Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-08-27
70 SEEK A CONFERENCE
Labor Leaders to Try to Secure
Another Hearing for Anal
gamatsd Association.
WILL SEE THE STEEL TRUST OFFICIALS.

WILL SEE THE STEEL TRUST OFFICIALS.
Conference Mt PittsburE Devoid of
Any Direct Results-shnGer EK-
presses Satisfaction with Situation
Declares He Never Wrote Letter
to Chief Arthur as Reported.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 26.-The clos
ing of the sixth week of the great
steel strike finds the controversy APP
parent!y as far from settlement as it
was on the 18th of July, when the
Joint conference of manufacturers
and workers disagreed, and President
Shaffer, of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers,
made his first order calling out
the employees of the sheet steel and
steel hoop companies. After 40 days
both sides maintain the same firm
front, and the contest, which has
been waged bitterly, with varying
success, gives promise of continuing
for an indefinite period.
Conference Devoid of Results.
Fridays conference of labor lead
ers to devise means for bringing
about settlement was devoid of re-
suits, and it rests with the conferees,
as individuals, to seek another con-
ference for the .Amalgamated asso-
citation with the United States Steel
corporation executives, or to arrange
Ap-
cording to the statement of the par
Elephants no mention was made OF the
miners or other trades taking sympa-
thetic action. In short the meeting
made no effort to extend the strike
to affiliated trades.
shaner Satisfied.
When seen Saturday morning Pres
ident Shaffer expressed himself as
we'll satisfied with the situation UP
to the present time. He reiterated
his former statements that the asso'
citation still had several surprises IN
store for the manufacturers, but M
refused to give any information a
to what they were. In regard to tn
report that Chief P. NJ. Arthur, of tn
brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers, had written to him in repl,
to letter asking what support tn
strikers could expect from the en-
gineers, and that Mr.. Arthur had an
swered that he could not call his mel
out, or ask them to refuse to handl
nonunion freight, President Shaffe
positively refused to talk. All
would say was:
ST never wrote a letter. to Mr.. Al
thur in my life"
A Mysterious Mission.
President Shaffer and Secretary WI
liams paid mysterious visit to the He
tel Henry Saturday morning and whe
they returned declined to say anythin
as to their mission. 1t is presume
they had a short talk with r. NJ. Easle.
secretary of the National Civic feder'
ton. who is still in the city.
Assistant Secretary b. F. Tighe lei
Saturday morning for Wheeling, whef
he will deliver an address at q demon
stration of strikers to be held in tn
afternoon. 1t is not known whethe
Mr.. Tighe will go to Chicago to atten
the meeting Of the former Amalg;
mated men employed at the South Oh
cago works Of the Federal Steel con
pany
Steel Companies Confident.
At the Offices of the steel compani
it was said that the situation WI
generally satisfactory in all II
plants IN the Pittsburg district. II
postponement of the attempt to sta
the Demmler plant of the Americs
Tin-Plate company until next wet
was said to be for the purpose of ha
ing the plant in order when the mt
start to work. 1T was believed the
would be plenty Of men on hand wh'
Che time came to operate the plar
1t was also stated that the idle pla
of the National Steel company,
Bellaire, o., would be started ne
week, and that force of men is 1
sng gathered for this purpose. Whe
the men were coming from the o
Gals refused to say. Quiet prevail
at all points Saturday. This is a she
day, the plants generally closi
down at noon. At the Painter wor
it was said that two more mills Won
be started on Monday. They are t
bar mill and the No cotton
mill Many mechanics and lahore
are at work on the latter. 1t has n
been in use for seven months. i
the demand from the south for Il
material is SO heavy that it was
cided to resume operations. I
management say many of their
men are asking for their former pc
tions and that it is probable some v
be taken back as nonunion men. 7
is pay day at the Continental, lei
keystone. Pennsylvania, Repub
Painters and Browns mills and
extra force OF policemen is on u,
in the strike districts. although
trouble is expected
Big Parade Abandoned.
The big parade which was to III
taken place at alcKeesport Saturd
and which was to so to Duquesne. {
Homestead for the purpose of
moral effect. on the workers in
Carnegie plants. at those places. '
abandoned upon the advice Of Pr
dent Shaffer who feared disorder
the original intentions were carr
out \ movement is on foot am'
some of the McKeesport busin
men to call mass meeting OF {
zens to take action against the
legged attitude of Mayor Black and
assure the out side public and