The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-29
MAY SETTLE THE
STRIKE TUESDAY
! Conference VIII be Held at
PittSburg Then.
BOTH SIDES LOOK
FOR GOOD RESULTS
How the Meeting With Morgan
and Schwab Occurred.

Wheeling. W. Va, July 2S-Vice
President Walter Larllin. of the Anal
gamated associations local district.
stated to the Associated Press tonight
that he was just in receipt of a call
from President Shaffer for a meeting
of the national executive board of the
Amalgamated association. to be held
on tuesday morning in Pittsburg AIr
LarkIn said that the call meant that
anOJheF conference would be held nv
the board with the representatives. Of
the steel combine Tuesday at Pittsburg.
He feels confident that the strike viii
be settled at this conference.
PittsbuTg, Pa, July zS.-The strike OF
the steel and tin workers Of the Anal
gamated association against the United
states Steel corporation will probs blv
be settled this week. The conference
held in New York Saturday between
the officials Of the United States Steel
corporation and President T. j. Shafrer
and Secretary John Williams. of tha
workers organization. has resulted in
paving the way for renewal Of negOtia.
tons between the two conflicting inter-
ests.
1t is said that basis for a confer
ence has been arrived at. This baRis
viii not be divuiged until later this
week If the basis IS satisfactory to the
general executive committee of this
Amalgamated association, the confer
ence between the association and the
/ manufacturers viii proceed at once. II.
on the other hand, the basis is not
what the Amalgamated association
considers negotiable grounds, the strike
will continue.
President Shsffer and Secretary VIII
Jams, of the AmaIgamated association,
returned from New York this morning.
/ They spent many hours in conference
with the leading officials Of the steel
| trust, and came home with hopes for
an early ending Of the strike. IT, Pitts
| burg little was known of the confer
ence. but the greatest interest in the
outcome was shown among the manu-
facturers. Vice President BOpe, of the
/ Carnegie Steel company, said that he
had heard absolutely nothing Of the re-
suits and did not know that the con-
/ ference was on. 7. w. jerks. general
manager of the American Steel Hoop
! coEAp2ar. and superintendent Harper.
I of the same company, were equally in
/ the dark
Had Been With Steel Magnates.
Secretary Williams was found at his
home this evening. lie admitted that
/ he had been with President Shaffer in
New York, and J. P Morgan. He
would not say what had taken place
there. He said he was pledged to
secrecy Asked whether the terms
l printed in the morning papers covered
/ the strike situation, he replied that
/ they were purely guess work No ar
/ engagements could be made without the
consent Of the general executive COM
mittee Of the organization. 1t is learned
/ here that a Meeting of the executive
/ board has been called for Tuesday
Additional information regarding the
/ New York meeting Of the Industrial
| leaders was afterward picked up from
! reliable sources. It was stated that the
! two AmaIgamated officials left Pitts
| burg on Friday night and when they
arrived in New York went direct to the
| private Office Of Mr.. Morgan. The meet
/ ing between the PittsbuTg men and Mr..
Morgan lasted from about II o'clock in
/ the morning until 4 O'Clock in the at
/ ternOOn- At no time did the conference
adjourn 10 the offices of the United
States Steel corporation.
During the conference President
! Shaffer and Judge +. II. Gary were
/ present most Of the time. Another con-
| fierce was Mr.. Dawl6ins, one Of Mr..
! MOrgan'S partners. The Amalgamated
officials directed their attention almost
/ entirely TO Mr.. Morgan and President
| Schwab. They went over the grounds
I on which the strike began, and dis
cussed n settlement basis After eX-
changing views with the steel officials
/ Mr.. Shaffer and Mr. Williams left the
Office.
/ colonel hafVeyS EaEClclp aLlOu-
! In explanation Of the hurried trip Of
/ the two officers to New York IL was
said that until nearly ; o'clock in the
afternoon neither Of the officers knew
/ that they would be required to leave
/ Pittsbure. Prior to that time Colonel
! George NJ. b Harvey, manager of Har-
vey Brothers, the New York publishers.
was a caller at the Office of President
/ Shaffer. When Colonel Harvey left the
/ invitation to go to New York had been
| extended and had been accepted. It
was positively stated that the meeting
] between the heads Of the Amalgamated
/ association and the United States Steel
! corporation was due TO no Cther per-
/ son or persons than Colonel Harvey.
/ Secretary Williams today denied that
/ NJ. NJ. Garland or Joseph Bishop had
anything TO do with the conference in
any way so far as he knew.
/ 1t is believed that before the end of
! the week the mills will all be ready to
run again, providing repairs under
| taken since the strike begun are done.
Should the whole project fail of coming
! to an amicable end, however, the fight
I rr, he