New-York tribune., 1901-08-04
CONFERENCE A FAILURE.
STRIKE LEADERS ANNOUNCE THEIR
INTENTION To KEEP UP THE
STRUGGLE

All negotiations are on. and the strike
from now on is q" be a fight to the finish
The steel strike situation was summed up in
the foregoing teTse and significant statement
early yesterday afternoon by one OF the leaders
of the strike who had taken part in a final con-
ference with J. P. Morgan and other representa-
tves of the steel companies in this city. A later
statement. prepared by Theodore ]. Shafrer and
his associates in the executive board of the
Amagamated Association, was less expressive
Of the situation. although it purported to give
the reasons for breaking off negotiations Ia end
the strike
President Shaffer and fourteen other men bers
of the executive board of the Amalgamated As
sociatiOn came to this city from Pittsburg to
meet Mr. Morgan and try to get his assent 10 a
modification of the terms of settlement which
he offered to IIr Shaffer at their meeting on
Saturday. July % The meeting took place
shortly before noon yesterday in the office OF
C. NJ Schwab, president of the United States
Steel Corporation at No. II Broadway. At the
expiration Of an hour Mr.. Morgan went away.
He appeared to be angry. and he refused 70 say
a word about the conference Mr.. Shafer and
his associates went to the Stevens House. at No.
23 Broadway, where they had a long secret con-
sultation.
SHAFFER'S STATEMENT
Late in the afternoon they gave out the fol-
lowing statement:
We the members of the executive board Of
the Amalgamated Association of Iron. Steel and
Tin Workers considering il incumbent upOn us
to enlighten the public. through the press. with
reference TO the present relation between our
association and the United States Steel Corpora
tton. present the following statement:
The officials Of .he United States Steel COrpO-
ration instead II T-sUming the negotiations
WEere they We're Suspe MED ar The conferences
held on July H. T. and 1$. have withdrawn the
propositions made at that time and are
Offering much less than they agreed 10 sign for
then The following is the proposition which
the United States Steel Corporation gave
Ultimatum-
1t win be observed that the preamble states
simply that the United States Steel Corporation
officials will advise settlement by the underlying
companies:
PREAMBLE
Conditions under which we are willing % al
wise settlement of the labor difficulties:
Tin Plate COmpany-ShOUId proceed under
the contract signed with the Amalgamated As
SOCia ton of July I, 1901
American Steel Hoop Company-Committee
should sign the scale for all the mills owned by
the American Steel Hoop Company that were
signed for last year
American Sheet Steel Company-ShouId sign
the scale for all the mills of this company that
signed for last year except the Old
Meadow mill and the Salisbury mills"
THE STRIKERS PROPOSITION
We desire TO preface proposition by di-
reCting attention 10 the fact that il is a modif-
| the last conference. as at those preceding IT, we
required the signature Of the scales for ali the
mills owned and operated by the United States
Steel Corporation, while in the proposition given
below ask that the scales he signed for none
but those mills which are organized and Where
the men ceasing 10 work have signified their de-
sire to be connected with the Amalgamated As
sociatiOn. This modification has been made be-
cause the trust officials declared that wished
10 force men into the organization against their
viii and desire. We therefore asked that the
scale be signed for only those men who desire it.
Now comes the proposition of the Amalga-
mated Association:
We. the members of the executive board of
the AmalgamaJed Association, hereby present
the following proposition reply TO that
Ceived from the United States Steel Corporation:
Sheet Mills-AlI mills signed for last year,
with the exception of Salisbury and Scottdale.
and with the addition of McKeespOrt and Wells
Vile
Hoop Mills-AH mills now known 70 be or
ganized-namely. Youngstown Grard. Green
Vile POmerOy, Warren. Lindsay. MCCutcheOn,
Clark Bar Mill MOnessen. AIingO 12-inch and
9-nch and hoop mills OF the Cleveland Rolling
Mill Company.
Tin MiIls-An mills except Monessen.
Note: All other matters of detail TO be left
for settlement by conference.
We furthermore wish TO state that our pur-
nose In coming New-YOrk not because
we doubted president, T. ]. Shaffer, and
our secretary, John Williams, who have cur con-
ddence and Endorsement but in the hope Of OBJ
tanning a settlement Of the strike"
sIGNERs OF THE PAPER
The men who assented to the statement were:
THEODORE J. sHAFFER. president Of the Amalga-
JOHN WILLIAMS, secretary
NJ p TIGHE. assistant secretary
WALTER LARKINS. vice president. District No. 2 OF
CHARLES H DAVIS vice-prezident. District No. B. Of
W G. DAVIS. viee-president District No. = Of South
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