The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-13
SETTLEMENT OF THE STRIKE
NOW IN THE HANDS OF THE CON
sTITUENT STEEL COMPANIES.
No Further Negotiations with Morgan
or Schwab-Exciting Day Mt
tire Monongahela Plant.

| all day up to o'clock lent color TO the re-
| port. BY many Mr.. Shaffer was supposed
| to be in New York in conference with Pres
| ident Schwab and others were convinced
| that he was in conference with the Amer
lean Tin Plate officials discussing a PROPOSE
! ton to call the strike off far as that
company was concerned. When President
Shaffer finally appeared at headquarters he
dispelled all hopes by saying there was no
change in the situation. Immediately after
arriving at the office Mr.. Shaffer called the
national officers to his room for a confer
ence, which lasted forty minutes. It was
| impossible to learn what the talk
about, as none Of the participants would
| talk.
| The president was captured he was
about to board a car for home. In reply to
! a question Mr.. Shaffer said: There has
been no conference with the steel people to-
| day has been reported. 1 have not been
| to New York and L am not going there, nor
| am 1 going to Youngstown"
This latter was said in answer to the re-
| port that the Youngstown strikers had held
| a meeting this afternoon and had tele-
| graphed President Shaffer asking him TO at
| tend an adjourned meeting tonight. Ee
said he knew Of no meeting at Youngstown.
In explanation OF his absence from his Of
| fee all day President Shaffer said: Il was
! at home until very late / was not feeling
very well and did not come down town.
| That accounts for my absence" Mr.. Shat
fer said he had not heard of any develop
ments to-day and repeated the assertion
that he was going home TO rest and would
| not leave the city to-day.
| 1t was said at Amalgamated headquarters
| to-day that the steel combine has refused
| to entertain any further propositions OF set
Element from the Amalgamated Associa-
| ton. This would seem to strengthen the
report from New York that the situation is
now in just the shape that 1T was before the
first conference at CleVeland-in the hands
| of the constituent companies for settle
| ment; that Mr.. Schwab and Mr.. Morgan
| have turned the matter over to the local
| officials, and that if anything is done IL
must be done by them and not through the
| officers in New York. The officers OF the
| American Steel Hoop Company, the Amer
| lean Tin Plate Company and the American
Sheet Steel Company are under orders now
to start their mills either by opening them
nonuniOn or effecting settlement with the
association on terms that will be satisfac-
tory to the New York officials.
OVERAWED WITH REVOLVERS.
With drawn revolvers two officers. one q
coal and iron policeman, the other said to
be regular officer on the South Side po-
lice force sat on the top seat OF a cab and
guarded six nonunion workmen into the
Monongahela tin plate plant on the South
| Side this afternoon. A great crowd Of
strikers and sympathizers pursued the cab
TO and from the mill, and when the return
trip was begun both officers once more
drew their revolvers, and at Fourteenth
| and Carson streets one shot fired from
| the cab. Fortunately no one was hit.
The streets in the vicinity Of the Mo-
| nongahela plant are now virtually IN
| state of siege. By a system of signals and
| pcketing the strikers of the Monongahela
| plant are able to mobilize a great crowd on
| very short notice. This was worked to-day
| to perfection. Up TO o'clock the streets
about the plant were comparatively de-
serted, but when the word passed that
a cab was en- route to the mill with six
| nonunionists the streets became black with
people in few moments. When the cab
made its appearance with the armed guard
aboard pandemonium reigned. The crowd
hooted and a few missiles were thrown.
The horses were whipped into a galop and
the mill was reached without serious dam
age having been done
When the cab started on its return jour
ney the former proceedings were repeated.
AT the corner of Carson and Fourteenth
streets several persons attempted to catch
the horses by the brides, and ii was then
the shot was fired. Great confusion fol-
lowed, and the officers got away without
! further trouble.
Alderman w F. Wash, of the West End,
first three of the fifty eviction cases
q. against the families of striking mill en-
ployes living in the houses of the American
Steel Hoop Company in Painters Row"
pending the receipt of an opinion from his
attorney on the legality of the clause in
the lease under which the company seeks
to evict.
None of the three who were served with
eviction notices yesterday were more than
three months in arrears in their rent, and
when the constable served the notices ali;
tend ID their rent to date. but on instruc-
tons from the company the constable re-
| fused TO accept the money. The leases for
the fifty houses owned by the company con-
tain two unusual clauses. One provides
| that when the tenant ceases to be an en-
plOye of the company he shall peaceaby
give up possession of the premises. The
other provides that on the tenant refusin z
| to work longer for the company infOrma-
ton may be made before an alderman and
the tenant elected. Alderman Walsh to-day
gave the defendants until Monday to an
swer and turned the leases over TO his at
torney for an opinion their legality.
Nine men were taken into the Star tin
mill to-day without any interference The
situation at all of the other plants remains
| unchanged.
PICKETS AT MKEESPORT.
An exchange of interesting correspond
ence has taken place be6geen F. j. Hearne.
president of the National Tube Works Com
pany, and Mayor r. ]. Black, Of McKees-
port The former wrote demanding that the
mayor prevent further interference on the
part of the strikers with the operation Of
the tube works by dispensing the crowds
which congregate about the streets leading
to the plant in other words, the pickets
| The mayor has replied that he will not in
| terfere with the strikers so long they
| use only persuasion. He says he could as
| lawfully prevent the mill bosses from talk
| ing with the strikers as he could prevent
the strikers from arguing with the work
| men. He says he will guard the mill Off
| cials TO and from work If necessary. but he
! start the plant to the fact that the great
mass of men are unwilling TO return 10
| work. The mayor in his letter says:
| IF you will furnish me with the names
| of those who desire 10 so 10 work. If they
| will notify the chief OF police or myself
will see that they have the necessary per-
/ sonal escort TO and from the mill. Your
! property will be protected. your company
| granted its rights and privileges and your
! employees, agents and officers protected
! from all harm or menace. This has been
| and will be done. What more can you de-
| sire2 Bodily harm IN the mills for your
| workmen exists only in the imagination
! of some of your very sOlicitOus officials
| who in trying 20 persuade your men 10 re-
| sumo employment have gone so far as to
| say that the mills of your company would
| be closed TO them for all time II they did
| not return at once.
| The works officials say they have one
| hundred affdavits filed from persons COM
| planning OF assault and threats. These
with Mayor Blacks published reply 20 Pres
ident HSarne'S request for protection. will.