New-York tribune., 1901-08-02
SUSPENSE NOT ENDED.
STRIKERS SAID TO BE AWAITING AC-
TION BY MR. MORGAN ON THEIR
ULTnIATUM-WHAT OFFICIAL
ORGAN SAYS

the NeN-1ork conference peace proposals, ana
another session viii be held tomorrow.
Official confirmation Of the status of the steel
workers strike. as il was outlined last night.
was given in the current issue of The Anal
gamated Journal which is the organ of the
sociation. The executive board of the associa-
tion is in fact, waiting for word from ]. Pier
pont Morgan
After the board had heard from President
Shaffer concerning his trip to New-York last
week. il decided TO request change in the
propositions Of Mr.. Morgan. and message
sent TO Mr.. Morgan in New-York Tuesday
night announcing their decision this matter.
In explanation Of this message, The Journal"
says: The executive board desires another
conference with the representatives of the con-
stifuent companies, and will remain in the city
until an answer is received. Upon the result Of
that answer will depend whether the strike will
be prolonged indefinitely"
OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
In the same statement Of the result Of the
ference Of the executive board The Journal
has this to say:
The strike situation as We go to press is about out
Inc SAM as ~ was one ~eek f ago age aT lar a. Ne
attempt has been made TO start any OF the closed
Sheet Steel Company. and the effort in this
instance has been a failure .,o .t-,,,a during
the lasI week the trip Of President Shaner ana
were accompanied by Colonel George B. NJ. Harvey,
who had come on from New-1ork as a Representa-.
President shaffer and Secretary Williams would go
10 New-fork he could arrange meeuie LII t.s. .tI
would be The best way reach better under
saRains sase and pave the way Tor settlement 0i me
President shaffer after consulting with the other
national officials, decided TO act on Coone liar
vey's proposition In accordance with this decision
p Moran President Schwab president of the
United States Steel Corporation and Judge Gary'
1>nifes states Steel Corporation asked President
shaner 10 can the executive board together to
II settlement could not be reached along the hies
President shafIer and Secretary Williams CON
tive board held al the national headquarters
Tuesday. and the result OF their deioeration
STRIKERS ULTIMATUM.
The message sent to Mr.. Morgan. while not so
stated. is believed to he ultimatum to the
head Of the United States Steel Corporation 1t
is viewed as such by the labor leaders about
P,ttsburg. If the steel workers do not get their
demand for this conference the strike will go
on indefinitely. None Of the officials of the or
ganization would discuss this point to-day They
still maintained their silence and said they had
nothing 10 give out At noon, after the execu-
tive board had been in session all morning ana
in a formal manner waited for reply from Mr..
Morgan. the members decided to make official
-
harmony in their ranks. To the reporters pres
ent they gave out the following:
We the members of the General Executive Board
OF the Amalgamated Association, desire 10 deny
ephsteay the reports & RgoSeegg aSe gsSoEihg Of the
work before the committee fast as its importance
No member has expressed any opinion or sye1 en-
o oi6eF members " Nothing has been made public;
neither will any report issue from US uhti!
irg TO reach a settlement which shall be honorable
and satisfactory 10 all concerned
AMALGAMATED MEN UNITED
Whatever differences might have existed are
said to have been adjusted satisfactorily. and
the board stands a unit for its demand for
the renewal of the conference with the manu-
facturers' representatives. Much depends on
this The propositions of Mr.. Morgan are said
by one high in authority incomplete, and do
not settle the dispute. The members Of the ex-
ecutive board willing 10 consider what they
term reasonable and fair propositions for the
adjustment Of these difficulties. but TO do this
they must confer with the operating officials
and have these details fully understood and
agreed to. To accept the propositions as they
now stand would only complicate matters more.
according TO the officials OF the association
Whether Mr.. Morgan will answer the mes
sage OF the Amalgamated Association or not
seems 10 be a question that even the asso-
citation officers do not care 10 predict They
hope that he will recognize them to this extent
They state positively that II he does not, there
can he no settlement at this time Of the strike
All day the executive board sat and waited for
a reply. On Wednesday the same proceedings
were gore through. sdr. Morgan's silence is re-
garded by some as significant and omnous.
others profess TO believe that he is in consulta-
ton with other officials OF the United states
Steel Corporation and will answer shortly.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE DAY.
The secretiveness of the meeting OF the Anal
gamated men wkich has characterized the pre-
ceding meetings was continued to-day. The
members Of the executive board gathered early
in the morning and remained confined In the
conference room of the headquarters all day,
with the exception OF a brief luncheon hour.
There were the same guards placed outside or the
Offices and newspaper men were kept back from
all approaches 10 the meeting At o'clock In
the afternoon, President Shafer, acting on be-
half OF the board, sent word 20 the newspaper
men that there would be no statement given out
for publication to-day. and that there would be
a meeting Of the board tomorrow morning al 10
O'Clock TO consider matters before il. The meet
ing did adjourn al this hour, however. but
remained in session until nearly O'Clock. In
the afternoon Joseph Bishop. OF the Board or
Arbitration of Ohio was present for some time
Ex- President NJ NJ. Garland, of the association.
also in the Offices for time. but both went
away early. They declined TO discuss the situa-
tion in any form. except 10 say that they did not
know what the proba bilities were for settle
nent There We're many rumors in the strikers
circles to-day. Among those interesting them
the most were that the American Sheet Steel
Company was preparing 10 bring large num-
ber Of non-uniOn from the South TO take
their places, and that the officials OF the DENIM
Ter tin mill were preparing 10 break the strike
al that point. Every avenue OF approach TO
these mills is being carefully watched by the