The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-30
Proposition of Steel Trust to
End the Great Strike to
Be Considered.
DECISION EXPECTED TO-DAY.
Outlook Is Favorable for an Ad-
justment of Differences-Strik-
ers Claim to Be Gaining
Many Accessions Daily.

Pittsburg. Pa. July 29.-The Executive
Committee of the Amalgamated Association
will meet in the headquarters Of the or
ganization at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
| or as soon thereafter as possible. and take
up the proposition OF the United States
Steel Corporation for settlement OF the
steel workers strike
This statement was made to-day by Sec
rotary Williams Of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation. Beyond this he declined to discuss
the strike in any form.
There was no change in the position Of
the contending forces to-day. No further
attempt was made to start the idle mills
and there was no accession to the ranks Of
the strikers. An early report that the
American Tin Plate Company was making
an effort to start the Demler plant with
nonunion men and that one set OF rolls was
being operated was afterwards explained
as being rumor that started from The
work repairing the plant. with the expecta-
ton that the strike would be settled shortly.
Labor Leaders Confer.
and the &c executive otficials Of the AmaiEa-
mated Association. There was a steady
stream Of callers from early in the morn
Ing. and innumerable conferences bearing
President Shaffer was firm In his determi-
nation not to talk on the strike situation
until after the meeting to.mSrr sHi
Taylor of the Republic Iron and Steel Conn
pany had lengthy conference with Presi:
dent Shaffer. but the object OF their call
ever, that 1t had no connection with the
strike settlement, but rather. with the al
fairs Of the Youngstown Company. 1t was
need Of a number Of skilled men, and in
search Of them.
After the visit Of Colonel French. Joseph
Bishop the Of the 0a,o s
ton with the strike and its probable settle.
ment. What was said. however; was not
bringing about the last conference between
the strikers and the Steel Trust.
Strikers Are Confident.
One of the most apparent facts In the
status of the strike to-day was the deter.
mination Of the strikers to lose no GROUND
an benr
have more than held their ground since the
strike began and since the opening Of the
memHSessaip eK IN e Mcke &c alone to over
1,5O0. Accessions to the ranks Of the Anal
gamated Association have also been made In
and KyeqsEae A. V Where oss
of the National Tube Company's mills 10
operated. with the American Steel Hoop
Company the cnanS0 mas Oeen one OF tno
most sweeping. Before the strike practically
all but two Of the mills were nonunion. AT
this time all but one Of the mills OF this
company are union and are idle from the
strike.
The situation Of the American Tire Plate
Company Is we'll understood. All Of the
mills Of that company s are Working Mn uncss
story told of this mill Is that under the
agreement made at the time 1t was secured
was to be left in the hands Of the former
officials for period Of about I'VE years.
This was done in order to prove the value
Of the patent methods for producing tin
plates there. This plant Is still running
as nonunion. and while thirty-six men have
been discharged from the plant for en-
bracing union principles, Manager Percy
Bonner claims that the plant Is running
full and has not been affected by the strike
in the least. The mill employs 800 men.