St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-14
'ur men did everything to protect them,

Our men did everything to protect them,
as can prove"
ssAre the persons affected by the pro-
posed change American or foreign
born?"
{ americans" M
Why is. it working people are SO
generally opposed to Pinkertons?r
1T may have been in this case due to
the fact that five men had been shot
dead and many others wounded. They
looked upon Pinkertons as armed IN
vaders, and as allies Of the capitalists;
also thatif the Pinkertons got posses
sion they would aid the firm in bringing
III non-uniOn men,"
Tracing a Conspiracy.
At the afternoon session, John Nc
Luckie, burgess of Homestead, was
sworn. He said: II wish to be put on
record to this effect. think 1t gig
anfic conspiracy on the part
OF the company aided by vicious
legislation. created with view
to deprive the wOrkmen of this coun-
ry OF their most sacred rights, under
the constitution, to life. liberty and the
pursuit of happiness. l think that fact
has been pretty clearly demonstrated,
and, If an opportunity afforded, think
we would have no difficulty in estab-
fishing the truth.
Three Yeas ago, at this same mill,
we had trouble of a similar character.
Between 80 and 200 deputies came
there to take possession of the works.
The management complained that they
were afraid their property would be
destroyed. Those men came in on
one train and were induced to
leave on another. After considerable
trouble the firm finally signed the scale.
The capacities of the mills were at that
time quite limited. Then came the Mic
kinley tariff bill, reducing the tariff on
this very Identical article on which our
pay was based-steeI billets-and raised
the tariff on all other articles of pro-
duction. 1t was
A Gigantic Conspiracy
to rob the laboring man OF fair DAVIS
wages for fair days work. The Car
negle company holds mortgages on
Its employees property to considerable
extent. There are employees who have
bank deposits, to what extent l do
not know. Our people, as a gen.
eral thing, believe the Pinkertons
to TO De horde of cut-throats:
thugs and lawieSs invaders, employed
in the submission of honest labor int,
accepting the demands OF capitalists.
There would have been no resistance to
the lawful constituted authority OF the
state in the coke regions and many other
parts of the country.
Mr.. Oates-Your idea. then, is that
the company. after having obtained
scale of wages based on the market of
steel biiiets, caused the duty OIL them
to be reduced?
McLuckie-Yes, sir; they converted
the Duquesne works into billet plant
SO as to have an Oyerproduction and
thus affect our wages.
Under cross-examination by Judge
Taylor. Mr.. MeLuckie said that his
sentiments were made from information
he had received; he had carefully read
the Mckinley bill and denied that the
bill called for decrease on all other
articles also.
Judge Tayler-You think the less the
tariff, the less the wages?'
Mr.. McLackie-You are lawyer and
Judge, do not care TO commit myself
on that subject.
Mr.. Taylor-The higher the tariff, the
better your wages then?
Mr.. McLuckie-Not always. sir; sim
ply because our wages were regulated
by the selling price of blIIets. the value
OF which was reduced.
several other witnesses were eX-
amlned, among them Deputy Sheriff
Gray who was asked
Mr.. Oates-Who commenced firing?
The mob. l gave no orders. Capt.
Kinds asked if 1 would swear them in.
said it was not necessary at that time.n
In the eross-eXamination Mr.. Gray
admitted there was some shooting from
the boat before the continuous firing
began.
Ihe conference, at $50 O'clock, adj
Journed till a. N. tomorrow.