The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-08
Jul IL IMUnOnlVE
Great Steel Strike Which Has
Been Threatened
Will Not Take Place as It Looks
Now.
PLAN OF SETTLEMENT.
Has Been Agreed Upon and
Will Be Ratified
At a Conference to Be Held
Wednesday or Thursday.
IAN OF SETTLEMENT.

New York, July s.-The World says:
A plan has been agreed upon which will
settle the great steel strike within the
next five days. AS matters stand all
that remains to be done is to hold a
meeting to formally ratify the plan and
announce its terms. The programme
now is to hold that meeting and n axe
that announcement on Wednesday or
Thursday Of this week, in New York
or P1ttsburg.
The main points at issue have been
settled, and there will be no great steel
strike, such as was contemplated a
week ago. It may be stated that this
early settlement is the direct result OF
J. p. Morgan's efforts If the confer
ence which is to formally end the strike
is held here, it viii be at the office of
Mr.. Morgan; if in Pittsburg, at the
Office of the American Tin Plate com
pany- Represent tativeS of the general
board of the United States Steel COM
pany and the subsidiary companies
whose interests are affected, as Wei as
the leaders of the various labor bodleS
in the AInalgamated association, were
notified Sunday night Of the coming
conference, and were invited to SEND
representatives.
A SLIGHT HITCH
Pittsburg, July 3.-The peremptory
dismissal on Sunday of II members OF
the Amalgamated association at the
Wellsville plant of the American Steel
Sheet company may seriously affect
the expected settlement this week or
the iron and steel strike. When seen
this morning, President Shaffer of the
Amalgamated association was very
much exercised over the turn affairs
had taken. Il cannot say when or
where the conference will take place,
said he, but one thing is certain, there
will be no conference until the men dis
charged at Wellsville are reinstated.
These men come to us. They violated
no law of the land and we shall protect
them If they are not reinstated and
the conference postponed, the general
strike will come. This is a repetition
of what the sheet manufactu did
last year. They signed the scale FOR
Salisbury and Old Meadows and then
stole these mills from US. The men at
Wellsville have been organized for
months / sent word for them not to
come out, as wanted q. peaceable set
tlement. I do not blame the chief Off
cia1s. AS usual the trouble comes from
some middlenan, who cannot realize
that he may be undoing the conserva-
tive work of thoughtful men on both
sides, or that his action may involve
the commercial world"
Although, as yet, no word has been
received officially by the officers of the
AmaIgamated association from the
American Sheet Steel company and the
American Steel Hoop company, request
ing that the wage conference be reop-
ened, it is expected that such a note
will be received during the day. If the
Wellsville matter can be settled, the
conference will then, it is believed, he
quickly arranged, an agreement reached
and the strike declared off before the
end of the week.
There was resumption of work in
many iron and steel mills today. The
mills have been idle for two weeks foJ.
repairs. It is supposed that fully 1900
men returned to work today.
The following concerns signed the
Amalgamated scale today: Standard
Chain company, Columbus, Ohio; Niles
Iron and Sheet company, Niles, Ohio;
Lake Erie Iron company, Cleveland;
Empire Rolling Mill company, Empire,
Ohio, and the Pfttsburg Forge and Iron
company, of this city.
All the independent companies in the
Pittsburg district have now signed the
scale, but A. M. Byers & Co, and their
signature is expected as soon as the re-
pairs to the plant are completed.
MORGAN STORY DENIED
New York, July 8.-There will be no
conference here today to deal with the
points of conflict in the sheet steel
strike but there will be a meeting at
Pittsburg. The directors of the u. s.
steel corporation and companies form
ing it who are in New York are watch
ing the situation closely but have ta-
ken no direct part in the dispute. One
of the directors of the general corpora
ton made this statement to the Asso-
ciated Press today:
president Shaffer of the Amalgama-
ted association, requested a conference
with representative of the sheet and
hoop interests and our answer was a
favorable one. That conference is to
be held today at Pittsburg. The out
come is prOblematicaI. The statement
that there would be a meeting here to-
day with J. Pierpont Morgan in attend
ance is erroneous. There will be no
meeting and as far as know, Mr. Nor
gan has taken no part in the matter
We here in New York are watching the
situation but we have taken no part
in the alleged differences. know moth
ing of any future meetings here and
don't believe there will be any"