The age-herald., 1901-08-04
Strikers Executive Board and Stesl Corporation Officials
 Reach No Agreement 49O,OO0 MAY BE INVOLVED
Association Officials Say That Instead of Reopening Me-
 qotiations Steel Companiesc
 Offered Less Than Before.

New York, August 3.-Another effort to perfect a permanent truce between the great army of steel workers and the giant corporation has failed, and tonight the conflicting sides are as sharply and wide ly divided as ever. The leaders on either side met here again this morning and, af- ter day of fruitless conferences and dis cussion, parted in a spirit that shows no tinge of conciliation. Neither side would surrender position or concede point in the dispute in which they are involved and present indications point to a renewal with vigor of the struggle. The first con- ference of the day was between President Shaffer and twelve of his associates on the executive board of the Amalgamated Asso- ciation and group of officials of the United States Steel Corporation headed by J. Pierpont Morgan and President Charles M Schwab. At the end of an hour the conferees parted, having failed to reach an agreement. The second confer ence was participated in only by the of- ficials of the Amalgamated Association. It was a secret session, lasting for over two hours, at the close of which the fol-  "We, the members of the executive board of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, considering 1t in- cumbent upon us to enhghten the public through the press with reference to the present relations between our association and the United States Steel Corporation present the following statement:
 sThe officials of the United States Steel Corporation, instead of resuming negotia- tions where they were suspendens 1t the conference held on July Il, 12 and 1S have withdrawn the propositions made at that time and are now offering much less than they agreed to sign for then. The follow ing is the proposition which the United States Steel Corporation gave us today as it's ultimatum: Tas
 The Preamble.
 .It will be observed that the preamble states simply that the United States Steel Corporation officials will advise set clement by the undersigned companies:
 "Preamble, conditions under which we are willing to advise a settlement of the labor difficulties
 Tin Plate Company-Should proceed under the contract signed with the Amal- gamated Association as of July l, 1901.
 American Steel Hoop Company Company should sign the scale for all the mills owned by the American Steel Hoop Company that were signed for last year.
 ".American Sheet Steel Company Company should sign the scale for all the mills of this company that were signed for last year except the old Meadow mill, the Saltsburg mills '"rhe strikers propositions:
 We desire to preface our proposition by directing attention to the fact that 1t is a modification of that which was of- fered originally. At the last conference as at those preceding it, we required the signature of the scale for all the mills owned and operated by the United States Steel Corporation. While in the proposi- tion given below we ask that the scales be signed for none but those mills which are organized and where the men ceasing to work have signifed their desire to be connected with the Amalgamated Asso- citation.
 This modification has been made be- cause the trust officials declared that we wished to force men into the organization against their will and desire. We there fore ask that the scale be signed for only those men who desired it.
 Strikers Proposition.
 'Now comes the proposition of the Amalgamated Association:
 We, the members of the executive beard of the Amalgamated Association hereby present the following proposition as reply to that received from the Uni ted States Steel corporation:
 ''sheet mills-All mills signed for last year, with the exception of Salisbury and Scottdale and with the addition of McKeesport and Wellsville.
 Hoop mills-All mills now known to be organized. viz. Youngstown, Girard, Greenville, Pomeroy. Warren. Lindsay, McCutcheon, Clarke bar mills, Monessen. Mingo Pinch. 9-inch and hoop mills of the Cleveland Rolling Mill company
 ''Tin mills-All the mills except Mones- sen.
 Note-A1l Ns1ler matters of details to be left for settlement by conference
 We furthermore wish to state that our purpose in coming to New York was not because we doubted our President T. J. shaner and our secretary, John Will Hams, who have our confidence and en- dorsement. but in the hope of obtaining a settlement of the strike
 The meeting between the representa- tives of the strikers and the officials of the steel corporation was arranged by telegraph last night and sprang from a mutual desire for peace. President Shaf- fer and his brother officers of the Amal- gamated Association left Pittsburg last night and reached New York at & o'clock this morning. They parted at the ferry to meet again at 10:30 at the office of the United States Steel corporation, the hour and place appointed for the conference. President Schwab of the steel company received the representatives of labor and conducted them to the consulting rooms of the steel directorate. J. Pierpont Morgan came to the conference accompa- nied by Robert Bacon. one of his local partners. and C.. E. Dawkns head of the English house of Morgan & Co. D. G. Reid of the American Tin Plate O.. and nfhar officials of the comma uies fed- erated in the general steel corporation also joined the conference and 1t was some time after the time first appointed that the conference was formolly opened
 schwab Spoke First.
 Mr. schwab spoke first of the employ srs and was foliored by MT. Morgan