Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-03
HOPE OF SETTLEMENT
is FAST DEPARTING
Steel Strike Is Still Far
From a Solution.
LEADERS WILL NOT TALK

The Amalgamated Executive Conn
mittee Was Again In Session Today,
But Up to Late Hour Nothing Had
Been Accomplished.
PITTsBURG, Aug. 2.-The situation in
the Amalgamated steel strike this morn
ing is anything but favorable to an am
icable adjustment of the dispute be,
tween the association and the United
States Steel corporation. AS far as can
be learned, President Shaffer of the
Amalgamated association has not re-
ceived any reply from the New York
officials of the United States Steel com
pany except the telegram which it is
said arrived last night and refused to
further discuss the questions at issue
between the labor leaders and the COM
panY. This telegram gave the substance
of a letter which had been mailed and
which was expected to arrive in the first
mail this morning.
The refusal of the steel company Off
cials to enter into another conference,
if adhered to, leaves only two ways
open to the Amalgamated association.
One is to order the striking workmen
back to work under the best terms OBJ
tainable, and the other is TO proceed with
the strike III the hope of involving all the
union men employed in the constituent
concerns of the United States Steel cor
poration.
The first course certainly holds little
promise for the workmen, since the
strike has abrogated all the union scales
in force before the strike started, leav-
ing them entirely at the mercy of the
manufacturers. The second course
means a struggle to the death for the
association, as the announcement has
been made on good authority that the
mills will be started next week with
nOn-union men if the strikers do not re-
sumo work.
A Critical Period.
Today's meeting of the executive
board is expected to tell the story and it
is acknowledged that this is the most
critical period of the strike. The board
went into session at 10 o'clock and
James Mutt, secretary of the labor bu-
reau of the Republic Iron and Steel
company, and Joseph Bishop, secretary
of the Ohio board of arbitration, were
but statement is anticipated later in
the day. It is reported that the final
effort of the Amalgamated association
before proceeding with the strike will
be to bring every influence to bear to-
wards arranging for another conference
with the officials.
A rumor was current that the Anal
gamated association at it's executive
board meeting today would withdraw
from position which was thought to
be untenable and sign an agreement
with the combination. Prominent asso-
citation men denied this and declared
that unless peace could be secured with
honor and credit to the association the
strike would be continued. Nothing can
be learned from President Shaffer or the
leaders of the organization on this mat
ter, however, as they say whatever they
have for the public will be given out in
the form of a statement. This state
ment may Ne given out at noon and per-
haps not before the adjournment this
evening.
1t is said that before a general strike
is ordered the officers of the United
State Steel company will be fully in
formed of the intention of the Amalga-
mated officials if the more favorable
terms are not promptly presented for
the consideration of the board. A
reasonable time will then be given be-
fore the extreme measures are resorted
to by the association.
1t seems almost certain that if the re.
quest of the Amalgamated association
for another conference is refused the
strike will be extended to all the plants
controlled by the big steel corporation
where the Amalgamated association has
a foothold and that it would be the Bit
terest struggle between capital and Ia
bor ever seen in this country. In the
big plants Of the Federal Steel company,
the National Steel company and the Ma.
tional Tube company all the organized
men will be called out and every effort
made to close the mills.
1t is reported that j. E. Schwab left
last night for New York, but he was in
the city this morning. President Schwab
of the United States Steel corporation
was reported from New York to have
left there last night for Pittsburg. He
had not visited his Office at II o'clock,
and none of the officers around the
building seemed to have any knowledge
of his intended visit.