Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-29
LATEST TALKOF PEACE
Simon 5urns Has a Scheme to
End the Strike Among the
Steel Workers.
MAGNATBs TAKE Eo STOCK IN IT
Will Not Deal with the Union Any
More, So They Declare
Strike Notes.

Indianapolis, Aug. 20. - Sin on
Burns, who was here today, announces
that his plan for settling the steel
strike by arbitration has been reject
ed by President Schwab of the steel
corporation.
Pittsburg. Aug. 29.-The steel cor
poration continues making gains in
this district and yesterday added
enough men to its force at the Star
plant to insure the working of two
mills double turn, night and day, from
now on. Tie management claims that
the entire plant Will be on full before
the week ends. In pursuance of its
announced plan to run all of its plants
absolutely non-union the American
Tiuplate company has commenced ad-
vcrtisiag for non-uniOn men TO go to
work. All applicants are offered the
highest wages and permanent jobs. but
in every ease the application must be
made personally. and the applicant
must declare himself free from all
union control. The company has not
as yet made the attempt to start either
its NIonongahela or Demmler plants,
hut announces that both Will be start
&c soon.
Thinks They Can't Get the Men.
When asked what he thought of the
tinplate cOmpany's avOwed intention
of breaking away from the union en-
tirely President Shaffer. of the Anal
gamated Association, said: Where
Will they get men to run their plants?
If we thought the men could he Sc
cured the threat might frighten us.
Until we are assured that they are
Forthcoming we will keep our nerve"
One Way to Settle the Strike.
The latest official declaration from
steel sources is that the strike can now
be settled only by the men going back
to the mills. The position the officials
take. it is said. is that the strike is
over. so far as their dealing with the
strikers as = body is concerned. They
want workmen for their idle mills. and
men who want work can have it for
the asking at wages paid before the
shutdown. They may be. union men
or not. but the union can have no say
as TO their work or wages.
sstn There Are Peace Negotiators.
notwithstanding the well-defined
position taken by the steel corporation
as to a settlement. another arbitration
scheme was launched last evening by
Simon Burns. president of the Window
proposes an arbitration committee Sc
leeted from among such yen as Arch
bishop Ireland. Bishop Potter, Seth
Low and other gentlemen of like
prominence, who shall have absolute
authority to decide upon terms of set
tlement. Their decisions to be final
and accepted by both parties. Burns
says he has President Shaffer's sane
ton for the move, and If the corpora
4 N1ar G-fns fl-ea
will be declared off at once. None OF
the steel people here will discuss the
matter in any way.
IDiuuction Ordered.
Pittsburg. Aug. ga dispatch
to the Philadelphia Ne vs. reports that
an attorney for the American Sheet
Steel company has served an ipjuuc-
ton through the United States court
against the Amalgamated association
at Canal Dover for intimidating and
keeping workmen from enteriog the
rolling mills at South and holding
and stopping pedestrians upon the
highway.
Pittsburg. Aug 30 The strike
situation continues quiet and devoid
OF interesting features. President
Shaffer officially denied several stories
that the Amalgsmated association
was making an effort for settlement
of the strike by trying to force the
steel corporation into arbitration
through courts.
Some Strikers Yield.
Pittsburg, Aug 29 -Tne strikers
at the plant of the McC intock- Mar
shall company at Rankin. Pa met
this morning and declared the 'trike