Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-27
LABOR LEADERS TALK.
Thsy Have Formulated no Plans for
Settlement of Strike,

New York, Aug. 27.-Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation of
Labor; Henry White, general secretary
j of the United Garment Workers, and
Ralph n. sEasley, secretary Of the Ma
tionai Civic Federation, met In this city
late yesterday to consider the strike Of
the steel workers.
The object Of the meeting was to for
mulate plan by which settlement Of
the strike could be reached on basis
y that would be honorable to both sides.
No definite plan was Sugsested, and Mr..
feft The city fOris VaahtngtOn.
stipulating thtat he should be informed
in case new proposition was thought
Of to be submitted on behalf Of the
strikers to ]. Pierpont Morgan or Presi-
dent Schwab Of the United States Steel
Corporation.
The time for arbitration had gone, it
was agreed. No attempt vas made to
gee Mr.. Morgan, or any Of the officials of
the United States Steel Corporation and
no attempt will be made unless 1t is
known that an audience will be granted,
IT was said.
{ Secretary White of the United Car
ment Workers would not talk further on
the subject than to eay that he and
4 ing to bring about peace.
Mr.. Easley said that many labor men
Belonging to unions outside OF the Anal
gamated Association were anxious to
have the strike settled speedily, as 1t
wac important to all organized labor to
have satisfactory settlement brought
about.
It takes time to bring matters of this
kind about" he continued. II am in
hopes that settlement honorable to
both sides will be arrived at. The mat
z ter has got beyond arbitration, and II
we hit on any new proposition for hon
orable peace to submit to Mr.. Morgan,
providing he is willing to hear 1t, we will
consult Mr.. Shaffer first
Mr.. Easiey said further: Mr.. White
and did not go to Plttsburg to make
any proposition to Mr.. Shaffer, nor did
ne authorize us to make any proposition
to the steel trust managers. We went
there to get information. and quite by
+ chance we met Professor jerks. who
was the trust expert on the industrial
commission. and John Mitchell, presi-
dent OF the United Mine Workers, and
the four of us went to see President
Shaffer, and our visit gave rise to re-
ports that were mountains made out Of
molehills. Mr.. Mitchell, for his part,
wanted information as to the situation
because he had been asked to call out
2S0.000 miners, and he did not want to
90 II blind.
I'VE had no proposition to make and
we did not seek authority to act for the
Amalgamated Association, but. of
course. we were eager to see whether
the situation was such that there might
: be an opening for the good offices of our
conciliation committee.
I'VE hope for a settlement and we are
ready to try to bring 1t about, but we
have not yet reached the point where
we can even say that we expect to be
called in to try to bring about peace. It
S might hurt the prospects for peace II we
were to try to force our services upon
either party.
President schwab had brief talk
with Robert Bacon and j. p. Morgan &
Il CO., but as far as could be learned the
meeting had no bearing upon the strike
situation.
ehaffsr Denies Seeking Peace.
Pittsburg. Pa, Aug. While the
Representatives OF the National Civic
q Federation are working zealously for
peace between the steel workers and the
( United States Steel Corporation, Presi-
dent shaffer of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation declared that his association had
given no authority to any onesto make a
settlement and that any effort, that
might be made In that direction is being
done BY outside parties on their own re-
n sp0nslbility.
He announced that, 50 far 40 the offi-
s. Gals OF the Organisation are concerned,
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