The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-08-09
BIG STEEL STRIKE TO GO ON
IT WILL BE A LONG FIGHT.
Recent Conferences Come to Naught
As Far Apart as Ever-Both sides
stand Firm-Union Makes IA State
ment-WhoIe Nation VIII suffer.

New York, Aug 4.-Another effort
to effect a permanent truce between
the great army of steel workers and
the giant corporation which employs
them has failed, and tonight the con-
fiicting sides are as widely divided as
ever. The leaders on either side met
here again and after a day of fruit
less conference and discussion parted
in a spirit that shows no tinge of con-
ciliation. Neither side would surren-
der its position or concede a point in
the dispute in which it is involved, and
present indications point to a renewal,
with vigor, of the struggle.
The first conference of the day was
between President Shaffer and II of
his associates on the executive board
of the Amalgamated Association and
a group of officials of the United States
Steel corporation, headed by j. p. Nor
gan and President Schwab. At the
end of an hour the conferees parted,
having failed to reach an agreement.
The second conference was participant
ed in only by the officials of the Anal
gamated Association. 1t was a secret
session, lasting over two hours, at the
close of which the following state
ment was given to the press:
Statement by Association.
1--WE, the members of the executive
board of the Amalgamated Association
of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, con-
sidering it incumbent upon us to en-
tighten the public through the press
with reference to the relations be-
tween our association and the United
States corporation, present the follow
ing statement:
THE officials Of the United States
Steel corporation, instead of resumine
negotiations where they were suspend
ed at the conference held on July II.
Il and 10, have withdrawn the PROPOSE
ton made at that time and are now
offering much less than they agreed to
sign for then. Following is the propo-
sition which the United States Steel
corporation gave us Saturday as its
ultimatum. 1t will be observed that
the preamble states simply that the
United States Steel corporation Off
Gals will advise settlement by the
undersigned companies:
Preamble: Conditions under which
we are willing to advise a settlement
of the labor difficulties:
coed under the contract signed by the
Amalgamated association of July i
1901.
American Steel Hoop company
Company should sign the scale for all
the mills owned by the American Steel
Hoop company that was signed last
year.
American Sheet Steel company
Company should sign the scale.
American Sheet Mill company
Company should sign the scale for al
the mills of this company that were
signed for last year except the old
Meadow mill and the Salisbury
mills"
Our Proposition.
1--WE desire to preface our PROPOSE
ton by directing attention to the fac
that it is a modification OF that whlcf
was offered originally. At the las
conference, as at those preceding 1t
we required the signature of 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 scale be signed TO
none but those mills which are organ
lied. and where the men ceasing tt
work have signified their desire to b.
connected with the Amalgamated AS
sociation. This modification has beef
made because the trust officials de
clared we wished to force men into tn
combine against their will and desire
We therefore asked that the scale b
signed for only those men who desire
X.
"Now comes the proposition of tn
Amalgamated Association:
owe, the members of the executiv
board of the Amalgamated Associs
ton, hereby present the followin
proposition as a reply to that receive
from the United States Steel corpora
ton:
"'Sheet mills-All mills signed 70
last year with the exception of tn
Scottdale and Salisbury and with tn
exception of McKeesport and Wells
vile.
Hoop mills-All mills now know
tC be organized-Youngst Girar'