The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-04
The END is NOT YET
,, STRIKE CONFERENCE
AMOUNTED TO NOTHING.
MAGNATES STILL FAR APART.
.MALGAMATED ASSOCIATION PUB
LsBEs STATEMENT.

..hor President Shaner ana HIS
,.,;ates Nor the Omcials of the
60, Combine Would Divulge
,,,binE That Transpired at the
souopce The strike May Now
,.sume Proportions DwarhnE Any
s,,iIor demonstration in the His
torv of the Country.
Man, York. Aug. 3.-Another effort to
foot a nermanent truce between the
great army of steel workers and the
gtont corporation which employs 1T has
eaued and tonight the conflicting sides
oro as sharply and widely divided as
.ver The leaders on either side met
hore again this morning and after a
dow of fruitless conference and discus
sion parted in a spirit that shows no
tinqe of conciliation. Neither side
would surrender a position or concede
ro,nt in the dispute in which they are
involved and present indications point
20 a renewal with vigor of the strug-
4 gle.
\ The first conference of the day was
between President Shaffer and twelve
of his associates on the executive
hoard of the Amalgamated Association,
and A group of officials of the United
States Steel Corporation headed by j.
Pierpont Morgan and President Charles
NJ. Schwab. At the end of an hour the
conferees parted, having failed to reach
an agreement. The second conference
was participated in only by the officials
of the Amalgamated Association. 1t
was a secret session lasting for over
two hours, at the close of which the
following statement was given to the
press:
I'VE, the members of the executive
board of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton of Iron. Steel and Tin Workers,
considering it incumbent upon us to
enlighten the public through the press,
with reference to the present relations
between our association and the United
States Steel Corporation, present the
following statment:
The officials of the United States
Steel Corporation instead of resuming
negotiations where they were suspend
ed at the conference held on July IL, u
and 13, have withdrawn the propo-
siions made at that time and are now
offering much less than they agreed to
sign for then. The following is the
proposition which the United States
Steel Corporation made to-day as it's
ultmatum:
1T will be observed that the pre-
amble states simply that the United
States Steel Corporation officials will
advise settlement by the underlined
companies:
Preamble conditions under which
we are willing to advise a settlement
of the labor difficulties:
Tin Plate Company-Should pro-
coed under the contract signed with
the Amalgamated Association as of
July l. 1901.
American Steel Hoop Company
Company should sign the scale for all
the mills owned by the American Steel
Hoop Company that were signed for
last year.
American Sheet Steel Company
Company should sign the scale for all
the mills of this company that were
signed for last year, except the Old
Meadow mill and the Salisbury mills
The strikers proposition
I'VE desire to preface our proposition
nby directing attention to the fact that
II IS a modification of that which was
oHered originally. At the last confer
ence' and at those preceding it were re-
CURED signature of scales for all the
mllls owned and operated by the United
states Steel Corporation, while in the
proposition given below we ask that the
scales be signed for none but those
mills which are organized and where
Sne men ceasing to work have signi-
ned their desire to be connected with
me Amalgamated Association.
ms modification has been made be-
cause the trust officials declared that
we wished to force men into the or
eahlzation against their will and de-
sire We therefore ask that the scale
sired it,
NOW comes the proposition of the
Ail6gamated Association:
We, the members of the Amalga-
mated Association hereby present the
ronoWlng proposition as a reply to that
Corporation: --'e0 ''1'e' N'ee'
H.. oheet Mills-All mills signed for
~ year with the exception of Salts
t,os tV,ns ana Scottdale and with the addi-
''Un ar OF Mckeesport and Wellsville.
r., loop Mills-Al mills now known to
H lsdnlzed, viz: Youngstown. Girard,
WgCsnVllle, Pomeroy, Warren, Lindsay,
M,nutcneon, Clark, bar MILL Monessen,
ot tso' lz-inch, 9-inch and hoop mills
y, ~. 'he Cleveland Rolling Mill Company,
". ,Iuiils-all mills except Monessen.
he ite: All other matters of detail to
w LOT settlement by conference.
o,r furthermore wish to state that
n,os purpose in coming to New York
dor, not m because we doubted our Presi-
Jobo Il, l., j.. Shaffer, and our secretary,
d. Williams. who have our conf
bono and endorsement, but in the
str,Lon VI obtaining a settlement of the
The Meeting.
t,al .ne meeting between the representa-
tbo ol the strikers and the officials of
aleei corporation was arranged by
nS,aph last night, and sprang from
Sbasaeld desire for peace. President
Aroaier and his brother officers of the
bnro 55dIhated Association left Pitts
ar a"t l"St night and reached New York
Cd y Ciock this morning. They part
oclooi. 'ne Terry to meet again at 10 30
SteaI ~ al the office of the United States
place orporaton and at the hour and
proa ppolnted for the conference,
pan, 'ueht Schwab of the steel COM
labor decelVed the representatives of
suitira uu conducted them TO the con-
] pis rooms of the steel directorate
fersn,al poht Morgan came to the con-
one ne accompanied by Robert Bacon.
Dsuii ms local partners, and C. E.
Nors,a'.iS mead of the English house of
As9n d Co. ID. q Reid of tho
of1ria3Idn Tin Plate Company and other
afa, dls OF the other comnanies feder-
aise IN the general steel cornoratio,
'u joined tha cooto.-.- - :. 'tiSii'