The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-08
STATUS OF STRIKE
GALS WRESTLED WITH PROP
OSITION FROM SCHWAB
NO SETTLEMENT Is REACHED
Said That ShafYer and His COLLEAGUES
jEa VIII Make q Trip to Visit
!. f,ae Schwab at New York
fd-7 Tomorrow.

P1TTSBURG, Sept. IA settlement of
the steel workers strike against the
United States Steel corporation was look
ed for today. 1t did not materialize, but
that 1t lis near at hand In generally con-
ceded. The report that President Schwab
had put time limit on his proposition
to the Amalgamated men was denied in
official circles today. The only thing that
was not stated in the proposition was
thattthe longer the strikers held off from
the peace negotiations, the more Idle
mills would be started and the less union
mills would be found on the list when
final steps were taken to end the strug-
gle. Every union mill that the trust has
thus far started since the strike began
is to remain nonunion, while those still
idle when the agreement is reached Will
be allowed to remain union and under
Ama1gamated influence.
% All day the executive board of the
,Ama4gamated association remained in
session, Shortly before 6 o'clock this
evening President Shaffer came out OF
the meeting and announced with much
positiveness that there would be nothing
to give out. The further announcement
was made that there had been no set
tlement of the strike From the earnest
ness OF the discussion Of the board 1t
was apparent however that some I'M
conclusion of the disastrous struggle,
and it is again confidently reported that
Shaffer and his board will be In New
York Monday morning.
In the Offices of the Carnegie building
1t was said there was no change in the
strike situation. The officials of the com
pan1es interested were making every eff
tort possible to start the plants.
President Shaffer said In connection with
tnat there was general impression 60
Ing abroad that the Amalgamated assoc
cation was beaten in this contest. This
was far from true. The men in the or
ganlzat1on had not fairly got started in
the light yet, and many of them had
scarcely realized that the strike was
on. He said that he did not regard the
OUTLOOK as any more changed than before
.ne meeting. He deplored the story that
LOU gone out that the attempted assas-
sination Of President MCKINLEY vo,,Td
nave the effect OF Fastening settlement
OK the trouble. 1.-THE foul deed of the
man IS TOO horrible to be permitted 70
enter INTO any discussion of this kind
we need no such incentive to settle our
oiIhculties." Continuing, he said: "preg
Ioeht mckinley is great and good man
couio scarcely believe that an or
IeLnpt nad been made on his life when
ira-ass,, ,eaIo the news. 1t seems almost
,ihposioIe tnat such a man as he cn,,1d
nave had an enemy AMONG on1- 80
men," a"y set OF
President Skaters reoorra
echoed and re-echoed among tba ,s,,,
men about Amalgamated beada,,..l I'll
curing the day. It was more tbe tei,s
~ ~ Amalgamated headquarters than a1a,,
om setliement OF the strike in which
al! Were so deeply interested INCH
1t Is learned late tonight +ho.
dent I. J. Shaffer and the noarnh Iesi.
the executive board of the AmeIrans.o "a
sssoclatlon Will start for New York en-,
10y hisht. unless there shall he ano+ha-
onahse OF plans in the meantime ,r,a
representatives of Organization 90 =. 4ne
metropolis for the purpose of conrerrsrs.
personally with President C. M scb-,.b
o the United States Steel corpora tior
"a 49,. ins oi peace that have been hand
oo,,,h ~ ioln the New York Office of tina
conipihe are not pleasant to the Ams1aa
mated omcials, but as bad as thev a.
II IS understood that President share
rs anxious to have them come ,5iraot -
ene oinclal board of the oreaniza+to,,
rather than through any second Marty
for tnis reason the efforts Of Presida,.
oamuel Gompers of the American Eada,
auoh' and the other peace officers of the
oNio Feoeration are not wholly relished
s, ~ III some OF the Amalgamated circles
they are severely condemned.
1t was announced quietly tbis af+ar
noon that II President Schwab womb Soc
the members of the board they would al
go TO New York and meet him personally
A report of the proposed visit which
reached New York this afternoon is
said to have been carried at once To Mr.
Morgan by President Schwab, and the
details were approved by him. It was
announced tonight that the corporation
osition for a settlement. and the oniv
gain that the Amalgamated men could
make by coming to New York would he
1.-The personal explanation Of all the
points of the agreement with the Of
ficials Of the corporation.