Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-08-03

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pttSburg. Aug. 1.-"llopc deferred
max eth the heart sick" THIS is rX,
pr, SSivr of the feelings of the majority
of l'ltt Shurgrrs outside OF the inner cir
clcS of the Amalgnma,cd aSSJ" alton
executive board. ho have been conSid
cring the proposals for Il settlement ol
the steel strike for two days, without
agreement. How the members of the
| board feel is known To no man on tht
| outside.
| The second day of the cN,cu iN"
| boards deliberations VAS notable far
the many rlnorS in circulation, ami for
| the conspicuous ,lcNrlh of results. TIL,
| absence of three of the principal mem.
| brrS of The board from the associate ion :
sessions yesterday gave rsrto tn story
| that the members were divided In the it
| ideas of the peace proposals. and that
| in order To satisfy all. Secretary Wi |
| iamS has been sent to New York to Sc. k
| notifications at the hands of MrSSrS.
| Morgan ana Schwnb. while Assistant
'''i''ilN irh' ''iii '''''N .h'' -''
| bad received Il commission to visit Srl:l
| tor Hanna to secure his aid in bringing
| about IN ;micnllc arrangement. Moth
| ing tangible could be- learned concern
! ing these supposed trips. however, ANA
| all talk in relation to them must rrnain
| merely con lecture until the return of
these members and their lips are I'M
| sealed.
The conditions of affairs may b.
summed up in this paragraph: The
steel workers strike against the United
! States Steel corporation is still unset.
| tied. The status of the test is un-
changed. The men are lighting fur
| every advantage, while the companies
| involved are strengthening their posi-
| ton as much as possible. rlc con-
| ference of the members Of the general
executive board of he Anal lGamnted AS
sociation, which was expected To srttl
the trouble one way or the other YES
trrday. adjourned at o'clock last night
without accomplishing its purpose.
1t was subsequently learned that the
three absrntrcS were ont OF the city. and
had taken their departure OH early
trains. After eliSivr answers regard,
ing their location. II was said that they
were not very far away, and were ex
prcttd to be present when the board
was called together today.
When President Shalf,r started to
go home he was asked for some state
mcnl as to the condition Of he confer.
cnce and the probab bility OF il settlement
In reply he said: "rhprr will be no
statement given ont today. expect to
call another meeting of the board to-
mOrrOw. will b. present at tll;s meet
ing, and will not br out OF the city to-.
night"
Confidence is felt in some circles that
the strike will eventually he srtll ON
the proposition made by Mr.. Morgan
! he officials Of the steel companies Who
have been acting for the United States
Steel corporation in this matter are az
larently hopeful and light-hearted
The delays in the settlement are fully
understood by the Morgan representa-
tlye$. and, while all maintain the stern
est silence regarding the matter, they
are not able to conceal their feelings of
cUntentmrnt and satisfaction over the
way things are going. One of til, S.uhi
cialS remarked to Il friend yesterday
that if the strike was not settled he
would be more than surprised.
Haverhill, Mass. Aug. 1.--Chick Bros
shoe factory is an armed fortress no
longer. ! he firm has removed tn, be Is
which were put IN to accommodate the
nonunion men who took the places of
the striking laSterS last week. The
firm claimS that the strike is now off
and that ii has secured all the workmen
il desires. General opinion has it that
the union has lost to the firm again, as
II always has done, this firm being al
most the only one in the city that has
never been beaten in Il labor fight.
Sharon. Pa. Aug. LIT is the ten
tatirr purpose Of the American Steel
Casting company. one of the largest
producers of castings in the country. t.
break The strike at their works in tbs
WY ~ ''hS "pI MIN u
to ill the places of the strikers. Two
more carloads of men were unloadrd at
the works yesterday. making total of
200 who have been imported to date.
The restraining order of Mercer c6ur,
prevents the strikers from mOlesting
the new men.
.\nSOnia, Conn. Aug 1.-As the result
of Il conference the Farrell Foundry AMI
Machine company has granted to the
piece hands an increase of ) pprc, mt in
wages. and to the machiniStS an in
crease of 80 percent. The men are
working on Il .ni-hour schedule. and the
increase granted. which is the same as
that offered by the company prior 10
May IL Is understood to he rluvnl mt To
Il 55-hour week with pay for IS hours.
Detroit. Aug. 1.--Sccretary Barter of
the International l.ongShorcmen's union
has ordered Il strike. to affect The boats
of the Anchor line IN all ports. The
Anchor line refused to cOncele de.
manls made by the lOngshorelnen.
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