Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-03
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sHAFFER PLAYEp DOUBLE.
Combine Men Surprised at committee's
Refusal To Aceenf Tarnoe

Combine Men Surprised at Committees
Refusal to Accept Terms.
Pittsburg, Pa. Aug. 3.-Whether or
not President Shaffer of the Amalga-
mated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin
Workers, has been acting in an open
manner In his negotiations between the
employers and the men is the question
upon Which the big strike hinged last
night. N
a conference in NewsYofk today Is ex-
pected to decide II the strike is to be
called OF at once or is to be extended to
every plant of the combine.
1t is known the steel corporation In
tends to reopen its mills at once, even
IL the men do not return. Serious trou-
BILE and probably riotlng is expected to
follow such move by the employers
The executive board of the association
Is arrayed against Shaffer for the policy
he has pursued, and the officials of the
United States steel corporation accuse
the strike leader of making promises in
New York that he ignored when he re-
turned to Pittsburg.
In the latest action to end the strike
President Shaffer apparently has been
ignored. The members of the executive
board of the workers. association left
last night for New York to meet j.
Pierpont Morgan, Charles NJ. Schwab,
and other officials of the steel corpora
ton.
This session agreed upon between the
heads of the contending factions, is ex-
pected to clear up the mystery regard
ing President Shaffer's conduct and to
place the men and the steel corporation
in position to settle the controversy
The members of the executive board
want to know exactly what President
Shaffer and Secretary Williams agreed
to do at the conference with Mr.. Nor
gan and Mr. Schwab last Saturday.
Every member of the executive board
is arrayed against President Shaffer for
meetings Of the executive board this
of criticism President Schwab claims
ing OFF Of the strike before. the mempers
of the executive board, on the terms
proposed by Messrs. Morgan and
Schwab; that the conditions prior to
July should prevail for at least an
other year. Shaffer denies this.
II Mr.. Schwab proves that shaffer
said one thing in New York and another
in Pittsburg Shaffer's resignation Will
be demanded.
The relations between the Amalga-
mated association and the officers OF
the steel combines were not broken off
yesterday by Nthe departure Of Joseph
E. Schwab to New York. Mr.. Schwab
did all he could here, and, at the re-
quest of the executive board. went To
New York to explain the misunder-
standing in the board.
When the executive board rejected the
proposition of Mr.. Morgan and Mr..
Schwab that the strike should be called
off by the. combines signing the scale
for all mills that We're union prior to
July / the board asked for the reopen
ing OF the conference with the manu-
facturers. The Morgan people expressed
surprise at this, stating that they were
under the impression that the strike
was to be called OF and there was no
necessity for another conference
This caused considerable telegraph
ing and telephoning The combine off,
cials claimed that II any part of Presi-
dent Shaffer's agreement was not un-
derstood by the board they would be
Isglad to have a meeting for the purpose
of explanation, but there could not be a
conference on the subject of new terms
or conditions.
This opened the eyes OF the members
OF the board. who demanded an explain
alton from President Shafter The lat
ter, 1t Is claimed. declared that he had
not agreed to; anything more than to
lpresent the proposition TO the board. He
spoke against the acceptance OF the
terms. 1t is said.
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