Evening journal., 1901-04-19
GREAT STRIKE
NOW AVERTED
Steel Trust and AInalgamated
Association Compromise
BOTH MADE CONCESSIONS
Trouble That Threatened General
Trouble That Threatened General
Strike All Over the Country
AmicabIY Settled

Pittsburg, April 19.-There will be no
strike in the plants of the American
Sheet Steel company. The trouble that
broke out in the Devices Wood plant In
McKeesport last week. and which for
a time threatened to cause a general
strike OF all union iron and steel
workers in the country. has been set
tied In an amicable manner. The mem
bers OF the general executive board Of
the Amalgamated Association of Iron,
Steel and Tin Workers held a long
session yesterday. II started out with
general feeling that strike would
come. as the workers would not con-
oede the only point In dispute (rein-
statement Of the men discharged, as
claimed. for Joining the union), and
so far as could be learned the officials
OF the American Sheet Steel company
were equally determined.
During the morning session of the
executive board John Jarrett, acting
for the American Sheet Steel company,
appeared with proposition for the
members to consider regarding a set
Element OF the difficulty. In general,
this proposition was that all the men
discharged from the Wood plant should
be reinstated, including Holloway. and
that all but Holloway should return
to work at once, Holloway to be re-
turned within ten days. The board in
sisted that Holloway should be treat
ed in the same manner as the others,
and finally Mr. Jarrett changed his
proposition to include Holloway after
three days suspension, and an agree
ment was drawn up and signed at 7
| o'clock last evening.
3 In explanation Of the agreement Il
5 was stated that the matter wlH Femain
In exactly the same position ns before
the trouble broke out The organiza-
ton OF the local Of the Amalgamated
e Association among the employees OF the
4 mill viii be continued. though the com
r pany will not recognize II In any way
! in dealing with them. The eAmalgamated
Association stated that they did not
wish the company 10 recognize their
> organization at present, and amply
asked the company to allow the men
10 do as they pleased and act with free
4 dom when outside OF the mill. The
G say that so long as the local among
y their men does not try to force recog-
p milton and the men work under the
r personal agreement with them they
would not allow any feeling against the
men. Both sides are satisfied. and the
strike that has existed for a week has
k in reality, according to the officers on
v both sides, been due entirely to a mis-
understanding between the two sides 70
!, the dispute.
The settlement win bring the matter
to an issue. It is said. when the scale
for the coming year is brought up foT
settlement. The union men will seek
at that time to have the Wood plant in
/ cluded in the next scale agreement, and
4 the company. II is believed, will be
Ir ready to oppose this part Of the agree.
ir ment emphatically. When asked con.
cernlng this the officials OF the Anal,
gamated Association simply smiled and
said they would not cross a bridge un.
4 al they came to II. The company OF,
4 ficlals replied in the same strain.
E. At the conclusion of the conference
re last evening the members of the execu
tive board departed for their homes
seemingly we'll pleased that the mattel
had been settled without an open rup
ture. There did not seem any disp
s sition on the part Of either side of thl
~ dispute to claim victory or the bes
of the settlement.
The Coumercial Gazette. in its treat
ment Of the McKeesport strike, says
=, president Charles N. Schwab, OF tn
- United States Steel corporation. spen
an hour Wednesday in conference witt
I. Col. G. Watson French. vice presiden
>, OF the Republic Iron and Steel com
-s pany. The serious situation IN rela
= ton TO the United States Steel corpora
y tion and the assurance that Presiden
N shafer, Of the Anticipated Assocla
ton of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
would carry out his threat was pre-
sented to the new executive Of tn
greatest industrial corporation Of tn
world. 1t was presented from tn
ct standpoint Of an executive OF an0the
h corporation with S55.000 900 capital
" and who. durius the threatened troubI
ol of that company with the assocIatio
e. OF workers last fan, WIS the lcadln
ay representative Of his company in Il
wage settlement 1t took time to con
re vince the president Of the great MOI
e. gan company that he should act, an
an act promptly. to stop the AIcKeespoi
ne trouble and what would subsequent
have involved all Of the organize
a. mills OF the big company"