The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-08-06

just UelOro leaving iOl fltJSUuTS
Saturday night Elias Jenkins. of the
Amalgamated association, said:
Said Struggle Would BE Renewed.
I "All negotiations with the United
States Steel corporation are closed as
far as our association Is concerned.
We came here this morning with
plenery powers, and hopeful that the
present conference would mark the
close OF the struggle which mears
loss to both the employees and employ
( crs. We return now to our various
/ headquarters to renew the struggle.
Now the matter will be fought to a
( final issue unless we are sent for by
the officials Of the corporation"
! The first conference of the day was
I between President Shaffer and IL OF
his associates on the executive board
Of the Amalgamated association and
group Of officials Of the United
States Steel corporation. headed by J
Pierpont Morgan and President
Charles NJ. Schwab. At the end of an
hour. the conferees parted, having
failed TO reach an agreement. The
second conference was participated in
+, only by the officials of the Amalge-
mated association. Ii was secret
session. lasting for over two hours. AT
the close Of which the following state
ment was given to the press:
Statement by Strikers.
eve. the members OF the executive
board OF the Amalgamated Iron and
Steel Workers. considering 1t incuni-
Lent upon us to enlighten the public
! through the press, with reference to
the present relations between our as
sociation and the United States Steel
corporation. present the following
statement:
THE officers Of the United States
Steel corporation, instead of resum.
ing negotiations where they were sus-
pended at the conference held on July
IL, u, l3. have Withdrawn the propo-
sitions made at that time and are now
Offering much less than they agreed
to sign for then. The following is
the proposition which the United
States Steel corporation gave US to-
Gay as its ultimatum:
1T will be observed that the pream
lie states simply that the United
States Steel corporation officials will
advise settlement by the underlined
companies
=" Preamble - Conditions under
which we are willing to advise a set
uement of the labor difficulties:
g Tin plate company should pro-
coed under the contract signed with
lhe Amalgamated association as of
July /. 1851.
American Steel Hoop company
Company should sign the scale for all |
the mills owned by the American |
Steel Hoop company that were signed |
last year
American Sheet Steel company
Company should sign the scale for all |
the mills OF this company that were |
signed for last year. except the old |
Meadow mill and the Salisbury |
mills.
we desire to preface our PROPOSE.
ton by directing attention to the fact
that it Is modification Of that which |
was offered originally. At the last !
conference. as at those preceding It. |
We required the signature of the !
scales for all the mills owned and op- |
Grated by the United States Steel !
corporation. while. In the proposition !
given below. we ask that the scales |
lie signed for none but those mills |
which are organized and where the |
men ceastng to work have signified !
their desire to be connected with the
Amalgamated association. This mod. |
iication has been made because the
trust officials declared that we wished
10 force men into the organization
aginst their will and desire. We
therefore asked that the scale be
signed for only those men who de-
sired IT,
Proposition Of Amaisamated.
"Now comes the proposition of the
Amalgamated association We. the
members OF the executive board of
fhe Amalgamated association, hereby /
present the following proposition as a
reply to that received from the United |
States Steel corpOration
Sheet mills-All mills signed for
last year, with the exception of Salts
burg and Soottdale. and with the ad. |
dition or Mckeesport and Wellsville. !
Hoop mills-All mills now known
10 be organized. viz: Youngstown,
hrard, Greenyille. Pomeroy. Warren,
Lindsay. MeCutcheon. Clrak, bar mill,
Monessen. Mingo, l2inch. 9-inch and
noop mills OF the Cleveland Rolling
Mil company.
Tin milis-All mills except Mon.
essen.
'Note-All other matters OF do.
tail to be left for settlement by con.
ference.
I'VE furthermore wish to state
thta our purpose In coming to New
York was not because we doubted our
president, T. Shaffer, and our sacre-
tary. John Williams, who have orr
confidence and endorsement. but Ia
me hope Of obtaining settlement OF
the strike"