Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-06
MITCHELL STILL HOPEFUL
FOR An EARLY SETTLEMENT.
CANCELLATION COMMITTEE AGAIN
IN SESSION IN NEW
YORK CITY.
NO CONFERENCE WAS HE'LL
WITH THE STEEL rRusroFFIcIALs,
But ANOTHER ONE Is THOUGHT
POSSIBLE,


resumed this morning. but il was I'M
derstood that there might be another
meeting. Practically all of the men
who participated in the conference yes
terday were still in New York to-day.
and II was stated hat the labor lead
ers were again in communication with
the officers of the Amalgamaaed Asso-
citation. President Schwab came to the
Office OF the United States Steel Cor
poration shortly after 10 a. m: He said
he had nothing to give out I'M connec-
ton with the conference.
Ralph Nj. Easley. secretary of the
National Civic Federation. Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor; John Mitchell.
president of the United Mine Workers
of America; Frank p. SARGENT grand
chief of tie Brotherhood OF Locomotive
Firemen, and Harry White, secretary
of the Garment Workers of America,
were in conference at the ashland
House.
At 2;3o o'clock Messrs. Easily and
Sargent left the Ashland House con-
ference. After Messrs. Mitchell and
Gompers held a long conversation over
the telephone, supposed to be with
President shaffer. at Pittsburg.
The conference of the Cancellation
committee was resumed at the Ashland
House at 5 o'clock and continued I'M
til $50, during which time there was
more %telephoning. When the confer
ence adjourned, Mr.. Mitchell explained
the point reached in the negotiations
to be that the proposition of 1he steel
corporation a not yet bsen acted
upon by the A~malgamated Associa-
ton but that the board would proba~
bly, reject 1t tomorrow. Neverthe-
less he expressed hope that the strike
would yet be amicabfy settled. though
he declined to indicate how he hoped
that this would be brought about. Mr..
Mitchell while disclaiming that he
spoke for the committee and saying
that he was merely giving information
for the accommodation OF the press,
said:
when all negotiations between the
Amalgamated Association n the u.
S. Steel Corporation in regard to the
strike were broken off, the committee
of Cancellation Of the National Civic
Federation e~ndeavored to bring the re-
representatives. of both interests toge---
er or to act as mediators between them.
1--WE held a conference with the ad-
visory board of the -~-malgamated AS
ISOLATION at Pittsburg and obtained pro-
positions from It with authority to
submit the same to the y. S. Steel Cor
poration. These propositions were
submitted to the company at yester-
days wednesday, conference. The
rejected the proposition.
1--WE then discussed the situation at
length with Mr.. Schwab and his col
leagues and obtained from them the
conditions upon which they would
agree to settle the strike, these terms
to hold good until this Thursday
evening.
I'VE submitted these terms to MT.
Shaffer and his colleagues. We were
advised by the representatives Of the
Amalgamated Association this (Thurs-
day) afternoon that there was not suf-
fciept time to consider the proposition;
that the officers at Pittsburg headquar-
tiers had no authority to accept or de-
cline IL: that the advisory board is sum-
moned to meet tomorrow friday.
"The officers of the Amalgamated AS
ISOLATION expressed their conviction to
us that the propositions will not be
approved. We entertain the hope that
an amicable settlement Of this conflict
will yet be reached"
Mr.. Mitchell declined to make public
either the proposition made to the steel
corporation or the counter proposition
made by Mr.. Schwab, or to state
whether the time limit set for the ac-
ceptance OF the latter proposition has
been extended.
When asked whether the Cancellation
committee would be in session to-mor-
row, he could say nothing more, nor
would he say whether there would be
any further conference with Mr..
Schwab. When asked whether he would
leave town tonight, he said he thought
1t was too late to get a train. Mr..
Mitchell declined to say whether or not
his work here was ended. None Of the
other members OF the committee would
talk.
1t was learned late tonight that at
the request of the Cancellation commit
tee Mr.. Schwab agreed to-day to ex-
tend the time for the acceptance of his
offer to tomorrow friday evening.
Late to- might Mr.. Mitchell started
for Hazelton, Pa, on business Of the
United Nine Workers.