Connecticut western news., 1901-08-01
THE STEEL SITUATION.
Two Elements Tn the Amalga.
 mated Association.
ONE SIDE FAvoRs A COMPROMISE

Older Faction, Headed by shaffer
 Wants to Accept the Morgan
 Agreement-The Radical Element
 Would Hold Out For Better Terms
 Pittsburg, July 31.-After many tri als and much questioning concerning the strike conference the following con dition is looked upon as being the reaI status of the case. The intimation comes from excellent authority:
 It is not hitch over any one clause in the proposition for a settlement sub mitted by J. Pierpont Morgan of the United States Steel corporation to the Amalgamated association that is hold ing back an early settlement of the strike. The real cause of the trouble Is that there are two pronounced ele- ments found in the make up of the ex. ecutive board of the Amalgamated as. sociation.
 The conservative force, headed by President T. J. Shaffer, Secretary John Williams, Trustee John Morgan and some of the older and more experienced leaders, is understood to look with favor upon the propositions submitted On their face, it is said, they may not appear to be as complete a vindication for the workers as was hoped for, but the possibilities for extending the infiu. ence of the Amalgamated association through the mills of the corporation are manifold
 The more radical element, which is largely made up of the aggressive and ie l,, ious to hold out for more favorable terms. The controversy between the members of the board, while calmly conducted, 1t is understood, was not near an agreement when an adjourn ment was taken last night. A hope was expressed by President Shaffer that the members would have time to sleep over the serious subject that they have been called upon to decide and that this morning they will be in better mood to consider the matter and act wisely upon it.
 Nature of Propositions StiII Secret.
 It is impossible to gain the slightesl inkling of the nature of the proposi- tions that have been made to the work CTS. They have been so closely locked in the minds of those interested that the men are afraid to even speak of strike matters. The determination of the officials to keep silence pending a final determination of the struggle has gone so far that none of the members was found alone any time after the ad- jopnment.
 They all openly pronounce the prop ositions thus far outlined in the press as '.guesswork" and declare that it will be impossible for any one te give the true statement. If the propositions are made public. the public will then see how far they depart from the outline thus far given. The paramount issue of the strike was the unionizing of the nonunion mills. It is natural to suppose that the propositions submitted by Mir. Morgan dealt with this issue.
 The interests of the Amalgamated association are jealously guarded by the officers, who age now endeavoring to wrestle with the important problem before them. If they become convinced that the propositions of Mir. Morgan contain some of the clements of sub- terfuge that would eventually bring about the end of the influence of the association. the matter would be quick ly settled by q negative vote. On this account every word of the document that has been presented to the eXecu- tive board is being carefully weighed before being acted upon.
 The feeling of the members of the executive board who were seen last night was far from a disturbed state. The members were apparently enjoy ing a quiet hour and were not half so disturbed as those interested in the situation who were not in touch with the events that were transpiring. If the situation was regarded as critical the bearing of the men would prob ably indicate it. A peculiar feature of the matter was the total absence of the officials of the United States Steel | corporation from Pittsburg.