The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-09
MAY SETTLE ALL
LABOR TROUBLES
Conference of Steel Employers
and Employees to Be2Held.
AN IMPORTANT EVENT
PRESIDENT SCHWAB WILL BE ON
HAND IN PERSON.

Pittsburg, July S.-"'That which [ be-
lieve viii prove the most important
conference in the history of capital and
labor will open in the Hotel Lincoln,
sPittsbUrg, next Thursday morning at L
O'Clock, when the highest officials Of the
Amalgamated association, gathering
from all parts of the country, will meet
with high officers in the iron and steel
industries to settle grave questions.
Every vice president of the Anal
gamated association, from Alabama
north, is hurrying toward Pittsburg to-
night on my Geographic order. I have
considered it best that they be called
to confer at this time, instead of the
regular cOnfeTees who have usually
met with US to adjust differences.
As yet 1 am in ignorance as TO who
viii constitute the committee repre-
senting the steel people-the employ
ers. 1 have been informed that Presi-
dent Charles NJ. SchwaD of the United
States Steel corporation viii be present
in person, but do not know this to be
a fact. The labOring man is at present
confronted with some peculiar condi-
tons, which / hope will be adjusted at
the coming conference 1 believe the
strike viii be speedily settled.
(Signed)
THEODORE J. SHAFFER."
The above is the statement made by
President Shaner of the AmaIgamate ted
association late today, as he emerged
from the Carnegie building with a par
ty of Amalgamated officers and Off
GERS of the American Sheet Steel COM
pany. 1t was at the end of one of the
most eventful days in the history of or
ganized labor, made so by the decided
stand taken by President ShaffeT in the
Wellsviile case.
Can Adjust Trouble.
The conference today lasted for al
most two hours, but what was said or
done was not given out, save through
the statement made by President Shat
fer. 1t was evidently decided that the
best interests Of both sides demanded
that the wage conference be held at as
early date as possible, in spite of the
trouble at Wellsville. It is understood
that on hearing the statement of Vice
President Campbell regarding the Ohio
trouble, assurance was given that il
could easily be adjusted, and would be.
This being the case, the conference was
quickly arranged President Shaffer
said tonight:
L did announce that I would not
treat with the employers until matters
were adjusted at WeIlsvilIe, and that I
would declare a general strike on
Thursday if matters were not fixed,
but later changed my mind. L am not
a. HDSl - ~ state WlldL DIouBHI litlS
about, but it viii come out in good
time
Under the present arrangement. the
WellsYille men viii remain at work
pending a settlement of disagreement
on Thursday. None Of the combine rep
resentatiVes who could be seen would
talk on the strike troubles. It is known,
however, that Vice President Arms of
the American Sheet Steel company re-
ceiVed President Skaters telegram
containing his utimatum at Youngs-
town, where he was attending the fu-
neral of his mOther-in-Iaw, and that
Immediately after the funeral he came
to PittSburg and the conference was
held shortly after his arrival.