The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
A FIGHT TO THE FINISH.
The Steel Corporation Declares De-
termination to Stamp Out the
Amalgamated Association

gamated Association. 1t was a secret
session lasting for over two hours, at
the close of which the following state
ment was given to the press:
I'VE. the members of the executive
board of the Amalgamated Association
of iron, steel and tin workers, consid-
ering it incumbent upon us to enlight-
en- the public through the press, with
reference to the present relations be-
tween our association and the United
States Steel Corporation, present the
following statement:
1.-The officials Of the United States
Steel Corporation, instead of resuming
| negotiations where they were suspend
ed at the conference held on July 18th,
18th and 18th, have withdrawn the prop
ositions made at that time and are now
offering much less than they agreed to
sign for then. The following is the
proposition which the United States
Steel Corporation gave us today as it's
ultimatum:
1T will be observed that the pream-
| BILE states simply that the United States
settlement by the underlined compa-
| MES:
Preamble. conditions under which
| we are willing to advise a settlement
of the labor difficulties:
'Tinplate Company-should proceed
under the contract signed with the
| Amalgamated Association as of July 1.
| 1901.
american Steel Hoop Company
Company should sign the scale for all
| the mills owned by the American Steel
| Hoop Company that were signed for
| last year.
| American Sheet Steel Company
Company should sign the scale for all
| the mills of this company that were
signed for last year except the old
Meadow mill and the Salisbury mill.
1.-The strikers proposition:
| 1--WE desire to preface our proposition
| by directing attention to the fact that
| it is a modification of that which was
offered originally. At the last confer
| ence, as at those preceding it we requir-
ed the signature of the scales for all the
mills owned and operated by the Unit
| ed States Steel Corporation, while in
the proposition given below we ask
that the scales be signed for none but
| those mills which are organized and
where the men ceasing to work have
signified their desire to be connected
with the Amalgamated Association.
This modification has been made be-
cause the trust officials declared that
| we wished to force men into the organ
ization against their will and desire
| We, therefore, asked that the scale be
| signed for only those men who desired
| it
Now comes the proposition of the
Amalgamated Associations:
1--WE. the members of the executive
board of the Amalgamated Association
hereby present the proposition as a re-
ply to that received from the steel cor.
poration:
"'Sheet Mills-Ali mills signed for las
year, with the exception of Salisbury
and Scottdale ard with the addition OF
McKeesport and Wellsville
Hoop Mills-An mills now known
to be organized, viz, Youngstown Cir.
ard, Greenvile. Pomery, Warren, Lind.
say, McCutcheon, Clark, Bar mill, Mon
essen Mingo, 12-inch, 9-inch, and hoor
mills Of the Cleveland Rolling Mill.
Company.
Tin Mills-An mills except Mones
sen.
Mote: All other matters of detail
to be left for settlement by conference.
I'VE furthermore wish to state tha
our purpose in coming to New Yorl
was not because we doubted our presi
dent. T. ]. Shaffer. and cur secretary
John Williams, who have our confidenc
and endorsement, but in the hope o
obtaining settlement of the strike"
The meeting between the, representa-
tives of the strikers and the officials o
, the Steel Corporation was arranged b
telegraph last night and sprang from
a mutual desire for peace. Presiden
Shaffer and his brother officers Of tn
, Amalgamated Association left Pitts
, burg last night and reached New Yor
at o'clock this morning. They parte
: at the ferry to meet again at 1913
; o'clock at the office of the United State
, Corporation, the hour and place ap
pointed for the conference.
President Schwab. of the Steel Com
, pany, received the representatives o
labor and conducted them to the con
sulting rooms of the steel directorate
]. P. Morgan came to the conference
accompanied by Robert Bacon, one o
: his local partners, and C. E. Dawkins
head Of the English house of Morga,
& Co. D. G. Reed. of the American
Tin Plate Company. and other official
of the other companies federated gen
i ICoNTINUED ON FIETH PACED