The Homestead Strike
An American correspondent says : — " The Homestead strike is now over. It did not pay. It is in the rough school of experience that mankind learns the wisdom that it retains. The strike lasted five months; 325 men out of 3800 were affected by the proposed reduction — the rest went out from sympathy ; £500,000 was lost in wages ; the company lost twice as much ; £100,000 was paid by the county to support troops. Thirtyfive men lost their lives- by it. A great many business houses in Homestead have gone into the sheriff's hands. Several murder trials are on the docket of the Courts, involving large expense. The company are now dealing with men, and not with organisations. Not one- half of the strikers will get their placets back. The effect will lead employers to be more cautious, fair, and just, and the employes will not subordinate their liberties and judgment to the control of incompetent and reckless leaders."
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Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 91, 21 January 1893, Page 4
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160The Homestead Strike Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 91, 21 January 1893, Page 4
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