The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-09-11
GREAT STEEL STRIKE
IS NEARING All END
PROMINENT LABOR LEADER HOLD
CONFERENCE WITH
EMPLOYERS.
Men IN the Towns in Pistsburs Dis
triet Are waserins and Many
Have Returned to work-End is
In Sight.

NEW YORK Sept "A conference
at which conditions Of peace in the
great steel strike are being discussed
is being held at the Office of the Unit
ed States Steel Corporation The par
Elephants in the discussion include
President Charles NJ Schwab, of the
United States Steel Corporation;
Samuel Compers, president of the
American Federation of Labor; John
Mitchell. president Of the United Mine
Workers; Professor jerks. OF the In
dustrial Commission: Secretary r.
II. Easley. of the Civic Federation,
and Harry White. secretary of the
Garment Workers Association. The
conference was arranged this morning
and was asked for By Samuel Gompefs
and John Mitchell, who are believed
TO be acting in behalf OF President
Theodore ]. Shaffer and the Amalga-
mated Association They reached
here early this morning and were
joined by Messrs. jerks. Easley and
White The entire party came down
town al IL o'clock and at 12:15 en-
tered the Offices of the United States
Steel Corporation They were TeceIv-
ed by Mr. Schxab and shown to the
consulting room. Shortly after their
arrival. Veryl Preston and some of the
officials of the subsidiary companies
entered Mr.. Schwab's office and join
ed the conferees. None of the parti-
cipants in the conference could be
seen and the basis of the discussion
could not be learned.
VITTCDTTDr Cont IL x-oe cfof
ed at McKeesport this morning that
it was believed the tube work strike
would be over before the end of the
week and that the full force of the
tube mill. 500 to 200. viii be back to
work on Monday morning as there is
strong disposition among the men
TO get back in the mills again.
At noon it was stated that the
Demmler plant would be put IN opera
tion tomorrow morning and that fully
| two-thirds of the Cd men have signi-
\ fed their intention of going back il
4 protection is given them. There will
| be from fifty to seventy-fi deputies
/ on guard when resumption is made.
| President Shaffer will be present OF
have trusted assistant at the plant
II see that no violence is done to
strike breakers and that his men
make no demonstration
/ This morning 400 men went to work
in the National Tube Works. There
was crowd about the entrance tc
the plant. but the strikers failed to
make good their threat to prevent the
men returning.
| The strike at the Pennsylvania tube
plant in this CITY n practically brok
en-. This morning $50 of the strikers
went to work The remainder, about
500. will meet this afternoon to de
eide whether they will return or not
President Shaffer laughed at the re
port of the threatened secession Of
the tin plate workers but refused t.
make any comment. He said the gen
eral situation was satisfactory to the
strikers.
At Newcastle. Pa. notices were
posted today by John Refs. distric
manager of the National Steel Com
pany's plant at that place. that tn,
mill would resume next week and al
those desiring employment SHOULD
make application at once. The wage
and hours of work will be the same a,
given the former employees, and an!
person accepting a position will b.
retained regardless of whatever set
Element may be made with the forme
employees of the company.