The age-herald., 1901-08-24
Important Meeting Held in PitsbuTg But Result
 Is Not Known
MAY RESULT IN SETTLEMENT
MT. Shaffer Says Nothing of Great Im- portance Happened and He Does Not Know of Peace Propo-
 sition Being Made.

PtttSDurg, Ha., August E5-A Suminu'y of the steel strike situation tonight shows about the following conditions:
 This cty-Star mill: Two mills rum ming; strikers say five more men left the plant and joined their ranks, but the man. agement positively denies the statement.
 Painter mill: Four mills running; fires lighted in bar mill furnaces, but failed to start, as expected.
 Pennsylvania Tube Works: Mill idle; machinsts say they will quit tonight
 All the Carnegie mills are running full.
 McKeesport: Demler plant idle and no attempt will be made to start 1t before next week. Everything else closed down. Irondale: Mill running with same force as yesterday, making two turns and ae- surance from the manager that more men will be added tomorrow.
 Wellsville: Situation unchanged; twelve mills running
 Iisbon: Fires started in tin plate plant. Manager Evans says everything Is in readiness for a start soon, with plenty Of men. The strikers voted today to remain out. and the mill is strongly picketed.
 Wheeling: Everything tied up, and no apparent indications of any attempt to Start any of the mills.
 Bellaire. the National Steel Company's idle plant, it is said. will be started early next week with full force of men.
 Conference of Labor Leaders.
 The conference of the labor leaders at the office of the Amalgamated Assoca- ton today was the leading feature of the strike during the day. The officials of . the organization all. seemed pleased with the way things were moving and one of them said something mysteriously:
 ''In another six days you will see de- cided change in the strike that will tell with great effect on the trust and aid in hurrying the final outcome of this struggle .
 Just what this change is to be was not said, but it was inferred strongly that the coming event hinged upon the con ference that was taking place.
 Two sessions were held by the con- feres behind closed doors. After the ad- ournment of the first session none of the participants would give out any infor nation of the proceedings further than to say that the leaders had been called to- gether for the purpose of having the situation thoroughly explained to them and to have some action taken looking to the aid of the strikers morally and financially by the organizations affiili- ated.
 Prominent Men Present.
 There were present at the conference besides the Amalgamated officials. John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers; J. w. Jenks member of the in dustria commission; Ralph M Easily, secretary of the National Civic Fedora tion and Henry M. White, general secre- tary of the United Garment Workers.
 The conference ended tonight about 9 o'clock tonight. and the conferees left for their homes.
 President Shaffer said tonight in refer ence to today's meeting that 1t was not a preconcerted one but happened"
 Nothing of importance was accomplish ed today. Mir Shaffer said, and no ar rangement had been made to submit new peace proposition to the corporation of a further proposal for arbitration, add ing however, that he did not know what individual action the conference might take in the future No mention was made of the miners or other trades taking sym> pathetic action.
 May Ask Another Conference.
 It is believed that as a result of the meeting another effort will be made to induce the United States Steel Corpora tion to tender another conference.
 The strikers make the claim that very little actual work has been done by the company in any of its plants since the strike began. and that what product has been turned out has been of an inferior character. Notwithstanding this the steel officials declare themselves we'll pleased with the condition of affairs, and say all the mills started are working satisfactor- fly and turning out good product.
 Mention was called today to a former statement made by the officials of the corporation that while delays would nec- essarily occur in operating the idle plants, that 1t would not deter the of ficials from proceeding along the same lines and that they were prepared to spend all the time and money necessary to fight the union and make all of the plants non-union in the end.
 An interesting rumor was reported from New York today that circular let ters had been sent to all presidents of labor unions of Amalgamated Associa- lion asking what each would do to as- aist the steel workers in the strike. One of the replies which it Is said was re- ceiyed from P. M. Arthur, head of the brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers If is asserted that in this reply President Arthur said that his organization held contracts with the various railroads. rrbat they also were bound to move the Tinted States mail. That the organiza- tion could make no distinction between the United States Steel Corporation and individual shippers.