Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-26
A PEACE
Civic Federation Said To Be Try-
40 ing Its Hand on the Great
Steel Strike.
SECURES AN OFFER FROM sHAFFBR
which Is To Be Submitted TO the Steel
Magnates-GeneraI View of the
Strike Situation.

Pittsburg. Aug. 26.-Developments
in the steel strike are meagre this
morning. The com bine was success
full in putting two more mills in op-
Grafton at Painters, making four now
in operation. and claim more men
went to work at the other plants.
The Amalgamated officials, however,
say less men are working in the local
mills this morning than for over a
week. The situation at all points is
quiet and no trouble is anticipated
Pittsburg Aug. 26.-In furtherance
Of the peace" programme, which is
said TO have been in the course of prep
sratiOn for several days, it was given
out yesterday by one on the inside of
the great steel strike, and one who
should know. that the Amalgamated
executives have consented to have GER
tain propositions made to the officials
of the United States Steel Corporation
through members of the conciliatory
committee of the National Civic Fed
GRAFTON. which proposals are expected
TO bring about settlement OF the great
strike. Those interested in the mat
ter were in waiting all day yesterday
for word to proceed W. the pro-
gramme as outlined at the conference
of AmalgamRted executives and the
cOnciliatory committee OF the Civic
Federation last Friday.
Concessions by the AmaIsamated.
The propositions which are to be
taken TO New York carry. certain con-
cesSions by the Amalgamated officials
which. it is hoped. will pave the way
for the reopening of direct negotiations
between the association and the COM
pany. The propositions carry much
Of the terms under which President
Shaffer and his advisers stand willing
TO settle. What these terms are. and
the mode of their presentation are
carefully guarded secrets. There is
alone the implication that they con-
tain concessions of such Importance
that those in interest expect the cor
poration to drop its adverse attitude
and reopen negotiations.
No Arbitration Ts Proposed.
The proposal contains nothing look
ing to arbitration. This mode of set
tlement was waived Oh the advice of
the Civic Federation men. While the
were discussing peace plans
the Amalgamated men were SHOWN the
impracticability of sympathetic strikes
by the miners and other organized men
a ffiliated with the Federation of Labor.
The action of President Shaffer in
the wage contracts with
the Federal Steel company covering its
western mills and In other instances
was questioned.
Claims by the Steel Men.
Some remarkable changes in the con-
dition of the Strike-ridden mills of the
United States Steel Corporation are
promised for the present week that
will change the aspect of affairs con-
sidera bly, If carried out. 1t was stat
ed on good authority yesterday that
before the end of the week those of
the plants that have been operating
ON single turn would be run with full
force and for the usual three full turns |
Zach day. Men enough have been Sc
cured for this purpose. the officials say.
The strikers deny all these claims and |
insist that the corporation cannot run
is mills without them. |