The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-24
NOTHING IS ACCOMPLISHED
The Strikers Say Little Work
 Is Being Done.
Steel Men, on the Contrary, Claiu- That the Mills in Operation Are Running to Their
 Entire Satisfaction,

Ihc stcci strike situation tonight shows about the following conditions:
 Star Mills-Two mills running; strik- CTS say five more men left the plant and joined their ranks, but manage ment positively deny the statement.
 Painter Mill-Four mills. running. fires lighted in bar mill furnaces, but failed to start as expected.
 Pennsylvania Tube Works-Mill idle, machinists say they will quit,tonight.
 All Carnegie mills running full.
 McKeesport--Demmler plant idle and no attempt will be made to start it be- fore next week; everything else closed down.
 Irondalez-Mill running with same force as yesterday. making two turns and assurance from the manager that more men will be added tomorrow.
 Wellsville--Situation IS unchanged: twelve mills running.
 Lisbon-Fires started in tin plate plant. Manager Evans says everything in readiness for a start soon with plen-' ty of men; strikers voted today to re- main out and mill is strongly picketed.
 Wheeling-Everythin tied up and no apparent indication of an attempt te start any of the mills.
 Bellafpe-The National Stee& Com- pany's idle plant will, it is said. be started early next week by a full force of men.
 The conference of the labor leaders at the office of the Amalgamated As- sociation today was the leading feature of the strike during the day. The off, ficials of the organization all seemed pleased with the way things were nov ing and one of them said somewhat mysteriously: Tn another six days you will see decided change in the strike that will tell with great effect on the trust and aid in hurrying the final outcome of this struggle"
 Just what this change is to ee, xas not said. but it was inferred strongly that the coming event hinged upon the conference that was taking plaa.
 Two sessions were held by the con- ferees behind closed doors. After the adjournment of the first session. none of the participants would give any information of the proceedings fur ther than to say that the leaders had been called together for the purpose of having the situation thoroughly ex- plained to them and to have some ac- ton taken looking to the aid Of the strikers morally and financially by all the organizations represented.
 There were present at the conference beside the Amalgamated officials. John Mitchell. President of the United Mine Workers; ]. w. Jenks. member of the Industrial Commission; Ralph M. Eas- ley. Secretary of the National Civic Federation. and Henry M. White. Gen. eral Secretary of the United Garment Workers.
 The conference ended tonight about g o'clock and the conferees left for their homes.
 President Shaffer said tonight in ref erence to today's meeting that 1t was not preconcerted one but just hap pened."
 Nothing of importance was accom- plished MT. Shaffer said no arrange ment had been made to submit new peace proposition te the corporation or a further proposal for arbitration. add ing, however, that he did not know what individual action the conferences might take in the future. No mention was made of the miners or other trades taking sympathetic action It Is believed that as a result of the meet ing another effort will be made to m- duce the United States Steel Corpora tion to tender another conference.
 The strikers make the claim that very little actual work has been done by the combination in any of its plants since the strike began. and that what product has been turned out has been of an inferior character. Notwlth- standing this the steel officials declare themselves well pledSeu Wlln Iue cOuul- ton of affairs and say all the mills started are working satisfactorily and turning out good product.
 Attention was called today to for mer statement made by the officials of the corporation that while delays would nee essarily occur in operating the idle plants that it would not deter the off, cials from proceeding along the same lines and that they were prepared to spend all the time and money neces- sary to fight the union and make all of the plants non union in the end.
 An interesting rumor was reported from New York today that circular letters had been sent to all. of the presidents of the labor unions by the Amalgamated Association asking what each would do to assist the steel work CTS in their strike. One of the replies which it is said was received from F. M. Arthur. head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. It is assert ed that in this reply President Arthur said that hs organization held con tracts with the various railroads; that they also were bound to move the United States mail; that the organiza- tion could make no distinction between the United States Steel Corporation and individual shippers.