Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-30
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Strict Secrecy Maintained Con.
cernint Strike Conference
Now in Session.
Believed That Morgan. Terms
will be Accepted at Late
Hour Today.
Strike Will Undoubtedly be Set
tied by an Agreement Before
Morning.

Pittsburg, July 3O.-That the great
steel strike will be declared off before
the close of the day was the general
impression here this morning and the
feeling of exultation manifested among
the manufacturers as we'll as strikers
are glad an amicable agreement of their
differences is in sight
The hour fixed for meeting oe the gem
eral executive board of the Amalgamated
Association was 10 o'clock, but an hour
earlier than that President Shaffer was
comforting with the western members of
the board and at $40 O'Clock. the en-
tire committee was called together
Immediately after the committee filed
into the room the doors We're locked and
sentinel placed outside. Previous to
the meeting all efforts to get an express
sion from the officials as to its probab BILE
outcome Were unsuccessful Secretary
Williams stated that they had all been
pledged to secrecy and to say anything
whatever would be breach of faith.
When the committee had assembled, it
sent for Shaffer who placed before 1t
the terms upon which the United States
Steel Corporation will settle the strike,
and the concessions the Amalgamated
oi'i'.'ais iiau asteea 70 i'lahe Mieii ~
conference with j. Pierpont Morgan last
Saturday. "A long discussion then en-
sued.
~ the aeal Is approved .iiere VII oe .
conference "i.h 'he coliioiie oi'.ics's
ia.es. Ltetie uouu. 10 Ee1i.ti . .aiheu' ~"
ever, ehae 'ie ac.lon oI rfesiueht . '7ha.-
ier ana secretary "'iiiaiils VIII pe iaei-
iieo. Representatives Oh tiie steei iiiesi
ests are III easy cViiii''usie.a Ia .ioi i ny 'si.
piioHe anu eotieieiice Wa 9. oAiSe TT
low.
AZ noon the executive Doaro was sun
IN session, put hotnine Oh the proceeu-
ines eouiu pe iearheo, the aoo.s osiiis
cipssd ato suarueu. fresiaei' ',ilaiis, =, >
voice couio pc hearu aauressihs lhe
iiiee'ihs pu. II Was l'nppssipie " es.
M Mlleii '1ouen - tie.-. ~ -.
pistlop, VI 1iie 'aio ,i &c. -
arpi.latioii anu W. th. .'aiiaiiu' a p.tii ea-
presioents OF ehe Aii'ai sailia.eo 1Assoc'-
aeion VINO nave peetl -l ititefessii1s eiis!n
selves IN ehe peace measures hase JON
ed the conference. snort recess was
taken at ABOUT eieNen put every one
refused apsoiu'ely 20 say "hae iiaa peei
done or what the prospects were OF ae-
cepting the terms arranged AT the -Se"
YORK meeting.
Al l2i3o the conference adoourneo lor
lunch until l:30. Wnen the members
came out they We're apparently IN sooa
hrmor but eevry one was silent when
approached en- the question OF the pro-
posed settlement.
a member of the executive board
stated that If the terms of the combine
were accepted. Shaffer would be given
discretionary powers to settle the strike
at "A final conference between Representa-
tvs of the combine and the Amalga-
mated Association. President Shaffer
thought 1t would probably be late in the
day before a decision would be reached.
So far neither of the contending forces
have suffered greatly. The weather
has been exceedingly hot and the men
look upon the last month as vacation.
during the heated term. Working under
the severe strain of oppressive heat
lately would have been an unusual
hardship at best and the men think that
on this account. perhaps, many lives
have been saved by the strike.
Go far as tne comma MES a re concerned