The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-07
MORE STRIKERS RESTRAINED
INJUNCTION ISSUED AGAINST MA
CHINIsTs AT CLEVELAND.
Employers at Milwaukee Charged
with Unlawful COnspiracy-Action
of Cincinnati Machinists.

PITTSBURG, July 6-The strike OF the
American Sheet Steel Company and Amer
lean Steel Hoop Company mill employees
probably will be terminated next week.
Arrangements were made in this city to-
day for the holding of a joint conference
IN Pittsburg between representatives of
both companies. which are components of
the United States Steel Corporation, and
representatives of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation Of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers for
the purpose OF adjusting the existing labor
troubles. The agreement TO meet in con-
ference virtually means a settlement of
the strike inasmuch as the operating off,
cials Of the hoop and sheet companies
would not have consented to meet the
workers committee unless there was good
prospect of immediate settlement, and it
may be accepted as settled fact that all
the mills now idle will be in operation by
the end Of next week. and the strike which
threatened the steel INDUSTRY generally will
be averted in its incipiency. 1t is stated on
good authority that the conference will be
held early next week, probably before
Wednesday, and assurance is given that a
settlement OF the trouble will be speedily
effected The operating officials of the
steel companies will meet the workers
committee. and as the question involved is
not one of wages. but the extension of
organization control to so-called nom
union plants, an agreement may be readily
made.
Some minor differences also exist in the
tin-plate trade. and representatives Of the
American Tin-plate Company and the
workers will meet TO adjust these. The
strike in the steel hoop and sheet steel
branches was inaugurated in the plants
controlled by the AmaIgamated Associa-
tion July l. but operations were continued
at all the unorganized mills. The COM
panies agreed to sign the wage scale before
the suspension for all the union mills
signed for last year, but the organization
contended for the unionizing of all plants.
When this demand was made the scale
negotiations were suspended by the COM
panies. but the question will be reopened
next week and an agreement probably
reached. About $500 workmen will be
concerned in the outcome.
All the independent iron and steel COM
panies in the Pittsburg district that have
been operating union mills have signed the
Amalgamated scale except two firms. and
those concerns are expected to sign
soon as the annual repairs are made. A
dispatch received at 2 O'Clock from Steu-
benville, O., says he scale for the big
steel plant of the National Steel Company
at Mingo Junction was signed to-day. Il
special scale was prepared for these works,
and as signed to-day it gives the men an
advance of per cent over the wages paid
last year.
The United States Steel Corporation has
SO far arranged terms with the Amalgamat-
ed Association for the Union mills of the
National Tube Company. the American Tin
Plate Company and one plant OF the Ma
tional Steel Company. with a prospect of
a settlement at its other plants in the
Youngstown district. The scale for the
South Chicago and Joliet plants of the
Federal Steel Company have been arranged
ana can only be terminated by one side
giving ninety days notice OF q desire for
change. The other plants of this COM
pany. the Bayview works. is operated under
a special scale and no trouble In reaching
an agreement is anticipated. The only
trouble the big corporation has with the
Amalsamated Association is with the
American Steel Company and the American
Steel Hoop Company
\ statement tonight from a prominent
Amalgamated Official as 10 what brought
ABOUT the proposition for a conference,
gives as reason the fact that the Ameri-
Sdn 1h-plate company was given notice
last week that II the steel hoop and sheet
Steel scales were not signed by the manu-
1acturerS by a certain date the Amalga-
mated Association president would be in
structed 10 enforce the authority given him
by the constitution 10 call out all union en-
plOyes Of the United States Steel Corpora-
ton The enforcement OF a general strike
order by the Amalgamated Association
would affect $1,000 men in union mills
y combination OF the American Tin Plate
Company anc the American Sheet Steel
Company with the big steel Combine is
said TO be under way. When they are
united the operating departments are like
y 10 be moved 10 Pittsburg. Reports of
tie absorption Of the Federal Steel Com
pany by the Carnegie Company were pro-
nounced to-day 10 be premature. Nothing
OF the kind has been considered yet
The special train carrying the employees
and former officers OF the National Steel
and American Steel companies reached
Pittsburg from New York to-day The two
concerns, which have been merged into the
Carnegie Company, viii take up their
heaoquarters in the Carnegie building on
Monday The trip from New York was
made without incident.