The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-08-10
FAIL TO MAKE TERMS
Conference Between Strike Leaders
and Magnates Comes to Naught.
The Fight In to ne Renewed with
More vigor Than Ever-shaner
Indorsed-War 10 he Carried
Into All Plants.

cision of Saturdays conference and
both sides have announced their de-
termination to carry on the contest
to the end with all the resources they
can command. The executive board
Of the Amalgamated Steel, Iron ana
Tin Workers, after failing to get any
concessions at a meeting here with
j. Pierpont Morgan, Charles NJ.
Schwab and other men interested IN
the affairs of the United States Steel
corporation, announced that the
strike would be continued and that
orders would be given to the union
men employed by the National steer
company. the Federal Steel company
and the National Tube company to
20 on strike at once. On the other
hand, the mill owners will seek to
open their mills, as opportunity Of
fers, and keep them open without the
assistance of the union. No fewer
than 100000 employees will be>affected
by the tying up Of the steel@corpora-
tons plants, and other allied indus
tries are certain to be injured.
Request of Union Refused.
The attitude of the board was far
from concliatory, even at the outset
of the conference, and when subse-
qucntly the steel company officials
refused TO accede to the unionizing
of the mills which have gone into the
organization since the strike began
all prospects of agreement disap-
peared. While il is true that the
members of the board were disposed
70 give way to some extent on their
demand that they should be permit
ted TO organize lodges in nonunion
mills, they stood out for the recogni-
ton OF the union in those plants
which, although hitherto independ-
ent. have since the strike was ordered
become more or less affiliated with
the association. The demand, they
saw, was refused point blank by Mr..
Morgan and his colleagues.
workers Statement to Public.
After working for two hours or
more the board gave out the follow
ing document:
..The officials OF the United States steer
CORPORATION, instead OF resuming negotia-
tions where they were suspended at the
conference held on July II, IL and l3, have
withdrawn the propositions made at that
time and are now Offering much less than
they agreed to sign for then.
an the following proposition, which the
United States Steel corporation gave us to-
day as its ultimatum. II will be observed
that the preamble simply states that the
United States Steel corporation ofhcials
will advise settlement by the underlined
companies:
Preamble. conditions under which we
are willing to advise settlement OF the
labor difficulties:
"'Tin Plate company-Should proceed
under the contract signed with the Anal
gamated association as OF July j, 1901.
American Steel Hoop company-Com-
pany should sign the scale for all the mills
owned by the American Steel Hoop COM
pany that were signed for last year
American Sheet Steel company-Com-
pany should sign the scale for all the mills
OF this company that were signed for last
year except the Old Meadow mill and the
Salisbury mills
I'VE desire to preface our proposition by
directing attention to the fact that It Is a
modification OF that which was offered orig
inally. At the last conference, as at those
preceding II. we required the signature OF
the scales for all the mills owned and OPP
Grated by the United States Steel corpora
tion, while in the proposition given below
we ask that the scales be signed for none
but those mills which are organized and
where the men by ceasing work have Sig
nihed their desire to be connected with the
Amalgamated association.
This modification has been made be-
cause 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 desired It.
Now comes the proposition Of thSAmal-
gamated association:
1--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 corporations:
"'Sheel mills--All mills signed for last
year. with the exception Of Salisbury ana
Scottdale, and with the addition OF Nc
Keesport and Wellsville.
"'Hoop mills-All mills now known to be
organized = viz: youngstown, Girard.
Greenville, Pomeroy. Warren. Lindsay,
McCutcheon, Clarke. Bar MIL Monessen,
Mingo, 12-inch, nine-inch and hoop mills
of the Cleveland Rolling Mil company.
Tin mills-All mills except Monessen.
'Note-All other matters OF detail to be
left for settlement by conference
eve Furthermore wish to state that our
purpose In coming to New York was not
because we doubted our president, T. j.
Shaffer and our secretary, John Williams
who have our confidence and Endorsement
but In the hope OF obtaining a settlement OF
the strike"
shancr Talks.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. 5.-"Within q
week every union man and every
union man at heart in the employ OF
the United States Steel corporation