The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-08-29
HOPE TO END STRIKE
Strong Influences Now at Work
with Steel Interests.

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 26.-Talk Of
peace in the steel world continues in
spite of the denials by the officials Of
the United States Steel corporation,
and the Amalgamated association.
President Shaffer made the statement
that there was nothing probable in
ahis line so far as be knew. He denied
positively that the conference with the
four visitors on Friday had any sig
nifcance and said the situation was un-
changed. He willingly admitted that
he would at any time be glad to discuss
peace with the proper officials or their
authorized representatives, but this
was all.
Influences at work.
In spite of this statement there Is q
strong undercurrent of belief that
there are powerful influences at work
TO bring the warning interests togeth-
er with the idea OF ending the disas-
arous warfare that is unsettling the in
dustrial prosperity of the country.
About the headquarters of the Anal
gamated association there was the
usual Saturday quiet The callers were
mail matter most of the day. OF the
four men who discussed matters per-
tanning to the strike with President
Shaffer and the other members of the
advisory board on Friday, Ralph w.
Easley, secretary of the National Civic
Federation, and Henry White, secre-
tary Of the Garment Workers of Amer
lea, are in Pittsburg. 1t is said by some
that these two are waiting for further
developments in the strike that are ex-
pected in a few days.
May Confer with Schwab.
This, with the rumor that President
Mitchell and Prof. jerks are in New
York instead of in Chicago, gives the
strength necessary TO cause belieft that
there is at least some decided move
toward peace under way. 1t is fur
ther rumored that they carried with
them information to present to the
United States Steel corporation re-
garding a settlement of the strike and
that they had the necessary authority
20 act for the Amalgamated associa-
tion up to the point Of an official meet
ing between the two interests con-
cerned.
Ninth Week Begins.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 26.-The ninth
week of the steel strike has begun. Ac-
cording to carefully prepared tables,
the Amalgamated association has
caused 71,4oo men TO quit work. About
one-half of these have since procured
employment with independent con-
Germs or on public works, leaving idle
about $4,000 men, on whom from $780,
900 to 100000 persons depend.
The loss in wages cannot be accu-
rately estimated because of the num-
Der of men who have. secured other
work, but it is in the neighborhood of
S5.OOO,0Oo
During the last week the strikers
threw idle two large pIants--the Penn
sylvania and the Continental pipe mills
in this city, both owned by the Ma
tional Tube company. They gave en-
ployment TO about $500 men.
Progress by the Combine.
The steel corporations officers were
not idle during the week. They started
the steel plant of the tin combine To-
Gated in this city. They also made a
start at the Cleveland and Irondale
(O.) tin mills, and secured men to OPP
crate additional departments in the
Lindsay & McCutcheon and Painter
hoop plants in this city. The strike
has been lost at the Wellsville sheet
mills and the Clarke hoop plant in
Pittsburg
All attempts to bring out the Car
negie Steel company's men have failed,
all of the plants of that concern con-
tinuing in operation. The Amalgama-
ted officials were also disappointed in
not getting out the South Chicago en-
ployes of the Federal Steel company,
who were expected to strike after the
Joliet and Milwaukee men came out.
Assistant Secretary NJ. F. Tighe, be-
fore leaving for Wheeling, said he
might go to Chicago to try it again.
DpnoEftoFE EnFHged