Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1901-08-09
BIG STEEL STRIKE 70 GO ON
n WIZ BE A LONG FIGHT
Recent Conferences Come to Naught
AS Far Apart as Ever-Both sides
stand Firm-Union Makes "a state
ment-whole Nation VIII suffer.


New York, Aug 4.--Another effor
to effect a permanent truce between
the great army of steel workers ant
the giant corporation which employ
them has failed, and tonight the con
fiicting sides are as widely divided al
ever. The leaders on either side me
here again and after day of fruit
less conference and discussion parte,
in spirit that shows no tinge of con
ciliation. Neither side would surren
der its position or concede a point il
the dispute in which 1t is involved, ant
present indications point to a renewal
with vigor, Of the struggle.
The first conference of the day wa.
between President Shaffer and IL O
his associates on the executive boart
of the Amalgamated Association ant
group of officials of the United States
Steel corporation, headed by J. p. Nor
gan and President Schwab. At the
end of an hour the conferees parted
having failed to reach an agreement
The second conference was participat
ed In only by the officials of the Anal
gamated Association. 1t was a secret
session. lasting over two hours, at the
close of which the following state
ment was given to the press:
Statement by Association.
Eve, the members of the executive
board of the Amalgamated Association
of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, con
sidering it incumbent upon us to en-
tighten the public through the press
with reference to the relations be-
tween our association and the United
States corporation. present the follow
ing statement:
The officials of the United States
Steel corporation, instead of resuming
negotiations where they were suspend
ed at the conference held ON July II,
IL and Is, have withdrawn the PROPOSE
tion made at that time and are now
Offering much less than they agreed to
sign for then. Following is the propo-
sition which the United States Steel
corporation gave us Saturday as it's
ultimatum. 1t will be observed that
the preamble states simply that the
United States Steel corporation Off
cials will advise settlement by the
undersigned companies:
Preamble Conditions under which
we are willing to advise settlement
of the labor difficulties:
Tin Plate Company Should pro-
coed under the contract signed by the
Amalgamated association of July /,
1901.
American Steel Hoop company
Company should sign the scale for all
the mills owned by the American Steel
Hoop company that was signed last
year.
American Sheet Steel COMPANY
Company should sign the scale.
American Sheet Mill company
Company should sign the scale for all
the mills Of this company that were
signed for last year except the old
mill and the Salisbury
mills"
Our Proposition.
We desire to preface our PROPOSE
lion by directing attention to the fact
hat 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
or all the mills owned and operated
~ the United States Steel corporation.
While In the proposition given below
We ask that the scale be signed for
lone but those mills which are organ.
zed, and where the men ceasing to
york have signified their desire to be
with the Amalgamated AS
ociation. This modification has been
made because the trust officials de- |
Jared we wished to force men into the |
ombine against their will and desire. |
We therefore asked that the scale be
'gned for only those men who desired
NOW comes the proposition of the
-malgamated Association:
We, the members of the executive
GARD OF the Amalgamated Associa.
ION. hereby present the following
roposition as reply to that received
'om the United States Steel corpora
on:
Sheet mills--All mills signed for
lst year with the exception of the
cottdale and Salisbury and with the
reception Of McKeesport and Wells
lille.
Hoop mills-All mills now known
be organized-Yo Youngstown, Girard,
omeroy. Greenville, Warren, Lindsay.
cCutcheon. Clarke.
Bar mill--Monessen, Mingo. 1s inch.
inch and hoop mills of the Cleveland
olltng Mill company.
Tin mills-All mills except Mones- !,
IN.
'Note-All matters of detail to be
It for settlement by conference
The New York visit.
We furthermore wish to state that I
II purpose In coming to New York :
as not because we doubted our presi- I
mt, 7. ]. Shaffer. and our secretary.
I'm Williams. who have our conf I
nee and Endorsement, but in the :
'pe OF obtaining a settlement Of the t