New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-21
THE WORK AT HOMESTEAD.
STRIKERS SAY 1T IS BAD AND VERY EX
PENSIVE.
OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY DENY 1T AND ARE
SATISFIED WITH THE STATE OF AFFAIRS.
my JELEGnApy TO THE TkrBUSEsr

Br TELEGRAPH THE ThrBuNEr
Pittsburg, Aug Gothic Advisory Board OF the
locked-out steel workers at CarDeees Homestead MIL
to-day issued statement to the public in which they
represent the firm being In bad shape. treasurer
Curry and Superintendent Potter replied for the COM
pany In vigorous manner.
In It's statement to the public the Advisory Board
OF the ocledout men says "The expense under
which the company Is operating Is enormous. II may
be stood by the mllionaires Of the firm for months
yet but the small stockholders, OF whom there are
a large number. already Directing to this penny
wise and pound foolish policy. Another matter must
be taken into consideration; not in union MIL In the
Pittsburg district will work the Carnegie products
and others will follow their example The carpenters
have refused to work nails other material manu-
featured by Carnegie or manufactured from their
steel or Iron These boycots far have been purely
local affairs and have been started without any re-
quest from the Amalgamated Association or the
Federation Of Labor The firm are perfectly welcome
to start their works and operate them successfully
II such were possible but they will certainly nave
their trouble for nothing II they cannot find market
for the product.
Money Is not made png up stock in the yards
The necessity has not yet arisen proclaim univer
sal organized boycott These local affairs are ALREADY
shutting of n large market and when the proper
moment arrives the channels OF trade can De cioseo
against all Carnegie products. Newspaper reporters
counts Of the work being performed On every day
when these men have been invited everything had been
arranged for what may be STYLED a dress parade
When reporter rolls twining and an ingot pass
ing through he is satisfied that everything Is lovely
when I'm fact that Is the most unimportant part
The idea OF man who never saw rolling nih pe
fore poss,ne Judgment On the work being done is a
ut,le short Of laughable The merest attempt TO
operations would pass before them as success, but
This 4 certainly so we'll understood by mill workers
rs TO render further remarks unnecessary
Tho principal things being produced at present are
o,ss smoke and scrap They have had full month
I'm which TO get the works going and have not yet got
past the bluff stage. Whether they VIII ever get
mast the point Is n question. But suppose they dd
what OF ~ IN 1880 the strikers tramped the streets
in snow TO their knees. many with hardly clothing
enough IN cover them and suffering with hunger and
cold they watched the min run successfully on double
turn but they never wavered and nnaily won their
fight. strikes Of three four six months durntion
are not unusual and except when the men are starved
out they are almost uniformly successful
In reply Mr.. Curry, treasurer OF the Carnegie tom
many said: The committee charges that we have
been sending letters 10 former employees, begging
them TO return to work. and that we are holding out
Inducements In the shape Of increased salaries ana
promotions There is not a word OF truth III tiis'
We challenge the Advisory Committee To produce one
Of these letters The inspectors have not rejected one
workmcn The statement that the heaviest shipments
mazda in ANY one day by the firm 100 900 pounds
is also absurd Yesterday shipped 237. 3o' pouniS
~ material made by men, and this was not
the heaviest shipment, by any means. one cay thls
week we shipped over 100000 pounds.
Another absurd charge Is one thV many OF our
ncv men arc professional gamblers, who are
growing rich on the balance OF the workingmcn AMI
that 10 put n stop 10 this We were compelled 70 post
a notice prohibiting gambling during working hours.
The truth of the matter is We put up notice s'auhs
that card playing would not be permitted during WORN
,pc hours and that gambling would not be tolerated
inside the mill Enclosure at any time. The committee
also saws we have over 500 men who have not done
~ minutes work since entering our employ. Was
,nv statement ever more ridiculousi Every man
engaged by us is at work. We are not paying 800
men good wages to pose as statues, nor are we con
Quoting "A charitable Institution. AS to the charge
that the houses In which sleep are filthy
and filed with vermin, have only this to say Thc
charge is malciously false. The bunk houses ana
dining rooms are open TO inspection at any time.
They are kept and clean, and the general health
OF our men Is good
colt feature OF the committees statement?' asked
the reporter.
That is easily answered. said Mr. curry. " For
n other firms refuse to work our products, we snail
work up our material. You may rest assured
that we shall not turn out large quantities OF ma
teria to pile up In yard We have nothing to
fear from the much-takcdof boycott
.wc have about 500 voters In our employ con
tinued the superintendent. d" mean voters who have
resided I'm this State TOR year or more, ana we arc
going TO see that they given chance TO exercise
their rights as free men in November we aohl care
what ticket they VOTE