The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-09-07

Pittsburg, Sept. The steel strikers
are claiming the biggest victory since the
fight began in the closing down Of open
hearth department OF the Duquesne lin
works. The Amalgamated people claim
that the open hearth people have struck
and that the entire plant viii have 10 clos
il the men fail To return to work Monday
The Carnegie steel people make light Of the
matter and say the closing of the open
hearth department was merely the usuaI
Saturday afternoon close. They maintain
the men will be ON hand for work Sunday
evening as heretofore, and that no stop
page viii result They say the trouble
at the plant Friday night has been exag
gerated very much; that instead Of
large number OF men having quit work
only a few boys were escorted from ths
mill by policemen and that the places o,
the elected were filled at once.
The Amaigamated people claim to b
able TO tie up the plant and the ssee.
company says it will resume without any
material Inconvenience. Aside from ths
Dnqnesne incident the reported confer
enee BY long distance telephone between
President SehWab Of the steel eorporatic4
and SIMON Burns, president of the Window
Glass Workers association, was the only
other happening to cause comment. II
seems that the two gentlemen really com
munieated with each other by telephone
but what the subject or result was is mol
known. Mr.. Burns is mysteFi0usly silent
and SAYS he can say nothing Just vet
1t Is learned from other sources thai
daring the extended wire conversation
Mr. SehWab told Mr.. Burns that b
ould not consent to meet any Iepreseh
tItives Of the Anlalamated association
until all tue mills Of the United State
Steel corporation thrown idle by the or
der Of President Shaffer are put in opera
ton again BY the former employees OF
the corporation returning to their work
lie told Mr.. Burns, 1t Is said, that the
striking members OF the Amalgamated
association are no longer employees of the
United States Steel corporation. Hence
there is no reason why he should meet
any representatives of the association
But if they voluntarily reenter the EN-
ployment Of the corporation, Mr.. Sehwab
Is willing to listen to any grievances they
may desire to lay before him with refer
snee to their work and wages.
IL is further intimated that he will con
sent to allow these grievances to be sub
mitted by the officers of their union. Mr.
Burns called on President Shatfer. He re
fused TO state what passed at the confer
enee, but he Is hopeful that President
Sehwab will accord him an interviex to
discuss the terms Of strike settlement.
May End steel strike.
II IS learned from reliable authority in
spite Of the rigid secrecy maintained BY
Aiessrs- Burns and Shaffer concerning the
telephone conversation between President
Sehwab and President Burns that some
thing decisive may result. 1t IS said that
President Sehwab refused to hold any con-
ference with President Shaffer on the
ground that he no longer represents any
of the men employed by the corporation.
All union men have left the employ OF
the company. II these steel workers re-
turn to work at once and the mills re
sumo operation in full, the matter is said
to assume a different aspect and a dis
cussion between the officials of the trust
and the AmalgamAted officials can tale
place.
Immediately after this conversation Mr..
Burns went to President ShafTer and
urged him to call a meeting of the
executive board of the organization at
once, so that the men could be ordered to
work at the earliest moment possible. n
is understood that this order will be is
sued not later than Tuesday, and would
have been issued before then had it been
possible to get the executive committee CT
the organization together.