The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-14

"' AND STEEL "ohhEhs
INSTRUCTED TO STRIKE.
conference mt Pittsburg faiied To
Reach an Agreement on the
tnfonfzing OF All mihs'
Cut President Shaner Say They Did
Not Meet the Wishes of the
Amalgamated Association.
THREE COMPANIES AFFECTED
SHEET STEEL, STEEL HOOP AND THE
TIN-PLATE COMBINATIONS.
Over $4,000 Skilled WOrkmen and
10000 Others InvoIved-Indiana
Plants to BE Closed.

PITTSBURG, Pa. July 13.--After three
days session the conference between the
representatives of the American Sheet Steei
and Steel Hoop Companies and the Ameri-
can Tin Plate Company. subsidiary COM
panies of the United States Steel Corpora
ton, and the general executive board of
the Amalgamated Association Of Iron, Steel
and Tin Workers, adjourned finally at 6
o'clock this evening without reaching an
agreement Less than an hour later Pres
ident Shaffer. of the Amalsamated Asso-
citation, wired the following to all the Anal
and sheet steel mills of the country: "No-
tify your men that the mill is a strike
and will not work on Monday. July 15.'
For the present Secretary Schaffer says
that only the three companies named will
be affected. but later all the union men in
the Federal Steel Company, National Steel
Company and National Tube Company
may be called out. if it is found necessary
fight At the start. it is claimed 5000
skilled workmen. $4,000 unskilled men and,
Indirectly, many thousands more will be
affected.
President Shaffer made the announce
nent this morning thar he regarded further
delay as useless and harmful for both sides.
TIE issue has to be met. he said, and
there is no use in lodging IT. Another
preliminary conference of the Amalgamated
officials was held this morning. in the head
office OF the association. hour prior to
the meeting of the manufacturers. men,
ber- OF the executive committee consulted
regarding the stand to be taken in the
matter. and then they went in a body 10
the Hotel Lincoln. The same represent
atives OF the manufacturers were pres
ent and waiting for the workers as on
the two preceding days. AT 1870 the con-
ference opened 1t was reported from
Youngstown. o.. that the secretary of the
labor bureau of the Republic Iron and
Steel Company had been called into the
conference. but Mr.. Mutt was not present
1t was said that the fact that he had been
called in is said to indicate that the two
sides were rapidly approaching a point
where very little would bring peace. The
conference finally adjourned this evening
without result.
EMPLOYERS STATEMENT
After the adjournment of the conference
the following statement was given out by
the officials of the three companies inter-
ested: The conference between the Anal
gamated Association and the sheet, hoop
and tin plate companies failed to come to
an agreement. because the Amalgamated
Association did not recede from its original
position. which was that the three compa-
nies interested should sign for all their
mills without regard as to whether these
mills had in the past belonged 10 the Anal
gamated Association or not. The manu-
facturers did not refuse their right 10 or
ganize. but having many men in the mills
not In the Amalgamated Association, who
do not wish TO become association men,
claimed they must respect these men in
their wishes well those who are mem
bers OF the association. In order TO effect
compromise the manufacturers offered TO
sim. for several mills which have always
in the past been out of the association No
compromise was offered by the Amalga-
mated Association. The American Tin Plate
Company have only one nonunion mill.
They requested the privilege TO make
special scale for this mill and sign the
same This was refused and the company
was given 10 understand that men in all
the tin mills would be called out, even
though the scale has been signed for all
other tin mills. The privilege requested
above would settle all difficulties between
the Tin Plate Company and the Amalga-
mated Association"
1t was after o'clock tonight when the
members of the executive committee of
the Amalgamated Association filed out
from the conference room. The members
looked unconcerned and when questioned
as TO the result Of the days work declined
20 say anything. Each referred inquirers
TO President Schaffer. whom they said was
still in the conference room. A wait for
nearly an hour developed the fact that
President Schaffer had eluded the news
paper men and had departed from the no.
tel by private exit. Warner Arms. vice
president OF the American Tinplate Com
pany. and Neryl Preston. on behalf of the
American Steel Hoop Company shortly
aftsrward announced they had but one
statement 10 make regarding the confer
snce. This was embodied in the above COM
munication.
SHAFFER'S STATEMENT.
None of the officials OF the manufacturing
companies would consent TO an interview
as 10 the probable result OF the strike or
the number OF men who will go out on
the order Of President Shaffer. Late this
evening President Shaffer made public the
following:
ION Friday afternoon the manufacturers
made their first proposition for a settle
ment OF this strike in which they said:
We agree TO unionize the Old Meadow mill
in ScOttdale. and In Salisbury. BY leaving
u 20 the opinion Of the men employed
there II such opinion Il properly obtained