The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-03
SCENE OF STRIKE STRIFE
SHIFTED TO new YORK
4malgamated Leaders &c There to Confer With o.
fiCiaIS of the Steel Trust.
Today's Deliberations Will Decide Whether There Shall
be Peace or War.

pittsburg, Pa. Aug. 2.-Iudging BY
Indications that are practical facts,
rs7ca or war in the steel troubles viii
he announced from New York City to-
marrow. When the Amalgamated as
socfation executive board adjourned
this evening. President Shaffer an
nounced that another meeting viii be
hefd tomorrow. There viii probably he
a meeting here tomorrow of portion
oh the board, but the national officers
win be in New York. They left fO-
that city tonight at 10 o'clock The
circumstances leading up to this uneG-
uected trip. while not officially made
known. are evident enough TO substan-
tate the story which follows;
During The day many kilograms We're
received at the association conference
rooms the last coming gust before ad-
jourun emit and were answered prompt
IN. This answer was i'm all probability
the answer Co the New York people
that the trip would be made by the Of
fciaIs tonight carrying out an ar
r6ngemeut catered lnlO at Eeryl Pres
tons rooms in the Hotel Henry; snort
time before.
AZ about AIS p. 10. Messrs. ShaffeT,
Williams and Chaupelle went to Mr..
Prest0n's rooms and were clOseted with
him for about thirty minutes. The I'M
outstanding is that at this meeting Mr.
Preston made known the animation
only concession in the matter of re-
opening the wage conference where IL
left off three weeks ago. This conces-
sion was in tire shape Of a demand that
a. a new conference is granted it must
be specifically stated beforehand whet
/. expected 10 be accomplished, what
ground is to be covered and what COM
panies are TO participate.
Officials in New Work.
This brings the matter UP to the
Amaigamated association and the mis-
sion Of its high officials to New York
is doubtless To convinc. the steel peO-
pie that q new conference is essential
10 peace and an amicable settlement of
the strike troubles.
The conference today was a -epeti-
ton Of yesterday, the strietest kind of
6ecrec- being maintained as to the hap
penings inside the ROOM A telegram
from WellsVue, O.. tonight SAYS:
AT the close OF the third week Of the
strike among the steel workers in the
WeIsville plant Of the American Sheet
steel company, the steel trust has tire
better or The argument Nine new men
from Scottsdals were taken into the
mil today The men were in the par-
lor ear Of the afternoon train and the
doors were locked at East Liverpool
and the strikers pickets refused per
mission 90 enter.
When the mill was reached the train
was stopped and the men were rushed
under the stockade before the pickets
could speak 70 them. The strikers are
IN an ugly mood tonight, and much
ehagrined over the company getting the
men INTO the mill Mayor A. p. Dennis
had 20 interfere personally tonight with
body Of strikers and prevent them
Aom taxing David Altman, a machinIst
q Brooklyn, fOrcibly TO the camp
across the river. The mayor took the
nan 90 The train and pai2 his fare out
OF town 20 protect him.
reports are in circulation tonight
llAt more men are coming on the mid
nght train. Organizer Griffith said
,,-islt IL is pretty near time for the
american Federation of Labor to take
F1Ii % TINS strike. This afternoon THEN,
men locked a car door on us and would
Ao' allow us in where the strike break
were. / propose to enter a protest
1''o, thLS matter where il viii count -
Message From the Trust.
a special 20 the Post from Altoona.
- says. Instead of fatty refusing
-l request of the Amalgamated assoc
,sll olnclals for another conference
49, ti uilIS ABOUT settlement of
Nc s.eel strike, the officers of the
--.yl states Steel corporation have
s. g--tea an hour for meeting the ex-
$3.50 board of the AmaIEamated as
Ts---,la IN New York this morning.
T--. 15Sls-on 10 meet them was an
p---.5el N d message sent direct ia
s3S - - Snatfer yesterday afternoon.
~ as promptly accepted. At once
--l-l9ers Of the board made ar
T5ss.7 'tleulS 70 leave for New York.
sTs hurried through their session.
I'M - ~ o'clock last night they were
tae east. . -lii.Oeu' oOuhd Tor
gsr--- -epfeSentativeS of the labor or
S,roA numbered dftee. IN all
r,S-L,--y Williams said that the only
4 absentee was Vice President
Jaws Of Chicago. He said the
me-. a. 4ad no idea whom they would
esr,r,. a. Ne" York ana could place no
cr -,...S's on the time that would be oc-
70 the metropolis.
cri,ss .l-LloerS were reticent and de-
T6av' ,e ~ discuss their proposed visit
vl-t ~. esle hopeful, however. of the re-
s--s.eld expressed confidence. that the
could be settled before their re.