Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-09-03
NO ACTUAL CHANGE.
Situation in Great Steel Strike
Shows No Improvement.
CONFERl Noes MAY BRING RESULTS.
other Signs Indicate That the Crisis
Is Approaching Burns Still
Hopeful - impeachment of
Shafyer Chilled For.

Is Approaching Burns Still
Hopeful = Impeachment of
ShaHer Called For.
Pitts burg, Pa, Aug. 31.-While there
Is no actual change in the steel strike
situation, much transpired Friday
calculated to produce results in the
near future. The conference be-
tween the Bay View committee and
the Amalgamated officials, the con-
tinued efforts of President Burns, of
the Window Glass Workers associa-
ton, to bring about arbitration or
cancellation, the scnthing editorial in
She Labor World, calling for the inn
parchment of President Shaffer; the
march of the strikers of McKeesport
to Duquesne, and the decided effect
of the injunction proceedings at
Canal Dover, o., all indicate that the
crisis is approaching and that an inn
portant change in affairs is not far
distant. What the outcome will be
no man can tell.
Strikers Are Uneasy.
The details Of the conference of the
Bay View committee and the Anal
gamated officials has not yet been di-
vulged by either party, but the fact
that the committee is here at all
would indicate that the Bay View
strikers are uneasy. j. D. Hickey
and j. F. Cooper, of tho committee,
have been here since Monday, but
their presence has not been generally
known. The general belief is that
the main object of the committees
visit was the purpose of arranging
some compromise by which the Bay
View plant may resume. President
Shaffer, on the contrary, says the
two men did not come here as rep.
resentatives of the Bay View lodge.
They were simply here as individual
members of the Amalgamated asso-
citation to explain in person for their
action in regard to the general strike
order and the reversal of that de-
cision after Tighe's visit to Milwau-
kee.
Burns stu Hopeful.
Notwithstanding Che report from
New York that no conference has
been held or arranged for between
C. NJ. Schwab and Simon Burns look
Ang to arbitra ton the latter has not
relaxed his efforts in this direction
and seems determined to bring about
some sort of compromise. He Says:
81 am interested in this matter, as the
big strike is affecting all lines of business,
including the window glass trade. My
purpose is to get the two sides together
and start the mills. II President Schwab
.,H~sk To-,
will request him to suggest whatever modi-
fications he desires Anything will be ac-
csptable If the United States Steel cor
poration can be induced to arbitrate and
get the mills started. 1t iR foolishness to
say there is nothing TO arbitrate. / feel
confident that something can lie done to
bring about a settlement that will not be
dishonorable to either side and result in
the starting of tbs mills"
Attack ON shaRer.
The editorial in the current is
sue of the Labor World, the or
gan of the international Tin Work.
ers' Protective association and the
mouthpiece of the Pittsburg district
of the Mine Workers union and the
Patternmakers' association, is long
and bitter attack on President Shaffer,
and demands his impeachment for call
ing the present strike. The demand
for the impeachment Is made because
it is charged Shaffer compelled the
steel workers to violate contracts; be-
cause he expelled the Chicago men and
revoked their charter without consti-
tutional hearing; and because the
whole strike is unconstitutional and
has brought ruin and wreck to men
who have made the Amalgamated as
sociation. The editorial gives "a rea-
sons why President Shaffer should be
impeached.
The fact that George Powell, presi-
dent of the Tin Plate Workers Pro-
tective Association of America; L. r.
Thomas, president of the Pattern
makers National league, and Patrick
Dolan, president Of the United Mine
Workers Of the Pittsburg district, con-
stitute the board Of control of the pub
lication, lend considerable weight to
the utterances of the paper. When
shown the editorial President Shaffer
said:
"Mr Powell, of the Tin Workers associ-
alton, was at headquarters to-day, and I
have understood that the paper mentioned
does NOT represent his association. The
article is beneath my notice. and shall not
advertise the paper by commenting on it.
March Disappointment.
The march of the McKeesport strik-
ers to Duquesne Friday afternoon was
disappointment to the strikers. part
~ because of the heavy rain during
thelparade and the meeting in an open
lot. and partly because of lack of
enthusiasm. 1t was expected that at
least 5000 of the $4,000 strikers would
participate in the march, but by ac-
tualcount there were $50 in line. There
was no strike talk heard at the Du-
quesne mill, and the men did not man
fest the interest expected.
Pickets withdrawn.
The injunction granted the Ameri-
can Sheet Steel company, at Canal Do
yer, o., against the strikers has had
the effect of doing away with all pick
citing about the MILL The withdrawal
OF the pickets was on the advice of the
local counsel, who advised this course
until after the counsel of the associ-
( alton at Pittsburg should make known
what course to pursue in the future.
shaner Reviews situation.
President Shaffer on Friday sent cir