The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-05
TRYING TO SETTLE STRIKE
AN IMPORTANT CONFERENCE IN
 NEW FORK.

NA ohLAs
 Steel Trust Officials Meet Pres. Gompers
 of the Federation of Labor, Pres.
 Mitchell of the Mine Workers and
 Other Interested Operators
 Re-state Their Position--All Rests With the Strikers.
 New York, Sept. 4-Terms of peace in the steel strike were discussed at length to-day at secret conference in which sat officials of the United States Steel Corporation, leaders of union la bor and representatives of the civic or ganizations which have intervened. Unusual safeguards were resorted to in order to preserve the privacy of the proceedings but it was evident that no conclusion was reached and that the decision to either terminate or continue the strike must be made by the strik- CTS.
 The nature of the authority from the 7 Amalgamated Association held by the labor leaders who participated in the discussion is not known, but it is be- lieved that they possessed at least an outline of terms from President Shaffer and that they will place before him and his associates the terms resubmitted by President Schwab, of the United States Steel Corporation. It was also appar- ent at the conclusion of the discussion that if the conference is to be resumed or any further action toward peace talk en the strikers must take the initia- tive.
 The labor leaders were in communi- cation with Pittsburg during the day, and it was anticipated that they would further discuss the subject with the Amalgamated Association men before they proceeded any further with the peace plan.
 The participants in the conference to-day were President c. M Schwab, of the United States Steel Corporation, President w. D. Corey, of the Carnegie Steel company, Veryl Preston, of the United States Steel Corporation, Presi- dent Samuel Gompers, of the American Federation of Labor, President Mitchell, of the United Mine Workers associa- tion, Secretary Harry White. of the Garment Makers association, Professor Jenks, of the industrial commission, and Ralph M, Paisley, secretary of the National Civic Federation. Several of- ficials of the companies controlled by the United States Steel Corporation were called to the conference chamber during the day.
 The conference was asked for in be- half of President Gompers and Presi- dent Mitchell, and the request reached President Schwab early to-day. He made favorable reply at once, and at 12:15 o'clock the two labor leaders ac- companied by the other intermediates who had participated in the Pittsburg meetings last week, reached the office of the United States Steel Corporation. The session lasted.-. continuously for more than six hours. No statement as to the proceedings was made by any of the participants
 John Mitchell was first to leave the meeting room. He positively refused to make any statement in connection with the peace plan. President Gompers and Ralph M Easley, who followed, were equally reticent and said that 1t had been agreed to that nothing was to be said. President Schwab came out later in company with President Corey, Sec retary Wren and Veryl Preston, and all successively refused to talk. President Gompers said later that he would be in New York tomorrow, and that state ment was taken as an indication that he has not given up his effort to effect settlement.
 One of the steel officials made this brief statement: Nothing was accom- plished by the conference. The strike is just in the same position as before 1t was held, Future action Is with the strikers. I don't know of anything that is to be done. The steel corporation has restated it's position, and the men themselves must elect what they will do."
 Samuel Gompers, when asked to- night in regard to the conference, said: "As to whether any proposition was submitted to President Schwab, and as to what discussion took place or wheth- or any QeClSlOD was IedCllcd pl HUI, oi V matters regarding which we think that it will be of interest at this juncture, both to the strikers, the United States Steel Corporation and the public in gen. eral. to keep silent" When Mr. Gom- pers was asked whether there would be a new conference or not he replied that he did not know.
 The Herald tomorrow will say: "Charles M. Schwabs proposal to the strikers was that the trust shall retain as "open" mills all those which it has succeeded in starting and operating since the strike was declared. All mills which the strikers have kept closed MT. schwab agrees shall remain union mills. These terms will be submitted to Fres ident Shaffer and the executive board of the Amalgamated Association"
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