Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-08-08
STILL NOT SETTLED.
no Agreement Yet Reached Between
Steel Workers and Employers.
GENERAL STRIKE MAY FOLLOW,
1he leHt of the Settlement Offered
by Eac! SIDE Respectively Not
Likely to Agree.

ne" York, Special.-Another effort
10 perfect Derncrpnt truco ,,>.,,,,,,,
'nc Sie@t army Of steel workers and
'Ae giant corporation which emDloves
H. mas laile''. Saturday night the
'oLHlc"p6 3 sides were as sharply and
"ldelF divided as ever. The leaders
Oh either side met here again and af.
Ter a day of fruitless conference and
discussion parted in a spirit that
shows no dnge Of concilliation. Meth
e- side would surrender a position. or
'ohcedc point in the dispute in
winch thcy are involved and Dresent
iEdlcatlonS point to a renewal with
tl9oF OF the struggle. The first CON
1eicHce OF the day was between the
-,odI' OF the Amalgamated AssOcia.
90 and group OF officials of the
-nlted States Steel CORPORATION
headed by J. p. Morgan and Presiden,
"chWab. At the end OF an hour the
'"hleFeeS parted. having failed TO
Io@cH an agreement. The second con
ference was participated in only by
me officials Of the Amalgamated AS,
SoclatlOn. 1t was secret session
lasting for over two hours, at the
close of which the following state.
moht was given to the press:
we, the members Of the executive
hoafd or the Amalgamated Association
OF iron, steel and Tin Workers. con.
Steering it incumbent upon lis to en-.
tighten the public through the press
win reference to the present rela
ti0nS between our association and the
jnitcd States Steel Corporation, pres
"nL the following statement:
he officials Of the United States
steel Cooperation instead of resuming
negotiations where they were suspend
ed at the conference held on July II
2 and l3, have withdrawn the prOpo
SItiOn made at that time and are now
oherlng much less than they agreed tC
sign Tor then. The following is the
proposition which the United State
steel Corporation made as It's ulti
matum. It will be observed that the
preamble states simply that the Uni
ted States Steel Corporation officials
will advise settlement by the under
lined companies:
Observation-Disclosures under which
VIC are willing to advise a settlement
OF The labor difficulties:
Tin Plate COmpany-This com
pany should proceed under the con
tract signed with the Amalgamated
Association as OF July II, 1901.
American Steel Hoop Company
This company should sign the scale
for all the mills owned by the Ameri
can Steel Hoop Company that were
signed for last year.
american Sheet Steel Company
This company shOull sign tn 9caIC
for all the mills of this company that
were signed for last year except the
Old Meadow Mill and the Salisbury
Mills"
The strikers proposition follows:
We desire to preface our proposition
by directing attention to the fact that
it is a modification OF that which was
offered originally. At the last confer.
cnce. as at those preceding it, we re.
quired 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 scales be signed for none but those
mills which are organized and where
the men Ccasing to work have signi,
fled their desire to be connected with
the Amalgamated Association.
This modification has been made
because the trust officials declared
'I4:tt =" Z W ISIlti 10 IOiCc men iuLO LllE
organization against their Will and de.
sire. We therefore asked that the
scale be signed for only those men
who desired it.
Nov comes the proposition Of the
Amalgamated Association:
We the members of the Amalga
mated Association, hereby present the
following proposition as q reply tC
that received from the United States
Steel Corporation:
'Shce MlIs-All mills signed for
last wear with the exception Of the
Salisbury and Scottdale, and with the
addition of McKeesport and Wells
Vile
Hoop Mills-AIl mills now known
10 be organized. viz: Youngstown,
Girard, Greenville. POmerOy, Warren
Lindsay. McCutcheon, Clark, Bar
Mill. MOonessen. Mingo, Pinch, u
inch and hoop mills Of the Cleveland
Rolling Mill Company.
Tin Mils-All mills except Mones,
sen.
"'Au other matters Of detail to be
left for settlement by conference.