The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-07-30
THE MINUTIAE
Round-up of Fact and Speculation
on the Great Strike.

Roundup of Fact and Speculation
on the Great Strike.
Pittsburg, July SO.-That the great steel
strike will be declared off before the close
OF the day was the general impression
mere this morning, and the feeling of
exultation manifested among the manu-
facturers as well as the strikers was the
best indication that both sides were glad
that an amicable agreement of the differ
ences was in sight.
The hour fixed for the meeting Of the
general executive board of the Amalga
mated association was 10 O'Clock, but an
hour earlier President Shaffer was con-
ferr1ng with the western members of the
board and at $40 o'clock the entire COM
mite was caelled together. Those pres
ent were:
Executive Board Members.
President Shaffer, Secretary John Williams,
Assistant Secretary NJ. F. Tighe: David Rees,
vice president district No 1; Walter Larkins
vice president district No. 2 of Wheeling;
Charles H. Davis, vice president Of district
No. Of Newport, KY; w. c. Davis, vice
president district No. 4 of South Chicago;
Glenn Jarvis, vice president district No. of
Anderson, Ind; John II. Ward, vice president
district No. Of Youngstown; F. ]. Williams,
vice president district No. of Birmingham.
Ala. John Chappell. vice president district
No. Of Newcastle: John w. QUINN vice
president Of district No. of Granite City,
ILL.,: Elias jenkins Of Youngstown, John H
Morgan Of Cambridge. Ohio and John Pierce
OF Pittsburg, national trustees.
Immediately after the committee had
filed into the room the doors were locked
and sentinel was placed outside
When the committee assembled Presi-
dent Shaffer placed before it the terms
| upon which the United States Steel cor
poration will settle the strike and the
concessions the Amalgamated officials
| agreed to make when in conference with
| j. P. Morgan last Saturday. A long dis
| cussion then ensued.
II the deal shall be approved there will
| be conference with the combine officials
later. Little doubt is entertained, how
ever, that the action of President Shaffer
and Secretary Williams will be ratified.
The representatives of the steel interests
are within reach by telephone and con-
| ference will at once follow.
| The combine conferees probably will be
the same as at the previous conference
and will include Veryl Preston, former
president of the American Steel Hoou
company Vice President W. M. Leeds OF
the American Tin Plate company; John
| Warner, general superintendent of the
American Sheet Steel company, and T. W.
jerks, manager of the American Steel
Hoop company.
The Great Question.
The important question to be decided is
what shall constitute union mill? The
Amalgamated people claim mill is union
as soon as they have secured a foothold il
it, On the other hand, the steel people
argue that mill is not union until a ma
jority of the skilled workmen have Joined
the Amalgamated association. Upon the
disposition of this question, it Is thought
will hinge the settlement Of the strike.
The combine conferees are located al
the Hotel Schenley, where they met this
morning, presided over by w. S. Corey
president of the Carnegie Steel company
Program and Terms.
The following terms Of settlement OF
the strike and the program for to-day