The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-01
CLAIMING A VICTORY
STEEL STRIKERS SAY THEY HAVE
DUQUESNE OPEN HEARTH
PLANT TIED UP
TRUST SAYS THE CONTRARY
Schwab Said to Have Declared That
No Representative of the Men
Will Be Heard Till They
Go to Work.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Aug. 31-The steel
strikers are claiming tonight the biggest
victory since the fight began in the clos
ing down of the open hearth department
of the Duquesne Steel Works. The
Amalgamated people claim that the open
hearth men have struck and the entire
plant will have to close down when the
men fail to return Sunday night for
work. The Carnegie Steel people make
light of the matter and say the close
down of the open hearth department to-
cay was merely the Saturday afternoon
close and maintain that the men will
be on hand for work Sunday evening as
heretofore and that no stoppage will re-
suit. They claim the trouble at the plant
Friday night has been exaggerated very
much, that instead of a large number of
men having quit work only a few boys
were escorted from the mills by police
men, and the places of the elected were
filed at once.
Until tomorrow night it will not be
known certainly which side is right in
Its contention-the Amalgamated people
claiming to be able to tie up the plant
and the steel company saying it will
resume without any material incon-
venience.
Aside from the Duquesne incident, the
reported conference by long distance tele-
phone between President Schwab, of the
Steel corporation, and Simon Burns, pres
ident of the Window Glass Workers as
ISOLATION, was the only other happening
to cause comment. 1t seems that the two
gentlemen really communicated with each
other by telephone, but what the sub
Ject or result was, is not known Mr.,
burns is mysteriously silent and says
he can say nothing just yet
sCHWAB'S ULTIMATUM. -.
1t is learned from another source that
during the extended wire conversation
Mr.. Schwab told Mr. Burns that he
would not consent to meet any represen,
tat1ve of the Amalgamated association
until all the mills of the United States
Steel corporation, thrown idle by the
order of President T. j. Shaffer, are put
In operation again by the former EN-,
ployes of the corporation returning to
their work. He told Mr.. Burns, it is
said, that the striking members of the
Amalgamated association are no longer
employees of the United States Steel cor
poratlon. Hence there is no reason WIN
ne should meet any representative of the
association. But If they voluntarily re-
enter the employ of the corporation. it
is said, Mr.. Schwab is willing to listen to
any grievance they may desire to lay
before him with reference to their work
and wages. And it is further intimated
tnar he will consent to allow these griev-
ances to be submitted by the officers OF
their union. Mr.. Burns called on Presi-
dent Shaffer this afternoon He refused
to state what passed at the conference,
but he is hopeful that President Schwab
viii accord him an interview to discuss
the terms of strike settlement The
feature Of the proposal, which, it is said.
lmpresses the president of the Steel COM
pine, Is putting the men back to work at
once and then adjusting any differences.
REPLY TO LABOR UNION.
W. e. Porter, of McKees Rocks, who
was delegate to the recent convention
OF the Amalgamated association at Mil
WaIkee, says: ii; r.
Il note an article in the Labor Would
OF this week stating that this strike IS
Shafters strike. | wish it positively
stated that every delegate at the Mil
knew that the strike would be called in
case the steel combine failed to agree
20 the terms of the wage settlement as
lad down in the convention. You cannot
make Vt too strong that the present strike
had the Endorsement of every delegate.
President Shaffer cannot take up the
refutat1on of the article, but every dele
gate to the convention should, and is
willing to do so.''
The steel corporation today continued
20 add to Its number of workmen at work
IN several of the plants that have re-
sGmed since the strike began but the
AA.malSamated people insist that the adj
oltions are Of no value and that the
strike situation remains without change
Neither side to the controversy expects
much to develop until after Labor day
outside of the Duquesne probabilities.
After Monday, however it Is probable
decided and effective moves will be mads
by each.