Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-08
EXPECTED SETTLEMENT
DID NOT MATER|AL|ZE.
PRESIDENT sHAFFER DECLARES
THERE HAS BEEN No CHANGE IN
THE SITUATION.
BOARD IN SESSION ALL DAY.
STRONG EXPRESSION ny PREsI-
DENT sHAFFER ON THE At
TEMPT ON THE PHEsI-
DENTS LIFE.

PITTSBURG, Pa, September IA
settlement of the steel strike was look
ed for to-day. II did not materialize.
but that it is near at hand Is generally
conceded. The report that President
Sehwab had put time limit on his
proposition to the Amalgamated men
was denied in official circles to-day.
The only thing that was not stated in
the proposition was that the longer the
strikers held off from the peace nego-
tiations the more idle mills would
be started and the less union mills
would be found on the list when final
steps were taken to end the strike be-
gan is to remain non-union. while those
still idle when the agreement is reached
will be allowed 10 remain union and
under Amalganate influence.
All day the executive beard remained
in session. Shorty ,.S'1re 6 o'clock
this evening President Shaffer came out
of the meeting and announced with
much positiyeness that there would be
nothing given out. The further an
nouncement was made that there had
been no settlement of the strike. From
the earnestness of the discussion of the
board It was apparent, how
ever, that some unusual effort
was being made to reach conclusion
of the disastrous struggle and 1t is
again confidently reported that Shaffer
and his board will be in New York
Monday morning.
In the offices of the Carnegie building
It was said that there was no change In
the strike situation. The officials of the
companies interested are making every
effort possible to start the plants.
President Shaffer said in connection
with the talk OF a settlement of the strike
that there was a general Impression 60
ing abroad that the Amalgamated Assoc
citation was beaten in the contest. This
was far from true. The men In the or
ganization had not fairly got started in
fight yet and many of them had scarcely
realized that the strike was on. He said
that he did not regard the outlook as
changed since the meeting. He deplored
the story that had gone out that the at
tempted assassination of President Nc
Kinley would have the effect of Fastening
the settlement of the trouble.
THE foul deed of that man is too hor-
rible to be permitted to enter into any
discussion of this kind. We need no such
incentive to settle our difficulties"
Continuing, he said: president Nc
Kinley is a great and good man. I could
scarcely believe that an attempt had
been made on his life when / first heard
the news 1t seems almost impossible
that he could have had an enemy"
President Shaffer's remarks were
echoed and re-echoed among the mill men
about Amalgamated headquarters during
the day 1t was more the talk In Anal
gamated headquarters than even the set
Element of the strike in which all were so
deeply interested.
1t is learned late tonight that Presi-
dent T. J. Shaffer and the members of
the executive board will start for New
York Sunday night unless there is an
other change in the plans In the mean
time. They go TO confer personally with
President Schwab. The terms of peace
that have been handed out from the New
York office are not pleasant to the Anal
Eamated officials. but as bad as they are.
II is understood that President Shaffer
is anxious to have them come direct to
the official board of the organization
rather than through any second party.
For this reason the efforts of President
Samuel GomDers, of the American Fed
Grafton, and the other peace officers of
the Civic Federation were not wholly rel
ished and in Amalgamated circles they
were severely condemned.
II was announced quietly this after
noon that IL President Schwab would see
the members of the board they would all
go to New York and meet him personally
A report of the proposed visit which
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