Evening star., 1901-08-03
CONFERENCE FAILS
No Agreement Reached by Steel
Magnates and Union Officials.
ALL NEGOTIATIONS NOW OFF
Amalgamated Officials Start for
Pittsburg Tomorrow.
ROE A B l. Z Q U tt o M E

NEW YORK, August 3.-The steel strike
conference held here today failed to arrive
at an agreement. The proposals made by
r. Pierpont Morgan and Charles M. Schwab
through President Shaffer and Secretary
Williams of the Amalgamated Association
one week ago are still open. but the strk-
ers' representatives showed no inclination
to accept them
The representatives of the strikers left
the conference at which they have failed
to agree with the announcement that they
would go into secret session themselves
later In the afternoon. 1t was admitted
that there might be action at the meeting
which would change the whole situation.
After the labor men went into session in
the Stevens House a statement was given
out by one of their number that the prop
osftion made by the United States Steel
Corporal ton would not be accepted, and that
there would be no further conference be-
tween the corporation and the Amalga-
mated Association unless 1t should be asked
for by the former. 1t was also said that
the Amalgamated representatives probably
would leave for Pittsburg tomorrow morn
ing.
Demands of the Magnntes.
NEW YORK August Sat the confer
ence of this morning Messrs. Morgan and
Schwab insisted upon the acceptance of
the terms offered by them on Saturday
last. President Shaffer and his associates
demanded further concessions In behalf
of the union. .~< .r-
Neither side would give in and the con-
ferees disagreed and parted leaving the
situation practically unchanged. President
Schwab went from the conference to the
office of j. P. Morgan where he was clos
eted for time with Robert Bacon. He
would not discuss the conference or the
strike situation.
Soon after the adjournment of the con-
ference d. G. Reid of the American Tin
Plate Company was asked IL Mr.. Morgan
had. as was reported, delivered an ulti-
matum to the strikers. and he replied that
he did not wish to say anything which
would put Mr.. Morgan In such position.
He said, however, that the strikers ex-
ecutive committee had until o'clock today
TO decide whether they would accept the
only proposition ever made to them by the
United States steel corporation. which was
that the men should go back to work at
last years scale of wages This and no
other proposition, he said, had been or
would be made to the Amalgamated execu-
tive committee.
Shaffer Says 1t Is Serious.
President Shaffer at the close Of the con-
ference went to the Stevens House with
the other Amalgamated Association dele
gates He was asked for a statement as
to what had been accomplished at the con-
ference, but he declined to speak on the
subject further than to say:
Its too serious q matter. I must sub
init certain matterS-understand me- not
proposltious-to my men, before I can
speak" He would not say whether or NOT
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afternoon.
President Shaffer and his twelve asso-
ciates OF the executive board of the Anal
8amated Association reached New York at
O'Clock this morning. The party divided
up In order not to attract attention and In
groups OF twos and threes breakfasted at
different downtown restaurants
Ii had been arranged that they should
confer with Mr.. Morgan and the officials OF
the steel companies at the office Of the
United states steel corporation. in the EN-
pire hdiiding, at 1890 o'clock but 1t was
seyera minutes after that before the first
OF the Amalgamated vice presidents ar
rived. ~ r.--.,a
They waited around in the Railways for
their fellows, although the consulting room
In the office Of the steel corporation was
open 10 them. They were prepared to dis
cuss almost anything except the steel
strike When President Shafrer and Sec
retary Williams arrived the whole party
filed into Mr.. Schwab's office. Mr.. Morgan
had not yet arrived. but the conference
really began before he came.
Mr.. Schwab Spoke First
Mr.. Schwab spoke first and was talking
when Mr.. Morgan. who came with G. p
Dawkins. his English partner, and Robert
Bacon, arrived Mr.. Morgan followed Mr..
Schwab in brief address to the represen-
tatives Of labor. in which he outlined his
position and that of the corporation
He restated the proposals made by him
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said that they encompassed all that the
employers had to offer
A general discussion followed in which
the Amalgamated delegation insisted upon
greater concessions than those offered
The discussion went into details as to
signing of the scale for certain mills but
II was fruitless. Mr. Morgan and the steel
officials withdrew from the room to give
the labor delegates chance to confer
privately.
In their absence President Shaffer and
his associates decided that they could not
accept the proposals of last SATURDAY. and
so informed the steel officials when they
returned. There was some general discus
sion of an unimportant nature and the
conference adjourned.
Mr.. Morgan, Mr.. Dawkins and Mr. Bacon
were the first to leave the building and
they were followed within a few minutes
by the Amalgamated delegation The lat
ter went at once to the Stevens House for
lunch.
President Shaffer would not say any
thing as to the result of the conference
He said he and his companions were going
statement at 3 or 4 o'clock He said. how
ever. that he had no proposition to submit
to them.