Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1901-08-09
head Of the English house Of Morgan


modification Of the terms offered whe-
Mr.. Shaffer and the other men of tn,
Amalgamated Association insiste,
that more reasonable terms be Offered
to them. There was a general discus
sion as to the whole proposition in
volved and each mill, the unioniza
ton of which has been disputed, wa,
considered in detail. When each sid.
had fully expressed itself the stee
officials withdrew from the room il
order TO let the labor representative.
confer privately.
THE latter decided to reject the
offer of the steel corporation and wher
Mr.. Schwab returned to the room the,
informed him. Mr.. Morgan and his
two partners withdrew almost at once
and a little later the Amalgamatet
men took their leave also. They wen
at once to the Stevens house, and
after hasty lunch, went into execu
tive session.
"Just as they withdrew, however
Secretary Williams made this state
ment: 1T is highly improbable that
a settlement will be reached. We are
not going to accede to the proposition
of Mr.. Morgan. We will stick to the
bitter end to the men who went out
with u.s.
President Shaffer declined to say a
word in addition to the formal state
ment which was given out by Mr. Will
liams, and his companions were equal
ly reticent. President Shaffer asked
that the statement be printed in full,
saying that the strikers wished the
public to understand their position.
Not an intimation of the future pol
icy of the Amalgamated Association
in waging the great industrial battle
which it faces could be obtained from
the party. Shaffer seemed grave and
serious, despite the vindication which
his associates gave him in their Off
cial statement, while the other Anal
gamated men seemed in very high
spirits. Shaffer paid the bill for the
party at the hotel and left, saying he
intended to take the first train to
Pittsburg.
When the Amalgamated men left
him, President Schwab went at once
to the office of ]. p Morgan and had
a talk with Mr.. Bacon. He went home
early in the afternoon, as did all the
other men who represented the cor
poration in the final debate of the
issues which divide them and their
men, 1t was evident that they ex-
pected nothing to come from the sec
ond meeting of the Amalgamated rep
resentatives then in progress. No
statement in behalf of the steel cor
poration was made and none of it's
representatives would talk for publica-
ton. 1t is believed here that there
will be immediate action by the steel
to start up some of it's
mills independent of the union. and
that the Amalgamated Association
will call upon those in sympathy with
them to strike. If there are no fur
Their efforts at Cancellation and if the
strike is extended, it may develop
into the largest conflict of the kind in
the history of the country.
Message to Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, Aug. Att will be a
fight to a finish. No quarter will be
given. We are prepared to spend all
the money and time necessary to wipe
out the Amalgamated Association in
Ill of our mills"
This was the message that came
over the wires from New York to |
ocal officials of the United States
steel corporation.
That the officials of the United
states Steel corporation have been
for this battle was made |
apparent during this afternoon. II |
vas learned on the best of authority
nat an attempt is to be made at once
Q break the strike by the importa.
ion of nonunion men into all the idle
Mills. One of the officials of the com
'an1es now involved said that so far
s furnishing skilled men for the idle
'lants was concerned, it is only neces-
airy to distribute the skilled workers
the present nonunion mills in all
he plants and make them general
Instructors of green hands to soon
evelop more of this class of trades
len.
The American Sheet Steel company,
'hich decided to start the Hyde Park
I'LL last week, but postponed action
the result of the conferences
New York, has issued orders to
repare to start the mill early this
eek.
It is considered probable by all in
crested that the strike order will be
'ade general. calling out the union
ZEN in the National Steel company.
le Federal Steel company and the
ational Tube company. Nothing def. l
tie, however, can be known until |
ter the meeting of the executive a
of the Amalgamated Asso-
alton tomorrow. All the workers
ZEN tonight are confident that the
der will be published at once and
'pect the response to be general and
,arty.
There is scarcely one of the 400 900 /.
nployes of the United States Steel