The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-30
STRIKE LEADERS CONFER.
Representatives of the Steel Union
Behind Closed Doors.
= Decision Regarding the War With
the Trust Expected This Afternoon,
No One Willing to Predict Il Peace
full Settlement OF th, Matter

fuI settlement OF the Matter
PITTSBCRG. July af-'rhc developments
of this afternoon viii show whether the
| strike of the steel workers in several
! plants controlled 10y the Morgan Trust
| viii be peacefully adjusted OF whether
! the union viii continue the war on the
| combine. As matters stand at this hour
| no ono is anxious to make a prediction
| The executive committee of the Anal
! gamated Association began its secret ses-
sion about noon today and, after It has
reached decision as 10 the course to be
pursued, VIII meet the representatives Of
| the trust this afternoon.
| Ten O'Clock was the hour fixed for the
meeting of the executive committee. but
| the WelIsviHe delegates We're unable to
REACH here at that time Before the ses-
| sion behind closed doors. extraordinary
precautions were taken to prevent oUtsid-'
| ers from hearing the debate or getting
an inkling as to the decision reached by
| the representatives of union labor. Not
| only were the doors shut and locked, but
! guards were placed in the halls leading to
| the council ha-lber.
| It is stated by one afternoon paper
printed in this city that the executive
committee of the Amalgamated Associa-
tion will at today's session give Mr.
! Shaffer, the president. and Mr.. Williams.
the secretary, power TO act as they see
mt in the conference with the representa-
| tiyes of the combine.
1t is claimed that this statement was
made by a member Of the executive board
Any action of this sort viii surprise per
sons who are familiar with the methods
of the association and 1t is contended that
it is far more likely that the executive
committee is even considering a specific
proposition from J Pierpont Morgan and
viii have to say before the day is over
whether or not 1t viii accept Mr.. VII
lians spent half hour in the long distance
telephone booth during the forenoon.
Not word Of prophecy could be OBJ
tanned from the officials Of the association
who were seen before the meeting began,
but no one here believes the extravagant
claims Of a union victory made in the
East II is true that Mr.. Shafer carried
several points, but il IS believed that he
had to drop the broad principle for which
he was fighting at the start.
Il Is said that an informal meeting Of
the cGnferees t. represent the three op-
Grating COMPARES in the joint conference
| expected to follow the executive commit
tee meeting is being held
! The manufacturers who are conferees
Of the meeting viii be in readiness to meet
!
! ters in the Bissel Block this afternoon TO
| sign the scales
The terms which have been agreed upon
between the steel men and Mr. Shaffer
for ending the strike are the following:
The AmaIgamated Association must
drop the Contentior that each company
must sign for the non-union mills it con-
trolls
''AlI mills are to be open in the fullest
sense Of the term, which means that the
association must not object to union men
working in non-union mills and must
grant the company the right 20 place and
keep non-union men in union mills
The Amalgamated Association is to
have the right TO organize the men in any
MILL union or EoH-Uuion-
/ The strike was directed against three
| companies the American Tin PIage Com
pany. the American Sheet Steel Compa-
ny, and the American Steel Hoop Com
pany- The Steel Hoop Company viii sign
the amalgamated scale for the Painter,
Clarke, Lindsay -McCutcheon- and Mones-
sen steel hoop plants The first three. gre
! in PittsDurg. the fourth Is in Monessen.
| The American Sheet Steel Company
| will sign the amalgamated scale for the
! W Devices Wood plant in MCkeespOrt
whether the WeIIsvilIe sheet steel
plant viii be under the amaIgamated
scale or a special scale viii be decided by
the conference.
The American Tin Plate Company has
hut one non-union mill, the tin mill in
Monessen. The company will sign q spe-
ciaI scale just as it offered to do at the
conference that ended in the declaration
of strike"