Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-24
Result Of Conferences at Pittsburg
Yesterday Without Results.
STRIKERS SEEM TO BE LOSING
The March Proposed for Tomor-
row Ordered Abandoned.
FOR FEAR OF A CLASH

Special From a STAFF Correspondent
PITTSBURG. Pa. August 24.-No tangt-
biz result will follow the all-day confer
ences of the labor leaders with the Anal
gamated Association which took place
yesterday. The steel trust will not con-
slider any propositions for peace as long as
the contracts with the steel workers re-
main violated. All efforts for a parley
come back TO this plain statement: You
have broken your contracts, and there is
nothing for us to tie to under present con-
ditions'
The strikers realize that every day they
are losing ground in one way Every mill
that starts up is a distinct gain for the
trust. The workers go In at great risk.
and Of course non-union. The trust
will stand by these men, and when the
final settlement comes will not permit them
to be thrown out. In the grand roundup
that is inevitable all these mills will
main non-union.
President Shaffer of the Amalgamated
Association conferred all day yesterday
with John Mitchell. president Of the United
Mine Workers of America: Prof ]. W.
jerks. instructor of political economy at
Cornell University; National Secretary
Henry White of the Garment Workers Of
America and Ralph W. Easey. secretary
of the National Civic Federation, which is
of western origin. and peace was said to
be the object of all.
Object of the Conference.
The object of the conference was to con-
slider sending a committee of or two OF
the national leaders of organizations out
side of the Amalgamated to see If some
plan of arbitration or peace could not be
agreed upon. This suggested first
dent Shaffer
1t said that one of the propositions
made 10y the visitors was that the Amalga-
mated Association should accept the offer
of the combine to sign for all of the mills
that were operated last year as union. 1t
said that this proposition met with
no response on the part Of the Anal
gama led advisory board which conferred
with the visitors. The visitors talked of
peace all day without making apparent
impression. The Amalgamated Associa-
tion's position plainly stated to the
peace advocates. 1t will consider peace and
an honorable settlement, but 1t Is under
stood that President Mitchell stated that
the mine workers insisted upon strict OBJ
servance of contract, and that for this rea-
son the two organizations could not come
together on this proposition.
President Mitchell said that he had
dropped into Pittsburg on his way from the
anthracite region to Chicago. where he ex-
pectcd to meet number of members OF his
association. He said that he intended 20
Ing there last night. He did not appear to
be AT all pleased at the outcome OF the con-
ference.
President Shaffer said that nothing had
been done from which results could be ex-
pected. He said that the conference had
not been prearranged, and that he had
called Ills advisory board into 1t because he
wanted the national officials to know what
was being done
March to Duquesne Abandoned
President Shaffer was advised that IL the
threatened march" Duquesne and
Homestead took place today there would
certainly be trouble. The authorities of
these towns did not propose to have the
strikers come In.
President Shaffer. therefore, ordered that
the march be abandoned ana that the
strikers must keep away from these towns
His decision caused great relief as eyerv
body feared that there would be grave dis
order If the march was attempted
The steel trust managers are MAKING
all of which will be non-union If they are
opened The trust claims that arrange
ments have been made to secure men. and
peace and warns them against violent
demonstrations.
NOM