New-York tribune., 1901-04-19
HOW STRIKE WAS SETTLED.
POWERS OF UNITED STATES STEEL EXERT
ED TO PREVENT ITS SPREAD.

Tittsburg. April ls.-"The Commercial Gazette
to-morrcw, in its treatment of the McKeesport
strike Will say that President Charles NJ Schwab
OF the United States Steel Corporation spent an
hour on Wednesday in conference with Colonel G.
Watson French. vice-president of the Republic Iron
and Steel Company, and the result is that the
threatened strike against the big Morgan COM
pany is off A final agreement. putting a quietus
TO the leaven Of this great prospective struggle
in the tieup of the Wood mills. McKeesport
was reached only yesterday evening. 1t provides
Tor resumption of work at the Wood plant on
Monday with all the old men.
When Colonel French left the meeting of the
advisory board of the Amalgamated Association of
Iron. Steel and Tin Workers on Wednesday after
noon. he did promising his best endeav-
ors TO put an end TO the strike issue without
Ing a backdown from either side The understand
ing was that 10 do this he would go beyond the
Pittsburg powers of the American Sheet Steel
Company, operating the Wood plant and this he
did.
He went directly to the Carnegie Building Presi-
oent Schwab there, having returned during
The afternoon from trip of inspection Of the
mills
ihe serious situation in relation TO the United
states Steel Corporation and the assurance that
tion of Iron Steel and Tin workers would carry
mis- fareat az Wa was presented 10 the rev executive
ol the world. IT was presented from the stand
point OF an executive of another corporation, with
sseose;o0 capital. and who, during the threatened
tro9oie or that company with the association of
ol ms company in its wage settlement
II TOOK time to convince the president of the
great Morgan company that he could act. and act
promptly, 10 stop the McIXeesport trouble and
Nhat would subsequently, have involved all of the
ORGANIZED mills OF the big company Colonel
trencE left Mr. Schwab hour after he had
entered his office He his room in the
S5ouesne Club, From there he called President
ech7fer Of the Amalgamated Association by tee-
I Inone' inviting him TO meet him. Mr. schaffer
.ehed Colonel French shortly after $50 o'clock and
lett him fifteen minutes later
Inc ANA lgamated president away from his
fneenng with Colonel French in a of
'lteTnent tie wouli. however. only make the
s'a ernent for which he quoted in THE Com
1heftlal Gazette yesterday that the prospects of
se-lencent We're then brighter than any time
since the Mckeesport trouble had started
ne Analgamsted president had been assured
mat another man high in his relations the
American Sheet Steel Company and the United
states Steel Corporation would be heard from with
new proposition for the settlement Of the trouble
yesterday morning. This be before noon.
a. j o'clock John Jarrett. head of the Labor Bu-
reau OF the American Sheet Steel Company.
Ieared et the meeting Of the advisory hoard of the
EmalSsmated Association. Through circuitous
channels President Schwsb of the United States
Steel Corporation had practically passed the word
10 Mr.. Jarrett to settle the strike difference
ferns he saw fit. The word had gone through
President George G. McNurtry of the Sheet Steel
Company. An odd feature OF the transaction Is
ihat neither he nor Mr.. Schwab had in years be-
fore had conciliatory dealings with the Anal