The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-25
PEACE AMONG STEEL
PEOPLE IS PROBABLE
Predicted that Settlement of the Great Steel Strike
Will Occur this Week.
Both Trust Magnates and Amalgamated Officials Are Will
ing to Declare Fight OFF,

Pittsburg, Pa. Aug. 24-TaIk Of
peace in the steel world continues in
spite Of the denials that there is pros
pect of any by the officials Of the steal
corporation or the officials Of the Anal
san1ated association. President Shaffer
mace the statement tonight that there
was nothing probable in this line so
Tar as he knew. He denied positively
thar the conference with the four Wis
llors on Friday had any significance,
anu SAID that the situation was IN
changed. He willingly admitted that
ne would at any time be glad to discuss
peace with the proper officials or their
authorized representatives, but this
was all.
In spite Of this statement, there is
strong undercurrent of belief that there
are powerful influences at work to
oIlng the warning interests together.
WITH the idea of ending the disastrous
warfare that IS unsettling the Industrial
prosperity of the country.
About the headquarters Of the Anal
ganated association today there was
the usual Saturday quiet The callers
were few and the officers were busy
with mail matter most of the day. OF
the four men who discussed matters
pertaining to the strike with President
Smarter and the other members Of the
advisory board on Friday, Ralph NJ.
l1cloACyr NiAC SECRETARY OF the NaLlOna4
CIVIC Federation, and Secretary White
OF the Garment Workers of America
are in PittSburg. They remained over,
and say they viii be in Pittsburg for a
rev days. They did not call at Anal
gamated headquarters during the day
and were apparently not looked for.
Look For Developments.
1t is said by some that the two in
Plttsourg are waiting for further devel-
opments IN the strike that are expected
in few days. The officials of the or
ganizauon admitted on Friday that
there was something under way that
was OF the utmost Importance, and that
1t would be heard of in a few days
This, with the rumOr that President
Mitchell and Professor jerks are In
New York, instead Of in Chicago. gives
the strength necessary to cause belief
that there is at last some decided move
toward peace under way. Slight though
1t may be, and possibly only prelim-
mary to an arbitration of the ques-
tons in dispute, the situation seems
to give promise of brighter things dur
ings the coming week The utmost ret
icence has been uOtiCeabl6 ia all arti-
cles regarding strike matters since the
close Of the conference yesterday af-
ternOOn.
1t is not known positively that
President Mitchell went to Chicago
Friday night after the conference. Nei-
Their is it known that Professor jerks
went there. There is no reason known
for the latter going west. There We're
some persons about Amalgamated
headquarters today who said that both
of these visitors went to New York in
stead of Chicago.
It is further rumOred that they car
ried with them information to present
to the United States Steel corpora ton
regarding a settlement Of the strike It
is further TumOred that they had the
necessary authority to act for the
Amalgamated association up to the
point Of an official meeting between the
two interests concerned.
1t is not at all certain that the sup
posed messengers from Amalgamated
headquarters went to New York. Their
meeting place may be elsewhere. Pres
ident Schwab is absent from New York
and is not expected TO return for a few
days.
Ready to Talk Peace.
It is argued today by those competent
to speak that both sides to the fight are
in a better mood to discuss terms of
settlement than they were at the out
set, and personal feelings have been
cooled somewhat by Intervening events.
Both sides have made a strong show
ing. The Amalgamated association has
closed non-union plants that were not
considered a part Of its field of infiu-
ence, while the trust has demonstrated
Its ability to start idle plants Of the
raw material and make a showing with
poor material that has surprised the
skilled men of the organization.
One Of the Amalgamated officials re-
marked that it had become apparent
that the fight was rapidly demonstrat-
ing that neither side could get along
without the other, and that peace by
mutual concessions was the only posi-
bic outcome of the present difficulty.
Should the present attempt prove 2
success, it is said the whole difficulty
can be fixed up and the men return to
work within the coming week.
The strike situation in Pittsburg to-
night was practically without change. /
The Amalgamated lodges Of Wheeling. T
Benwood. BeIlaire. Etnaville and Mar
tins Ferry gave a monster outing at
the state fair grounds at Wheeling this
afternoon. at which the principal at
traction was Assistant Secretary Tighe /
Of the Aplalgamated association. Mr..