The age-herald., 1901-07-31
Executive Board Gould Reach No Agreement and DisappOint-
 mentPerVades Pttsburg
RADICAL ELEMENT ID BLAME
1t Is Said That President Shaffer and Secretary Williams Were Anxious to Accept compromise-The
 YoungerfMen Objected.

Pittsburg, Pa, July 30-Disappointment and apprehension pervade Pittsburg to- night because of the failure of the execu- tive board of the Amalgamated Associa- tion of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers to ratify the peace proposals arranged at the conference in New York last Saturday be- tween the national officers of the AmaIga- mated Association and Messrs. Morgan, Schwab and Garry, representing the United States Steel Corporation. After a session lasting from 9:S0 a. m to 6sO D. m. the meeting adjourned without arriv- ing at any conclusion so far as known to meet again tomorrow morning. The pro- tracted session indicates that the board Is not satisfied with the provisions of the compromise measures and unless some notifications are made their ratification is doubtful The opening of union riiIls to non-union workmen is the point which it Is believed the board hesitates to accept and the long distance telephone between New York and Pfttsburg was worked fre- quently today to get modification of this clause The workmen hold that this would give the mill owners full opportunity of crushing the union without a strike bv finding excuses to discharge un,o, noan and then fill their places with non-un,on- ists.
 The Strike Breakers"
 Another rock of dissension is said to he the retention in their present jobs of the men who were known as strike breale- ers' at the various mills during tha strike It is said that these men have been promised the protection of the man. ufacturers in case of a settlement and that they will not concede their dismissal at the request of the organization. The workers, 1t Is said, are willing to declare the mills now working non-unicn open mills. but strenuously object to having all the mills of the combine classified as open mills
 All is. however, conjecture, as 1t is im- possible to get any definite statement from any of the parties interested con ccernng the days onference.
 The full Amalgamated board was pres- ent at today's conference with the excep- tion of National Trustee John Pierce, who was away on official business
 The members met at the Amaigamated Assocfations offices at 9:30 o'clock Tho discussion started after President Shaffer had gone over the details of the confer ence he had had with Mir. Morgan and President Schwab in New York and con- tinued until after the noon hour.
 At the afternoon session the telephone was used considerably. and it was stated that portion of this time was spent in working the New York wire.
 At the close of the days session the members of the board slipped away one by one to their respective homes until no one was left at headquarters but Presi- dent Shaffer and Secretary Williams. They at first refused to give any information, but finally President Shaffer said an ad- journment had been taken until somor- row.
 The Real Status.
 After many trials asd much questioning concerning the strike conference the fol- lowing condition is looked upon last night as being the real status of the case:
 It is not hitch over any one clause in the propositions for a settlement submit ted by J. P. Morgan, of the United States Steel Corporation, to the Amalgamated Association. The whole cause of the trouble is that there are two pronounced elements found in the makeup of the executive board of the Amalgamated As- sociation. The conservative force, headed by President T. J. Shaffer, Secretary John Williams Trustee John Morgan and some of the older and more experienced leaders, are understood to look with favor upon the propositions submitted. The more rad ical element, which is largely made up of the aggressive and younger men. are un- derstood to be anxious to hold out for more favorable terms.