The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-19
TO Be NO STRIKE.
Trouble at McKeespOrt Works
Settled Amicably.
First Clash Between Steel CO.
IOssus and Employees Ends.
VICTORY FOR THE MEN.
Company Managers Yield Every
Point at Issue.
Agreement Reached Extends to
First of July.

/ Pittsburg, Pa, April 19.-Therc will
be no strike in the plants of the Amer
lean Sheet Steel company The trouble
that broke put in the Devices Wood
plant in Mckeesport last week and
which for a time threatened to cause a
general strike OF all union iron and
steel workers in the country has been
settled in an annicable manner The
members of the general executive board
OF the aIgamated Association OF
Iron. Steel and Tin Workers held long
session yesterday. -1t-Started out with
a general feeling that strife would
come. as the workers wou1d-nOt cCnceGe
the only point in dispute, reinstatement
of the men discharged, it is alleged, for
joining the union. and so far as could
be learned the officials of the American
Sheet Steel company We're equally de-
termined-
During the morning session of the ex-
ecutive board John Jarrett, acting for
the American Sheet Steel CON pany, APP
peared with a proposition for the men
to consider regarding a settlement or
the difficulty. In general, this prop
osition was that all men discharged
from the Wood plant should be rein
stated, including Holloway and al but
HOllaWay should return to work A.
once. Holloway to be returned within
ten days. The board insisted that Hol-
loway should be treated in the same
manner. as the others ana finally Mr.
Jarrett changed his proposition TO in
clude Holloway after three days s1s-
pension. and the following agreement
was drawn up and signed at o'clock
last night. '
I'VE have discovered, after a. e. eful
examination of the points at isssus.. that,
as usual. mistakes and misuud ersTand-
ings Hnderlie the trouble at McKees-
port and we reach the eonciusipr1 that
il VIII be to the advantage of al par
ties concerned to start the Woods mill
with the old employees on next Monday,
April y, 1901
And it is further agreed that the
contract with reference to working con-
ditions in the mill and scale matters
shall be observed until July j, 1901, and
in the meantime Mr.. Smith and Mr..
Holloway shall have a meeting to ad-
just any difficulty which may exist be-
tween them.
L J. SHAFF-ER.
President A. A. T., s. & T. w.
JOHN WILLIAMS.
Secretary treasurer A. "A. T., s. IT. w
John JARRETT,
American Sheet Steel Co.
In explanation Of this agreement it
was stated that the matter will remain
in exactly the same position as before
the trouble broke out. The organization
of the locals of the Amalgamated as
sOciation, among the employees of the
mill viii be continued. though the COM
pany Will not recognize it in any way in
dealing with the men. The Amalgamated
association stated that they did not wish
the company to recognize their organic
alton at present, and simply asked the
company to allow the men to do as they
pleased and act with freedom when out
side of the mill The company officials
on the other hand say that SO long as
the local among their men does not try
to force recognition and the men work
under the personal agreement with
them they would not allow any feeling
against the men. Both sides are salts
fled and the strike that has existed for
a week has in reality. according to the
officers on both sides, been due to a
misunderstanding between the two sides
to the dispute.
The settlement will bring the matter
to an issue it is said, when the scale for
the coming year is brought up for set
tlemen.
The union men win seek at that time
to have the Wood plant included in
the next scale agreement and the COM
pany, it il believed, Will be ready to
oppose this part of the agreement en-
pllatically. When asked concerning this.
the officials of the Analgamated associ-
alton said they would net cross a bridge
until they came to it. The company Off
Gals replied in the same strain at the
conclusion of the conference the mem
bers of the executive board departed for
their homes There did not seem to be
any disposition on the part Of either
side of the dispute to claim a victory
or the better Of the settlement.