The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-08-02
BIG STRIKE MAY Be
DECLARED OFF TODAY
Conference Cf Labor Leaders
at Pitt3burg.
IJORE HOPEFUL OUTLOOK
General Bc ief Is That the Executive
CUinini:tec of ihc Anna gunated AS
socia;ion wiz Katiry Proposition of
Comb nc and End IIostiiitics.

RrrrSEUKG, july 30 That the great
steel strike would be declared of before
tire close of the DAY was the general i'm
preston L2re this morning ana the teel.
ing Ct eXultarion manifested among the
manufacturers. aS we'll as the strikers,
was the best indication that both sides
were glad tnut an anicable agreement
of the differences was III sight.
Ino hoUr tNcl for the meeting of the
general executive board OF the Amalga.
mated association WAS 20 o'clock, but
an hour earlier than that President
Sh3tter was Confcrrny with the west
2rn members of the board Sud ut $40
. clock the vncire Cummit;eo YVES called
together. Those present wero:
PRESIDENT Shalrev, Secretary John
Nl!nainS, Assistant Secretary Tighe,
DAVID hecSe, vice president district No
l; Waiter L1rklnS, vice president dis.
t"icJ No. ? ot Wheeling; Charles II. Da.
Wis, wee president district No. of New
nOrV, Ky; w. =. Davis, vice president
district M. i o. South Chicago; Glenn
JARVIS, vice president district No of
Anderson, Ind; John y. Ward, vice
rre>iuvnr district No. I. Youngstown,
o.: i. * Williams. vice president dis.
tfirt No. !, Birmingham, Ala; John
Ch"pne!lr, vice president district No S,
Cartl"; john w. Q&iun, vice president
dlS5clcc No. ., Granite City, Ills; Ellis
J"nKnS of Youngstown, John L. Nor.
gan Of Cam bridge, c., ana John Pierce
ot 4ttrShIr:;, national tru stccs.
lnimD d!atrIy after the committee had
filed INFO tla rNO!r, the doors ware lock-
ed and Il sentinel placed outside. Pre-
viouS % the meetings all efforts to get
an expression .ro,l the off ,lalS as TO It's
probable outcome were unsuccessful.
Secretary Williams stated tnat they mad
all been pledged t. secrecy, and to say
anything Whatever would De breach
OF faith.
Tcrina Placed Before Committee.
When in" committee assembled Pres.
ldent ohattcr placed before IL the terms
upon whIch the United States Steel COR
pur"tlon VIII settle the strike, and the
concessions the ANA gamated officials
ngrc' TO make when i'll conference with
}. Pierpont Morgan last Saturday. 4
long discussion then ensucd If the deal
Is approved, there Will be n conference
win the com ulne officials later. Little
uouot Is cnter-u'reu, however, that the
action oI President SnatTcr and Secre-
tary Williams Will be raiiiied The
representatives. OF steel interests are in
easy communication by telephone and Il
conference viii At once follow.
Inc combine cOntCrecS probably will
be the same ~ the previous conference.
and wl!l lncuic Ncryl Preston, late
preSlUCur OF tn" American Steel HooD
company, Nict President William Leeds
OF the American Ilmulate company;
john Warner, general sun-rin tendeut
OF the American Sheet Steel company,
and l. W. j"nks, manager OF the Amer
lean Steel Hoop company.
Inc imnortant CaeSGiou TO be decided
Is what constitutes Il union mill. The
Amaigam"tcd people claim a mill Is
union rs soon as they have secured q
IoOthoiG III it, On the other hand the
steel pcOp." argue tnat 4 mill is not
union unuI nj least Il majority of the
skilled worEmen nave j0ined the ANAL
gamated organization. Upon th" settle
ment of InlS question it Is thought will
hinge the settlement of the strike