The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-02
STATUS OF STEEL STRIKE.
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 would go to New York he could ar range 8 meeting for them with MT. Morgan. Harvey thought this would be the best way to reach better un- derstanding and pave the way for the settlement of the strike.
 "President Shaffer after consulting with the other national officials decided to act on Colonel Harvey's proposition. In accordance with this decision Presl- dent Shaffer and Secretary Williams met J. P Morgan, President SchWab, president of the United States Steel corporation, and Judge Gary, head Of < the operating department, last Satur- day. After some hours of discussion the officials of the United States Steel corporation asked President Shaffer to call the executive board together to see if a settlement could not be reach- ed along the lines indicated by MT. Morgan and his colleagues.
 "President Shaffer and Secretary Will Hams consented with the result that meeting Of the executive board was held at the national headquarters Tues day and the result of their deliberation was sent to New York the same even- ing"
 # The message sent to Mr. Morgan, while not so stated. is believed to be an ultimatum to the head of the United States Steel corporation. It is viewed as such by the labor leaders about ttsburg. If the steel workers do not get their demand for this conference, the strike will go on indefinitely. None e ,F %La off ia1 of tho nrplnjZ9ti0l Would discuss this point to-day They stSll maintained their silence and said they had nothing to give out. At noon, after the executive board had been in session all morning and in formal manner waited for g reply from MT. Morgan, the members decided to make an official denial of the report that there was a lack of harmony in their ranks To the reporters present they gave out the following:
 "We, the members of the general ex- ecutive board of the Amalgamated As sociation desire to deny emphat1cally therreports published expressive of dis agreement among us. We are dispos- ing of the work before the committee hoE fast as it's import ance will permit.
 EssNo member has expressed any opin- ion or given any statement of the busi- ness, or of the attitude of other ':le!1l- < bers. Nothing has been made public, neither will any report issue from us until definite conclusion is reached We are simply trying to reach set tlement which shall be honorable and satisfactory to all concerned.
 Whatever differences might have eX- fsted aye said to have been adjusted satisfactorily and the board stands as a unit for it's demand for the renewal of the conference with the manutac- turerers' representatives Much de- bends on this. The propositions of Mr. Morgan are termed by one high in au- < thority as incomplete and do not set tle the dispute The members Of the executive board are willing to consider what they term reasonable and fair propositions for the adjustment of these difficulties. but to do this they must confer with the operating officials and have these details fully understood and agreed to. To accept the propositions -sag-they now stand would only compl- cate matters now according to the or ficials of the association Whether MI Morgan will answer the message of the Analgamated Association or not seems to be a question that even the assocla- tion officers do not care to predict. They hope that they will recognize them to<stllis extent. They state positively 7 that if he does not there can be no set tlement at this time of the strike. All day the executive board sat and wait ed for. reply. On Wednesday the same proceedings were gone through with. MT. Morgan's silence is regarded by some as significant and ominous. Others profess to believe that he IS in consultation with other officials of ' The United States Steel corporation and ( will answer shortly.