The sun., 1901-08-26
|STRIKE SITUATION
REPORTED UNCHANGED
president Shaffer Declares He Knows of No
Peace Negotiations.
QUIET ABOUT STRIKE HEADQUARTERS

/ PlrrsDurg are waiting Tor rurther de
velopments In the strike that are ex-
pected In few days. The officials of
the organization admitted on Friday
that there was something under way
that was of the utmost Importance and
that 1t would be heard of In few
days. This. with the rumor that Presi-
dent Mitchell and Professor jerks are
In New York instead OF In Chicago,
gives the strength necessary to cause
the belief that there Is at last some
decided move toward peace under way.
Slight though 1t may be and possibly
only preliminary to mn arbitration OF
the questions in dispute the situation
seems to give promise of brighter
things during the coming week. The
utmost reticence has been noticeable in
all circles regarding strike matters
since the close of the conference Fri
day afternoon. The officials of the steel
workers have refrained from all dis
cnsson of the strike, nor would any Of
the steel people talk.
1t is not known positively that Pres-
dent Mitchell went to Chicago Friday
night after the conference. Neither Is
II known that Professor jerks went
there. There is no reason known for
the latter going west. There were
some persons about the Amalgamated
headquarters who said that both of
these visitors went to New York in
stead of Chicago. 1t is further rumored
that they carried with them informa-
tion to present to the United States
Steel corporation regarding settle
ment of the strike. Ii Is further r,-
mored that they had the necessary All
thority to act for the Amalgamated as-
ISOLATION mp to the point of an official
meeting between the two interests con
cerned.
Mystery Regarding Meeting Place.
1t Is not at all certain that the sup
posed messengers from the Amalga-
mated headquarters went to New York
Their meeting place may be elsewhere.
President c. NJ. Schwab is said to be
absent from New York and is not ex-
pected to return for Il few days. 1t Is
believed that if this is the case he, with
others connected with the company.
will meet the Amalgamated PROPOSE
tions in some quiet place where they
will be decided upon. 1t is said that
the peace offers We're not originated by
the steel trust but by others working
entirely independent from both sides
to the controversy. While the supposed
plan may prove n failure, there Is n
probability of success attending the
matter. II was argued by those con-
petent to speak that both sides to the
fight are in n better mood to discuss
terms of u settlement than they were
at the outset, and personal feelings
have been cooled somewhat by inter
ycning events Both sides have made
strong showing. The Amalgamated
association has closed nonunion plants
that were not considered part of It's
field of influence, while the trust has
demonstrated Its ability to start idle
plants with raw material and make a
showing with poor material that has
surprised the skilled men of the organ
ization. One of the Amalgamated Off
clals remarked that 1t had become ap-
parent that the fight was rapidly DEM
onstrating that neither side could get
along without the other and that peace
by mutual concessions was the only
possible outcome of the present diff
Guilty.
Should the present attempt prove
success 1t is said the whole difficulty
can be fixed up and the men return to
work within the coming week. Most
Of the plants are In readiness to start
as soon as fires can be lighted and fur
naces heated.
A new peace story coming from a
high labor authority is to the effect
that the Civic federation will under.
take to bring about settlement of the
strike and that John Mitchell, national
president of the Miners union, win be
the mouthpiece. 1t Is known that Mr.
Mitchell has declined to encourage
sympathetic strike of the miners, but
he has offered every other aid possible
to the Amalgamated association. The
gentleman who tells the story says
President Mitchell will return to this
/ city within day or so, when active
steps will be taken. Joseph Bishop,
secretary of the Ohio state arbitration
board, arrived here Saturday after
noon, and his presence lends color to
the repol.t