The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-28
Conference at New York Between
j. p. Morgan and Analgamated
Association Officers
Definite Agreement Reached Where.
by Concessions Are to Be
Made by Both Sides.

Shaffer and Williams. They, too, seemed
to be in good spirits.
Mr.. Schwab went again to Mr.. Nor
gan's office, where he remained more
than an hour. He then went up town
SITUATION AT PITTSBURG.
PITTSBURG, July A-The surface in
dications Of the steel workers strike to-
day We're somewhat bewildering. So
many conflicting reports were heard from
usually reliable sources that even the
strikers were at a loss to account for
them. During the morning hours, the
absence of President Shaffer from his of
flee was noted and 1t was said that he
would not be at his desk during the day.
John Williams the secretary -treasuE er cf
the Amalgamated association, was also
absent from the office. AS to President
Shaffer, the officials present in headquar-
ters maintained a resolute silence.
Late in the afternoon it was repo. ted
that the head of the Amalgamated asso-
citation was in New York in conference
with j. P. Morgan. Associated Press
dispatches announcing his arrival were
read to the vice presidents, who were
about the Headquarters. Those were de-
MED at times or evaded entirely.
General interest was taken in the re-
port that Joseph Bishop, Of the Ohio
board of arbitration was expected in
ASN'PSNA5 . Nui lIl5 the udyg DuL lie QlQ not
appear. His name was not registered
in any of the hotels of the city and after
long search it was found that Mr.. Bish-
op had not arrived In Pittsburg and if
the report were true he had left Colum-
bus for Pittsburg Friday night He had
gone East with the strong probability
that President Shaffer was in his com
pany from this point. The significance
OF this matter was quickly realized. and
vyps ha1i cd
shaping themselves for a settlement of
the strike in all the mills There were
few officials about the general office Of
the manufacturers today and none could
De found who would give any statement
1t was stated that no new Developments
had been learned in these quarters that
was known by the working forces.
TIN WORKERS NOT TO STRIKE.
Reports that the members Of the Inter-
national Protective Association of Tin
workers would Strike in sympathy with
the Amalgamated association are not
apparently borne out by facts. These
men are employed in the finishing mills
OF the tin plate works and handle the
black sheets made by skilled worlmcn
II was stated that wherever the miIIs
had stocks of black sheets on hand the
nnlshing mills have continued to operate
and VIII do so so long as there is work
Ior them. number of the mills of the
combine have exhausted their stool,
OF black sheets and the finishers are id'e
IN other plants they are still at worl,
one OF the prominent members of the
TN workers said tcday that the tan, of
d sympathetic strike of Their organ.za-
tlon was unauthorized The as~ociaticr
had adopted the same rules in regard to
sympathetic strikes as the Amaleanoatad
association. They would cheerfullv r.vn
ald ana moral support to the strikers but
would keep their agreement with the
manu- acturers, which was regarded In
the light of contract A similar state
OF affairs was reported from the ranks
OF the structural steel workers, who saw
tlal they are not willing to go into a
sS Snlpduhetlc strike and violate agree
iients , with thelr employers an. Their own
GOOD name. They have indicated a will
lnsness, however, to give moral and
hhanclal aid to the Amalgamated asso-
clatlon In its struggle with the steeI
trust. steel
A dispatch from Wellsvnle says:
AT WELLsvILLE.
There. is now but little doubt. that
th9 9ilS Wellsville mill will be running in
Iul by the first of next week The
.Oia C1ii j., mil men, who have been connected
ize tbat .e +P pant III, Ior years now fully real
ana that II they do not report for dntv
sne In, hrst OF the week their places viii he
filled by Others" VAL NC
SAID Manager Brool1man TODAY:
- have a pocketfuI of applications
from outside men who want 10 conno ,,o
I mere TO work l have not given these
men men decisive answer, for the reason
ShaI we prefer to have our old men
pack' II they viii come back in reasonH
able time" -4i 4ee'Soii-
Motormen on the East Liverpool and
Welisville street car line have refused
TO stop their cars to allow the mill
workers to ride 10 and from their work
Ihey have also refused to carry Man
aser Brookman to and from his home
to the mill The conduct of the motor
men was reported to the manager. who
refused to take any action in the mat
ter.
AT MKEESPORT.
The question of individual contracts
which has been laid before the welders
at the National Tube works is not meet
ing with favor, according to the state
n.ents OF the men this morning They ex-
planned that, while the individual CON
tracts put the men on salary. they were
at the rate of Sc a day, which is thu
minimum. The men claim as things are
now they can make from IS to $40 a day.
Some Of the men have signed .bnt n
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