Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-08-02
MORGAN REFUSES
TO End STRIKE
Magnate Declines Executive
Committees Proposal
STRIKERS ARE DETERMINED
And a Long PrOtratted and Bitter
Struggle Probably Will be The
Outcome

Pittsburg. Aug. 2 (Special) THE
Amalgamated executive board last
evening received by telegraph a refusal
by J.. Pierpont Morgan to reopen the
wage conference where It was broken
off at the Hotel Lincoln nearly three
weeks ago. The powers Of the steel
combine insist in this communication
that the only basis of settlement will
be on the terms which the financial
hacker Of the combine. President c. W..
Schwab, and Chairman Ebert H. Gary
laid down at the meeting with the
Amalgamated executive board in New
York last Saturday.
A member of the executive board OF
the association last night said These
terms are denominated by those who
have the best interests of the organiza-
ton of steel workers at heart rs the
most unfair, the most unjust ever pro-
posed to any body of workingmen by
set of employers or a corporation. The
terms are such that the executive board
of the Amalgamated Association can
not accept, and has already gone on
record to that effect"
Tomorrow morning the answer Of
Mr.. Morgan is expected by mail. There
is scarcely a fragment Of a hope that
the Amalgamated Association will back
down from its well-lnown position.
The leaders of the workers, will, in
reply, outline their plans to the steel
corporation for a continuance OF the
struggle. They will include the stop
ping of every wheel possible in the
works OF the combine and the extension
Of the strike in all possible directions
by the Amalgamated Association.
Today may develop much, but If the
combine cannot be made to waver
through the influences that will be
brought to bear the great conflict will
probably be fought to the bitter end.
Pittsburg, Aug. 1.-THE third all-day
session Of the Amalgamated Associa'
tion executive board passed without
action being taken on the New
York conference peace proposals
The Amalgamated Journal the Off
cial organ of the association, in the
current issue says: THE executive
board desires another conference with
the representative of the constituent
companies, and will remain in the city
: until an answer is received. Upon
the result Of that answer will depend
whether the strike will be prolonged
indefinitely"
Further on The Journal states that
the result of the first days meetinl
of the committee was transmitted tC
Mr.. Morgan and that the succeeding
conferences were merely perfunctor,
! and were held only in expectation o.
{ hearing from the steel magnate.
The propositions Of Mr. Morgan arr
said by one high in authority as in
complete and do not settle the dis
: pute. The members of the executive
board are willing to consider wha
p they term reasonable and fair propo
sitions for the adjustment of these dit
+ ficulties, but to do this they mus
+; confer with the operating officials AM
e have these details fully understood an
D agreed to. To accept the proposition
as they now stand would only compl
cate matters more, according to tn
: officials of the association.
: There were many rumors in III
g strikers circles yesterday. Anon
5. those interesting them the most wer
~ that the American Sheet Steel con
q pany was preparing to bring a larg
4 number of non-union men from tn
e south to take their places, and tina
IL tho oficials of the Demmler tin mi
were preparing to break the strike a
\ that point Every avenue of approac
to these mills is being carefully watcl
4 ed by the strikers, and not the leas
N loophole IS being left unguarded.