Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-01
PEACE IS A POSSIBILITY
THROUGH BURNS SP[AHS.
|.fD TO HAVE sECuREL FROM
sCHwAB A PROMISE TO CON-
sfDER sETT. aEMENT
Under CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
MN MIST RETURN TO WORK, BE-
FORE HE WILL MEET
THEN.
The SITUATION AT DUoUEsNE
ls SILL INDEFINITE AND WILL NOT
BE KNOWN TILL SUNDAY
NIGHT.

strikers are claiming tonight the big
g=t victory since the fight began in the
.,osng down of the openhearth depart
neat Of the Duquesne steel works.
Ine Amalgamated people claim that
he open-hearth men have struck and
ibs entire plant will have to close down
wien the men fail to return Sunday
night TOR work.
be Carnegie steel people make light
of be matter, and say the close down of
taf open-hearth department to-day was
me-ey the usual Saturday afternoon
close and maintain that the men will
Be On hand for work Sunday evening
as heretofore, and that no stoppage will
rsg.t. they claim the trouble at the
plant Friday night has been exagger-
stal very much; that instead of large
number Of men having quit work. only
a few boys were escorted from the mill
og policemen, and the places of the
elected were filed at once.
tntiI Tomorrow Night
/. viii not be known certainly which
sd IS right in its contention. The
amaigamated people claim to be able
10 u up the plant, and the steel COM
pay say they will resume without any
material inconvenience.
Aside from the Duquesne incident.
ne reported conference by long-dis-
Ga2e telephone between President
Ghwab. of the steel corporation, and
mon Burns. president of the Window
Class Workers Association, was the
only other happening to cause COM
nflt 1t seems that the two gentlemen
reilly communicated with each other
By telephone, but what the subject or
result was is not known.
Mr. Burns is mysteriously silent and
says he can say nothing yet. 1t was
itIN NOM ouotlioi oouiS lhot uui
ing the extended wire conversation Mr..
SahWab told Mr.. Burns that he would
MT tonsent TO meet any representatives
of the Amalgamated Association until
Al Of the mills of the United States
Corporation, thrown idle by the
order Of President T. j. Shaffer are put
in operation again by the former en-
piofes of the corporation returning to
work. He told Mr.. Burns, it is said,
that the striking members of the Anal
gamated Association
Are No Longer Employees
Of the United States Steel Corporation.
Hence there is no reason why he should
meet any representatives of the asso-
cation. But if they voluntarily re-
enter the employ of the corporation, it
is said, Mr.. Schwab is willing to listen
10 any grievance they may desire to
lay before him with reference to their
WORK and wages. And il is further in
nmated that he will consent to allow
these grievances to be submitted by the
officers of their union.
MI Burns called on President Shat
Ter this afternoon. He refused to state
what passed at the conference, but he
Is hopeful that President Schwab will
accord him an interview to discuss the
@lMs of strike settlement. The fea-
lure OF the proposal, which it is said.
lmpresses the president of the steel
combine, is putting the men back to
Work at once and then adjusting any
differences. w. E. Porter. of McKee's
Hoeas, who was delegate to the re-
cent convention of the Amalgamated
association at Milwaukee, says:
note an article in the Labor Word
ny l3s week, stating that this strike is
Saaifers strike. wish it positively
stated that every delegate
1t the Milwaukee Convention
'-eIuding myself, knew that the strike
Nodld be called in case the steel COM
Olhe iailed TO agree to the terms of the
"4se settlement as laid down in the
convention. You cannot make it too
sdo that the present strike had the
aloI cement of every delegate. Presl-
ue9l Shaffer cannot take up the refuta-
Uoh of the article. but every delegate
10 Inc convention should and is willing
10 do So"
he steel corporation to-day con-
'"0ed to add to the men at work in sew
sIal Of the plants that have resumed
''Dce the strike began, but the Anal
salated people insist that the additions
-'s q no value and that the strike sit,
@a'oh remains without change
Neither side to the controversy ex-
SV'S much to develop until Labor Day,
..'s'ae OF the Duquesne probabilities.
s''er Monday, however, it is probable
se.aed and effective moves will be
made by each.
telegram from smithfeld tonight
says:
Inc big steel sfr,lr~ 10. a. Last ~