The sun., 1901-08-04

Into : cab at the curb. and was driven to
Hr Schwab and Mr. Reid remained in
Sftssn minutes after M. Morgan went
away. Tho members Of the Executive
Board were decidedly glum when they came
ont Of Mr.. Schwab's odioe. They had made
no nreten co before the meeting OF con-
c1ll9G ths!r bopes OF getting what they
fke Stevens House where they set to work
- q statement to the public. Mr Schwab
sNoet to Mr.. ,Morgan's ofiice. No onctai
6fatement wa made on behalf OF the Steel
t6mpAny ofliclals. but from an authortta-
tveoouroe this statement was obtained;
'SrArH,luNT PROM THE STEEL coMPANIEs'
SIDE.
"The Executive Board came on from
Pittsburg entirely OF their own volition.
II had already been made clear TO them
how far the companies were willing to
% and that 1t was useless to expect further
Concessions. What the men want is to
unioai1e all the mills. They seek the right
70 form lodges In the non-union mills when
eo0ugh men desire to be affiliated to the
ortehisation. But - It only requires
AnrApplication on the part Of six or ten
Mon TO organize a lodge II can easily be
seen that within very short time every
mill controlled by the United States Steel
Corporation would have the association
agitating among the workers. That. for
our own preservation, we cannot agree
20. While we were willing that the ex-
isting union mills should continue as such.
,ve couldn't for . moment consider any
suggestion that the independent mills
ohan be unionized, and that, In effect, In
what the strikers demand.
TO OPEN TIN PLATE MIILs AT ONCE.
.Now that the Executive Board has de-
termined to continue the strike we shall
push forward our plans to open up some
q n. oossd '1s Sf San the 20 hnse s. a
three mills in operation within few days
with non-union labor. The representatives
OF the companies are more determined than
ever to resist what they consider an un-
'justihable demand by the men. II we can
open The tin Tin Plate mils the h backbone oGsSd OF
II the market conditions require we can
duplicate the output OF the closed steel
mills In other plants owned by the corpo-
ration
! It was reported yesterday that the United
States Steal CORPORATION had entered into
pAny TO take the products OF the mills OF
that concern for the next five years.
STATEMENT ny EXECUTIVE BOARD.
The Executive Board spent two hours
at the Stevens House preparing this state
ment:
we, the members Of the Executive
Board Of the Amalgamated Association
of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, deeming
n Incumbent upon us to enlighten the
public through the press with reference
10 the present relations between our as
sociation and the United States Steel
Corporation, present the following state
ment:
.The officials of the United States Steel
Corporation instead OF resuming negotia-
tions where they were suspended ut the
conference held July II, 1. and Is have
time and are now Offering much less than
they agreed to sign for then.
The following is the proposition which
the United States Steel Corporation gave
,ls to-day as their ultimatum. II will be
observed that the preamble states sim
1ion officials will advise settlement by tho
underlying companies. e.
q -Prssmbic: Conditions under which we are
willing TO advise a settlement Of labor dim
cultiss
PROPOSITION.
Tin Plate Conipany-Business shall pro-
ceed under TIE contract signed with the
Anal sana.ed Association as OF July /. 1901
-The American Steel Hoop Company should
sisn the scale for all the mills owned by the
signed for last year
,,rAmerican Sheet Steel Company Com
many should sign the scale for all the mills
Of this company that were signed for last
year excepting the Old Meadow and Salts
burg mills.
I'VE desire to preface our proposition
by directing attention to the fact that Il
Is modification Of that which we offered
originally. At the last conference. as
at those preceding it, we required sigma
lures Of the scales for all the mills owned
and operated by the United States Steel
Corporation. while in the proposition given
below we ask that the scale be signed for
none but those mills which are organized
and where the men. ceasing to work, have
signified their desire to be connected with
the Amalgamated Association. This
modification has been made because the
trust officials declared that we wished
to force men into the organization against
their will and desire. We therefore asked
that the scale be signed for only those men
who desire it.
go ALTON.
-we, the members OF the Executive Board
Of the Amalgamated Association. hereby
present the following proposition as a reply
TO that received from the United States Steel
Corporation
sheet Mills-All mills signed for last yea
with the exception Of Salisbury and Scotts-
dale and with the addition of McKe esport
and wellsville.
Hoop Mls-All mills now known TO he
organized. viz: Youn gstown, Girard. Green
willie. Pomeroy. Warren. Painters and Lind
say and McCutch 'on. Clark. Monessen. Mingo.
and bar mill. i2-inch 9-inch and hoops mills
OF the Cleveland Rolling Mill Company.
Tin Mllls-Al mills except Monessen.
"Note-All other matters OF detail to be
left for settlement by conference.
We furthermore wish to state that our
purpose In coming to New York was not
because we doubted our President. T. J.
Bhaifer and Secretary John Williams, who
have our confidence and Endorsement,
but in the hope Of attaining settlement
Of the strike
BOARD BREAKS UP THREATENING MORE
STRIKE.
The board which got here at 8 o'clock
yesterday morning consisted Of President
ShafYer and Secretary Williams, Secretary
OF the Amalgamated Association; NJ. p.
Tghe, Assistant Secretary; David Rees,
yice-President District No. I. Of Pitts
burg, Pa; Walter Larkins, Vice-President
District No. Of Wheeling; Charles Fl.
Davis. Vicc-President Of District No. of
Newport, Ky; w. c. Davis, Vice-President
District No 4 Of South Chicago; C. Jarvis
vice-President, District No. S OF Anderson,
Ind; John +. Ward, Vice-President Dis
trict n q of youngstown. + j. Williams