Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-08-01
Question Of Settlement of the Great
Steel Strike Still Under Discus
sion by Committee.
Newspaper Men are Not Allowed in
the Building Where the Confer
ence is Held,
Proposition of the Trust Likely to be
Rejected and Strike Prolonged
Indefinitely

TlLLSDuTS, Aug. IL ne OuIcOule VI
the deliberations of the executive
board of the Amalgamated associa-
.ion of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
upon the propositions of the United
States Steel corporation officials for
the settle .Ncnt Of the steel strike is
still hanging in the balance. While
nothing definite was accomplished
Tuesday the more sanguine element
seems to be still in the majority and
better news is hoped for. From what
could be learned, in spite of the Sc
crecy maintained, the older and more
conservative members were willing to
accede to the propositions made to
them by the other side, but the young
er ones displayed spirit of great in
dependence and reliance on the pow
er of the organization to force better
terms than they submitted to them.
The meeting was continued during the
morning, but when the newspaper men
arrived at headquarters they were re-
fused admttance to the building BY
order of the owner of the Bissell
block, in which the Amalgamated as
sociation meets. This made it diff
cult to obtain any definite information
and all sorts of rumors became at
once circulated.
President Shaffer arrived shortly
after II o'clock. He was serene, but
gave evidence of being under a severe
strain. When approached he would
give no intimation whatever as to the,
prospects of either peace or an extern
sion Of the strike. With this he hur-
riedly entered the conference room
and locked the door. Vice President
Chappell entered few minutes later.
Outcome Watched With Interest.
Manufacturers interested both in
the United States Steel corporation
and it's great independent rivals are
watching the progress of the confer
ence of the workers with keenest in
terest They declared that if the
workers do not agree at this time to
the proffers of Mr.. Morgan all negoti-
atoms will be declared off and no fur
ther conference will be possible. They
also declare that in the event of a
failure to settle the trouble amicably
the combine will use every endeavor
to start a large number of it's plants
within two weeks.
While the leading officers preserve
silence on the probable result Of the
conference, among the minor officials
of the Amalgamated association no
hesita tian is shown in exDresSing the
opinion that there is great danger that
the peace negotiations may be broken
off at any moment unless better condi-
tions shall be offered by the steel cor
poration. One of the local leaders
said he understood the executive
board was more willing to continue
the strike to a desperate finish than to
accept the terms offered by Mr.. Nor
gan through the national officers. In
this stand, he said, the board is sup
ported by a majority oft he Amalga-
mated association.
A number of the board were not
present either in the morning or after
noon and it is believed they were out
of the city on secret missions. When
It became known that important mem
bers were absent all kinds of predic-
tions were made. The general senti-
ment seemed to be that the situation is
more likely to become more critical
than that settlement will be reached
on the terms proposed by the repre-
sentatives Of the big steel combina-
ton.