The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-30
CONFERENCE WAS BRIEF.

This morning at the solicitation of
Manager Smith, of the American Sheet
Steel company, the wage committee Of
the Amalgamated association met in
conference at the Hotel Lincoln. At this
final conference Mr. Smith submitted an
ultimatum to the workmen, which was
III effect that the wage scale for the
plants of the company would be signed
without question with the exception Of
the Old Meadow mills in Scottdale; the
Dewe & Wood mill in McKeesport; the
Wellsville plant and all other plants not
now considered a part OF the union
workmen's province.
The workers committee refused abso-
lutely to consider the proposition and In
ten minutes the conference adjourned
without formalities. AS soon as the con-
ference was over President Shaffcr is-
sued an urgent call for a meeting Of tine
advisory board The board met and ap-
proved the decision of the president to
call out all the men of the union The
strike order is general and will take men
from the non-union plants who belong to
the organization as well as from the
union mills.
WANT MILLS UNIONIZED.
The men explain their demand for the
unionizing of all the mills of the COM
bine by stating that last year the COM
bine had taken advantage OF it's position
in having the non-union mills by operat-
ing them first and leaving organized
mills idle until pressure of business forced
them to start them up. 1t was resolved
by the men at that time that such a
chance should never occur again for the
combine, that 1t would be either all
union mills or all non-union mills. TO
| gain this point no change In the scale
I1yac htIt ION ~,
all the mills was made definite.
The men claim that by the work of
missionaries Of late they have succeeded
in organic ng to such an extent that It
is doubtful If the combine will be atle
to turn out the full tonnage of any of its
non-un.on mills.
1t is generally agreed, however. that
the real test Of strength between the
combine and the workers will not be made
until after the warm weather. During
July and August there viii be no strike
benefits paid the men out of work as
these two months are used by sheet
mills, like all other iron plants for re-
pairs
After.that If the scale is not signed the
Amalgamated association will be called
on for support of the idle men.
BAR IRON SCALE.
The bar iron wage conference between
the officials of the Amalgamated asso.
citation and representatives of the Re.
public Iron company and American Stee
Hoop company reconyened at the Hote
Lincoln at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
None Of the officials of either side
would offer to make a prediction as tc
the outcome of the conference. I. w
jerks, Of the American Steel Hoop COM
pany, admitted that a number Of points
in the scale had been agreed to- but
they were subject to an agreement or
the entire scale. 1t is believed that If g
settlement ts not made today or tonight
that both sides will come to an agree
ment soon.
At midnight word was sent to the news.
papers that no agreement had beer
reached, and that 1t would be or
o'clock in the morning before a settle
ment could be reached. The hitch ap.
pears to be caused by the clause calling
for a continuous scale. The Amalga.
| mated proposition thus far on this sub
ject does not satisfy the miners but Il
is confidently expected a compromise viii
be adopted before adjournment.
At 1890 this morning the bar iron scale
was settled by the conference after an al
most continuous session since 2:30 p. m
yesterday. The manufacturers agreed te
accept the scale as adopted by the Mil
waukee convention without change. The
| scale submitted by the Arnalgamated as
| sociation contained demand for a gen
eral advance averaging between and
per cent. The rate on boiling, on which
the entire scale is based is s. per tor
for boiling on a cent card, as against
$475 last year. The base and all the
scales dependent on 1t, together with non.
interruption clause, were finally accepted
by the Republican Iron and Steel com.
pany practically without change By thl:
settlement 10000 men may go to work
as soon as the necessary repairs are
made at the various plants throughout
the country.
The only scale remaining undecided I.
the sheet scale, and conservative mer
believe this will be settled in the neal
future.
Big Blaze in London.
LONDON, June 29-Schnelder & Sons