The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-25
Opinion st PIttsburg Is that Both
Sides Have shown Their strength
and Are willing 10 Quit.
STRIKERS AS POLICEMEN
MKEEsPORT's MAYOR Is SAID TO
HAVE SWORN THEM IN.
Lodge of Unionists Formed at One
of the Carnegie MflIs-Riot at
WeIIsviIle-One Man Mobbed.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Aug. H-Talk OF peace
in the steel world continues. in spite of the
denials that there is prospect of any by
either the officials of the United States
Steel Corporation or the Amalgamated As
sociation. President Shaffer made the
statement tonight that there was nothing
probable in this line so far as he knew.
He denied positively that the conference
with the four visitors on Friday had any
significance. and said that the situation
was unchanged. He willingly admitted
that he would at any time be glad 10 dis
cuss peace with the proper officials or their
authorized representatives but this was all.
In spite OF this statement there is strong
undercurrent of belief that there are pow
erful influences at work to bring the war
ring interests together with the idea OF
ending the disastrous warfare that IS uffs-
settling the industrial prosperity OF the
country.
About the headquarters OF the Amalga-
mated Association to-day there was the
usual Saturday quiet. The callers were
few and the officers were busy with mail
matter most of the day. or the four men
who discussed matters pertaining to the
strike with President Shaffer and the other
members of the advisory board on Friday
Ralph w. Easley, the secretary of the
National Civic Federation, and Secretary
Henry White, of the Garment Workers Of
America, are I'm Pttsburg. They remained
over and say they will be i'm Pittsburg for
a few days. They did not call at Amalga-
mated headquarters during the day and
apparently were not looked for. IL is said
by some that the two in Pittsburg are In
waiting for further Developments I'm the
strike that are expected In a few days.
The officials Of the organization admitted
on Friday that there was something under
way that was OF the utmost Importance
and that IL would be heard of I'm few
days. This. with the rumor that President
Mitchell and Professor jerks are I'm New
York instead of in Chicago, gives the
strength necessary TO cause belief that
there is at least some decided move toward
peace under way. Slight though it may be
and possibly only preliminary 10 arbi-
tration of the questions in dispute, the
situation seems TO give promise of brighter
things during the coming week The ut.
circles regarding strike matters since the
close of the conference yesterday after
noon. The officials OF the steel workers
have refrained from all discussion OF tho
strike; nor would any of the steel people
talk
Ii is not known positively that President
Mitchell went TO Chicago Friday night after
the conference. Neither is IL known that
Prof jerks went there There is no rea-
son known for the latter going West. There
were some persons about Amalgamated
Association headquarters to-day who said
York instead OF Chicago. 1t is further
rumOred that they carried with them in
formation TO present TO the United States
Steel Corporation regarding settlement
of the strike. Ii is also rumored that they
had the necessary authority 10 act for
the Amalgamated Association up to the
point of an official meeting between the
two interests concerned.
X is not at all certain that the supposed
messengers from Amalgamated headquar-
ters went TO New York. Their meeting
place may be elsewhere. President G. M
Schwab is said 10 be absent from New
York and is not expected 10 return for a
few days. Ii is believed that III this is tha
case he and others connected with the cons
pany VIII meet the Amalgamated PROPOSE
tions I'm some quiet place, where they will
be decided upon. 1t is said the peace offers
were not originated by the steel trust but by
others working entirely independent from
both sides OF the controversy. While the
supposed plan may prove failure. there il
a possibility OF success. IL Is argued today
TO the controversy are I'm a better mood To
discuss terms of settlement than they were
al the outset, and personal feelings have
been cooled sopcwnat Dy intervening
events Both sides have made strong
showing The Amalgamated Association
has closed nonuniOn plants that were not
considered "A part OF Its field OF influence,
while the trust has demonstrated its ability
10 start idle plants with raw material and
make "A showing with poor material that
has surprised the skilled men OF the
ganization. one OF the Amalgamatcd offl-
GERS remarked that IL had become apparent
hat the fight rapidly demonstrating
that neither side could get along without
the other, and that peace by mutual conces-
sions was the only possible outcome OF the
present difficulty
Should the present attempt prove a sue
cess II is said that the whole difficulty can
be fixed up and the men return TO work
within the coming week. Most OF the
plants are In readiness 20 start soon IS
fires be lighted and furnaces heated.
The strike situation I'm Pittsburg tonight
is practically without change. and because
OF the usual Saturday shutdown OF all mills
nothing in the way OF unusual events can
be looked for before Sunday night or Mon
day morning
The Amalgamatcd lodges OF Wheeling
BenwoOd and the Ohio side mill towns
Bellaire Aetnaville and Martins Ferry
gave a monster outing at the state fair
grounds at Wheeling this afternoon. at
which the principal attraction was Assist
ant Secretary Michael r. Tighe. of the
Amalgamated Association. himself a Wheel
ing man. Mr.. Tighe expressed confidence
that the South Chicago men would join
the strike early next week lie left late
this afternoon for Chicago where he T. 20
address the South Chicago men on Sunday.
Hts appearance there. he said. Is 20 refute
statements made I'm an open letter from the
fourteen workers who claim that the con.
tract entered into with the Iliinois Steel