The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-03
AN EXPENSIVE STRIKE.
A Review Of the Great Lock Out. L..
Sensational Features, Its Cost and tn
Troubles That Are to q ONE.

On June 2s, the Carnegie Steel Company
locked out its Homestead employees because
an agreement on the wage scale could not
be reached, and then began the most costly
and sensational labor dispute the country
of 1877.
The Homestead trouble has attracted the
attention of the civilized world, has found
its way into the executive, judicial and leg
islative departments of municipal, county,
State and national governments, and is be-
ing forced as an issue in the National cam
paign by free traders and free trade organs.
sensation has followed sensation until the
people are even now asking "What next?"
The appeal 10 the Sheriff for aid to re
covering the steel works from the locked
out men who were in practical possession of
them. by Chairman II. G.. Frick; the send
ins and the return of the Sherin's deputies
without getting inside of the mill fence. was
an early net In the great drama, or tragedy.
Then followed the Pinkertons, the pitched
battle the death Of 10 men, the woundine
of score of Others AMI the awful gauntlet
which shocked civilization. The victory
over the pinkcrtons was followed by a prac
tical reign of mob law In n modified form
in Homestead, which soon gave way TO
martial law.
The main body Of the National Guard was
on duty l6 days, at an average cost per day
to the state of 500, 600. The total cost to
date for the soldiers will reach in round
figures 1920, 0O0 aud the end is not yet. The
workmen have lost in wages Sls0,000 and
the Carnegie Company has lost and spent in
getting new workmen an equal amount, II
not more. This is $3.50. 900 more. Carnegie
workmen at Duquesne, Beaver Falls and
eb, hny not al, q in,
and the firms losses have been swelled
by the idleness of these plants. Workmen
in Pittsburgh and other places not employed
by the Carnegie Company have also been
thrown idle by the strike, but their losses
cannot be counted. The county will have
to pay good round sum for deputy sheriffs
and for costs in the murder and riot trials to
come, not to speak Of possibility of II
being compelled to pay for the burned
barges. the Nation will also have small
bill TO pay for the Congressional inyestiga-
tion, and the City of Pittsburgh another for
the hunting down Of the Anarchists. Al
ready the lockout has cost over 81 ,000O O0C.
Beside the money cost and the loss of
precious lives the trouble stirred up those
pests of society the Anarchists and led TO the
shooting OF Chairman Frick. A number of
Neel workers are under charges of murder
and more must defend themselves In court
against a charge of aggravated riot. A
Lieut. Colonel of the National guard and
possibly the Major General will have to
satisfy the civil courts that they had
authority IT, string a private up by the
thumbs and TO shave his head. Demago-
CUES all over the country have found a
hearing through the great struggle, both
Houses Of Congress have wrestled with it,
Pinkertonism has been killed by II, war
ships have been delayed in construction by
IT, It has brought sorrow to many nomes
and il is only a month old,
Hhat is the Homestead lookout