The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-08-08
STEEL TRUSTS
TERMS REJECTED,
President Shaffer and His Colleagues
Meet Morgan and Schwab.
PART WITHOUT MAKING AGREEMENT.
Great Battle Begiss.- -Amsigamated Assoela-
ticn's Concessions Fail to Alter the Purpose
Of the corporsticn--"we VIII Stick to the
Bitter End" Says Secretary Williams Each
SIDE Submitted Proposition.

Of the corporaticn-."We VIII Stick to the
Bitter Hnd," Says Secretary Williams. Each
SIDE Submitted Proposition.
New York (SpeciaD Another effort
to perfect a permanent truce between
the great army OF steel-workers and the
giant corporation which employs it has
failed, and the conflicting sides are as
sharply and widely divided as ever.
The leaders on either side met here
and after a day OF fruitess conference
and discussion parted in a spirit that
shows no tinge OF conciliation. Neither
side would surrender a position nor
concede point in the dispute in which
they arc involved, and present indica-
tions point to renewal, with vigor, OF
the struggle The first conference OF
the day was between President Shaffer
and twelve of his associates on the eX-
ecufive board of the Amalgamated AS
sociation. and a group OF officials OF the
United States Steel Corporation, head
ed by ]. Pierpont Morgan and Presi-
dent Charles NJ. Schwab. AT the end
OF an hour the conferees parted. having
Saiied TO reach an agreement. The sec
ond conference was participated in only
Oy lIG OlilNldlS vi AIC Aho7
sociation The following statement was
given to the press:
I'VE, the members OF the executive
board OF the Amalgamated Association
OF Iron, Steel and Tin Workers. con-
sidering it incumbent upon us to en-
Tighten the public, through the press,
with reference to the present relations
between our association and the United
States Steel Corporation, present the
following stasteinent:
The officials OF the United States
Steel Corporation. instead OF resumng
negotiations where they we're suspended
at the conference held on July II. II
and I3, have withdrawn the PROPOSE
tions made at that time. and are now
offering much less than they agreed to
sign for then. The following is the
proposition which the United States
Steel Corporation gave us as its ulti-
matum. 1t will be observed that the
preamble states simply that the United
States Steel Corporation officials will
advise settlement by the underlined
companies:
Preamble, conditions under which
we are willing to advise a settlement OF
the labor difficulties:
Tinplate Company - Should pro-
ceed under the contract signed with the
Amalgamated 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 ior
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 and the Salisbury Mills ["
The strikers proposition:
We desire to preface Our PROPOSE
tion by directing attention to the fact
that it is modification o; that which
was offered originally At the last con-
ference, as at those preceding it, we re-
CURED the signature OF the scales for all
the mills owned and operated by the
United States Steel Corporation, while
in the proposition given below we ask
that he scales be signed for none hut
those mills which are organized, AID
where the men ceasing to work have
signihed their desire to be connected
with the Amalgamated Association.
This modification has been made be
cause the trust officials declared that we
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ton against their will and desire We
therefore asked that the scale be signed
tOr only those men who desired IT,
Now comes the proposition oi the
Amalgamated Association:
I'VE, the members OF the executive
board OF the Amalgamated Association,
hereby present the following PROPOSE
ton as a reply TO that received from
the United States Steel Corporation:
Sheet Mills-All mills signed for
last year, with the exception OF Salts
burg and Scottdale and with the addi-
tion OF McKeesport and Wellsville.
Hoop Mills-All mills now known
TO be organized viz: Youngstown,
Girard, Greenvile, Pottery Warren,
Lindsay. McCutcheon. Clark, Bar Mill,
Monessen, Mingo. I2-inch, o-inch and
hoop mills OF the Cleveland Rolling
Mill Company.
Tin Mills-All mills except Mones-
sen.
"Note-All other matters OF detail 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 presi-
dent. I. J. Shaffer, and our secretary,
John Williams. who have our confidence
and Endorsement, but in the hope OF
obtaining a settlement OF the strike"