| Show THE CARNEGIE settlement tina THE telegraph informed us a day or two ago that the monster strike at the homestead works of carnegie co pittsburg had been settled amicably both sides macj making ng some concessions it will be remembered that the men demanded an advance of ten per cent in their wages as was promised them beep the election in cue case the republican party prevailed and as it prevailed and they helped to make it prevail and for the further and more potent reason that they were unable to live decently on what they were getting they put their demand in proper aba shape e and called mr carnegie lt immediate attention to it he took their appeal under advisement and finally responded by informing the men mea that under the circumstances he would have to reduce wages fifteen per cent this was asking for bread and obtaining a stone sure enough there were however but two things to be done to accept the reduction or quit working the latter course was decided upon and as one man they all all deserted their posts leaving the works at a standstill this was a great loss to the company but it was actual starvation tor for the workers so it is not difficult to imagine from which side the greater part of the concessions came caine the disposition on the part of the democratic press to make political capital out of the situation may be natural enough but it would be better if such events were treated on their merits meats independent of politics altogether if carnegles Carne Carue gies business was ju in such a condition that he could not maintain it and pay any more than he offered he be was perhaps justified in so announcing and so acting if however the workingmen knew that he was clear clearing ipg per annum as is claimed and that even a depression in the trade would not greatly dut cut into that figure they were justified in making their demand for an advancement van cement whether they prevailed in it or not the chasm between a life of luxury with a fortune coming in every day almost and one of toll toil and penury with barely enough to keep death from the door is too great to exist between employer and employed and secure peace and safety and some more equitable arrangement ran gement should be bad 0 |
