Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-26
No PEACE PROPOSALS
sStssl Combine Officials Have
not Been Approached With
Terms Of Peace.
Talk Of ! Settlement Has not
Yet Reached Tangible
Results.
Two or Three More Mills We're
Started With Non.union Men
Todsy.

8 New York, Aug. 26.-No proposition
looking to settlement of the steel
strike had been submitted up to II a.
N. today to the United States Steel
Corporation, as result Of the confer
ences at Pittsburg last week between
me mbers OF the Amalgamated Associa-
zion, Industrial commission and Civic
Federation leaders. AS far as ascer-
tanned none OF the participants in the
conference had come to New York.
Ralph M. Esley, secretary of the Ma
4ional Civic Federation of Labor, and
Henry White, secretary Of the United
Garment Workers OF America, arrived
here today from Pittsburg. They said
they had not been authorized to make
any proposition looking toward a set
Element of the United States Corpora
tion strike. While in Pittsburg they had
q conference with President Shaffer. but
without tangible result. Samuel Com
pers, president of the American Fedora
tion of Labor, also arrived in the city
today. Gompers was in conference with
Easley and White. but 1t was said the
conference resulted in no plan of ac.
ton.
Plttsburg. Aug. 6.-Developments in
the steel strike are meager this morn
Ing. The probable renewal of peace ne
gotiations by dislnterested parties is
again being discussed, but nothing def
mite could be learned. Henry NJ. White
of the Garment Makers Of America and
Ralph NJ Easley. National Civic Fed
GRAFTON, who took part in the conference
Z here last week, left for the east last
night. It is reported they went to New
York to make another attempt to have
negotiations between the contending
parties re-opened. President Shaffer
'Seatd tcd day he. knew nothing of the pro-
posed peace venture, and his associa-
{ tion had authorized no steps for peace.
The combine, 1t Is said, intends to make
aggressive attempts to start more
plants this week. They were success
ful in putting two more mills in opera
4 tion at Painters this morning and now
have four mills, with force of 400 men
4 at work.
The management say the work turned
out is up to the standard and is being
placed on the market. An official an
nounced today that he had three more
crews engaged, but would not go to
work until all the men necessary to OPP
crate six mills had been secured and
then the plant would be run at night.
He said 1t was almost certain the entire
works would be running at night before
the end of this week. More men were
taken into the Star plant Of the Ameri-
can Tin Plate Company and at the
4 Lindsay & McCutcheon works. These
mills, the combines officials say, they
expect to have in full operation before
Saturday. The strike managers assert
that the resumption of those plants in
I full will be an impossibility and say the
claims Of the steel people are not borne
out by the facts Vice President Pierce,
OF the Amalgamated Association, said
there were less men working in the local
mills this morning than for over week
4 Advices from McKeesport are to the ef-
feet that no attempt was made to start
the. Demmler works last night. The fur
naces were fired and the plant lighted.
but no men appeared. Ten regular po-
lcemen and a large force of pickete
Z guarded the mill. The situation at ali
points is reported quiet and no trouble
Is expected.
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