The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-14
They Want PEACE
CONSERVATIVE STEEL WORKERS
ANXIOUS TO END THE STRIKE.
secret Committee Of the Amaignmated
Association Hos Asked Terms
and Received Reply.
STRIKERS MAY GO TO WORK
II THEY WILL ACCEPT THE PROM
rsEs ONCE GIVEN sHAFFER.
All Mills that Were Union Before the
strike To Remain Union and No
Change In Nonunion Plants.
SHAFFER STILL FOR FIGHT
REPORTED TO BE UNWILLING TO
ACCEPT THE PROPOSITION.
Striker. JubiIant Over a Break i'm the
Carnegie Forces-Decrease i'm Pro-
duction-TOtaI Men Idle.
All Mills that Were Union Before the
strike To Remain Union and No
Change I'm Nonunion Plants.
REPORTED TO BE UNWILLING TO
ACCEPT THE PROPOSITION.
striker. JubiIant Over n Break i'm the
Carnegie Forces-Decrease i'm Pro-
duction-TotaI Men Idle.
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PITTsBURG, Aug. ia secret commit
tee, formed of members Of the executive
committee of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton. with one of the vice presidents at its
head. was in communication to-day with an
official of the United States Steel Corpora
tion and obtained terms on which the men
may return TO work. 1t will be agreed. II
the Amalgamated Association is willing, to
call all mills which were union such in the
future and all nonunion mills to remain as
they were If this is accepted the men may
return TO work and no questions asked
President Shafer is unwilling to accept
this proposition. 1t is the same which he
first received from Messrs. Morgan and
Schwab, and the one which he gave his writ
ten promise TO accept and work to have
the committee adopt He says now that
the men are out ID is best for them TO re-
main until they have won a decisive vic
tory.
The secret subcommittee will endeavor to
bring such pressure TO bear on President
shaffer as will induce him 10 change his
mind. The strikers are locally much cheered
by small additions from the Carnegie mills,
but the leaders of the conservative camp
continue TO point out they cannot hope to
get the confidence of the labor world while
the Amalgamated is divided into groups
each opposing the other. There is no hope.
saw the conservative leaders, of getting
President Shaffer to change his mind before
next week.
The Commercial-Gazette tomorrow will
say that 1880 employees of the steel mills
are idle and that 10000 are still at work.
II will say the steel workers strike has.
since its extended start this week, cut off
over 81 per cent. of the combined steel
and fnished-product tonnage of the United
States Steel Corporation In the figures
OF continued production. which must neces-
sarily be much curtailed through inactivity
OF finishing mills, the tonnage sometimes
repeats itself in passing from one mill or
constituent concern to be converted:
Tons Annually
United States steel production in
steer ana UnlSncu Il f,1bt w
Production cut on...................... 4.3I5f2O
Possible continued production. 9.S9f 900
Capacities for Production
Carnegie Steel Company .............. 3. $50 900
National Steel Company .............. 2. I20 900
Federal Steel Company. y............... 800 900
National Tube Company, pipe. 200 600
skelp ....................... ss7. 900
American Steel and Wire Company $4,000
American Sheet Steel Company.
sheets Observation-Disclosures. ss5 900
American Sheet Steel Company.
American Steel Hoop Company 1000
American Tin-plate Company. 667 40
Total a. 269 420
Production Cut Off,
National Steel Company ............. / $40 900
National Tube Company. pipe. $4,000
National Tube Company, steel. ... 667 600
American Sheet Steel Company.
sheets ............. 1e1 900
American Sheet steel Company,
steel ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10000
American Steel Hoop Company. 6i5 600
American Tin-plate Company....... 6i2, ,i20
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4S75. .42o
Men of the mills idle.................. 1850
Men of the mills employed 10000