The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-07-31
THE STEEL SITUATION.


Pittsburg, .Iu,y 3o-The great event
of the day in the steel strike situation
here was the meeting of the general ex-
ecutive board of the Amalgamated as
sociatDn to discuss the proposed terms
of settlement.
The hour fixed for the meeting was
10 o'clock. but an hour earlier than
that President Shaller was comforting
Win Inc western members or the
board, and at D:4O o'clock the entire
committee was called together. Those
present were:
President Shaffer, Secretary John
Williams, Assistant Secretary NJ. +.
Tighe, David Rees, vice president Dis
trict No. L; Walter Larkins, vice presi.
dent District No. . of Wheeling: Charles
II. Davis, vice president of District No.
Of Newport. Ky; W. c. Davis, vice
president District No. Of South Chi.
cago; Glen Jarvis, vice president Dis.
trict No. 5 of Anderson, Ind; John +.
Ward, vice president District No. 6 Of
Youngstown: +. J. williams, vice pres
ident District No. I of Birmingham,
Ala; John Chappell, vice president Dis.
trict No s of Newcastle; John w.
Quinn, vice president Of District No. 8
of Granite City, Ills; Elias jenkins of
Youngstown. John II. Morgan of Cam
bridge. o., and John Pierce Of Pitts
burg national trustees.
Great Secrecy Maintained.
Immediately after the committee had
filed into the room the doors were lock
ed and a sentinel placed outside. Pre-
vious to the meeting all efforts to get
an expression from the officials as to
its probable outcome were unsrcceSs
full. Secretary Williams stated that
they had all been pledged to secrecy
and to say anything whatever would
be a breach of faith
When the committee assembled, Pres
ident Shaffer placed before it the terms
upon which the United States StceI
corporation will settle the strike anC
the concessions the Amalgamated OH
clals agreed to make in conference
with J. Pierpont Morgan last Saturday
A long discussion then cnsued
Shortly after the session opened 10
scph Bishop secretary of the Ohio state
board Of arbitration, and NJ. NJ. Gar
land surveyor Of the port of Pittsburg
entered the meeting Both are former
presidents of the Amalgamated associa
ton and have been trying TO arrange a
peaceful set,leWent ever since the strike
began. Garland did not remain long
and when he departed he hurriedly
walked up street. During the confer.
encc Secretary Williams frequently had
resort TO the telephone.
At noon the committee adjourned tt
meet again in the afternoon. Secrecy
was maintained by those In attend
ance. President Shaffer at that time
said he could not say anything further
than that he thought the entire after
noon would be taken up in discussing
the propositions. and it would probably
be late before n decision was reached.
GREAT DOCK STRIKE.
San Francisco, July 30.--The labor
troubles in this city reached their cul-
mination when the City Front fedora
tion ordered general strike on the
docks Of San Francisco. Oakland, Mis-
sion Rock and Port Costa to go into ef-
feet at once.
The resolution to strike, which re-
ceived the unanimous Endorsement Of
every delegation to the federation, was
short, but its effect will be TO cause a
temporary paralysis of the shipping
business Of San Francisco such as has
not been known before. 1t reads as
follows:
"The full membership Of the City
Front federation refuses to work at
the docks of San Francisco, Oakland,
Port Costa and Mission Rock. The
steamers Bonita and Walla Walla,
with mail and passengers now in the
stream, will be allowed to 60 to sea-"
The meeting Of the federation was a
long one. and there was much heated
argument, but when the resolution
came to a vote every delegate present
voted in favor of the strike.
This action, which Is a direct outcome
Of the lockout Of the teamsters, will
have for its immediate effect the cessa-
tion of all labor In and around the
great docks Of the city about San
Francisco bay. The Sand Transfers
nninn ond the OoLIond Too ,,s~t t~rs' I'm.