Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-03

New York, Aug. 3.--The steel strike
conference held here today failed to
arrive at an agreement. The proposals
made by j. p. Morgan and Charles NJ
sehwab through President shaffer and
Secretary Williams, OF the Amalgamat-
ed association one week ago, are still
open, but the strikers representatives
showed no inclination TO accept them.
The representatives Of the strikers left
the conference, at which they failed to
agree, with the announcement that
they would go into secret session them
selves later in the afternoon. 1t was
admitted that there might be action
at that meeting which would change
the situation.
MAGNATEs INSIST.
AT the conference OF this morning.
Messrs. Morgan and Schwab insisted
upon the acceptance of the terms Of
fered by them on Saturday last. Pre-
sident Shaffer and his associates de-
manded further concessions in behalf Of
the union. Neither side would give in.
and the conferenc disagreed and part
ed, leaving the situation practically I'M
changed President Schwab went
from the conference to the office Of
j. r. Morgan where he was closeted
for a while with Robert Bacon. lie
would not discuss the conference or the
strike situation.
Soon after the adjournment Of the
conference, ID, @. Reid, of the American
Tin Plate company was asked II Mr.
Morgan. had as was reported. delivered
an ultimatum TO the strikers. and he
replied that he did not wish TO say any
thing that would put MIR. Morgan IN
such a position. He said, however,
that the strikers executive committee
had until four o'clock to decide whether
they would accept the only proposition
ever made 10 them by the United
States Steel corporation which was that
the men should go back to work at
last years scale Of wages This. and
no other propositions. he said. had
been made to the Amalgamated exc
cutive committee.
SHAFFER SAYS LITTLE.
President Shaffer at the close OF the
conference went 10 the Stevens house
with the other Amalgamated assOcia-
tion officials. He was asked for state
ment as 10 what had been accomplished
at the conference but he declined to
speak on the subject further than 10
say:
ITS too serious a matter. | must
submit certain matters-understan
me, not propostions-to my men before
can speak"
He would not say whether or not
there was 10 be another conference this
afternoon.
President Shaffer and his twelve as
sociates OF the executive board Of the
Amalgamated association reached New
York az O'Clock this morning. The
party divided In order not 10 attract
attention and In groups Of twos and
threes breakfasted at downtown res
taurants. 1t has been arranged that
they should confer with Mr. Morgan
and the officials Of the steel companies
at the Office Of the United States Steel
corporation In the Empire building at
1890 but II was several minutes after
that before the first Of the Amalgamat-
ed vice presidents arrived They wait
ed around in the Railways for their
fellows although the consulting room I'm
the office OF the steel corporation was
open 10 them. They were prepared TO
discuss almost anything except the
steel strike When President Shaffer
and Secretary Williams arrived the
whole party filed into Mfr. Schwab's
office. Mr. Morgan had not yet arrived
but the conference really began before
he came, Mr.. Schwab spoke first and
was talking when Mr. Morgan. who
came with G. r., Dawkins. his English
partner and Robert Bacon. arrived.
Mr.. Morgan followed Mr.. Schwab
In brief address to the
representatives OF labor in which he
outlined his position and that OF the
corporation. He reiterated the propos-
ais made by himself or Mr.. SchWab on
Saturday last and said they encom-
passed all that the employers hal 20
offer, a general discussion followed,