many Minds talk
about the Homestead Strike.
ARBITRATION is QUITE POPULAR.
Some ortho Diverse Opinions of Men
in Various Walks Of Life as to the
Proper Way to Settle tho DIfiioulty
there...The Majority are in sympa-
thy with the Neutrality-suspicious.
on.commIttal Remarks.

Yesterday lNTELLI6ESCER reporters
asked number Of men the question:
''How, in your judgment, would the
Homestead strike best DO settled%
Tho idea was to get from as many diff
terent people as possible a suggestion
as to the way out OF the difficulty in the
Carnegie works. The mon were taken
at random, as they CHANGED to be met
in the ordinary course ora days rounds.
No one knew what anybody else had
said, unless several persons happened
TO be interviewed together. Several
people begged of, some because they
were candidates, some because they
hoped to be, and some for special rea-
sons. The responses are given practi'
cally in the words OF the speakers, tho
only changes being an occasional abbre-
Walton Of somebody's expression.
Manufacturers, as a general thing, de.
clined to talk. Many business men did
likewiae.. On the whole, however, the
expressions were promptand frank, and
here they are:
NJ. +. Moran, district president
United Mine Workers Of America-Be
settled by law. There is precedent
that shows whore Mr. Frick got his
foot into it. Italians were brought to
Buena Vista, Pa, in 1873 to take strik-
ers' places. One Sunday morning they
got to shooting the guns they were
armed with, and the miners and citi-
zens cleaned them out. Several were
killed. The miners were lot off and
Mr.. Armstrong, the coal operator, was
indicted for nansaughter.. The Anal.
gamation has as strong case as 1t could
want. 1 am for arbitration.
Conrad Wasseman, ciRarmaker-My
idea is that there is no way out OF 1t
now but by arbitration. There ought
to be compulsory arbitration, either
state or national, and both parties COM
PEELED to submit to 1t. Railroads are
private property OF corporations, but
the law interferes with the operation Of
them for the public's good, and'why not
with that mill?
William Gruber, cigar manufactures
Il am not settling it, but arbitration is
the only way it can be settled.
Billy Mayer, cigar maker-lf 1t is not
settled by arbitration the laws OF Penn
sylyania will fix it. If l was up there
any time and the strikers wanted my
band they could have it free OF charge.
Fred Hornick. sign painter-Pay the
men their wages
Lee Buch, policeman, puddler by
trade-By arbitration.
Eugene Hanke, lawyer, clerk First
Branch Council-To settle it man
ought to know all about the business,
aud don't. l couldn't make good
suggestion on the subject.
Walter Terrill, lieutenant of police,
pudder by trade-Td pay the men their
wages. The Cnrnegies have the best
improved machinery in the land, and
can produce iron and steel cheaper than
any competitor. They can well afford
to give all the men ask.
NC. Hamilton, contractor and builder
Sign the scale; that's the quickest
way out Of 1t, and l guesa they can
afford it.
NJ. LaIly, Terminal saloon, ex-loco-
motive engineer-Give the men what
they want Carnegie can go and build
palaces and castles, and he can afford to
pay the men fair wages.
Capt. Jack Merriman-Settle 1t by
arbitration.
Carl Fulton, city patrol driver, ex-
street car conductor-I think it could
be gettled by arbitration. believe the
workmen would submit to anything
reasonable.
Joe Daum, policeman, cigarmaker by
traie--I wouId not allow any black
sheep 10 work. l am with the work
viii Bodley-I think it ought to have
been settled by arbitration long ago,
but since it has gone as far as it has, let
them fight it out.
Frank Healy, chief OF the fire depart
ment--I'd rather not express an opin-
ion. would DO advised by Governor
Pattison. think he Is wise enough to
settle it himself. am in favor Of the
strikers.
could get the right kind of arbitrators,
| / think that would be the fairest way to
settle 1t.
W. S. Thompson, carpenter Keep
such men ia the Pinkertons out OF there
and there would be no trouble. II
were the governor l would not send
any troops there.
James Berry, engineer at Atlantic fire
engine house--I would, go up there aud
help the strikers fight
John Bodley-
George Crumbacker, coal dealer-1f
it was my property, l would want it.
Who wouldn't?
Gen. John Bnrna-I would do what
any honest man ought TO do-give the
men what they were getting and let
them go back TO work.
Frank H. Crow-Let 'em fght 1t out.
John Supler-Pd let old Carnegie
stay in Scotland, where he belongs, and
contiscate his property and give 1t to
Americans,
Charles LoefEler, butcher-It is funny
If man can't run his own business to
suit him.
W. II. Haller-By arbitration. l was
lust talking to Herman Reese, a carpen-
ter in the Homestead works. He says
if they had not brought those Pinker-
tons there no trouble would have occur
red, but he says the men will never
fight the militia. He has just come
down from Homestead.
Chief OF Police McNichol--By arbi-
tratlon. think Frick is in fault. The
men want to confer and he will not.
Policeman Rich Wilkie-Carnegie
ought to give the men their wages and
let them go to work.
Judge ]. P. Rogers-pd repeal the
tariff. That would settle all strikes.
County Clerk Hook--If were Carne-
gle would split the difference aud go to