The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-09-05
CONFERENCE
FOR PEACE.

The committee Of the United Labor
| League which had charge uf the recent
Labor Day celebration at Shelpot Park
will meet in the Smith Building tomor-
row night when all business in con-
nection with the celebration will be set
| tied. Richard Monck, who was chair
man of the committee, stated last night
that he considered the celebration was
big success and that it will probably
pave the way for a more elaborate cele-
bration next year. The committee ex-
poets to come out Il little ahead on the
receipts for the day.
Machnists employed by the Bets
| Machine Company held largely attend-
ed meeting last flight. Another meeting
| will be held in the near future at the
call Of the chairman. The Carpenters
Union which WAS recently organized, will
hold meeting in the Smith Building
! tonight.
The BARRIERS Of the city are divided ON
| the subject as to whether all shops should
be required to have running hot water.
| At the meeting of the Board of Health
| yesterday two delegations of barb"rs
! representing each fnrticn. appeared be-
fore the board aud there was n lively
| argument ns to whether the new rul>s
under consideration should require rum
ming hot water in the shops.
Both sides We're given n hearing and
Mt its conclusion. it was decided by the
Health Board to defer action until some
! of its members who are now out of the
city can be consulted.
Arthur q. Preston and Walter X.
Coale of the BARRIERS Examining Board
and NJ. Laltowe, were present in the
interests Of the rules as adopted>by the
examining board some time ago, pro-
yiding for running water. while the
opposition was represented by Charles
II. Rrhringer, Charles IL. Boyle and
Charles A. Vol.
The BARRIERS examining board will prob
ably drop the matter altogether. The
objection ol some of the BARRIERS to hav
ing running hot water is that il would be
! to expensive. They say it would cost
from $50 to $40 to have boiler put in
and water attached and ther" would also
In much expense in keeping hot water III
summer time.
PEACE CONFERENCE HELD.
New York. Sept. A conference at
which conditions Of peace IN The great
|, steel strike were discussed was held ut
the office of the uutrd States Steel Cor
pora,ion this afternoon. The parties
pants in the discussion included President
Charles N. Srhwnl,. Of the United States
Steel Corporation, Samuel G"mp'r>.
President u the Amnlgdmatrd Fedora
tion of Labor. John Mitchell. President
the United Mine Workers Associations:
Professor jerks. of the -nhu>triA! Com
mission. Secretary X. NJ. I.aslry. Of tl,
Civic Federation, -and Harry White,
Secretary of the Garment Workers AS
ion.
The conference WIS aIran.nd this
mnrnrN. and was asked fer Icy Samuel
Gtmpers and John Mitchell. wi" III" be-
Iirvcd 10 hc acting in behalf Of Pres dent
iun. They reached here early This morn
ing. and were joined hy MrSS,s. .'rnkS,
EaSlry and White. The r,ti" party
came down town at noon. and 1T l2.l@
O'clock entered IT," Office of the United
statrs Steel Cooperation. They wrr" re-
reiyrd by Mr.. Srhwa, and sli, vn to the
consulting ruul,i.
Shortly after their arrival. Very! Pres
ton and some of the hrcial> of the suit
81 ',ary companies entered Mr.. Srhwnh'S
ulli"e and joined the conferences Nome
of tn" participants in ,h" ron'' renee
could l9 seen and HE basis of the dis
cussion could not bc learned