Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-02
EEL TRUSTSTIFF
l1ines Further Discussion With Labor Leaders.
HEN DETERMINED TO FIGHT

Companies Claim They Will Start Up
 Next Week With Non-union Men
 President shaffer Dihdent About
 Talking for Publication.
 Pittsburg, Aug 2.-The situation in the AmaIgamated Steel strike this norning is anything but favorable to an amicable adjustment of the dispute between the association and the United States Steel corporation AS far as can be learned President Shaf- fer of the AmaIgamated has not re- sceived any reply from the New York officials of the company regarding a further conference. except the tele- gram which it is said arrived last night and which declined a further
 acussion of the questions at issue
 )ween the labor leaders and the Impany. This telegram gave the lubstance of a letter which had been mailed. and which was expected to ar rive in the first mail this morning. The refusal of the steel company ofhclals iso enter into another conference, if ad- hered to, leaves only two ways open to the Amalgamated association. One is to order the striking workmen back to work under the best terms obtain able and the other is to proceed with the strike in the hope of involving all the union men employed in the con- Stffuent concerns of the United States Steel corporation The first course certainly holds little promise for the wOrkmen, since the strike has abro- gated all the union scales in force be- fore the trouble started, leaving them entirely at the mercy of the manufac- turers-
 The second course means a struggle to the death for the association, SIS the T announcement has been made on good authority that the mills will be start f ed next week with non-union men if the strikers do not resume work. To- days meeting of the executive board is expected to tell the story, and it is f acknowledged that this is the most critical period of the strike. The board went into sesion at 10 o'clock and James Mutt. secretary of the labor Ibureau of the Republic Iron and Steel z Fcompany. and Joseph Bishop, secre- tary of the Ohio board of arbitration, were present No information was given out.
 A rumor was current that the Amal- gamated association at to-day's board meeting would withdraw from posi- ton which was thought to be untena- ble and would sign an agreement with the combination. Prominent associa- tion men denied this. and declared that unless peace could be secured with honor and credit to the association | the strike would be continued. Moth ing can be learned from President Shaffer or the leaders of the organi zation on this matter. however. a: they say whatever they have for th' public will be given out in the form ot statement later in the day.
 The conference adjourned at noo1 for dinner and the following was giveI out by those present "There il fathing to give out and we will re
 an at two o'clock" It is impossible
 cget any of the conferees to give al
 ,ipression of what has been or vii
 s done
 Cleveland. O., Aug 2.-The steel con bine is utilizing negro labor to supplan its white workmen in the Newbur mills here.
 Two hundred colored men have al rived from Pittsburg. Homestead an adjacent iron centers in Pennsylvani: and are quartered on the mill propert where a large dwelling house is use as a domicile.
 t Many more negroes. it is said. wi be brought here. and a general em grafton of colored workmen familis with the manufacture of iron and ste from the south. is prophesied by a co ored agent of the steel corporation.