The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-29
THE STEEL STRIKE ENDING.
Both Sides Confident of "A Peaceful
Settlement

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the announcement that The big stee
strike IS practically at an end and tha
| al differences between the steel com
| panies and employees are to be settled
1 without the long struggle and probabI,
| violence that had been feared. At touor.
| rows conference between the execJtiv,
| board OF the Amaigamated Association
and the managers OF the steel companies
| against whom the strike was laid the
iInai agreement viii be made under
| which Mr. Shafer viii call of the strike
Mills which have been closed by the
strike began to FIRE up last night in an
ucipatiGn of reopeniug so confident are
both sides of the ending Of the strike
The steel workers generally are glad that
1t is over. They were not unwilling "a
lay of during the hot weather. but there
was little in the cause which Mr. Shafer
made to hold their enthusiasm for a
lengthy fight No worker had anything
material to gain by the point for which
the AmaIgamated Associations leader
contended.
The terms of the agreement upon which
the strike is to end have not been an
noUnced- 1t is understood, however. that
Mr. Shaffer has accepted just the propo-
sition which the steel men made at the
conference in Pittsburg over two weeks
ago. The steel represe natives then stat
ed their willingness to sign the scale for
all mills then recognized as union mills
and offered to include in the list four
mills whose status was disputed. of
these four. three-SaItsburg, Old Mead
ow, and ScottdaIe miIls-have not Joined
in the strike, the WeHsville mill being
the only one of the disputed four whose
aTTt &c
that the WeIlsviIle plant viii 5e the only
one of the four to be included in the
signing of the scale at the present time
The ending OF the controversy was ef-
fected at the meeting in New York city
last Saturday between J. Pierpont Nor
gan, Charles NJ Schwab. Mr. Shaffer,
President of the Amalgamated Associa-
tion, and John Williams, the association
secretary The absence of NessrS- Shat
fer and Williams from Pittsburg on Sat
uTday was explained when the news
came out in this city yesterday of the
meeting with the steel mer. The con
ference was 1eId in the rooms Of a down
town club It is generally understood
that MessTs- Shaffer and Williams asked
for the privilege Of a meeting with
Messrs- Morgan and Schwab and that
the reply made~it emphatic that. If a con-
ference vas granted, it was to be under
stood clearly that no precedent was es-
tabIished for the interference of the
Steel Trust in the local affairs Of its cen
stituent companies.
The friends Of Mr.. Shaffer are in high
spirits. 1t is an open secret that the cor
servative section of the union, which he
has. baJtIed against great odds
in this fight. as a powerful element IN the
~ Tod
warfare than 8Ir. Shaffer was willing to
conduct His determined efforts 70 pre-
serve sobriety and good order among the
strikers were laughed at, and when he
gained any advantage over the raauyfaC-
turers attempts were made to gi-e the
credit to former officials of the orga MIA
ton. Now that there Is every reason for
that the strike viii be settled
upon terms advantageous to the AmaIga-
mated Association and at the same tine
entirely satisfactory to the United States
Steel Corporation. a personal victory for
Mr. Shaffer over his enemies in and out
Of the organization is claimed BY his
friends
The fact that the United States Steel
was finally induced to take
the affair out Of the !aEds OF the officials
Of the American Steel Sheet Company,
the American Steel Hoop Company. and
the American Tin Plate Company is
claimed as another gain for Mr. Shaffer
who, from the first. said he was confident
that as there was no wage nor hour diff
ference to settle there would be little diff
icuIty in reaching settlement If the
Amalgamated Associations executive
could deal with the general Of
icers Of the trust
According TO thu. earlier reDurts from
places affected by the steel strike. the sit
nation is unchanged The strikers are on
guard at the various plants closed by or
Ter Of the AmaIgamated Association two
weeks ago. and while every member of
he organization knows about the visit Of
Nessrs. Shader and Williams TO New
York Saturday, no action viii be taken
3y the various lodges until the executive
committee. the highest authority in the
association. makes it report This com
nittee viii meet here tomorrow and Mr..
Ihaffer j. busy preparing for this irnpor-
ant conference with his advisors
Although satisfied that the prospects for
'eace are bright. the strikers are guard !
ng against q possible hitch in the ncgo- !
iattons. and at WeIIsviile especially the |
ncn are keeping up their close watch for |
imported non-uniOu men Early this
morning four unknown negroes. claiming |
@ be from Alabama. were overhauIed /
within the city limits and taken across |
he river to the strikers camp They |
laimed tc have no knowledge of steel /
working and to be en route West. but /
heir stories couficted with the enquiries /
made by the street railway men who be
raycd them They left on the first train /
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