Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-08-08
STEEL MILLS STRIKE.
REFUSES TO REOPEN CONFERENCE.


evening received ny telegraph ia
refusal from ]. Pierpont Morgan t
reopen the wage conference where !
was broken off at the Hotel Lincoll
nearly three weeks ago. The power
of the steel combine insist in thi
communication that the only basi
OF settlement will be on the term
which the financial hacker of tn
combine, President C. M. Schwab ant
Chairman Ebert II. Gary laid dow
ct the meeting with the Amalgamatet
executive in New York last Saturday
A member Of the executive board o
the association last night said
"These terms are denominated b!
those who have the best interests II
the organization Of the steel worker
at heart as the most unfair, the most
unjust ever proposed to any body Of
working men by set of employers
or corporation. The terms are sucl
that the executive board of the Anal
gamated association cannot accept
and has already gone on record &c
that effect"
After two days Of patient waiting
at about five o'clock last evening
the Amalgamated men in waiting at
headquarters were informed by tele'
phone from the Carnegie Steel COM
pany's Offices that the answer from
the New York headquarters OF the
steel corporation was awaiting them
Hasty preparations were made to ad'
journ and get to the Carnegie build
ing without letting the newspaper
men know what was in the wind.
Shaffer, Williams and one or two
Others, by making long detours.
eluded the reporters and reached the
Carnegie Offices unnoticed. The reply
from New York was shown them and
without much comment the members
dispersed with the announcements
that the matter would be presented
to the entire board and action taken
: without delay.
There Is faint hope that the
Amalgamated association will bacl;
down from its well known position
The leaders of the workers will, in
reply, outline their plans to the steel
corporation for continuation Of thu
great struggle. They will include the
stopping Of every wheel possible In
the works OF the combine and thu
extension Of the strike in all possible
directions by the Amalgamated asso-
citation. To-day may develop much
but II the combine cannot he made
to waver through the Influence that
will be brought to bear the great con
flict will probably be fought to the
stter end.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 3.--Judging
by indications that are practically
facts, peace or war in the steel
troubles will be announced from
New York city to-day. When the
Amalgamated associations executive
board adjourned yesterday evening
President Shaifer announced that an
other meeting would be held to-day.
There will probably be meeting
here to-day of portion of the board,
but the national officers will be in
New York. They left for that city last
night at ten o'clock. The circum-
stances leading up to this unexpected
trip, while not officially made known,
are evident enough to substantiate
the story. which follows; During the
day many kilograms were received at
the association conference rooms, the
last coming just before adjournment,
and were answered promptly. This
answer was in all probability the nm
nouncement Of the New York people
that the trip would be made by the
officials last night, carrying out an
arrangement entered into at Veryl
Preston's rooms in the Hotel Henry,
q short time before. At about AIS p.
m. Messrs. Shaffer, Williams ind
Chappellc went to Mr.. Preston's
rooms and were closeted with him
for about 80 minutes. The UNDER
standing is that at this meeting Mr..
Preston made known the combina.
tons only concession in the matter
Of reopening the wage conference
where II left off three weeks ago.
This concession was in the shape Of
a demand that II u new conference Is
granted it must be specifically stated
beforehand what is expected to be
accomplished, what ground Is to be
covered and what companies are to
participate.
This brings the matter up to the
Amalgamated association, and the
mission of its high officials to New
York is doubtless to convince the
steel people there that new confer
ence is essential TO peace and an am
icable settlement of the strike
troubles.
The conference yesterday was a
repetition of Thursday, the strictest
kind Of secrecy being maintained as
to the happenings inside the room.
At Cleveland, o., the big steel COM
bine is utilizing negro labor to sup
plant its white workmen in the New
burg mills there. Already couple Of
hundred brawny colored men have
come to the city from Pittsburg,
Homestead and adjacent iron centcrs
in Pennsylvania. They are brought
there by one Of their own race, who
IA acting agent for the steel corpora