The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-01
UNIONTOBB BRBC0CNIZED'
Morgan, it is Said, Will Allow
Steel Workers to Organize.
BIG STRIKE CONSIDERED AT END


Decision VIII Be Reached Today at
the Meeting Of the AmaIoamatsd A..
soeiation's Executive Committee.
Strikers Not Relaxing Vigilance.
Pittsburg. July 3o.-Evsrybody 10 ON
the qui vive this morning in strike
circles and the coming conference Of
the leaders Of the two contending for
css Is looked forward TO with mingled
hope and fear. Hope. however, pre-
dominates and peace 10 confidently ex-
pected by the majority Of those inter-
ested.
THE executive committee OF the Al
gamated Association will meet at their
headquarters some time today and take
up the propositions Of the United States
Steel corporation for settlement Of
the steel workers strike"
This statement was made today by
Secretary Williams of the Amalga-
mated Association. Beyond this he de-
clined to discuss the strike In any form.
There is no change in the position OF
the two contestants. Both sides hold
firmly to the plan Of watching each
other. The officials OF the Wood mill OF
the American Sheet Steel company
made no attempt to start the plant.
While all parties concerned care
fully guard the prospective terms OF
settlement. from source believed to
be reliable, 1t Is said that Mr.. Morgan
proposes to permit the Amalgamated
Association to continue its union
lodges in the mills that were non.
union prior to the strike, but which
went out Cn President Shaffer's strike
order In addition, 1t is said the
Leechburg, Duncansville and Mones-
sen plants will be unionized The
United States Steel corporation is to
be permitted to operate all of the mills
Of the Carnegie Steel company as they
are now operated, as well as the big
sheet mills at Apollo, Vandergrift, and
Salisbury, provided the wages paid
shall be on the same basis as in the
mills where the union scale is signed.
This would mean gain for the work
ers' union of the following plants:
Lindsay & McCutcheon in Allegheny.
Clark's Solar Iron works, Thirty
fifth street.
Painters, West Carson street.
Wellsville, Ohio.
Leechburg
Duncansville.
Mingo Junction.
Ye.'orday was busy day for Presi-
dent Ifer and the executive officers
of the = malgamated Association. There
was Il steady stream of callers from
early ia the morning and innumerable
conferer ces bearing on the proposed
settlement OF the strike. President
Shaffor was firm in his determination
not to talk on the strike situation until
after the meeting today or until the de-
cision had been reached by the execu-
tive committee concerning the PROPOSE
tions Of the United States Steel corpor-
alton. 1t was intimated, however, that
there was very strong likelihood that
the committee would not adjourn to-
day until they had met with the manu-
facturers and formally discussed the
settlement Of the strike II this should
be the case, actual peace is possible in
a short time.
Col. c. Watson French and ]. F. Tay-
lor, Of the Republic Iron and Steel com
pany, had a lengthy conference with
President Shaffer, but the object of
their call was not made public.
1t was said that the Republic com
pany was in need of a number of skilled
men and in search of them. After the
visit of Col. French, Joseph Bishop, the
secretary of the Ohio board of arbtra-
tion went into conference with Presi-
dent Shaffer. His visit was in connec-
tion with the strike and its probable
settlement.
One OF the most apparent facts in the
status Of the strike today is the deter
mination Of the strikers to lose no
ground in their struggle while peace ne
are being conducted 1t was
explained that this plan was absolute
ly necessary in order that the position
of the Amalgamated Association should
he strong when the settlement takes
place.