The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-09
Statement by President Shaffer, of the
AmaIga niated Association, That
Indicates n settlement.
No GENERAL STRIKE ORDER
WELLsyILLE, o., MEN TO RETURN TO
WORK PENDING CONFERENCE.
Newport News Mnchinists Warned to
Resume or Take Their Tools
Out of the Shipyard.

PITTSBURG, July S.-"That which / be-
lieve will prove the most important con-
ference in the history of capital and Ia
Dor will open in Hotel Lincoln, Pittsburg,
next Thursday morning at 10 O'Clock, when
the highest officials of the Amalgamated
Association, gathered from all parts of the
country, will meet with high officers of the
iron and steel industries TO settle grave
questions. Every vice president of the
~Amalgamated Association from Alabama
north is hurrying towards P~ittsburg to-
night on my Geographic order. l have
considered it best that they be called to
confer at this time instead of the regular
conferees who have met usually with us
to adjust differences. LAS yet l am in
ignorance as to who will constitute the
committee representing the steel people,
the employers. / have been informed that
President Charles NJ. Schwab, of the United
States Steel Corporation, will be present
in person, but do not know this TO be a
fact. The laboring man is at present con-
fronted with some peculiar conditions which
/ hope Will be adjusted at the coming con-
ference. 1 believe the strike will be speedily
settled"
The above is the statement made by
President Shaffer. of the A~malgamated As
ISOLATION, late this evening. as he emerged
from the Carnegie building with a party
of A~malgamated Association officers and
officers of the American Sheet Steel Com
pany. 1t was at the end OF one of the
most eyentful days in the history OF or
ganized labor, made so by. the decided
stand taken by President Shaffer in the
Wellsville case. The conference to-day
lasted for almost two hours, but what was
said or done was not given out. save
through the above statement made by
President Shaffer. 1t was evidently de-
cided that the best interest of both sides
demanded that the wage conference be
held at as early a date as possible. in
spite OF the trouble at Wellsville. 1t is
understood that on hearing the statement
of Vice President Chappell regarding the
Ohio association, assurance was given that
it could and would be easily adjusted. This
being the case, the conference was quickly
arranged.
President Shaffer tonight desired TO be
set right before his people regarding his
action in passing over the usual wage con-
ferees and placing the matter higher. That
tated the following statement: THE COM
mittee selected by the advisory board is
composed of all national officers. trustees
and vice presidents because this, the gen.
eral executive board, has greatest power
in the Amalgamated Association, and as
the matter at issue is a general one, not
affecting wages or mill conditions, and the
last convention having abolished the gen.
eral conference, this board can best take
up a question affecting the general inter-
ests."
Mr.. Shaffer said further: II did announce
that / would not treat with the employ
erS until matters were adjusted at Wells
vile, and that / would declare a general
strike on Thursday If matters were not
fixed. but L later changed my mind. l am
not at liberty to state what brought this
about, but IL will come out in good time"
Under the present arrangement the pres
ent WellSvile men will remain at work
pending a settlement or disagreement on
Th1rC6oy A Nfo0 praci6nnf Arn0c ~ tho
American Sheet Steel Company, received
President Skaters telegram containing his
ultimatum at Youngstown, where he was
attending the funeral of his mother-in-law.
and Immediately after the funeral he came
to Pittsburg. and the conference was held
shortly after his arrival.