The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-04

ployers n was followed bv n.
They declined to make any moIie 1organ.
the terms offered by them ins. uon o;
ago., when Aessrs. Shaner and week
lourneyeo here for the first r,u4ins
Mr.. Shafer and the othe~ .efence.
Amalgamated Association inef-o t tie
more liberal terms be oderof ~ mat
There was a general discuscio- them.
wnole proposition involved and eecb ne
the unionization Of which b.s hll.
puted, was considered IN detail eA us
Nhen each side had fully exoresses i..,.
the steel officials withdrew f-0r -tL-
In order TO let the labor erres-r.so ION
confer privately. The latter decided Ives
Ject the otter OF The steel corpo~afi. - .e,
Wnen Mr.. Schwab returned 10 ~ ~ anl
informed him. Mr.. Morgan and 81 50
partner withdrew almost al orr@ NO
little later the a~malgamated NJ, a
.neiI ISaNe also me latter went al one.
the stevens House and after hasfv .
went into executive session Psl
Doard Went into secret session s-r--
MlIlams said: 1T is highly imr-ehsay
that a settlement will be reached 49,
not going to accede To the propoeifor &c
Morgan. We Will stick 70 the bittar -
the men who went out with Us" !"
SHAFFER SEEMED GRAVE
1t was , o'clock when their meet.nr bs
and Ais o'clock when President So
came down into the lobby and anno,,rI
that they had concluded their work -.
and would leave at once for their -
President Shafer declined 10 say a wo-s i
addition 20 the formal statement which -
given out by Secretary Williams. and III,
companions were equally r~eticent. shaNr-
asked hat the statement DE printed in f,n
saying hat the strikers wished the nnh,,.
to understand their position. Not an ir,f
nation of the future policy Of the Ana
gamated Association in wacing me 81.
Industrial battle which il faces couid -
obtained from any member of the 49,
Shafter seemed grave and serious desnifa
the vindication which his companions 80
him IN their official statement while 80
other amalgamated men seemed in w..
high spirits. Shaffer said he intended -
take the first train 10 Pittsburg. "
When the amalgamatod men LEFT him
President Schwab went at once 10 the oef@s
OF j. L. Morgan and had a talk with Mr.
Bacon. He went home early in the after
noon, as did all the other men who REM
sented the corporation in the final dshsta
OF the issues which divide them and thei-
men. 1t was evident they expected nor.
ing TO come from the second meeting OF tha
a"malgamated representatives then In proe~
ress- No statement I'm behalf of the Stesl
Corporation was made and none OF lis re-
resentatives would talk for publication II
Is DeleVed mere that there viii be immedl-
ate action from both sides. the expecfsfio,
being that the Steel Corporation viii -
tempt the operation of some OF its mills in.
dependent OF the union and that the Anal.
SdAidlcQ ASSOCldllOn VIII call upon those n
sympathy with them to strike. If there are
no further efforts at Cancellation and the
strike is extended 1t may develop into tie
largest conflict OF the kind in the history
OF the country. Figures at this time as n
the number of men and properties thar
would be involved are pronounced unre-
liable by conservative men who know TIA
trade because many Of the claims OF
strength put forward on either side are dis
puted and can be tested only in actual con-
fiict.
Just before leaving for Pittsburg TO-
night Elias Jenkins. OF the Amalgamated
Association, said: "All negotiations with
the United States Steel Corporation are
closed as far as our association is con-
cerned. We came here this morning with
plenary powers, n hopeful that the pres
emit conference would make the close OF the
struggle which has meant loss both r. ems
ployes and employers. We return now IN
our various headquarters TO renew the
struggle. Now the matter will be fought
TO a final issue unless we are sent for Inv
the officials of the corporation"