The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-30

/ Indianapolis, Aug. 29-The plan of ar
+ bitration fer the settlement Of the steel
strike submitted by simon Burns. presi-
dent Of L. A. 3e02. the national organI-
zatiOn Of Window Glass Workers. and
also the head Of the Knights OF Labor.
has been rejected by President Schwab
OF the steel trust. Another proposition
VIII be submitted to him by Mr.. Burns
| tomorrow.
The latter. who arrived here early to-
day to attend a meeting OF representa-
tives of the three window glass COM
bines and the jobbers associations.
said:
4 submitted my plan to ar Schwab
merely as suggestion. and If there
is anything in it that is Objectionable
to the trust officials il can be modified
/ When I return to Pittsburg tomorrow
shall take the matter up again with
/ Mr.. Schwab in hopes Of making some
kind of an arrangement whereby the
strike questions can be submitted 10
arbitration. ! think that start toward
a settlement of the strike should be
made somewhere at once. as it is hurt
( ing business.
Pittsburg. Pa. Aug. 2e.-Omcials Of
the mills of the United States Steel
corporation that were closed by the
strike of the Amalgamated association
stated today that they are receiving
many applications from former en-
/ ployees for work The announcement
/ that the company would start their
/ mills nOn-uniOn has. the officials be-
/ lieved, caused q weakening I'D the
ranks OF the strikers, and many are
/ seeking cover. The Amalgamatsd OH
Gals. however. assert that their ranks
are unbrOken and as strong as ever
I One Of the steel officials said today
I that general mistake was being
made regarding the time it would take
to train inexperienced men and make
them capable Of operating mill ma
chimes. 1t is determined, he SAID 20
have new men placed in positions that
VIII give them a chance to learn the
skilled work, and many Of the n1en
who held mental positions in the Union
mills are TO be taught skilled No. x,
with which they are in measure "a
miiiar through long association ffith
/ the workings Of the mills It is c0n1-
IDENTIFY asserted that before many
months pass il win he possible TO pre-
Guce many new men and plenty 10
man all the plants that are nov Idle
and which union men have refused to
[ take hold Of The strikers say it VII
take years to accomplish this
Reports from all the mills of the cor
porati0ns show that steady gains are
being made in the force Of non union
men. The strikers say they induced SIX
non-union men to desert the star mills
today and shipped them back to chi
cago, whence they came On the other
hand. superintendent Piper OF tae gar
plant announced that he is nearly
ready to start up the other mills in
F-.a ~t1u nd WAITING
for the improvements to be completed [
are in the mill
New Men Being Secured.
In the Painter mills the work is pro- I
crossing smoothly and no assertions I
are reported. New men are being Sc /
cured though the company ol.cials 4
say that on Sundays the strikers make /
an active canvass Of the homes o. the I
men al work and seek to induce them I
TO remain away from the plant. The I
last two mills in the Painter plant were 4
to have been started today, but il F.as /
found impossible to have them READY, {
and the starting was postponed for a /
few days. Pickets about the Lindsay
McCutchecn plant in Allegheny say I
they turned back 4 new man To-Day /
who was bound for the mills. JfEar
than this there were no changes in Tie
Allegheny plant.
The only significant action in Law
reaceviile today was the 1uccesSIut
starting Of the Guide mill, il the lower
union mills Of the Carnegie company
The start was made. according to lie
officials. with a fun crew. and the mil {
viii be run without interruption.
Regarding the rumOr that The steel 1
workers strike would affect the open
ing of the window glass planes THIS
fail a prominent manufacture today
said the reason given for TINS y as Cd
surd The building trades, he fa'd-
r1r r+ hnnv7 affected nE me strike
the least as was asserted The struc-
turaI steel mills have not been stopped
af any time and buildings nave been
carried up without interruption. IF /
there is q delay in starting che siass
factory fires, they say, it VIII be ior
other causes
New Lodge for Chicago.
There was little of interest aoout
Headquarters OF the Amalgamated as
ISOLATION today. The cause of the d5-
sence of Assistant Secretary Tighc was 4
intimatcd in 2 report from Chicago n
which says he is engaged with eN-
President Davis in organizing a 1tcW
Amalgamated lodge in South chic ago.
v hlch VIII take the place Of the one
expelled by him two weeks ago nc IS
said that fourteen members have been
Sc cured for the new lodge out Of the
iclInef lodge.
The American Tin Plate company has
announced that it VIII start the DENIM
Ter mills OF the company next MOnCay-
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