The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-08
OFF FOR NEW YORK.
Officers of Amalgamated Associa-
ton Leave Pittsburgh.


ton Leave Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. 3.--Judging by
indications that are practically facts,
peace or war in the steel troubles viii
be announced from New York city to-
day. When the Amalgamated associa-
tion executive board adjourned Friday
evening, President Shatfer announced
that another meeting would be held
to-day. There will probably be a meet
ing here of a portion of the board, but
the national officers will be in New
York. They left for that city Friday
night on the Pennsylvania limited at
ten O'Clock. The circumstances lead
ing up to this unexpected trip, while
not officially made known, are evident
enough to substantiate the storywhich
follows: During the day many tele-
grams were received at the association
conference rooms, the last coming
just before adjournment, and it was
announced. promptly. This answer
was in adj probability the
ment to the New York people that the
trip would be made by the officials,
carrying out an arrangement entered
into at Veryl Preston's rooms in the
Hotel Henry, a short time before. At
about AIS p. N. Messrs. Shaffer, Will
liams and Chappelle went to Mr.. Pres
tons rooms and were closeted with
him for about 80 minutes. The unde-
standing is that at this meeting Mr..
Preston made known the combipa-
TONS only conce ssion in the matter of
reopening the wage conference where
1t left off three weeks ago. This con-
c~ession was in the shape of a demand
that If a 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 Amalga-
mated association, and the mission of
its high officials to New York is doubt
less to convince the steel people there
that a new conference is essential to
peace and an amicable settlement of
the strike troubles.
The conference Friday was a repeti-
ton of Thursday, the strictest kind of
secrecy being maintained as to the hap
penings inside the room, and the prog
ress being made had to be guessed at.
Situation Not Favorable.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. 3.-The situa-
ton in the Amalgamated steel strike
Friday morning is anything but ia
vorable to an amicable adjustment of
the dispute between the association
and the United States Steel corpora
ton. AS far as can be learned Presi-
dent Shaffer, of the Amalgamated, has
not received any reply from the New
York officials of the company regard
ing a further conference except the
telegram which it is said arrived
Thursday night and which declined
a further discussion of the questions
at issue between the labor leaders and
the company. This telegram gave the
substance of a letter which had been
mailed and which was expected to
arrive in the first mail.
Two Courses Open.
The refusal of the steel company
officials to enter into another con-
ference, if adhered to, leaves only two
ways open to the Amalgamated asso-
citation. One is to order the striking
workmen back to work under the
best terms obtainable and the other
is to proceed with the strike in the
hope of involving all the union men
employed in the constituent concerns
of the United states Steel corpora
ton. The first ours certainly holds
little promise for the worknsn, since
the strike has abregatsd all the union
scales in force before the trouble
started, leaving them entirely al the
mercy Of the msnufsstursrs. The
second course means a struggle to
the death for the association, as the
announcement has been made on good
authority that the mills will be start
ed next week with nonunion men If
the strikers do not work. 1t
is acknowledged that this is the most
critical period of the strike.
VIII Give Combine Fair Warming.
1t is said that before a general strike
Is ordered the officers of the United
States Steel corporation will be fully
informed Of the intention of the Anal
gamated officers if more favorable
terms are not promptly presented for
the consideration of the board. A
reasonable time will then be given be-
fore the extreme measures are resort
ed to by the association, 1t seems al
most certain that if the request of
the Amalgamated association for IN
other conference is refused, the strike
will be extended to all the plants con-
trolled by the big steel corporation
where the Amalgamated association
has a foothold, and that it will be the
bitterest struggle between capital and
labor ever seen in this country. In
the big plants of the Federal Steel
company, the National Steel company
and the National Tube company all
the organized men will be called out,
and every effort made to close the
mills.
Situation at WeIIsvIIIe.
A telegram from Wellsville, O..
says: At the close of the third week
of the strike among the steel work
ers in the Wellsville plant Of the
American Sheet Steel company, the
steel trust has the better of the ar,
gument. Nine new men from Scott,
dale, Pa, were brought here On the
afternoon train and taken into the
mill without a hand being raised OF
a word of reasoning used TO STOP
them from entering the mill. The