The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-01
FHE MEN WERE DISCHARGED
Because OF Their Affiliation With
Newly Formed Amalga.
nation Lodges.
MANY FIRMS SIGN THE SCALE
But $4,000 workmen in the Tin
/ Plate Mills Will be Idle
J This Morning.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, June 80. = The
Post tomorrow will say:
A strike was inaugurated at the
Homestead steel works to-day, which
may rival the famous battle between
capital and labor which was fought on
that famous spot seven years ago.
The discharge of fifteen men ut the
plant during the past week is at the
bottom Of the trouble. These men were
discharged because of their amllatlon
with the newly.formed lodge of the
Amalgamated Association.
The strike, of whatever proportions
1T may be, was precipltuted to-day,
when committee Of nine men. who
sought the reinstatement of the dis
charged men. were also discharged for
the same reason.
Superintendent Cory informed the
men that no organized men would be
retained, though 1t became necessary
to close down the entire plant,
At a recent meeting of the men held
on Thursday it was decided to stand
by the organization, and in the event
of the discharge of any of their num-
ber all would strike.
When the nine men were discharged
to-day they were not permitted to re-
turn to the mIu, and the walk-out was
not Immediately carried out, but even
tually one of the men gained access
to the workmen, with the result that
late tonight according to the president
Of the Amalgamuted Association at
Homestead) that 1000 men have quit,
and all departments are more or less
crippled.
"And by noon tomorrow" said the
president "the big works will be closed
as tight as in 1892. The skilled men are
all organized" he continued, "and the
laborers are entirely in sympathy with
the movement"
There are 1000 men employed in the
big works, and the company says there
are only about $50 or 300 of them who
are skilled in the usual acceptance of
the term.
Scales Presented.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, June SO.-All the
nnpnnl scales OF the Amalgamated AS
ISOLATION OF Iron, Steel and Tin Plate
workers OF the United States expire
at midnight tonight. and II operations
are continued with the present employ
es. the new schedule of wages prepared
by the Amalgamated convention at De-
troIt must be accepted before that time.
However the situation turns out in the
end 1t is certain that not ali OF the mills
will be concerned in stoppaSe of oper-
atlons. A number OF manufacturers
have already stated their intention to
sign the scale, and the workers believe
that before midnight others who have
not made any declaration will accept
the terms and renew relations with the
organization.
From the attitude taken by some OF
the manufacturers 1t is sure that some
OF the mills will not work after to-day
with the present employees. At some
Of them the scale of the Amalgnmated
Association has been paid, and the
manufacturers are willing to pay the
now rate, hut with the association Itself
tbcv viii have nothing to do. This may
cause trouble, but as work is so plentI-
ful 1t is thought the men will quietly
seek employment elsewhere, as they did
at the Moorhcad plant, when the firm
refused to recognize the organization
and discharged the puddlcrs, replacing
them with negroes