The age-herald., 1901-08-04

They declined to make any modification of the terms offered by them just one week ago, when Messrs. Shaffer and Will Hams journeyed here for the first con- ference. MT. Shaffer and the other men of the Amalgamated Association insisted that more liberal terms be offered to them. There was a general discussion as to the whole proposition involved and each mill the unionization of which has been disputed, was considered in detail. When either side had fully expressed itself the steel officials withdrew from the room in order to let the labor represent atives confer privately. The latter de- cided to reject the offer of the steel cor poration and when MT. Schwab returned to the room they so informed him. MT. Morgan and his two partners withdrew and a little later the Amalgamated men proceeded to the Stevens house and went into executive session.
 Before the executive board of the Amal- gamated Association went into secret ses- sion at the Stevens house Secretary Will Hams said:
 Tt is highly improbable that settle ment will be reached. We are not going to accede to the proposition of MT. Mor- gan We will stick to the bitter end to the men who went out with us.'
 Concluded the Work.
 | z gan and 415 o'clock when President Shaf- fer came into the lobby and announced that they had concluded their work here and would leave at once for their homes' President Shaffer declined to say any thing in addition to the formal statement of Secretary Williams and his eonpan- ions were equally reticent.
 MT. Shaffer asked that the statement De printed in full, saying that the strikers wished the public to understand their posi- tion Not an intimation of the future poi icy of the Amalgamated Association III waging the great industrial battle WHICH 1t faces could be obtained from any mehn- ber of the party. Shaffer seemed sIave and serious despite the vindication Wnicn his companions gave him in their omciai statement while the other Amalgamteo men seemed in very high spirits ShaHer said he intended to take the first tram 10 Pittsburg When the Amalgamated men left him President Schwab went al once to the office of J. P. Morgan and had talk with MT Bacon. He went home car lv in the afternoon, as did all the other men who represented the corporation III the final debate of the issues wh1cn olVioe them and their men. It was evident that they expected nothing to come rom the second meeting of the Ama1gamated rep resentatives then in progress. No state- ment in behalf of the steel corporation 1Tos made and none of it's representatives would talk for publication. It IS peheVeo here that there will be immediate action from both sides, the expectation pelng that hat the steel corporation will attempt oneration of some of its mills independ- ent of the union and that the Amalga- ted Association will call upon those m sympathy with them to strike. If there are no further efforts at concilation ana the strike Is extended 1t may develop iito tbe largest conflict of the kind in the history of the country. Figures at this time as to the number of men and prop ertiea that would be involved are pro- nounced unreliable by conservative men who know the trade because many O. the claims of strength put 1orwaro on either side are disputed and can be tested only in actual conflict.