The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-28
STRIKERS in
HOMESTEAD ARE
STANDING FIRM
rrainmen Demand Reinstate-
ment of Trainmaster Dis
charged on Pretext
CARNEGIE STEEL CO.
INVOLVED IN DISPUTE
Operations ia Two Plants Are
Tied Up--Both Sides
Keep Counsel

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov, T.--Strik-
ing trainmen In the monster plants OF
the United States steel Corporation in
HON estsad, Braddock and Franklin,
following an executive meeting held
In Pennsylvania hall. Braddock, de
clared shat they would not recede
from the position taken in their state
ment earlier In the day.
Meanwhile the Carnegie Steel com
pany oficials refused 20 discuss the
matter and freight cars, guards and
other precautions were being taken
for what II is feared may develop into
q strike involving the thousands OF
men ia the big Industrial plants.
While there has not been any threat
OF . sympathy strike among other
branches OF employees In the mills,
the placing Of O gordon of loaded
freight cars around the plants and the
stationing OF guards by the company
today has caused bad feeling among
not only the striking trainmen but
other Of the employees who are still
at work.
Already some 10000 men are seri-
ously hampered in their work and II
the deadlock continues may join the
trainmen on strike. Neither side.
however, Is anxious to fight 10 the IN
ish. The Homestead strike OF 1892
when Pinkerton detectives shot down
the rioting strikers and much proper
ty was destroyed has not been forgot
ten by either the men or the company
and both sides are going slowly and
carefully in their negotiations.
How serious the trouble is cannot
be accurately determined because
both the company and the men are
keeping their own counsel, both sides
fearing spies.
Charges that carload of strike
breakers were taken into the plants OF
the big steel works at Homestead and
Braddock today were made by the
strikers but officials Of the company
vehemently deny this. II was also
said that the steel company was plac-
ing cots In the physical laboratories.
Extra guards were posted today In
advantageous positions around the
mills so as to be prepared for any
emergency. This forms formidable
bulwark In case OF trouble. In 4
lengthy statement issued by the strik-
ing trainmen today their grievances
are outlined. The men are in de
termined mood and declare they will
not give in until the three men dis
charged for circulating petitions ask
ing for a readjustment OF wages are
reinstated. The company likewise Is
determined not TO give IN.
The tie-up is complete in the big
steel corporation plants. Only four
engines out OF within the Home
stead plant were moving today.
The striking trainmen's statement
as drawn up by a committee from the
various mills concerned is as follows
j. C. Lawler, OF the Homestead
Steel works, discharged Harry Ais
house, an assistant train master, APP
parently without cause. He was told |
that he was sleeping on duty, when, as
a matter Of fact, they could not give
q date for this alleged infracuon OF
the laws governing the work. The |
man had a petition circulated some
time previous To this in which IL was
requested that wage scale be given /
consideration, and several men from |
the transportation department were |
instrumental In having his petition
circulated, among them Mr.. Allshouse.
His discharge followed as soon as the |
company officials learned that he was
one OF the leaders.
The men worked until 12 o'clock |
Friday midnight, in the meantime
passing the word around that Ais
house had been discharged and at IL
o'clock midnight they ran their en-
sines 70 the round house. One Of the |
cficiAls notified Mr.. Lawler that the
men wanted TO see him. Mr. Lawler
came 70 the mill. and. later A. r.
Hunt. The men told the officials they
wanted Mr.. Allshouse reinstated. NJ. |
Hunt said that he could not place him.
but just before Mr.. Hunt was called /
Mr. IAwler stated that Mr.. Hunt could |
grant the demands OF the men. The |
workmen stayed on the premises for
some true until one OF the oficials
said that II the wheels could not turn |
the men would have TO leave the plant. |
The petition in question was a short |
one and did not demand anything |
from the company only making a re.
quest that the corporation take w
tho wage scale for consideration; that |
is. that they consider the ACCESSIBILITY |
cf paying the men the same wages as |
given the union railroad employees
As matter Of fact the transportation
men handle the same material a.
hose on the union railroad.
After the men left the plant a meet.
ing vas called for 10 O'Clock that
morning, which was Saturday, Nov.
20, and at this meeting Braddock
works was represented by a large
delegation, in addition TO the men
from the Homestead plant. At the
meeting II was decided by the Brad.
dock men to call the employees from
the Bessemer plant, the men from
tha latter works having tho
same kind OF grievance as
their brothers from Homestead. In
that Thomas McMunn and Mlchae.
Mulkearn were discharged apparently
without cause, because they had beea
leaders in circulating the petition
among the men.
Thomas Gosgrove. superintendent
OF transportation. -discharging the two
men. Mulkearn was discharged for
being an agitator, while McMunn vas
ziYen no reason why he should be
discouraged. One OF the leaders in cir.
cuiating the petition at the Bessemer