The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-30

President schwab's Rejection OF IL
soreIy disappointed Him.

President Simon Burns. of l.. A. 200, the
glass blowers organization, was In the city
Yesterday attending the conference or the
three combinations. Last
night he said Of the arbitration proposition
he made TO the Amalgamated Association
of Iron and Steel Workers and the United
states Steel Company, which Was REJECT
ed bv President Schwab: II think Mr..
schwab made a mistake. My proposition
was only a suggestion TO both sides 10 ar
bitrate their differences. 1 think 1t was
fair In every particular and could inJure
neither side IL they are disposed to DO
the right thing. Mr.. Schwab says there is
steel trust would not be affected by sub
hitting the whole matter To ar0itratlOh. IL
a disinterested board. such as L suggested,
first thing ii would do would be TO say 20
itself. What are we here forT An IN
vestigation would then be made, ana III a.
was found there was nothing 10 drpi-
trate IL would adjourn.
''Those people must get together; that
Is all there Is about 1t. The idle men need
work and the capitalists have their money
invested and IL will not do TO allow II 10
remain idle. There is no reason why they
should not come together and settle tnelr
differences. IL is to the best interests of
both sides. Both claim that they are III
the right. I'm which event they ought not
70 hesitate TO leave the matter with an I'M
partial board.
"If there is a misunderstanding an arbi-
tratiOn board would clear II up. That is
what such a board is for. No doubt many
people do not understand the meaning OF
the strike, what unionism means TO the
Amalgamated Association and the steel
trust. A board would set this matter right
before the public which has a right TO
know, since the strike affects so many In
duStries and threatens TO paralyze many
branche OF business. Both labor and CAPT.
Ia make mistakes. Sometimes one side is
responsible. sometimes the other, and In
of the question into consideration / can
not see why either side should refuse to ar
bitrate.
president shaffer gladly accepted the
proposition L offered TO bring about a
settlement and was willing to let the whole
composed of wholly disinterested and fair
minded men. Mr.. Schwab rejected the prop
osition. / do not know why. i think that III
he Is inclined to arbitrate he should have
made some counter proposition or sug-
gested that he was willing TO arbitrate with
certain conditions in my proposition that
did not meet his approval eliminated.
made the suggestion In my proposition that
If IL seemed unfair in any way for either
side. to suggest such changes as would be
satisfactory. Mr.. Shaffer was willing to &C.
cept the whole proposition. IL 1t did not
think il would have been no more thar
right for him TO have made some suggestion
at least. along the line of arbitration.
Asked il he would make another propo'
sition TO both sides, as was reported, he
said: 81 cannot tell just what / shall dc
I'm the matter. L am disappointed in THU
one. as 1 hoped IL would be the means OF
bringing the Amalgamated Association ant
the trust officials together. and since 4
has failed. | cannot say what / shall do