Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-22
B sEEs ENp oF sTRtkE.
Shaffsr Believes There Will Be Hon,
i orable Settlement Soon.


/ orable Settlement Soon.
Pittsburg, Aug 22.-While disclaiming
any intention to sue for peace with the
United States Steel Corporation. Presi-
dent Shaffer believes that the end Of the
strike is not far off. During the last
two days he has been talking about
peace with honor" Yesterday he said:
"It won't be very long until we have
honorable peace. We are slowly getting
H'hat we started out to fight for. Just
at present both sides are in the heat OF
tattle and there can be no talk of a
truce, but 1t will come in a short while.
think"
Mr.. Shaffer would not tell on what he
based his prediction Of a nearby set
tiement, but his statement is interpreted
to mean that when the Lindsay & Nc
Cutcheon mill in Allegheny, owned by
the hoop combine. is started in full, the
contention of the strikers will have farf-
en- fiat and they will be ready to accept
the combines proposition.
At the Lincoln Hotel conferences in
this city early in July the combines last
offer was to sign the scale for all mills
that had been union up to June 30, In
Guiding the Old Meadow plant at Scott
dale and Salisbury, the organization of
which had been disputed. The McKees-
port and Wellsville sheet mills were also
conceded. This was rejected, the Anal
gamated officials demanding all mills,
union and non-union.
After the strike was declared the
Amalgamated officials were surprised to
find that the men in Lindsay & Nc
Cutcheon's. Painters and Clarkes hoop
mills in this city. who had not been or
ganized. had struck. At the New York
conference the Amalgamated people in
sisted on the combine recognizing as
unionist these three and all other mills
that had been made idle. arguing that
they had established union claim by
bringing them out on strike. The combine
officials refused to sign for any mills
that had not been union up until June
30. but made an exception in the case Of
Old Meadow and Salisbury
After the general strike had been de-
clared the Old Meadow and Salisbury
men refused to come out, and Mr.. Shaf-
fer dropped his demand for their recog-
milton as union men. In their place he
substituted Clarke's. Painters and
Lindsay & McCutcheon's men. The bat
tie then began for the recognition OF
these three plants, in addition to Nc
Keesport and Wellsville Since then
Wellsville. Clarke's and Painters have
been lost to the strikers by reason Of the
mills being put in operation. McKees-
port has been lost by the decision of the
American Sheet Steel Company to eithe,
remove the plant or allow 1t to stand
idle.
The only one OF the five plants left is
Lindsay & McCutcheon's. This plant is
being gradually put into operation
When sufficient men are secured to man
| ii to Its capacity 1t will be dropped by
President Shaffer. This being the last
plant, for which the Amalgamated peo-
PIE started their fight, the way will be
open for settlement on the terms pro-
rosed by the combine. This will be
peace with honor
ENGLAND SEES BENEFIT.
Paul Dvorkoyitz, of London, editor OF
the Petroleum Review. arrived here yes.
terday to study the strike. English
manufacturers are Watching the strug-
gle," he said III the workMen beat the
trust 1t is not improbable. Enxlishmer
think. that some OF the works in this
country will be moved to- the other side
lThe United States Steel Cooperation IL
lstriying to eecure q foothold In the Eu-
II nks.