Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-07
STEEL strikers CLAIM II.
ONE MORE MILL IS C1osvn
Hearth Department. of D,.
Tin Works C1Osed--Dispu,a
Whether the Men win Go Ra.
Work-Both Claim to BE wi,n
-Schwab Is Positive,

Pittsburg, Sept. 1.-The steel str;,..
are claiming the biggest victory since ~
hight began in the closing down of $50
hearth department of the Duouesno F IS"
works. The Amalgamated peonle .,a
that the open hearth people have strna.
and that the entire plant will have 70 49,
II the men fail to return to work Monde
The Carnegie steel people make light Of ~.
matter and say the closing of the ona' N.Y.
hearth department was merely tho ,g,,a
Saturday afternoon close They ma;nta;H
the men will be on hand for work Sundo-
evening as heretofore, and that no stOn
page will result. They say the trouhIo
at the plant Friday night has been exao'
gerated very much; that instead ~
large number of men having quit WORK
only few boys were escorted from tba
mill by policemen and that the places &c
the elected were filled at once.
The Amalgamated people claim to ha
able to tie up the plant and the s.ael
company says it will resume without anv
material inconvenience. Aside from ~
Duquesne incident the reported confer.
ence by long distance telephone between
President Schwab of the steel corporation
and Simon Burns, president of the Window
Glass Workers association, was the only
other happening to cause comment Il
seems that the two gentlemen really com.
munlcated with each other by telephone.
but what the subject or result was is NOT
known. MIR. Burns is mysterously silent
and says he can say nothing just yet.
1t is learned from other sources that
during the extended wire conversation
Mr.. Schwab told Mr.. Burns that he
would not consent. to meet any represen.
tatives of the Amalgamated association
until all the mills of the United States
Steel corporation thrown idle by the or.
der of President Shaffer are put in opera.
ton again by the former employees of
the corporation returning to their work.
He told Mr.. Burns, it is said, that the
striking members of the Amalgamated
association are no longer employees of the
United States Steel corporation. Hence
there is no reason why he should meet
any representatives of the association.
But if they voluntarily Renter the en-
ployment of the corporation, Mr. Schwab
is willing to listen to any grievances they
may desire to lay before him with refer
ence to their work and wages.
1t is further intimated that he will con
sent to allow these grievances to be sub
mitted by the officers of their union. Mr.
Cd IL
fused to state what passed at the confer
ence, but he is hopeful that President
Schwab will accord him an interview to
discuss the terms of strike settlement.
May End Steel Strike.
1t is learned from reliable authority in
spite OF the rigid secrecy maintained by
Messrs. Burns and Shaffer concerning the
telephone conversation between President
Schwab and President Burns that some
thing decisive may result 1t is said that
President Schwab refused to hold any con-
ference with President Shaffer on the
ground that he no longer represents any
OF the men employed by the corporation.
All union men have left the employ OF
the company. If these steel workers re-
turn to work at once and the mills re-
sumo operation in full, the matter is said
to assume different aspect and dis
cussion between the officials of the trust
and the Amalgamated officials can tale
place.
Immediately after this conversation MIR.
Burns went to President Shaffer and
urged him to call a meeting of the
executive board of the organization at
once, SO that the men could be ordered to
work at the earliest moment possible.
is understood that this order will be IS
sued not later than Tuesday, and would
have been issued before then had it been
possible to get the executive committee o.
the organization together.