The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-24
PARADE GIVEN Up
President of the Amalgamated
Feared Disorder.
Strike is About Where It Was
Six Weeks Ago.

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 24-The closing
of the sixth week of the great steel
strike finds the controversy apparently
as far from settlement as it was on
the 18th of July, when the joint confer
ence of manufacturers and workers dis
agreed and President Shaffer, Of the
Amalgamated Association OF Iron, Tin
and Steel Workers made his first order
calling out the employees Of the sheet
steel and the steel hoop companies.
After 43 days both sides maintain the
same firm front, and the contest which
has been waged by them with varying
success gives promise OF continuing Aor
an indefinite period.
Yesterdays conference of labor lead
ers to devise means for bringing ABOUT
a settlement was devoid of results ana
it rests with the conferees as lndlVld-
uals to seek another conference Tor the
Amalgamated association with the
United States Steel corporation execu-
tives or to arrange for arbirrating the
differences. According to the state
ment of the participants no mention
was made of the miners or other trao-
ers taking sympathetic acllOn- IN SAoiS
the meeting made no effort to extend
the strike to affiliated trades
When seen this morning President
Shaffer expressed himself as well salts
fed with the situation up to the pres
ent time. He reiterated his former
statements that the ASSOCIATE stlll
had several surprises in store for the
nanufactl1rers but he refused to give
any information as to what they We're
In regard to the report that Chef T. M
Arthur of the Brotherhood OF Locomo-
tive Engineers had written 10 MIN IN
reply to a letter asking what support
/ the strikers could expect from the en-
! gineerS that Nj. Arthur had answered
/ that he could not call his men out, or
ask them to refuse to handle nOn-unlon
| freight. President Shaffer refused to
talk All he would say was:
Il never wrote a letter to Mr. Arthur
IN, INV life
At the offices Of the steel companies
I it was said that the situation was gen
| orally satisfactory in all the plants IN
the Pittsburg district. The postpone
! ment of the attempt TO start the DENIM
Ter plan Of the American lin Pate com
| pany until next week. was Sald 20 pc
| for the purpose Of having the plant in
/ order when the men start to work II
| was believed there would be plenty OF
] men on hand when the time came to op-
| crate the plant 1t was also stated that
| the idle plant of the National steel
| company at Bellaire, O.,Would be start
ed next week and that a force OF men
| is being gathered for this purpose
| Where the men were coming from the
| officials refused to say Quiet prevail
| ed at all plants today This IS a snort
a. the Painter. works it was said that
| two more mills would be started on
| Monday. They are the bar mn ana
| the No cotton tie mill Many me-
ohaufrs and laborers are al work on the
I
IN months but the demand from the
south for this material is so heavy that
it was decided to resume operations.
The MANAGEMENT say many OF their oio
men are asking for their former posi-
lions and that it is probable some VIII
be taken back as non-union men RMS
is pay day at the Centennial, Elba,hey
stone Pennsylvania, Republic PANT
er's and Browns mills and an extra
force of policemen is on duty in the
strike districts, although no trouble Is
expected The big parade which was
to have taken place at Mckeesport TO-
day and which was to 60 to Duquesne
and Homestead for the purpose Of its
moral effect on the workers in the Car
negie plants, at those places,was aban-
doned upon the advice Of President
/ Shaffer who feared disorder if the orig
inai intentions were carried out A
movement is on foot among some OF