The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-08-31
MAY END THE STRIKE.
Strong Influences Now at Work
with Steel Interests.
II Proposed Conference Ii successful
Men May Soon Return 10 Work.
Both Sides I'm Contest In
Mood to Discuss Terms.


Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 26.-Talk of
peace in the steel world continues in
spite of the denials by the officials of
the United States Steel corporation
and the Amalgamated association.
President Shaffer made the statement
that there was nothing probable in
this line so far as he knew. He denied
positively that the conference with the
four visitors on Friday had any sig
nificance and said the situation was I'M
changed. He willingly admitted that
he would at any time be glad to discuss
peace with the proper officials or their
authorized representatives but this
was all.
Influences at Work.
In spite of this statement there is a
strong undercurrent of belief that
there are powerful influences at work
to bring the warning interests togeth-
err with the idea of ending the disas-
trous warfare that is unsettling the In
dustrial prosperity of the country.
About the headquarters of the Anal
gamated association there was the
usual Saturday quiet. The callers were
few and the officers were busy with
mail matter most of the day. OF the
four men who discussed matters per-
tanning to the strike with President
Shaffer and the other members OF the
advisory board on Friday, Ralph w.
Easley, secretary of the National Civic
Federation, and Henry White, secre-
tary of the Garment Workers of Amer
lea. are in Pittsburg. 1t is said by some
that these two are waiting for further
developments in the strike that are eX-
pected in a few days.
May Confer with Schwnb.
This, with the rumor that President
Mitchell and Prof. jerks are in New,
York instead of in Chicago, gives the
strength necessary 10 cause belief that
there is at least some decided move
toward peace under way. 1t is fur
ther rumored that they carried with
them information to present to the
United States Steel corporation re-
garding a settlement of the strike and
that they had the necessary authority
to act for the Amalgamated associa-
ton up to the point of an official meet
ing between the two interests con-
cerned.
Ninth Week Begins.
Pittsburg. Pa, Aug. 26.--The ninth
week of the steel strike has begun. Ac-
cording to carefully prepared tables,
the Amalgamated association has
caused 71,40O men to quit work. About
one-half of these have since procured
employment with independent con-
Germs or on public works. leaving idle
about 10000 men, on whom from $780,
900 to 100000 persons depend.
During the last week the strikers
threw idle two large plants-the Penn
sylvania and the Continental pipe mills
in this city, both owned by the Ma
tional Tube company. They gave en-
ployment 10 about $500 men.
Progress by the Combine.
The steel corporations officers were
not idle during the week. They started
the steel plant of the tin combine To-
Gated in this city. They also made
start at the Cleveland and Irondale
CO., tin mills. and secured men to OPP
crate additional departments in the
Lindsay & McCutcheon and Painter
hoop plants in this city. The strike
has been lost at the Wellsville sheet
mills and the Clarke hoop plant in
Pittsburg.
All attempts 10 bring out the Car
negie Steel company's men have failed
all of the plants of that concern con-
tinuing in operation. The Amalgama-
ted officials were also disappointed in
not getting out the South Chicago en-
ployes of the Federal Steel company,
who were expected to strike after the
Joliet and Milwaukee men came out.
Assistant Secretary NJ. +. Tighe, be-
fore leaving for Wheeling. said he
might go to Chicago to try it again.
VIII Not Strike.
Chicago, Aug. 26.-The South Chica-
go steel workers resisted the renewed
efforts Sunday to call them out on
strike. Only one man joined the two
who were already out, and the rest
of the men will return to their work
as if no strike agitation was haunt
ing them.