The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-07-30
Asserted Senator is To
Secure a Conference.
HOPES FOR PEACE
Shaffer Will Not Make Over
lures, But Board Of Arbi-
tration Will Secure
Action.

IlttSDuIb, July CIV ulie IaNoi-
dent Shaffer has held out the idea
that he would be glad at any time to
receive oyertures toward an adjust
ment Of the strike. but that he would
not make any such overtures him.
self, there is said to be the best of
reasons for believing that through the
efforts being made by the board Of
arbitration Of Ohio, he Is hoping for
some early end of the contest.
Joseph Bishop. secretary Of the Ohio
board of arbitration. is active in the
interest of peace. He is said to have
taken the matter to Senator Mark
Hanna. forahed with concise state
ments OF both sides of the question.
The public utterances of President
Shaffer regarding the mediation Of
the Ohio board, together with per-
sonal letters Of Mr.. Shaffer to Mr..
Bishop on the same subject, are ac-
companying the other papers, and the
hope that Senator Hanna would find
1t possible to bring about another
conference between the contestants is
said to be one of the expressio-s that
Mr.. Shaffer has made in writing to
Mr.. Bishop. AS to the conference
which President Shaffer and Secre-
tary John Williams. of the associa.
tion, attended on Tuesday night, 1t is
said that 1t had direct bearing on
this subject. That the result was
satisfactory is judged from the excel
lent mood in which the two officials
were found Immediately after the
meeting was over. Since that time
the Awalgamated association officials
have shown no signs Of carrying out
their threat to call out all the union
men in the United States Steel trust
Attention has been given entirely to
the handling of the strike within its
present scope, and the tendencies OF
the men to become troublesome or
toisterous have been promptly check
ed by President Shaffer, even when
excitement has been running high at
some points.
Shaffer In More Hopeful Mood.
President Shaffer was in a more
hopeful mood yesterday than he has
been for some time. He declared
that he was perfectly satisfied with
his personal inspection of the condi.
tions in Wellsville and apprehended
no difficulty in keeping his men in
line in that place. He continues in
his position of firmly demanding the
recognition OF his union in the non.
union mills.
Judging from statements made
among the manufacturers yesterday,
the attitude of the trust has not been
altered in the least 1t was said the
companies could not afford to treat
with the Amalgamated association
any further on the basis Of their orig.
inal demands.
Explained Visit to WellsviIIe.
Regarding his hurried trip to Wells.
Vile on Wednesday, President Shat.
fer said that he had read the details
or his movements in the papers with
good deal of amusement, especially
concerning the disguise he wore. He
positively denied that he had put on
bob-nailed boots and stained his
hands and face. or that he had worn
an old shirt and hat and fixed himself
up In the fantastic garb that was out
lined. He said that he went to
Wellsville alone. He had taken pro-
cautions to conceal his Identity by
wearing his winter clothing-ths
same suit that he wore last winter.
He also wore black derby hat and
his ordinary shoes. He said that he
was not so anxious to hide his identity
~ to go to all the trouble that had
been said. but he had learned that the
American Sheet Steel company had
decided to send down some non-union
men from Leechburg to the Wells.
Vile mills. and he was anxious for
one thing to get down there and warn
his men not to create any disturb
ance. There was another reason that
ne went there for. but that he could
not talk about He had no other per
son with him. and rode to WelisviIle
on the same train as the five non.
union men who went to the Wellsyille
mills. When he got there he saw
those OF whom he wanted to see and
departed soon after.