Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1901-08-08
THE SITUATION
is STRAINED
End Of Strike at Frisco Not
al Hand.
ALL LABOR UNIONS MAY COME OUT
X0rAmel Are Not Disposed To Make Any
Further Concessions TO Employers
Association.

san Francisco, Aug. S.-Plsns ne.
gotations to end the strike apparently
are no further along than they were
two DAYS ago, No conference was had
this morning. 1t Is definitely aunounc-
ed the strike Will not be declared of
today. Mayor Phelan still is endeav-
Orlng TO effect a compromise He Will
issue a statement TINS afternoon. EN-
plovers have stlll refused to make con-
cessions, striking officials state that
they refuse 10 make further conces-
SIuns, and threaten, # an agreement OF
some kind be not reached by tonight
to call of negotiations for peace. In
case OF the latter. il is probable the
result Will be a general strike OF union
ists in accordance with resolutions
passed last night authorizing the ex-
ecutiye committee of the trades eoun-
cils to call out any or all the hundred
unions represented to assist the Strik-
ers
Labor Leaders Confer with Morgan.
New York, Aug. S.-Ihe fifteen
members OF the Amalgamated eXecu.
tive committee who left Pittsburg last
night arrived here this morning for a
conference with J. F. Morgan and
other officials OF the steel corporation.
The conference was to clear up the
mystery and get closer understand lng
OF the conditions surrounding the
proposition Of Morgan to settle the
still strike. Before the conference be-
gan, the committee said they had the
utmost confidence in President Shaffer.
The conference was held IN the steel
corporations offices. Before entering,
President >haffer said he ielt confident
the outcome OF the conference would be
sat sfactory to all concerned, but he
refused to enter into a discussion Of
the facts OF the settlement OF the ne
gOtiatlons.
President >chwab received the party
cordially and then the doors were
barred. J. P, Morgan was not present
when the conference began, but arriv.
ed soon after.
Status al Noon.
New York. Aug. 5. The conference
ended at II 40 .. m. The Amalga-
mated men decided 70 hold confer.
ence OF determine whether or not to re-
sumo the conference with the trust
officials.
Alter adjournment OF the oint con-
ference. the Amalgamated committee
went into secret session. The steel
trustees, 80 il is learned, informed the
committee they expected an answer by
O'Clock. II will be given them and
the committee viii leave Tor home to-
night.
Morgan sAlleged Ultimatum.
New York, Aug. Sit is reported in
Wall street that before j. 2. Morgan
lett the conference he delivered an ul
tlmatum TO the Amalgamated commit
tee denying their request and giving
them until 3 o'clock TO refuse or accept
the proposals OF settlement. 1t was
considered probable from the evident
tempe Of the men that they would not
accept MOrgal's term.
Ignores the Real Grievance.
New York, Aug. 3. d. q. Reid, one
OF the steel trust officials, Is credited
with having said that Morgan'- propo.
sti0n % the strikers j. that they re-
turn 10 work at last years scale wages.
According to this, Morgan has ignored
the real grievances Of the strikers.
Maehinists Grievance.
Tacoma, Wash, Aug. 3.-The Ia
coma Machinlsts union sent the fol-
lowing telegram 20 President Mex IN
ley:
Moran Bros, at Seattle, with
strike On involving all the iron work
ers, have been awarded government
contract, while men On the government
work at Bremerton have been laid of
on account Of lack Of wOrk. a mem
Der OF the Metal Trades association
here made a statement before witness.
e that the association has influence
with the administration and that that
influence has brought about change
in plans.
Signed
TACOMA MACHINIST'S UNION. 80
The fact that the contract for the re-
pair Of the seward mas been awarded
u the Morans while the force O1 men
- Bremert0n naval station has been
reduced led % the report quoted and
the machini=ts accordingly forwarded
The telegram.
Extension OF Strike Probable.
The AnaIkamated comm ittee issued
a -,atement this afternoon in which
j vas -aid that the officers Of the stee.
CORPORATIONS, instead Of resuminl Me-
ROTATIONS here they we're suspended
a. the recent conferences, have with
drawn the propositions made At that
time and now offer much less than
they agreed 70 stand for then. The
PROPOSITION Of the steel corporation,
the statement Gays, was that the scale
for me year shall be signed. The
Amalssmatei officials, in their coun-
ter proposition. asked that the scales
oe -igned for none Dut those mills
which are organize1 an1 whose men
employed 20 work have 7ilnited their
deere 20 Jyln the organization. This
mod 1catiou Il the original demand
xa- made because the steel officials de-
c.arei that the Am4Iyamated wished
- force the men into the organization
azkIn-t their will The Amslgamated
a-kysi nat all other matter- be lett tor
consideration uy conference. The COM
uItte- returns 20 PItt-burg tonight %
rreUare plan Of action which viii