The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-27
STEEL STRIKE UNSETTLED
Continued RUmOrs Concerning Ne
gOtiatiOns for Peace.
Mr. ShRTer Expresses No Hope for
the Early Ending OF the Struggle.
The AmaIgRmHtcd Association to
Continue Its Fight TO the End.

The AmaIgRmHted Association to
Continue Its Fight TO the End.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 27.-Rumors con
4 corning negotiations for peace between
the steel strikers and Mr. Morgans trust
continue, but II is certain that no definite
results have been achieved toward this
end thus far, although those who have in
terested themselves in the matter may
eventually bring about compromise
T. J. Shaner. President Of the Amalga-
mated Association. expresses no hope for
an early end Of the struggle and today
stated hat organized labor would contin-
ne to fight until it had won or been hope
lessly beaten. He made this statement.
he said. because the steel workers had
been told that nothing but unconditional
surrender would be consid red by the off,
GERS Of the combine. Mr.. shaner conun-
ued:
The gentlemen who are trying TO work
out plan Of settlement have plans from
which something may develop. some Of
them think they can bring about set
tlement; / sincerely hope they may. am
willing and anxious 20 settIe-just as /
have always been. but the settlement
must come TO our organization with honor.
Since their departure for New York /
have not heard from Messrs. EasIey and
White. do not know what they are do
ing When they came here last Friday
they asked for a fun statement Of the sit
uation. We gave it to them. That's an
there is to IT,"
Mr. Shaffer insists that the attempts OF
the trust to operate plants in Pittsburg
have been futile OficiaIs of the plants
thus far started say that they have made
gains I'm all Of them and do not expect
any trouble in filing out their forces.
The only enIivening news early today
was a report from Canal Dover. Ohio.
that there had been clash yesterday be
tween the authorities and the strikers
when a train stopped at the sheet mills
and let of negro who had been brought
from Pittsburg TO work IN the mill board
inghoUse, where the non-union men are
lodged and fed. The mayor and city po-
lice had trouble In dispensing the crowd
which gathered and the mayor is said TO
have called on the sheriff for help in
maintaining order
NEW YORK, Aug. TI--RaIpb IL Eas-
ley. Secretary OF The National Civic Fed
Grafton, who. with Samuel Gonpers. John
Mitchell. Henry White ard Prof J. W
jerks. also members Of the Federation
called On Nj ShIner in PittsburE last
week is in New York Associated with
the men named on the committee on
conciliatiOn and arbitration OF the rcd
GRAFTON are Bishop Potter. Archbishop
Ireland. Felix Adler. John Sargent or
the Brotherhood Of Locomotive FIremen
and Serh Low.
I'VE did not seek authority 10 act for
the Aualgamated Association said AIr
Easley. but were eager 10 see whether
there was an opportunity fC- the good
Offices Of our committee We tried 70
make II clear that the services Of the
board were AT the command OF both SIDES
IN any effort 20 cid the Industrial battle
Mr. Mitchell has been asked by the
steel workers 10 call out 2S0.0oO miners IN
a sympathetic strike. and ne did not want
TO do SO bIiHdly- AIr. White, Of the United
Garment Workers here, was interested
also in the strike. When we came away
We were better informed. We hone for a
settlement, but We have not yet reached
that point. We have not had conference
with Mr.. Morgan, Mr. Schwab, or any OF
their representatives. and do not know
how soon one viii be held"