Near Munhall in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

July 6, 1892

Photographed by Bradley Owen, September 3, 2024

1. July 6, 1892 Marker

Inscription.

July 6, 1892. . "An Address to the Public", Issued by the Advisory Committee, the Knights of Labor and the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Stealworkers Homestead, Pa. July 22-23, 1892. , "The most evident characteristic of our time and country is the phenomenon of industrial centralization, which is putting the control of each of our great national industries into the hands of one or a few men and giving these men an enormous and despotic power over the lives and the fortunes of their employees and subordinates the great mass of the people; [it is] a power which eviscerates our national constitution and our common law a power which, though expressed in terms of current speech as the right of employers to manage their business[es] to suit themselves, is [coming] to mean in effect nothing less than [the] right to manage the country to suit themselves., "The employees in the mill of Messrs. Carnegie, Phipps and Co., at Homestead, Pa., have built there a town with its homes, its schools and its churches, have for many years been faithful co-workers with the company in the business of the mill; have invested thousands of dollars of their savings in said mill in the expectation of spending their lives in Homestead and of working in the mill during the period of their efficiency. ..., "Therefore, the committee desires to express to the public as its firm belief that both the public and the employees aforesaid have equitable rights and interests in the said mill which cannot be modified or diverted without due process of law; that the employees have the right to continuous employment in the said mill during efficiency and good behavior without regard to religious, political or economic opinions or associations; that it is against public-policy and subversive of the fundamental principles of American liberty that a whole community of workers should be denied employment or suffer any other social detriment on account of membership in a church, a political party or a trade union, that it is our duty as American citizens to resist by every legal and ordinary means the unconstitutional, anarchic and revolutionary policy of the Carnegie Company, which seems to evince a contempt [for] public and private interests and a disdain [for] the public conscience. ...", "Workmen Cannonading the Barges" is from the 1892 broadside "Great Battle of Homestead" by Edwin Rowe.

"An Address to the Public"

Issued by the Advisory Committee, the Knights of Labor and the Amalgamated Association of Iron & Stealworkers
Homestead, Pa. July 22-23, 1892

"The most evident characteristic of our time and country is the phenomenon of industrial centralization, which is putting the control of each of our great national industries into the hands of one or a few men and giving these men an enormous and despotic power over the lives and the fortunes of their employees and subordinates the great mass of the people; [it is] a power which eviscerates our national constitution and our common law a power which, though expressed in terms of current speech as the right of employers to manage their business[es] to suit themselves, is [coming] to mean in effect nothing less than [the] right to manage the country to suit themselves.

"The employees in the mill of Messrs. Carnegie, Phipps & Co., at Homestead, Pa., have built there a town with its homes, its schools and its churches, have for many years been faithful co-workers with the company in the business of the mill; have invested thousands of dollars of their

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savings in said mill in the expectation of spending their lives in Homestead and of working in the mill during the period of their efficiency. ...

"Therefore, the committee desires to express to the public as its firm belief that both the public and the employees aforesaid have equitable rights and interests in the said mill which cannot be modified or diverted without due process of law; that the employees have the right to continuous employment in the said mill during efficiency and good behavior without regard to religious, political or economic opinions or associations; that it is against public-policy and subversive of the fundamental principles of American liberty that a whole community of workers should be denied employment or suffer any other social detriment on account of membership in a church, a political party or a trade union, that it is our duty as American citizens to resist by every legal and ordinary means the unconstitutional, anarchic and revolutionary policy of the Carnegie Company, which seems to evince a contempt [for] public and private interests and a disdain [for] the public conscience. ..."

"Workmen Cannonading

Photographed by Bradley Owen, September 3, 2024

2. July 6, 1892 Marker

the Barges" is from the 1892 broadside "Great Battle of Homestead" by Edwin Rowe.

Erected by Rivers of Steel.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Labor Unions • Notable Events. A significant historical date for this entry is July 22, 1892.

Location. 40° 24.795′ N, 79° 53.823′ W. Marker is near Munhall, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is on East Waterfront Drive 0.7 miles west of East 8th Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 837), on the right when traveling west. Marker is located near the trail access parking area for the Great Allegheny Passage at The Pump House. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 880 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead PA 15120, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

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the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Battle of Homestead (a few steps from this marker); Blast Furnace Bells and Hopper (a few steps from this marker); Pump House (within shouting distance of this marker); Yellow Dog (within shouting distance of this marker); Homestead Strike (within shouting distance of this marker); Labor Struggle (within shouting distance of this marker); Rivers of Steel / Homestead (within shouting distance of this marker); Capstan (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Munhall.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 331 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 6, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.