The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-30

New York, August 26.-Ralph NJ.
Easley, secretary of the National Civic
Federation of Labor. and Henry White,
secretary Of the United Garment Work
ers Of America, arrived here today from
P~ittsburg- They said they had not
been authorized to make any PROPOSE
ton looking towards a settlement of the
United States Steel Corporation strike.
While in Pittsburg they had a confer
ence with President Shaffer of the
Amalgamated Association, but without
tangible result.
Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation of Labor, also ar
rived in the city today, coming from
Buffalo, en- route to Washington. Mr..
Gompers was in conference with Mr..
Easley and Mr.. White, but it was said
the conference resuIted in no plan OF
action.
Mr.. Easley said today:
Mr.. White and 1 did not 90 to Pitts
burg to make any proposition to Mr..
Shaffer nor have we been authorized
to make any proposition to the steeI
trust managers. We went there to get
information, and quite by chance, we
met Professor jerks, the trust expert
Of the industrial commission, and John
Mitchell, president of the United Min
Workers, and the four of US went to
see President Shaffer. We merely
wanted to be informed of the exact
situation and TO see whether there was
any opening for the good offices of our
Cancellation board. Mr. Mitchell, for his
part wanted information because ne
had been asked to call out $50, 900 miners
on a sympathetic strike and was not
willing to go it blind We had no pro-
position TO max and we did not seek
authority to act for the Amalgamated
Association. We merely made it clear
that we were at the service of both sides
in an effort to reach a settlement"
I'VE are ready" Mr.. Easley added,
ito endeavOr to bring the contending
factors to an understanding, but we
have made no offers to either side. Such
an offer might do more harm than
good"
Mr.. EasIey said in conclusion that he
did not expect to see Messrs, Schwab
or Morgan and that he was not trying
to obtain a conference with them.
Pittsburg, August 26.-WhiIe the re-
representatives. of the National Civic Fed
Grafton are working ~zealously for peace
between the steel workers and the
United States Steel Corporation, PreSi-
dent Shaffer, of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation, declared today that his organ
iZatiOn had given no authority to any
one to make a settlement and that any
effort that may be made in that direc-
ton is being done by outside parties on
their own responsibility. He annOunc-
ed hat so far as the official OrsaniZa-
items are concerned they are satisfied
that the attempts of the officials of the
trust to operate the plants in PittSburS
have been. futile and hat while there is
apparently a lot of men at work and
machinery is in operation. practically
no product is being turned not.
The officials of the various plants
that have been started during the past
week in PittSburg say they have made
gains in all of them. More men have
come to work and the output is in
every case increased.
The surprise of the day was the
Painter plant. with six mills running
the same mills that were running when
the strike began. Not a striker could
be found anywhere near the mill.
Mayor Black, of McKeesport, today
fined John Sheridan, a workman in the
Devices Wood mill. S25 and costs and
Sheridan will have to serve thirty days
in the workhouse in default of bail.
Sheridan has been spotted for some
time by the strikers because he said
the strike would not succeed, and that
he wanted to return to work Saturday
he tOld reporters that he was sure that
the strikers or the police would trump
up some charge to get him out of town.
He was drinking heavy Saturday night
and locke up. Today at he hearing
no informant appeared against him, but
Mayor Black fined him because he
heard he had been calling him names.
When asked his reasons for such treat
ment of a prisoner, he said: II just
SAINT him nm for hi- hnnl%h