Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-08-01
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Amalga mated Leaders snrprised At Corr
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duality of the Great Combin6r.
Pittsburg, July 3O.-J. Fierpont Nor.
gan got the steel strike leaders to hts
office In New York without telling his
associates anything about his inten
lions. He took the whole matter OF
treating with The strikers out of the
hands OF the managers. and decided to
get al thu truth for himself In his own
way.
Until the New York conference was
over and President shstfer and Secre-
tary Williams We're on their way back
to Pittsburg it IS doubtful If more than
three capitalists Interested lin the steel
trust knew anything about what was
going on.
Colonel George b. NJ. Harvey of New
York, manager OF the Harper publica-
tons, arranged fbi' the trip. He ac-
co:npanipd them east on the 10 o'clock
train ON Friday night. He saw them
safe In New York where the newspa-
per men wei,, not likely to find them,
and he arranged the time for them to
see Mr.. Mo;g IN.
There was muci1 of human interest
in this meeting between Morgan and
the two labor leaders. Both men were
received with grsat cordiality, and af-
ter the fist words of greeting were
over. cir. Morgan sent word TO that
avowed cnemy OF organized labor,
Charles ~. SchMah who spent eight
years lin driving this association out Of
the Carnegie steel works. that the
strike leaders We're in his Office, and to
please come over.
II was much surprised at oiir well
come from Morgan" said Secretary
Willams OH his return To I7ittsburg.
ut was an agreeable surprise. too.
had expected 10 find Il pompous and
dctatoral man, as he is n person of
.ralN. he was affable and made us feel
al home. He was glad to see us and
talk ii over. We did talk it over.
"A great many 1hings We're explained
by MIR. Morgan To US and a great many
things We're explained By us to MIR.
Morgan. can say that our talk was
gratifying 10 US "a many ways and
hope it was equal. gratifying to Mr..
Morgan. You see. Mr.. Morgan was
finding out some things for. himself
will YOU say what is the basis of
agreement on which the strike is TO be
scttled."
There has been no basis of agree
mert. but even IL there was could not
say anything about it. as the distinct
Understanding, was that no one was to
talk about what happened for the pres
cnt.'
AFRO the terms published in the news
papers correct as ycu understand
lth"rl"'
II can only say that they are mere
.eSsWoI...
"lsia goa find Air. Morgan willing To
make concessions that the steel man
:,geis had refused at the last confer
ciice'
IL really cannot tell you whether amy
concessions We're offered by MIR Nor
gan or anybody else. TSay are not
talking about it in New FORK, and we
cannot talk about ii here. MIR. Nor
gan, think, can be reasoned WITH
Allegations OF discord In the trust
are being made as u result of the set
Element. 1t has been suspected for
some time that the officials of the COM
paaies have not been IL unit on the
strike. and that some bitter complaints
have been filed against the more ag-
gi'o-sive ones.
The American Tin Plate company has
been the sufferer from the strike and
had nothing to do with it's being forced
upon the general corpora ton. The dis
pute. 1t is understood, reached Mr.. Nor
gan, and the situation made more clear
10 him than before. This. 1t Ks said, is
the reason why he took the matter out
Of the hands OF the officials of the three
companies.