The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-26
brcklayers at work at the navy yard re-
turned to work yesterday, their demand
for union wages having been granted.
STILL TALK OF PEACE.

Outlook For the Ending Of the Grea1
| Steel Strike.
Pittsburg, Aug. 25.-Talk of peace In
the steel world continues in spite of the
denials TINT there is prospect of any by
either the officials Of the United States
Steel corporation or the Amalgamated
association. President Shaffer has
made the statement that there was
nothing probable in this line so far as
| he knew. He denied positively flat the
conference with the four visitors OH
Friday had any significance and said
| that the situation was unchanged. He
! Willingly admitted that he would Mt
my time be glad to discuss peace with
the proper officials or their authorized
representatives, but this was all. In
spite of This statement there is strong
llndercurrcnt of belief that there are
powerful influences at work to bring
the warrir~ interests together with the
idea of ending the disastrous warfare
that is unsettlng the industrial pros
perity Of the country
About the headquarters of the Anal
gamated association there was the us,
al quiet The callers were few. and
the officers We're busy with mail matter
most of the day. OF the four men who
discussed matters pertaining to the
strike with President Shaffcr and the
other members of the advisory board
ON Friday Ralph w. Ensley, the secre-
tary of the National Civic federation,
and Henry White, secretary Of he
Garment Workers of America. are in
fittsbnrg. They remained over and say
they will be in Pittsburg for few
days. They did not Gull AT the Anlalga-
mated headquarters during the day
and We're apparently not looked for.
Waiting For Developments.
1t Is said by some that the two in
fltIspurg are waltlng Tor further DO
velopments in the strike that are ex-
pccted in few days. The officials of
the organization admitted on Friday
that was Of the utmost importance and
that 1t would be heard of in few
days. This, with the rumor that Presi-
dent Mitchell and Professor jerks are
in New York instead of In Chicago,
gives the strength necessary to cause
the belief that there is at last some
decided move toward peace under way.
Slight though it may be and possibly
only preliminary to an arbitration of
the questions III dispute, the situation
seems to give promise Of brighter
things during the coming week. The
utmost rcticcncc has been noticeable in
all circles regarding strike matters
since the close of the conference Fri
day afternoon. The officials of the steel
workers have rcfraincd from all dis
cusSion of the strike. nor would any Of
the steel people talk.
1t is not known positively that Presi-
dent Mitchell went to Chicago Friday
night after the conference. Neither is
it known that Professor jerks went
there. There is no reason known for
ti'N i'h'' -'i"S "''''' h'i' WHY
some PERSONS about the Amalgamutcd
headquarters who said that both Of |
these visitors went to New York In
stead Of Chicago. 1t is further rumorrd |
that they carried with them informa-
tion to present to the United States |
Steel corporation regarding n settle
mrnt of the strike. 1t is further rll-
morcd that they had the necessary an
thority to act for the Amalgamatcd as
soriation up to the point of an official
meeting between the two interests con-
cerned
Mystery Regarding Meeting Place.
1t is not at all certain that the sup.
posed messengers from the Amalga-
mated headquarters went to New York.
Their meeting place may be elsewhere
President c. NJ. Schwab is said to be
absent from New York and is not ex-
pccted to return for few days. 1t is
Believed that if this is the case he, with
others connected with the company,
will meet the Amalgamatcd PROPOSE
tions in some quiet place where they
will be decided upon. 1T Is said that
the peace offers We're not originated by
he steel trust. but by others working
entirely independent from both sides
10 the controversy. While the supposed
plan may prove failure. there is n
of success attending the
matter. 1t was argued by those COM
,etent to speak that both sides to the
light are III n better mood to discuss
crms of settlement than they were
1t the outs , and personal feelings
nave been cooled somewhat by inter
,cning events. Both sides have made
strong showing. The Amalgamattd
association has closed nonunlon plants
hat were not considered part of Its
icld of influence, while the trust has
its ability to start idle
plants with raw material and make Il
showing with poor material that has
the skilled men of the organ. {
zation. One Of the AmnlgAmatcd Off
lals remarked that it had become ap-
,arent that the fight was rapidly dem
that neither side could get ,
long without the other ana that peace
" mutual concessions was the only
possible outcome Of the present diff
ul'y.
Should the present attempt prove
ucccss 1t is said the whole difficulty
an be fixed up and the men return to
york within the coming week. Most t
I the plants are In readiness to start 5
s soon as fires can be lighted and fur.
n oos hp0tpd !