Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-30
CONFER OVER The Strike
President Schwab Has Long Talk
with Mr.. Morgan-Both Are
Reticent.
MAY SETTLE STRIKE IN A FEW DAYS.

Ofcial of Steel Combine Quoted ms
Saying That Matters Will he Adj
justed by End of Month-No Strike
Yet Mt National Tube Company's
Plant.
New York, July 29.-President Shat
fer and Secretary Williams, of the
Amalgamated association, are in New
York, and j. z. Morgan has consented
to meet them.
New York, July 20. - President
Schwab, of the United States Steel cor
poration, paid an early visit to j. p.
Morgan g. Company's office Saturday,
where he had talk with Mr.. Morgan.
who had come to town despite reports
that he would not be at his Office Sat
urday. Neither Mr.. Schwab nor Mr..
Morgan would say anything about the
steel strike.
a news bureau quoted an official Of
one of the constituent companies of
the United States Steel corporation
Saturday as follows: "Unless some
thing of an unexpected nature comes
up. it is reasonably certain that the
differences now existing between the
mill owners and the strikers will be adj
justed before the end of the month"
Have Not Yet struck.
Pittsburgh, Pa, July 29.-The threat
ened strike at the National Rolling
mill and Boston Iron g. Steel works of
the National Tube company al McKees-
port has not materialized yet. That
denied upon the authority of Presi-
dent Holloway, of the McKeesport
lodge of the Amalgamated asso-
citation, who says they have no in
tention of striking a t present, but 9TH
ers still claim that the closing of these
mills is likely to occur before the day
is over.
The McKeesport situation is consid-
cred grave and there is an ugly feel
ing among the men which promises
arouble If any active effort is made to
break the strike at this point. There
was little or no excitement Friday
night on the principal streets, but the
strikers were exceedingly vigilant,
and no man who looked like stranger
passed near the Devices Wood plant
without challenge. The announce
ment that the plant would be started
nonunion is laughed at by the strikers
and they say there are no other work.
men in this country who can do the
necessary work on the fine grades of
dron turned out here, but they are TAX
ing no chances.
WelIsville Plant shuts Down.
The Wellsville plant closed down at
noon Saturday and will resume opera
tions at three o'clock Monday morn
ing. Superintendent Brookman says
he does not expect full complement
of men by that time, but that he will
soon have the entire works in opera
tion. He denied the rumor that rep
resentatives had gone to Lison in the
interest of getting out injunctions
against the strikers.
Saturday was payday, and the mill
officials were busy paying off the
strikers and nonunion men. The
strikers received four days pay, and
every effort is being made by the
leaders to keep them from the sa-
looms.
RumOr of Conference.
Assistant Secretary Tighe reported
everything quiet in Amalgamated cir.
Giles Saturday. The absence of Presi-
dent Shaffer and Secretary Williams
caused the circulation of rumo1
that conference was in progress, but
Secretary Tighe assured the news.
paper men that they were attending to
private business. 1t was reported that
Joseph Bishop, secretary of the Ohio
board of arbitration, would be in Pitts
burgh Saturday to confer with Presi-
dent Shaffer on the subject of media
tion, but if he arrived in the city he
is keeping dark, as he was not regis
tered at any of the hotels.
Since Mr.. Bishop took this subject
up, he has been in New York and hard
at work in the interest of peace
Whatever he has learned, il is said
will be communicated to the Amalga.
mated association officials in person.
as he has not written at any time since
he began his labors. Another report
about the hotels Saturday was that
President c. M. Schwab, of the United
States Steel corporation, would ar
rive in Pittsburgh Saturday evening.
His friends here know nothing of the
supposed visit.
No Move After Injunctions
in reference to the report that the
steel company would apply for in
functions restraining the striker.
from interfering with the nonunior
men, A. Leo We'll, counsel for the
American Sheet Steel company and
American Tin Plate company, stated
that the issuing of an injunction was
not in contemplation at this time
No move of this kind has been made
so far.
81 was not in Cleveland, as report
ed" said Mr.. We'll, "and l do not
know who the mysterious lawyers
are who were supposed to be there
know they are not acting for eth.
er the Tin Plate or Sheet Steel com.
panies. | would represent these com
panies if any such action was
planned"
Labor Drawing Closer Together.
Organized labor in Pittsburgh is tc
be formed into a closer alliance A
senate of labor embra cjnp all the