Evening journal., 1901-07-20
NO COMPROMISE
SAYS MORGAN
Steel ColHpSDieS' Position Ad-
nlitS Of No Truce
SHAFFER SEEMS SATISFIED
Situation at HClkVilIe and DuncaHS-
vile Does Not Look 50 EncOurag-
ing to Strikers

New York. July 20.-J. P. Morgan
gave positive denial yesterday to a ru
NOR that the steel strike had been set
tied. He said: There is not a word
of truth in the report. There has beer
no settlement, and there can be nc
compromise on such a question. The
position cf the operating companies Is
perfectly simple and well understood,
and so far as I am concerned has my
unqualified approval"
Pittsburg. July 20.-President Shat
fer to-day expresses MS entire sat.
isfaction with the progress Of the
battle, and says the workers have
gained steadily. while the manufactur
ers have lost continually since last
Monday lie says the advance in wages
offered the tube mill workers at Nc.
Keesport yesterday, while seemingly
large, will not bring the pay up to
union scale
Commencing in 4 day or two, weekly
bulletins Will be issued from Amalga
mated headquarters to give workers
and strikers official news OF the exact
condition of strike affairs
From the storm centre at Wellsville,
o., last night comes word that strik.
ing mill men in the vicinity spent an
uneasy, restless day There is no
longer any doubt that the owners Of
the Wellsville plant Of the American
Sheet Steel company have many. of
the largest merchants back Of them
in their hght against the worImen. and
much bitterness has resulted. Con.
fronted With what seems a certainty
that if the present troubles goes along
much further the Wellsville plant will
be lifted and brought across the line
into Pennsylvania, grocers, clothing
men and ali others who for years have
received the wages of the mill workers
in exchange icr scocs are now trying
to show strikers that they are wrong
and foolish in keeping up a fight.
Pressure brought to bear along this
line, the strikers say, is energy wasted.
as they are more determined this
morning than before. They are more
than angry with the merchants. These
Wellsville men have been considered
excellent wOrkmen, and many Of them
have money invested in property here,
so should the mill be taken to Vande-
grift, as is threatened, they would suf-
|'fer. They DO not believe the promise
which accompanies the threat that the
mill from Dennison. O., will be brought
% this place in case the present trou-
. pie is settled is true.
The proposition has been put to the
4 strikers in a semlomcial way that il
he strike is settled within reasona-
. pie time the Dennison mill will be
4 brought hereto increase the resources
4 n the place, and if the contest is long
rawn out the local plant will be re-
4 moved bodily to Vandegrift, Pa. It
emains to be seen what effect this
ne of argument will have on the
trikers. Mayor Dennis openly con-
f emns the merchants for their course
b the matter, and says they are going
eyond their province in trying to in
uence the worImen.
The plant here was running yester-
ay about one-fourth full. Eighteen
II Killed workmen, together with many
borers and boys. are employed. Su-
erintendent Brookman says the force
insists Of 40 persons. The report
ON Pittsburg that - non-union
illed men had been secured to come
re proves untrue up to the present
me, none having made their appear
ce today. The company officials,
wever, say the plant will be running
i in a short time.
The reports last night from Apollo
Vandegrift. where the Amalga-
Rted Association is making strenu-
efforts to gain recruits, are that
situation is practically unchanged,
much uneasiness is felt.
No official report has reached here
icerning the situation at Duncans-
e. but It is said that this company
the better Of the argument so far.