New-York tribune., 1901-08-04

for the meeting with Mr.. Morgan.
Il have only this TO say" he said. when he
was pressed for information. The entire execu-
tive board OF the Amalgamated Association has
made the journey as a final effort TO secure
peace and harmony. which all desire. ] and
every one Of my colleagues are hopeful that an
adjustment of the difficulties can be made.
Mr. Skaters associates crossed on Cort-
landt-st boat and went to the Stevens House.
wnere they had breakfast. They were leo py
Mr. Williams, the secretary Some or them
never had been IN New-YOrk before. and they
looked at the skyscrapers in lower Broadway
with evident interest. Some of the heh went
into Battery Park and walked TO the sea "ah u
look at the water and the ships One OF two
remarked that they never had seen so much
water at one time. and they thought they would
like 10 STAY in New-York for a few days and
see the sights. Some of the men declared that
they wanted to 60 to Coney Island more than
they wanted to attend a conference
GATHERING FOR THE CONFERENCE.
About 10 a. m Mr.. Shaffer Joined the other
mon at the Stevens House and told them TO go
up to the eighteenth floor of the Empire Build
ing at No Al Broadway, two or three at time
and wait for him. They obeyed instructions
Mr.. Schwabs Office is on the eighteenth floor OF
the building. and he arrived there about the
time Mr. Shahfer reached the Stevens House
Half an hour after 10 o'clock Mr.. Shaffer went
up in the elevator and found his men waiting
with a crowd Of reporters outside Mr.. Schwab's
Office He called the roll to make sure they were
all there, and then they were passed into the
Office by the colorad doorkeeper, who said. re-
assuringly: I'VE are all ready for you
Meanwhile Mr Morgan had arrived at his
Office. in Wall-st, but he remained there for
time talking with c. f. Dawkins. his London
partner. and declining 10 tell newspaper men
anything about the strike situation. Robert
Bacon, one of Mr.. Morgan's New-Yo-k partners
went to Mr. Schwab's Office soon after II
O'Clock. and about half hour later Mr.. Nor
gan and Mr.. Dawkins arrived there together.
d. G. Reid. president Of the American Tin Plate
Company, followed them TO the conference.
It was learned later that Mr.. Morgan spoke 10
Mr.. Shaffer and the other strike leaders in a
positive and decided way. declaring that, while
the Steel Corporation did not desire TO make
war on the Amalgamated Association. there
could be no settlement of the strike on propo-
siton TO aid the association in extending its or
ganization 10 non-union mills. He said the terms
that were offered TO Mr.. Shaffer week before
were the only terms on which there could be a
settlement, and that the steel companies would
not assent TO any modification of those terms
Then the strike leaders We're asked TO confer
among themselves, and say whether or not they
would accept the terms.
Mr.. Shaffer and his associates conferred lit
tie, and then Mr.. Morgan told that the cad
ers Of the strike could not agree TO accept the
terms without modification. Mr. Morgan left
the conference abruptly, in company with his
two partners. They evaded the reporters out
side Mr.. SchWab's Office by walking through
other Offices and down a stairway TO the seven
teenth floor. There they got into elevator
car, in which reporter happened 10 be descend
ing. Mr.. Morgan, apparently, was in a towering
rage. He muttered and sputtered to &imsalf,
tapping the floor of the impatien.ly with
his cane. When he emerged from the elevator
car he refused to an inquiry by a re-
porter and hurried out of the building. He
and Mr.. Dawkins got into a cab ami drove TO
the Office Of J. P. Morgan & Co.
STATEMENT PROMISED.
Mr.. Reid left the office of Mr.. Schwab soon
after Mr.. Morgan and his partners had gone
down on the elevator He said he could not talk
about the conference, but there might be a
statement later.
Mr. Shafer left the Office in advance of his
associates. and for time he was surrounded by
newspaper men, who importuned him to tell
what had happened at the conference. At first
he said there had been an adjournment for
luncheon. Then he admitted that the conference
had been broken off, and not to be renewed
He said the members of the executive board Of
the Amalgamated Association would hold
secre1 conference in the Stevens House. and
would decide what 10 do next. IF any state
ment is TO be made by u.s. he said. lit will be
made after that conference"
Other strike leaders who followed Mr.. Shaffer
down from Mr.. Schwab's office said that the
conference with Mr.. Morgan had amounted 10
nothing, and that the strike was TO continue.
'An negotiations are off, said one Of the men.
.'and the strike from now on is TO be fight to
the finish"
The strike leaders got together in room on
the second floor OF the Stevens House after they
hours At the end OF the secret talk they sepa-
rated to go TO their homes. Some of them said
they intended TO travel over the Pennsylvania
Railroad TO Pttsburg last evening. Others said
declared that they would remain in the city
day or so before starting for home.
Mr. Shaffer declared that he would have moth
Ing more 20 say in this city about the strike. He
referred the reporters 10 Mr.. Williams who gave
out the statement that had been prepared. Mr.
Williams said the statement contained all that
could be said about the strike OF about the con-
ference. The strike leaders left the Stevens
House in small parties Of three four, and
most Of them walked rode up Broadway
They had little TO say about the conference, but
IL was learned from them that Mr. Morgan had
refused 10 modify the terms ne had given TO Mr
Shaffer week before and that he had spoken
his mind freely about the strike and about the
further extension OF the Amalgamated Associa-
tions organization. There nothing left to
de- the men said, but TO go back home and con-
tinue the strike. They said IL was probable that
the strike would be extended TO the mills Of the
Federal Steel Company and TO those OF the Ma
ffonal Tube Company and that about 100000
men who had been allowed TO work would be
called out this week.
The bill at the Stevens House was paid by Mr