The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-13
MUCH TALK BRINGS
NO sign OF PEACE
Strike Problem Apparently Far
From a Solution.
MORE MILLS START Up
POLICE PROTECT NcN-UNIoN
WORKERS FROM THE MOB.


F,ttsoarg. sept. l2-lce air was
again fun of rumOrs today that the
strike had been settled The absence OF
President sbaffer from the Anal
gamated headquarters all day lent color
TO the 1eport. BY many ATr. shaf-er
was SUPPOSED 20 be in New York in
conference with PresiS ent Schwab and
others were convinced hat he was in
conference with the American tin plate
officials. discussing a proposition to call
the strike off, so far as that company
is ccucerned.
When President Shaffer finally ap-
peared at headquarters, at 4 p m. he
dispelled all hopes by saying that there
was no change in the situation. Imme-
diotely after arriving at the Office, Mr..
Shafer called the national officers to
his room for a conference, which lnsited
forty minutes. 1t was impossible 10
learn just what tho conference was
about, as none of the participants
would talk Mr.. Shafer later said.
There has been no conference with
the steel people today, as has been re-
ported / have not been to New York
and I am not going there. nor am 1
going 10 Youngstown"
This latter was said IN answer to
the report that the Youngstown strik
ers had held meeting this afternoon
and rad telegraphed President Shaffer
asking him TO attend an adjourned
meeting tonight. He said he knew of
no meeting at Youngstown.
II was said at Amalgamated head
quarters today that the steel combine
had refused to entertain any further
propositions Of settlement of the Anal
gaLaated association. This would seem
70 strengthen the report from New
York that the situation is now in just
the same shape as it was before the
first conference in Cleveland. in the
hands OF the constituent companies Ger
settlement. that Mr.. Schwab and Mr..
a
the local officials. and that If anything
IS done Il must be done by them, and
throsgh the officers in New York.
TO Start Up Mills.
The officers OF the American Steel
Hoop company, the American Tin
Plate company and the American Sheet
Steel company are under orders now
10 start their mills. either by opening
them non-uniOn or effecting a settle
lDent with the association on terms
that viii be satisfactory to the New
York officials
with drawn REVIEWERS, two policemen
sat on the top seat of a cab and
guarded six mont Mon wOrkmen into
the Nonongahela tin plate plant on
the south side this afternoon. A great
crowd Of strikers ard syrlpathlzers
pursued the cab to and from the mill
and when the return trip was begun
both officers once more drew their pis-
tolls, and at Fourteenth aad Carson
cab No one vas hurt.
The streets in The vicinity of the
MonOngahela plant are now virtually
IN state Of siege. By a system Of
signals and piclSeting. the strikers OF
the MouOnEahela plant are able to
mobilize a great crowd on short notice
This was worked today TO perfection.
Up to 3 o'clock the streets about the
plant was deserted. but when the word
was passed that a cab was en- route
20 the mill WITH six nOn-unionists the
streets cscame black with peOple in
n few moments When the rig made
its appearance with the armed guard
aboard pandemJrium reigned. The
crowd hooted and a few missiles were
thrown 'vhe horses were whipped into
a gadop. and the mill was reached
without serious damage having been
done
Nine men We're taken into the Star
tin mill today without any Interference
The situation at ali of the other plants
remains unchanged.
Mayor Refuses to Interfere.
An exchange OF correspondence has
taken place between II. p. Perans,
president of the National Tube works.
and Mayor Back Of McKeesport. The
former wrote demanding that the
mayor prevent further interference on
the part of TIE strikers with the opera
ton of the tube plant by dispensing
the crowds which congreEate about
the streets leading to the plants. in
other words. the picksts-
The mayor has replied that he Will
net interfere with the strikers so long
as they use only persuasion. He says
he could az lawfully prevent the mill
bosses froDl talking with the strikers
IS he could prevent the strikers from
arguing with the woYkmen. He says
he Will gu I'd the mil officials to and
frpSSork II necessary. but he attrib-
l<ed 'tN-&nabnity Of the oncials to
start the blaur--8 the fact that the
great ms.ss of men are unwi' TO re-
-uhn to work
hcs-stone. Up.on. Enter sc. River
ton and Shaffer lodges OF. le Amalga-
mated association VIII receive s. per
member tomorrow from the general
strike fund- Several hundred mill men
are left out Only few hundred tube
works meI.. who formed federation
lodges have any claim on the 81 $50
Subscribed by the local merchants
over 5000 employees OF the National
I'ube works are Withour any hope of
aid.