The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-19
BOTH SIDES WELL PLEASED
QUESTION OF RECOGNITION OF THFa
UNION WAS LEFT In
ABEYANCE
SETTLEMENT IS TEMPORARY
Agreement Is Only Until July 1,
When the AmaIgamated Associa-
dOn Will Again Discuss Mat
ters With the Trust.

can Sheet Steel company. The trouble
That broke out on the Devices Wood DIant
IN McKeesport last week and which for
time, threatened to cause a general
strlke OF all union iron and steel workers
In the country, has been settled In an
amicable manner The members of the
general executive board of the AmaIga-
mated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin
Workers, held a long session today. 1t
started out with general feeling that
a strike would come, as the workers
would not concede the only DO mt in dis
pute Reinstatement of the men claimed
to have been discharged for joining the
union, and SO far as could be learned
the officials Of the American Sheet Steel
company were equally determined
During the morning session Of the ex-
ecuttve board, John Jarrett, acting for
the American Sheet Steel company, ap-
peared with a proposition for the mem
bers to consider regarding a settlement
of the difficulty. In general, this pro-
position was that all men discharged
from the Wood plant should be reinstat-
ed, including Holloway, and that all but
Holloway should return to work at once,
Holloway to be returned within ten days
The board insisted that Holloway
should be treated in the same manner
as the others, and finally Mr. Jarrett
changed his proposition to include Hollo-
way, after three days suspension and
the following agreement was drawn up
and signed at Z o'clock this evening
AGREEMENT SIGNED
between John Jarrett and the advisory
board of the AmaIganted association:
1--WE have discovered, after a careful
examination Of the points at issue, that,
! as usual, mistakes and m sun n1erSt landings
underlie the trouble at McKeeSpOrt, and
/ we reach the conclusion that it will be
to the advantage of all parties concerned
to start the Wood mill with the old en-
ployes on next Monday, April %, 1901
and it is further agreed that the con-
: tract, with reference to working condi-
| tions in the mill and scale matters shall
be observed until July 1, 1901, and in the
meantime Mr. Smith and Mr.. Holloway
shall have a meeting to adjust any diff
Guilty which may exist ..9t betTeen them. hem
President A. A. /: s. and 7. W.
Secretary-Treasurer A. A. L S. and T.
John Jarrett,
American Sheet Steel Company"
Attending the sessions of the advisory
board Of workers association, which the
industrial and financial world has been
watching with the keenest interest, were
the following: Vice-presidents David r.
Rees, of the first district, P.ttsberg; Wal
ter Larkin, second district, Martins
Ferry, Ohio; Charles H Davis. third dis
trict, Newport Ky; Clem Jarvis, fifth
district, Anderson, Ind. John F. Ward,
sixth district, Youngstown, Ohio, and
John Chappell, seventh district, Newcas-
tie, Pa. Trustees, Charles Jenkins. Of
Youngstown, Ohio; John H. Morgan, of
Cambridge, Ohio. and John Pierce, of
Pittsburg; President T. ]. Shaffer, Ben
I. Davis, acting as assistant to the presi-
dent; Secretary-Treasurer John Williams,
and Assistant Secretary NJ. F. Tighe.
STATUS AT MKEESPORT.
In explanation of this agre eement, It
was stated that the matter will remain
in exactly the same position as before the
trouble broke out. The organization Of
the local board of the Amalgamated as
sociation among the employees of the Ill
will be continued, though the copany will
not recognize it in any way in dealing
with the men, The Amalgamated asSo-
citation stated that they old not wish
the company to recognize their organiZ-
alton at present and simply asked the
men to do as they pleased, and act with
freedom when outside of the mill. The
company officials, on the other hand, say
that so long as the local among their
men does not try to force recognition,
and the work under the personal agree
ment with them, they would not allow
any feeling against the men. Both sides
are satisfied and the strike that has ex-
listed for week has in reality, according
TO the Officers On DCIu SUES, O6Sn OuS
to misunderstanding between the two
sides to the dispute.
The settlement will bring the matter
to an issue, it is said, when the scale
for the coming year is brought to set
tlement.
The union men will seek at that time,
to have the Wood plant included In the
next scale agreement and the company, it
is believed, will be ready to oppose this
part of the agreement emphat cally.
When asked concerning this tonight
the officials of the Amalgamated associ-
alton simply smiled and said they would
not cross bridge until they came to 1t.
The company officials replied in the same
strain.
AT the conclusion Of the conference this
evening, the members Of the executive
board departed for their homes, seeming
ly we'll pleased that the matter had been
settled without an open rupture There
did not seem any disposition on the part
of either side of the dispute to claim
victory or the best Of the settlement.