Evening journal., 1901-07-29
End OF STRIKE
IS LOOKED FOR
Settlement Between officials
and Men Expected Soon
DETAILS NOT SETTLED YET
1t Is Believed That Morgan Sent
Colonel Harvey to Open Pre-
liminarV Negotiations

Pittsburg, July 29.-The strike or the
steel aud tin workers of the Anal
gamated Association against the Unit
ed States Steel corporation will prob
ably be settled this week The con-
ference held in New York saturday
between the officials OF the United
States Steel corporation and President
Shaffer and Secretary John Williams,
of the workers organization has re-
suited in paving the way for renewal
OF negotiations between the two con-
flicting interests. 1t is said that n
basis for such conference has been
arrived at. This basis is still locked
up in the minds of the officials of the
two organizations and will not be di-
vulged until later this week. If the
basis is satisfactory to the general
executive committee of the Amalga-
mated Association the conference be-
tween the association and the manu-
facturers will proceed at once. If. on
the other hand, the basis is notw what the
Amalgamated Association will permit
10 be considered as negotiable grounds
the strike will be continued with the
same vigor as at present and with in
definite time for It's ending.
President Shaifer and Secretary
Williams returned from New York
yesterday morning Both officials re-
fused to talk outside of admitting that
a conference had been held with Mr..
Morgan. In explanation of the hur-
ried trip that the two officers made to
New York on Friday night, it was
said that until nearly o'clock in the
afternoon neither of the officers knew
that they would be required to leave
Pittsburg. and had made plans for en-
tirely different purposes. Prior to that
time Colonel George b. M. Harvey,
manager of Harper Bros, the publish
ers. Of New York, was caller at the
Office of President Shaffer. When Col
onel Harvey left, the invitation to
New York had been extended and
had been accepted.
Il is believed that before the end Of
the week the mills will all be ready
to run again providing repairs are
completed that have been undertaken
since the strike began. Should the
whole project fail of coming to an
amicable end. however. the fight prom
ises to be more bitter than ever. For
this reason those back of the present
negotiations are extremely anxious to
have everything kept as quiet as pos
sible and that nothing should be made
public regarding the basis for a con-
ference until it had been accepted by
both sides.
Wheeling, w. Va, July 29.-Vice
President Walter Larlxins, of Martins
Ferry of the Amalgamated Associa-
tion local district, said last night that
he was just in receipt of a call from
President Shaffer for a meeting of the
national executive board of the Anal
gamated Association, to be held on
Tuesday morning in Pittsburg. Speak
ing of the call. Mr. Larl1ins exhibited
great elation, and said that it meant
that another conference would be held
by the board with the representa-
tiyes of the steel combine Tuesday at
Pittsburg. He feels coAfident that the
strike will be settled at this confer
ence Asked as TO whether the call.
ing Of the national board was direct
evidence that another conference
would be had with the steel company's
representatives, he answered in the
affirmative, and said the national board
would not be called for any other
purpose.
A telegram from Wheeling, w. Va,
says: "At a meeting of the Amalga-
mated Association lodge last night 125
men of the Riverside tube and steel
mills were admitted. These acces-
sions. Vice President Larl1ins claims,
include most of the skilled men now
employed at the Riverside. Yesterday
afternoon new lodge of the Amalga-
mated Association was formed by 400
employees of the Wheeling Iron and
Steel company. an independent con
cern, whose plant is located in Ben
wood. These recruits are all skilled
men"