The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-11
But There II Little Prospect Of Sue
cess. Unless He Accepts the steel
Corporation's Terms.
ACTION OF EXECUTIVE BOARD
FILL AUTHORITY TO SEEK COM
PROMISE GIVEN SHAFFER.
His First ESort Not SuccessfuI-Cots
Burned and NonuniOn Norkmen
Assaulted Last Night.

J. Shaffer and his advisers in the general
office of the Anal gamated Association hold
the power. by authority of the general ex-
ecutive board of the organization. 10 settle
the steel strike. Mr. Shaffer and his ad-
visers apparently allowed to-day 10 lapse.
after this authority was vested in them.
without closing any settlement. on Mon
day il is said, the executive board directed
President Shaffer. together with Secretary
treasurer John Williams, Assistant Secre-
tary NJ T. Tighe and Ben I. Davis OF the
advisory board, TO settle without delay on
the best terms obtainable. Since then there
has been no action developing anything to
further a settlement, but ii is said that
President Shaffer is seeking TO reopen di-
rect negotiations with the United States
Steel Corporation in the hope Of getting
better terms than those submitted to the
Amalgamated executive board, as the result
of the endeavor last week in New York OF
the representatives of the National Civic
Federation headed by President Samuel
Gompers, OF the American Federation Of
Labor.
The terms secured by the National Civic
Federation were neither accepted nor re-
jected by the Amalgamated board. In
stead. a resolution was passed directing
President Shaffer with the aid of HIS i'm
mediate advisers. to secure the best posi-
bile settlement in the least possible time
The terms submitted provided simply for
signing Of scales for all union plants or
the tin-plate, sheet steel and steel hoop
companies, except such as had been started
since the strike began.
The executive committee passed its reso-
luton by a bare ma jOrity. President Shat
fer protested against proceeding with 50
narrow a margin. and suggested that the
members of the board remain i'm the city
for possible further conference on Mon
day At the meeting on Monday, II Is said.
the executive board gave the Amalgamated
president unanimous support for the best
settlement that he may be able TO secure
and that no conditions were imposed. one
member of the board put IL this way:
President Shaffer has the means TO end
the strike. How he is going TO do ii
can't say, but that is what he has TO do.
WILL NOT GO TO NEW YORK.
1t was reported this evening that Presi-
dent Shaffer would leave town during the
night, presumably for New York. to offer
terms of peace TO the Steel Corporation
officers. At first the Amalgamated presi-
dent was averse to making any statement
on this, but finally said: NO. i am not go
ing To New York and / will go further
and say that / do not intend to go to go
TO New York at any other time soon"
report from New York to-day that the
strike had been settled was denied by Pres
ident Shaffer. lie also denied that him
self or his advisory board had been directed
or ordered by the executive, board 10 set
tie the strike. To several of the distant
headquarters of members OF the executive
board the report was sent last Saturday
and again on Monday that President Shat
| Ser was being pushed 10 end the strike
| promptly. These members sent these Te-
ports 10 their constituents TO keep them
| in line while the general executive board
| remained in session.
Since the executive board first urged on
! President Shaffer that he go after a
| settlement, ii is said the Amalgamated
/ president has endeaVored. through Chief
| Engineer G. w. Bray, Of the American Tin
| Plate Company, TO reopen direct negotia-
/ tOns with the corporation officials with
| the hope Of getting better terms than those
| secured through the efforts of the commit
| tee of the National Civic Federation. This
| failed ii is said, and the combine stands
to offer no better terms than those given
| the Civic Federation people. Besides, IL in
| said by representative Of the corporation
that just as fast as additional mills are
/ started by the operating officials OF the
| constituent companies of the corporation,
| they will be added To the growing list OF
mills eliminated from the union list.
! The combine" officials are busy with the
| arrangement to start idle mills The plant
| at Chester, Va, ordinarily built as a sheet
plant, but never operated as such, is sched-
| uled for an early start by the American
Tin-plate Company.
| The strike to-day in this section was
| full of exciting incidents, and unless
! speedy settlement of the troubles IL ef-
4 fected indications point 10 exceedingly
! lively times from now on. That both sides
1
| evident The first evidence OF this was
| shown in the early hours of the day, when
a gang Of bricklayers attempted TO enter
| the National tube plant at Mckeesport.
! The strikers, encouraged by their success
| in preventing the 1000 workmen secured
! by the company from entering the mill
| yesterday. were on hand this morning in
| great numbers, and when the bricklayers
| made their appearance 10 go Ia TO make
| repairs the strikers turned them back No
| actual violence resulted, but had the work.
| men insisted on their right 10 enter some
| persons would surely have been hurt. The
| tube workers who were turned back yes
| terday did not venture a second attempt
| to-day and the plant is tonight dark and
| idle. 1t was reported that the manage
| ment had come To Pittsburg 10 secure the
| protection OF Sheriff Mckinley, but tonight
| the sheriff said no call had been made upon
| him. However he said, If the managers
| of the tube works think their property 10
in danger ] shall do all in my power TO pro-
| tect them"
| The DemrnIer tin plant was I'm partial op-
| Grafton to-day and the managers say sc-
| cessons to the number OF their workmen
| Will be made daily until II IS IN full opera
| ton. This notice was posted on the fence
/ around the Demmler mill at noon: Re
| ferring 10 notice of Aug. y. issued by The
American Tin Plate Company we state
! that the same conditions exist today.
| Negotiations are on foot for a settlement OF
| the strike and the Demmler mill viii now
! and forever after be run the same as other
| mills of the company-nonunion-'
BONFIRE OF COTS.
| It was announced to-day that the Monon-
| gahela tin plate works on the South Side,
! Plttsburg. would be started soon. In prep
aration for this move. the company this
evening endeavored TO place in the plant
cots and provisions for the benefit OF the
workers Word was sent 10 the strikers OF
the intention OF the company and when the
! first wagon containing ice and ed!bles
| crossed the Smithheld-street bridge II was
met 10y a crowd OF women and children
and the driver told 20 turn back Without
! much ado the driver obeyed and the crowd
! rejoiCed. This wagon was followed by q
| cab containing six negro wOrkmen When
/ the driver saw the crowd he lost his nerve
| and al once turned back and drove his load
/ back 10 the Carnegie building Here The
| men were met by large crowd and had
| 10 make run for n 10 get into the build
| ing safely. After the negroes had been
! turned back a wagon load Of cots. nifty IN
! number, succeeded ia making its way 40
/ far as Fourteenth street where the women
| gathered about IL and cut the ropes hold
ing the load on The driver continued on
his way, the cots dropping on az every
turn Of the wheels. until about thirty OF
| them had become the property or the wom-
| en-. who numbered about two hundred
Some OF the women ran into their houses
and came out with oilcans and poured their
contents over the cots, which had been
piled in TWO heaps in Fourteenth street
In an instant two huge bOntres were blaz-
ing brisky while the women executed a
war dance about the fires and pelted each
| other with pillows and bedding which had
| fallen from the wagon,
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