Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-03
Trust Officials Show a Sincere
Desire to End the Trouble and
Secure Peace.
Some of the Points the Work.
men Desire to Have Made
More Definite.

More Definite.
ALTOONA, Pa, August 3.-lnstead OF
fatty refusing the request of the Anal
eanated officials for another confer
enee in order to bring about settle
ment of the steel strike, the officers OF
tbe United State Steel Corporation
have appointed an hour for meeting the
executive board of the organization In
New York this morning. The decision
,e meet them was announced in mes
sage sent direct to President Shaffel
yesterday afternoon and was promptly
accepted. At once the members of the
board made arrangements to leave fol
New York. They hurried through theil
session and at 10 o'clock last night al
we're on board the Pittsburg limited
bound for the east.
The representatives of the labo7, or
eanization numbered fifteen all told
Secretary Williams said the only mem
Der absent was Vice President II. c
Davis. of Chicago. He said the mem
hers had no idea whom they would
meet in New York and could place nc
estimate on the time that would be oc-
eupied in the metropolis.
All of the members were reticent and
declined to discuss their proposed visit.
They were hopeful, however, Of the re-
suit and expressed confidence that the
strike Could he Settled
tafore their return to Pittsburg. The
fact that the officials of the United
states Steel Corporation had consented
to discuss the matter with the official
lody of the Amalgamated Association
hey said was regarded as sufficient
proof of the sincerity of the trust Off
Gals.
The representatives Of the workers
organization were not the only inter-
csting passengers ON the train. Veryl
Preston, who has acted for the trust in
pttsburg throughout the week, was
among the passengers who boarded the
train at the East End. He was in an
other car than the one occupied by the
Amalgamated men. Mr. Preston was
accompanied by another gentleman,
whose identity he declined to reveal. AS
to the exact status Of the dispute,
neither Mr.. Preston nor the members
Of the Amalgamated board would con-
sent to offer an opinion or discuss it in
any form. The only intimation given
was that there were numerous points
considered vital by the Amalgamated
Association that would have to be con-
sidered and made perfectly clear before
the strike could be settled One phase
in particular was -
More Liberal Interpretation
OF the non-interruptive clause in the
wage scale The only agreement
offered by the Amalgamated Associa-
ton at this time increases the period
for arranging the new scales by one
month.
The manufacturers want to prevent
the closing of mills at any time and to
have such disputes settled by confer
ence and arbitration. The practical
adjustment of the mill committee in
all mills is also demanded by the
manufacturers, but they offer no other
means for settling local differences in
the place of this. The workers insist
that some official representative Of the
men should have voice for them in
such disputes. The question of union
zing all non-union mills is said to be
disposed Of in the Morgan proposition
IN manner that seemed to the work
eTs to threaten the existence of their
sanitation more than under former
airangements. 1t is said that it opened
the door to favoritism by the manufac-
tuIers for non-union men in all the
mills. Nothing would undermine the
organization so rapidly as to permit
Aon-union workmen in union mills
and have them favored and benefited
because Of their freedom from the
association influence. The workers
want assurances of equal treatment FOL
all alike.
The signing Of the wage scales is not
apparently considered as OF import
ance. There has been no disposition or
the part of the workers or the manu-
lecturers
To Balk Over This Point
aud 1t is believed that once the more