The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-07-30
PEACE MAY
COME SOON
STEEL STRIKE IN FAIR WAY
TO BE SETTLED.
RIVAL INTERESTS TO MEET
Both Sides Remain Inactive Wait
ing For Settlement Of All
Differences.

Differences.
Pittsburg. July 29-Everybody is on
the qui vivi tonight in strike circles
and the coming conference of the.
leaders of the two ~contending forces
is looked forward to with mingled
hope and fear. Hope, however, pre-
dominates and peace is confidently
expected by a majority of those inter
ested.
1.-THE executive committe of the
A~malgamated association will meet
in the headquarters of the organiza-
ton at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
or as soon thereafter as possible and
take up the proposition of the United
States Steel corporation for a settle
ment of the steel workers strike"
This statement was made today by
Secretary Williams, Of the Amalga-
mated association. Beyond this he
declined to discuss the strike in any
form. There was no change in the
position of the two contestants to-
day. Both sides held firmly to the
plan of watching each other. Officials
of the Wood mill of the American
Sheet Steel company made no at
tempt to start the plant and indica-
lions pointed to their remaining in
active until the negotiations are de-
cided one way or the other.
The first report of the day, that
the American Tin Plate company was
making an effort to start the Demler
plant with non-union men and that
one set of rolls was being operated,
was afterwards explained as being a
rumor that started from the fact that
the company had some men at work
repairing the plant, with the expecta-
ton that the strike would be settled
shortly.
This was a busy day for President
Shaffer and the executive officials Of
the Amalgamated association. There
was a steady stream of callers from
early in the morning and innumer-
able conferences bearing on the pro-
posed settlement of the strike. Pres
ident Shaffer was firm in his determ-
uation until after the meeting tomor-
row or until a decision had been
reached by the executive committee
concerning the proposition Of the
United States Steel corporation. It
was intimated, however, that there
was a very strong likelihood that the
committee would not adjourn tomor-
row until they had met with the Of
ficers and formally discussed the set
Element Of the strike. If. this should
be the case, actual peace is possible
in a short time.
The following terms of settlement
of the strike and programme for to-
morrow come from authoritative
sources and can be relied upon in
all human probability as the outcome
of the meeting of the conferees:
Terms Of probable settlement: The
Amalgamated association is to drop
contention for the signing of scale
for all mills. All mills are to be
"open" mills in the fullest sense of
the term.
The company is to have the right to
place a non-union a in any plant
and keep him there.
In addition to plants covered by
expired scale it is to be signed for the
following:
w. Devices Wood Of McKeesport,
Painter, Lindsay and McCutcheon,
and Clarke Mills of Pittsburg, and
Monessen plants of the American
Steel Hoop company.
The question Of making the Wells
vile Sheet Steel plant and the Mon
essen Tin Plate plants directly COW
cred by scale is to be settled by con-
ferees.
The Amalgamated association is to
have the privilege of organizing men
in any of the plants.
Settlement programme for tomor-
row:
The executive committee of the
Amalgamated association will meet
at headquarters at 10 O'Clock in the
morning and is expected to ratify
provisional terms outlined by the
New York conference. An informal
meeting to represent the three opera
ting companies in the joint confer
ence is to be held at the same time.
Manufacturers conferees of last
meeting will be in readiness to meet
Amalgamated men. possibly at Anal