The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-06

fetal sources, and it was further stated
that in view of the total failure OF the
peace negotiations. the officials of the
American Tin Plate company will place
additional men in the Demmlar tin
mills tomorrow morning. They were
ready today. it was said. but held Off
in order to wait possible developments
for peace which might maze Il unnec-
essary to place them there.
Trustee John Pierce today said Il
was impossible TO accept the props SD.
ton made by the United States SNe
corporation as by doing so some Of { -
members of the Amalgamated assOcis
ton would suffer.
Is No Dissatisfaction.
1T would be unjust to our members"
said Mr.. Pierce. TO accept such terms.
We have made no counter proposition
and still insist on the terms made and
are willing to arbitrate the difficulties.
The committee that visited President
Schwab had no authority from the
Amalgamated association to settle the
dispute. The members were acting on
their own response biIity.
The strike is in the same position
today as IL was before the conference
was held in New York yesterday. The
local situation is practically unchanged.
but it is in better shape than it was last
week. We have made some gains and
are still confident that We viii win. Il
will be impossible for the combination
to operate its plants satisfactorily
without the aid of AmaIgamated essO-
citation men.
Mr.. Pierce would not say that all ne
gotiatiOns had been broken off. and his
intimation that the Amalganated asso-
citation is willing to. srbitrate differ
ences would indicate that All efforts
for peace have not been abandoned.
Aside from the mysterious conference
there was little Of a startling nature In
the strike in this city. The steel Ofii-
Gals claim a big gain in the addition
of 225 men at the National Tube works
at McKeespOrt, making the total num-
Der at work 625. and accesslOns at the
Pennsylvania tube works and the
4! Continental tube lpant N this city.
The strikers Offset this by claiming
that the Demmler tin mill could not
be started this morning as officially
scheduled. because Of the lack of Men
Manager Lauck Of the Demmler plant
declared this afternoon that 100 men
were ready to 40 70 work but the
start would be deferred until tomOr-
row.
Only One Conflict.
The only trouble reported from any
district today was that from Canal
Dover where District Manager &. T.
Cline Of the Sheet Steel company was
knocked down and narrowly escaped
severe treatment at the hands Of
party Of strikers, during heated dis
{ L
was the aggressor. and charges viii be
preferred against him.
Sheriff William Mckinley Of Ale
gheny county will not enter into any
controversy with Mayor Robert j.
/ Black of KeespOrt regarding the send
ing of deputies to guard the plants OF
] the American Tin Plate company at
/ Demmler- The sherim declares that he
D is only performing his duty vested IN
/ the authority and responsibilities Of his
/ Office, and win not be disturbed by the
/ criticisms Of NcKeesport's chief ex-
Z ecutiVe-
CAS- the sheriff of this county. I viii
/ try to comply with the laws OF p ann
! syIvania and will send deputies wAer-
ever they may be required, he said.
l The following telegram was received
! today by President Sbaner-
Joliet, Ill, Sept. 5--Shaffer, Pitts
burg: Pay no attention to the rumor
/ from here that the men intend with
/ drawing from the Amalgamated assoc
/ citation Boys are solid. Deny all sucas
rumOrs in Pittsburg papers
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