Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-07-29
THE BIG STRIKE
NEAR ITS END
The Negotiations for It's Early Set
tlement Have Taken a More
Favorable Turn.
TOTAL LOSS OF $6,516,0oo
The Loss Will Probably be Made Up by
Both Sides Owing to the Better Prices
That Now Prevail in the
Market.

PlttSDurg, Pa. July zJ.-FltlSDuTsHeIS .
generally express the greatest delight
In anticipation of 81 settlement of the
steel strike. No one seems to have the
slightest doubt that the negotiations
for peace will result In the cessation Of
hostilites. A computation foots up
the total loss as $6,516,00O on account of
the strike, of which sum $780, 900 Is
charged to the combine and $2,516,00 to
The strikers, but this will soon be made
up, owing to the better prices which
now prevail and the improved operating
conditions as well as a better feeling
between the employer and employe.
Secretary Joseph Bishop, of the Ohio
: board of arbitration, reached the
Amalgamated headquarters about 10
o'clock and newspaper men We're re-
quested to leave the room. Behind
closed doors a conference between
President Shaffer and Secretary Bishop
was held. There remains little doubt
that the officials of the United States
Steel corporation are now as anxious to
have the big strike settled as are the
strikers. During the last week a num-
ber of contracts intended for and prac-
tically let to the mills of the combine
were shifted to Independent mills, with
a. rush clause attached. The terms of
the prospective settlement are being
carefully guarded by all parties con-
cerned, but from source believed to
be reliable, it is stated that Morgan
proposes to permit the Amalgamated
association to continue It's union lodges
in the mills that were non-union prior
to the strike, but which went out on
President Shaffer's strike order. The
United States Steel corporation is to
be permitted to operate all mills at
the Carnegie Steel company as they
are now operated as well as the big
sheet mills at Apollo, Vandergrift and
Salisbury, provided the wages paid be
on the same basis~as in the mills
where the union scale is signed. To-
day the strike workers in all the mills
are proceeding as though nothing had
Happened. Conditions are as they had
been since the opening Of hostilities.
President Shaffer and Secretary Will
hams, both We're at the Amalgamated
headquarters early this morning They
still maintained their position of .secre-
.cy, however, and beyond admitting
that a call had been sent out last night
to all members of the executive board
for meeting in this city tomorrow
morning, refused to give any informa-
ton about a probable settlement of
the strike, but President Shaffer in
friendly talk of some length conveyed
the idea that the newspaper men
would for but little longer be follow
ing him and watching his movements.
From this it is believed that President
Shaffer is satisfied that the executive
board will agree to the proposition that
he will present.
Later Colonel French, vice president
Of the Republic Steel company, called
at the Amalgamated headquarters and
was admitted to the inner office where
President Shaffer and Secretary Bish-
op are in conference. Colonel French
was largely instrumental In settling
the McKeesport strike of last April,
and his presence today was regarded
as significant. William Collier, a |
prominent labor leader Of this city,
was also taken into the meeting.
TROUBLE BREWING.
T McKeesport, Pa, July 29.-The action
of the American Tin Plate company at
Demmler in notifying the pipe filters
and mill wrights to take a vacation ev-
identity is a ruse. as one set Of the rolls
and one furnace were put in operation.
1t is supposed that the company is
smuggling men from Monessen from
The rear of the plant, while the strikers
massed along the river front Ten or
Twelve men are sufficient to run one
surnace and set the rolls and that is
al the men who are supposed to be at
work. The Indignation among the
strikers Is at fever heat and trouble is
feared when the men attempt to leave
The plant tonight.