The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-16
NO FEATURES new
STATUS OF GREAT STRIKE RE-
MAINS THE SAME.
BOTH SIDES ARE VIGILANT.
NEITHER WILL ADMIT A STEP To-
WARDS AGREEMENT.

President Shaffer Says That PERSON.
ing Only Because He Is On the
Defensive and Forced to Fight.
Caldwell Said to Be EndeavOring
to Mediate Between the Opposing
Forces.
Pittsburg, Aug. 15.-Once more there
are efforts afoot to settle the strike be-
ing waged against the United States
Steel Corporation by the Amalgamated
Association of Iron, Steel and Tin
Workers, but their success is problem
there has been a single step toward
bringing about a rapproachment or
that there is any prospect of an ex-
change of proposals. B. NJ. Caldwell,
formerly a mill owner of Mingo juno
ton, is known to have conferred with
the strike leaders with a view to
sketching a basis of settlement which
he plans to place before the officials
of the steel corporation. He is
believed to be the mysterious
man who conferred with President
Shaffer for more than two hours at the
strike headquarters to-day, although
the latter said later that he had not
seen Mr.. Caldwell for months. Both
sides vigorously denied that they had
either made overtures or received pro-
posals, but it is known positively that
the plan is under consideration. Mr..
sall &c ioHonnn1nnt11y nd
does not represent either the manufac-
turers or the men. No expression from
him was obtainable and no line on the
terms that have been considered can
be had. 1t is believed here that under
certain circumstances the contending
sides could be brought together and a
settlement effected, but whether such
will come to pass remains to be seen.
President Shaffer in a significant
statement made at noon to-day said
that personally he was for peace and
that he was fighting only because he
was on the defensive and forced to
fight.
Meantime the contest between the
two great interests is being waged with
vigor and slightly varying fortune. The
steel corporation seemed to be some
what stronger at the lower union mill
of the Carnegie company in this city,
although the strikers are still working
hard to cripple or close it. The cor
poration also added to the force at
Wellsville and announced that at last
it had the plant running to its
full capacity. 1t had been anticipated
that the day would show some move
ON the part of the American Tin Plate
Company toward opening one or more
of it's plants with non-union men, but
nothing was done and there were no
attempts at extensions in other direc
tions. Three hundred men employed at
the seamless tube plant at McKeesport
an auxiliary of the National Tube
Company, threw down their tools and
Joined the strikers. 1t is said they quit
because they would not handle nom
union made material. During the day
the strikers kept a close watch on the
plants that are being operated with
non-union men and also kept alert
pickets around the Carnegie plants
and the works that are completely
closed down. There were few develop
ments and except in the instances
enumerated there have been no changes
in the general situation. Good order
was general throughout all the strike
districts.
Cotton Planters Suffer.
A dispatch from Sharon says:
THE cotton planters of the South
are beginning to feel the effects of the
steel strike, according to advices re-
ceived here. The closing of the mills
of the steel hoop company cuts off
their main supply of cotton ties and
they seem willing to pay any price in
order to have a sufficient supply when
the time comes to move cotton"