New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-06
REGRETS ABSENCE
AT HOMESTEAD

r...r.'.nE 4' was ~taN'' ''". -'''
csr-r-.c acted IN "a cowardly manner
,r no. returning 20 America from Scot
land and being present when the strike
was ., progress at Homestead.
".srsvcr. be- Nr Phipps When Ny.
cs-rcrre heard OF the trouble at Home
stead he Immediately wired tina, he
,,g.t take :re FRS. ship for America,
hu. his Mariners begged him not 70 ap-
near. as they were Of the opinion that
.r, welfare OF the company required
.b.. he should no: be IN this country
o.. ,.o ..ro They all knew his eN-
trcrc disposition Ia always grant the
demand, of labor, however unreas"h-
able have never hno"h o. dl' o'
---crczte. ,r the business 20 maze 'H.
,rr-r'.... about Mr.. Carnegie "o-
srrca o.. ,ra. time, but al. partner ''
--.... ...- -lev we're permtte- 10
-,.-..e -.-a ..ralr in their own way.
.>a~s Of ,us men at the WorNs ca
lie. me-. Kind master, tell Us Enal
SO. .a.' u. 90 DO. ana we "!.. "o ~
-or so.' j. was TOO late.
Tin. "-. Wa TOO late was ut,e!e"
VIII sob. tie had said be was ho'
an orator. l.. ., WASH u! ING ~
move -. IRE flung bis arms out ever.
i,w .....N. or u.. his right mana on
f.s him ,...c ly hook me bunch OF
manor. .r his .cf- lie suited ms voice
70 tho sa,auonary requirements 'I
H. continued the details Of has con
s4....~ with the Homestead STRIKE
saving that the rolling mills, having
.-rr,.--. ..,.l product go per cen.
,.r- g.. old. thc rolling men were
orr.s. .u uer cent increase.
.Or. rr .wo partners GU; o. oul
for.v NAV. a- Mr. Phipps states ne
.s.i sometimes consider me ioohs9
In .,sars Yielding 10 labor. Whlle /
an satisfied that for every doilar 50
,per. Vc had indirectly ample anu
more than ample reward. franH'S,
r,rsrdcv ina, folly one OF my pest
VIRTUES, Nr. Chairman
Helped Men Who Fled
liz sr.r,5 broadly and looked at the
audience. vino had settled .ol
ENJOYABLE afternoon. He turned s'raips o ~
coward tcu as he told OF INC SUI,
well behaving men worklhg ~. me-
Steel company and OF 'he Iols I'D
employees. more than forly ESaiS Ave
the Carnegie Veterans, VIM u''''
with him once year. an
"You might like to hear, ne 'Ur,
.rgcd. che following incident CON
recteG with the Homestead strihe' :
The Governor Of Pennsylvania, !
understood wished certain or our
workers arrested for riot and oou'lG
over for trial. Consequently. some "
these disappcarcd. among them Ine
Kyrqcse If Homestead. Some time AZ
,,rvsrd mv friend Professor "a"
BIKE. Of Eutgcrs College. was o.
a,-cd - California for his neaI,n'
Trrr his return. he told me that ne
had me, the cN-burgess working as
'sborr- I'm Mexican mine az sonora
7 asked him to offer NcLuckle any MP
no might need. and, upon his re'u'"
20 tho West he did so.
MEANWHILE NcLuckie had got pos
ton with the Sonora Railway orlElne
Wells and was succeeding admlrapI!.
The professor said: You don Kho"
whose money ! was told 10 help you
With He said that he had no locd.
'WcU 3. was Nj. Carncgle's. men
came the slow. earnest response inS'
was damned white in Andy ,.o,d
Mr. Carnegie said this proudly, anu
bus smile started general laugh; -
"Wncn ! heard this ] suggested 70
my friend Van Dyke that II woulah
be a bad epitaph TO grace one ~ ro
stone II u ever did, ! hoped my
would be no long, blank between M
de-" He drew d line with ms rsns
finger across the table, Zach letteI
should be put down 20 give McLueN'' >
proper expression. uos,ead
When ! talked 20 the Home ~. 80
rollers upon my return ! tolI tns'
ry partners had offered liberal .eln ro
and could not have offered noiV :,
One roller said: 'Oh, Mr.. Carnegie, !,
wasn't question Of dollars! ne
boy, would have let you KICK me- me-
and they wouldn't let aho'h''
stroke their hair.
Mr.. Carnegie's Protean Skill
The witness chuokled. All the spec,
tstors we're with him, beginning "
laugh as soon as his lips started ~
frame a smile.
He told Of a visit paid HIM by q
group Of his workmen who "sh'ev
70 be paid bi-monthly instead o,
monthly. They could save money ~
making purchases. The comm. )
was headed by Johnny Edwards a.
e.ever Markham and fine fellow. MI
Carnegie said he decided TO MAKE p"'
He went on 70 tell of Edwards