New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-07-11
STEEL STRIKE CONFERENCE
AMICABLE ADJUSTMENT OF DIFFER
ENCEs ANTICIPATED

pittsburg July 1o-The steel strike situation was
quiet to-day pending the conference called lor To-
morrow in this city. Everything is Teaoy loi inc
meeting. all details have been arranged ana ,he
indications point TO short session and an aiiicDe
adjustment Of the differences.
When the conference opens IT will be READY ior
work at once. II is tactly understood by ooth
sides that all minor matters are to be laio asioe
Even the matter OF pay will not be discussed DIS
both companies have consented to pay the rates VI
the new scale There will be but point pre-
sented-whether all the mills of the two companies
shall be unonized not. For this reason the
Amalgamated people will not enter the conference
for the purpose of adjusting wages, but as eNecu-
tive officials outline the policy of their oreahlz
ton
Who viii represent the steel companies at the
conference has not been learned. Ohcials VINO
spoke for the companies at the previous confer
ences say they do know whether they VIII be
TO the new conference or not 1t is likely that
the companies will have number of new faces
there. but thought that President SchwaD
any other of the general officials will take part
Although the American Tin Plate Company is not
direct party the conference one of its mills at
aIonessen Penn. is involved. agreement having
been made that If the American Sheet Steel Com
pany signed scale for all its mills. the tin plate
srKe Vas Veed DO and he scale signed for ali
the tin plate mills but the one at Monessen:
meeting Of the new amalgamated lodge there last
night a dozen new members were taken in increas-
discharged from the mill were reinstated and it is
believed that the other nine who were let out VIII
Two more signatures the amalgamatsd scale
received to-day. They the Standard
Chain Company. Columbus. Ohio. and Monongahela
iron aG Sree COMPANY board Of The
Amalgamated Association who are TO take part in
Williams. of birmingham. Ala. the first Of the
vicep presidents to put in an appearance. When all
President Shafer. The whole situation was con-
info yyaafso will them
conference tomorrow morning and act In an in
President sharfer OF the Amalgamated Association
said tonight that the conference tomorrow need
some ee me bu na his committee VIII not
an adjourned conference for week or more II
The situation will be practically the same has
Vice President Warner Arms, of the American
up an agreement that viii meet the views of man
Of orsanization in mills to the workers it is ex-
tremely probable that IL will be adopted without
important change at the conference.
At the Offices of the United States Steel Corpora
tion in this city yesterday it denied that any
representative of the corporation had been directed
TO attend conference in Pittsburg to-day. and it
asserted that official of the corporation
would represent it at conference with representa-
tives of the Amalgamated Association in an effort
to put end 10 the steel strike. report that
j. p. Morgan would attend such conference was
contradicted at Mr.. Morgans office. President
Truesdale of the Lackawanna said there was no
truth in a report that the railroad company had
promised concessions to its striking shop employees
TO induce them return TO work. Such reports, he
said being circulated by leaders Of the strikers
TO mislead the and make further trouble. Steel
in this city informed yesterday that
President Shaffer Of the Amalganated Association
had said, referring 10 the expected conference in
Pittsburg: 81 pretty well satisfied that the
trouble will be settled Thursdays meeting. There
10 be a spirit of fairness prevailing among
those TO whom l have talked officially the SUBJ
iePf and n he
ing viii be for the signing of the scale for the mills
e a whole"