The evening times., 1901-08-24
TRYING TO END TIE STRIKE
Mr.. Shatfer Asked to Formulate
Another Proposition.
Senator Hanna Ready to submit IL
TO Mr. Morgan, II IL II Regarded "a
HeHsUnabIe-OutcOm nf the Con
ference Held at Pittsburg Today

/ hrHAunIb Ible-OutcOme al the Con
ference Held at Pittsburg Today
| PITTSBURG. Aug at. J. Shaner.
| President Of the Steel Workers Associa-
! tion, has been asked TO formulate another
proposition to the trust Mr.. ShaGer is
promised that. if it is al all reasonable in
/ its terms. Senator Hanna will convey fl
/ TO J. Pierpont Morgan and c. VI. Schwab
and bring all his influence TO bear to Sc
| cure its acceptance.
! This is the object. it was stated today
! Of the conference here. in which Prof.
/ George W. jerks, of Cornell University, q
member Of the Industrial Commission;
/ John Mitchell. President Of the United
/ Mine Workers; Henry White. Secretary
Of the United Garment Workers. and
Ralph N. EasIey. Secretary of the Ma
tional Civic Federation. met Mr.. ShafIer
and made another effort TO end the strike.
! Messrs. EasIey and White are TO have
1 another conference with Mr.. Shaffer to-
day.
Prof jerks has gone East. il is beIiev-
ed, in an effort 20 see Mr.. Schwab. Presi-
dent OF the Steel Trust, and urge upon
the latter the acceptance Of terms. Prof.
jerks proposed these terms Of settlement.
''The AmaIgamated officials TO sign the
wage agreement for the mills they con-
trolled last year
The mills that have been organized
since the Milwaukee convention 20 be
operated on provisional scale, those that
are fully organized asking FOR the Anal
gamated wage scale and conditions. and
those that desire 10 stay out Of the or
ganization having the privilege OF doing
So"
It is understood that certain representa-
tives Of the various national labor organ
izations viii go TO New York and see Mr.
Morgan or Mr.. Schwab and ask them TO
treat with the AmaIgaulated Association.
They fear that the continuation OF the
strike viii wipe out Of existence the
Amalgamated Association II this occurs
they feel that the beginning Of the end
Of an national labor organizations win be
near. For hours today Mr.. shaner and
the other labor officials discussed this
phase Of the situation.
The Saturday haIf-holiday was observed
today at Painters. Lindsay-NIcCutcheo
and the Clark and Union mills in the Law
reuccviue district. The police officials took
the pracaution 70 send an extra detail Of
eight men to the Pennsylvania and the
Continental tube works. where about $500
employees viii be paid of during the day.
The patrolmen who are on duty early mad
nothing TO do
McKEESPORT Aug. 2I-Rumors re-
garding the probable opening Of the
DemmIer mills are suH prevalent. some
persons say that men viii De brought 70
Bemmler tomorrow night They may be
ana they may not. no one knows. least Of
aH the strikers The Demmler mills were
pick"ted as usual with a double line Of
mea and the strike headquarters are open
all ght. 1t has evidently been decided
by tile strike leaders not TO be caught
mapping The fires in three furnaces in
thu Hill are going and the place is guard
Cd boy armed watchmen-
The strike leaders have abandoned the
project OF a parade this afternoon. Most
Of the organized strikers are on picket
duty and cannot be taken away and The
disahected men and the non-union work
ers could not be persuaded 20 march The
leaders made a strenuous effort to get
these men out. but they failed and are
much disgrunJIed thcreat.
As only 2e9 men received their pay yes
terday. the remaining l0cl0 remained to
be paid today. OF these il is claimed that
more than 5000 are stating 20 their en-
ployers that they are not strikers and are
not in sympathy with the strike. The en-
ployers promise that they will keep the
names Of these men on their rolls and
that when work is resumed they viii be
permitted 20 take their old places.