The Saint Paul globe., 1901-07-29
END OF STRIKE
SATURDAYS CONFERENCES PAVEs
WAY FOR AN AMICABLE
SETTLEMENT
WILL MEET AGAIN TUESDAY
II Terms Proposed by COmpnny's
Representative Are satisfactory
to Association Officials. Work
VIII BE Resumed.
BASIS IS NOT YET DIvULGED

PITTSBURG, Pa, July 2S-The strike
of the steel and tin workers of the Anal
gamated association against the United
States Steel corporation will probably be
settled this week. The conference held in
New York Saturday between the OIt-
Gals of the United States Steel corpora
tion and President T. j. Shaffer aud
Secretary John Williams, of the workers
organization, has resulted in paving the
way for a renewal of negotiations be-
tween the conflicting interests.
1t is said that a basis for such a con-
- ference has been arrived at. This basis
is still locked up in the minds of the
officials OF the two organizations, ami
will not be divulged until later this week
If the basis shall prove satisfactory to
the general executive committee OF the
Amalgamated association, the conference
between the association and the mann
facturers will proceed at once. If, on
the other hand, the basis Is not what the
Amalgamated association will permit to
be considered as negotiable grounds, the
strike will be continued with the same
vigor as at present, with an indefinite
time for it's ending.
President Shaffer and Secretary Will
Jams, Of the Amalgamated association,
returned from New York today. They
had spent many hours in conference with
the leading officials of the steel trust,
had evaded all New York reporters and
came home with hopes for an early end
ing of the present contest.
In Pittsburg little was known of the
conference but the greatest interest IN
the outcome was shown among the
manufacturers.
WILLIAMS is RETICENT.
Secretary Williams was found at his
home this evening lie promptly al
mi1fAH thof he witt praciJa,,r
Shaffer in New York and had seen j, p.
Morgan, but as to what had taken place
there, he said with fiTmness that he was
pledged to secrecy and could not talk.
IL there was anything to be given out,
it would have to come from President
Shaffer- but he was positive President
Shaffer would not be at liberty to talk
for some days yet. When asked If he
regarded the situation hopeful for a set
tlement he declined to even offer an
opinion. He was also asked If the terms
as printed in the papers this morning
were correct and replied that they were
purely guesswork. 1t is learned here
that a meeting Of the executive board
has been called for Tuesday.
Additional information regarding the
New York meeting of the industrial lead
eTs was afteTward gathered from reliable
sources. 1t was stated that two Anal
gamated officials left Pittsburg Friday
night and reaching New York they went
direct to the private Office of Mr.. Nor
gan. The meeting between the Pittsburg
men and Mr.. Morgan lasted about five
hours At no time did the conference ad-
journ to the Empire building, where the
head officers of the United States Steel
corporation are located. During the con-
ference, President c.. NJ. Schwab and
Judge E. II. Gary were present most OF
the time. Another conferee was Mr.
DaWkins, one Of Mr.. Morgan's partners.
The Amalganiated officials talked almost
entirely to Mr.. Morgan and President
Schwab. They went over the grounds
on which the strike began and discuss
ed a settlement basis After getting the
views of the steel officials and giving
theirs IL return, Mr.. Shaffer and MIR.
Williams left the office and spent their
time away from public places, avoiding
hotels and taking their meals In restau-
rants.
In explanation of the hurried trip that
the two officials made to New York Fri
day night, 1t was said that until nearly
o'clock in the afternoon neither of the
officers knew that he would be required
to leave Pittsburg. Prior to that time
Col. George B. M. Harvey, manager of
Harper Brothers, publishers, of New
York, was called at the office of Presi-
ncnt Shafrer. When Col. Harvey left the
invitation to go to New York had been
extended and had been accepted 1t was
positively stated that the meeting be-
tween the heads of the Amalgamated
association and the United States Steel
corporation, was due to no other person
or persons than Col Harvey and that
there were no others present at any time
beIore or after the visit Of Col Harvey
TO help the cause along. Col Harvey
was a passenger on the same train as
president Shaffer and Secretary VIII
mans, but was not with them and was
not seen by them until they reached Mr..
Morgans oflice. He was not in the
private office of Mr.. Morgan at any time
uurlhg the conference and was not again
seen by the Amalgamated officials until
after they had left the conference.
1t is believed that before the end of
the week the mills will be all ready 10
run again, providing repairs shall be
completed that have been undertaken
since the strike began. Should the whole
project fail of coming to an amtcabIe
end, however, the fight promises to be
more bitter than ever For this reason
those back Of the present negotiations are
extremely anxious to have everything
Kept as quiet as possible and that moth
ing should De made public regarding the
basis for conference until 1t had been
accepted by both sides.
telegram from Wheeling w Va
tonight says: "At a meeting of the
Amalgamated association lodge last night
10 men of the Riverside Tube and Steel
company were admitted. The accessions
Vice President Larkins claims, include
most of the skilled men now In the en-
ploy of the Riverside
This afternoon new lodge Of tho
Amalgamated association was formed
by 400 employees of the Wheeling Iron
and Steel company, an independent con.
Germ, whose plant is located in Benwood.
These men are all skilled men. McKees-
= port and Williamsburg report unchanged
conditions.