The age-herald., 1901-08-25
President Shaffer Says No Peace Proposals Have Been Made
 But There is Hope
EVERYBODY ON THE QU| WYE
John Mitchell and Professor Jenks Are Believed To Be in New York, and Something Is Expected
 to Develop Soon.

flIlSDuTg, AuSuSt A.-lalk or peace In the steel world continues in spite of the denials that there Is prospect of any yield by either the officials of the United States Steel Corporation or the Amalga- mated Association. President Shaffer made this statement tonight that there was nothing probable in this line so far as he knew. He denied positively that the conference with the four visitors on Fri day had any significance, and said that the situation was unchanged He willing ly admitted that he would at any time be glad to discuss peace with the proper officials or their authorized represen- tatives. but this was all.
 In spite of this statement there is a strong undercurrent of belief that there are powerful influences at work to bring the warning interests together with the idea of ending the disastrous warfare that is unsettling the industrial prosper ity of the country.
 About the headquarters of the Amalga- mated Association today there was the usual Saturday quiet. The callers were few and the officers were busy with mail matter most of the day. Of the four men who discussed matters pertaining to the strike with President Shaffer and the other members of the advisory board on Friday, were Ralph w. Easlie. the. secre- tary of the National Federation, and Sec retary Henry White of the Garment Workers of America. They remained over and say they will be in Pittsburg for a few days. They dld not call at Amalga- mated headquarters during the day, and apparently were not looked for. It is said by some that the two men are in Pitts burg waiting for further developments in the strike that are expected in few days.
 Something Under Way.
 The officials of the organization admit ted on Friday that there was something under way that was of the utmost i'm portance and that 1t would be heard of in a few days. This. with the rumor that President Mitchell and Professor Jenks are in New York instead of Chicago gives the strength necessary to cause the be- lief that there is at least some decided move toward peace under way. Slight though 1t may be, and possibly only pre- liminary to an arbitration of the ques- tions in dispute, the situation seems to give promise of brighter things during the coming week. The utmost reticence has been noticeable in all circles regard ing strike matters since the close of the conference yesterday afternoon. The of ficials of the steel workers have refrain ed from all discussion of the strike. nor would any of the steel people talk.
 It is not known positively that Presi- dent Mitchell went to Chicago Friday night after the conference. Neither is 1t known that Professor Jenks went there. There is no reason known for the latter going west There are some persons about Amalgamated headquarters today who said that both of these visitors went to New York instead of Chicago. It is further rumored that they carried with them information to present to the United States Steel Corporation regarding set clement of the strike. It is also rumored that they had the necessary authority to act for the Amalgamated Association ur to the point of an official meeting between the two interests concerned.
 Meeting Place Is Uncertain.
 It is not at all certain that the supposed messengers ITOfIl AtndiSd1tidtcu DcduQudT- ters went to New York. Their meeting place may be elsewhere. President C. M. Schwab Is said to be absent from New York and is not expected to return for a few days. It is believed that if this is the case he and others connected with the company will meet the Ama1gamated propositions In some quiet place where they will be decided upon It is said that the peace offers were not originated by the steel trust, but by others working en- tirely independent from both sides of the controversy. M
 While the supposed plan may prove a failure there is possibility of success. It Is argued today by those competent to speak that both sides to the controversy are in a better mood to discuss terms of settlement than they were at the outset and personal feelings have been cooled somewhat by intervening events. Both sides have made a strong showing The Amalgamated Association has closed non- union plants that were not considered Q part of its field of infSWnce while the trust has demonstrated it's inability to start idle plants with raw material and make showing with poor material that has surprised the skilled men of the or ganization, One of the Amalgamated cf- flcers remarked that it had become ap- parent that the fight was rapidly demon- strating that neither side could get along without the other and that peace by mu- tual concessions was the only possible outcome of the present difficulty. Should the present attempt prove a success it is said that the whole difficulty can be fixed up and the men return to work within the coming week. Most of the plants are in readiness to start as soon as fires can be started and furnaces heated.
 Outing at Wheeling. ..
 The Amalgamated lodges of Wheeling, Benwood and the Ohio side mill towns, Bellaire, Aetnavllle and Martins Ferry. gave a monster outing at the state fair grounds at Wheeling this evening. at which the principal attraction was Assis- tant Secretary Michael F. Tighe of the Ama1gamated Association, himself wheeling man. MT. Tighe expressed con- fidence that the South Chicago men