The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-05
OF PEACE
DISCUSSED BY STEEL OFFICIALS
AND LABOR LEADERS.
NO RESULTS ATTAINED.
SITUATION AFTER CONFERENCE
THE SAME AS BEFORE.

Believed the Labor Leaders Had
Power of Attorney From Shaffer.
Schwab, Corey and Preston Con-
fer With GOmpers, Mitchell and
White-There Were No Results.
For Six Hours They Strive to
Reach Accommodation Them
selves Must Elect What They Will
Do"
New York, Sept. 4.-Terms of peace
length to-day at a secret conference in
which sat officials of the United States
Steel Corporation, leaders of union la
Dor and representatives of the civic
organizations which have intervened.
Unusual safeguards of secrecy were
resorted to in order to preserve the
privacy Of the proceedings, but it was
evident that no conclusion was reached
and that the decision either to termin
ate or continue the strike must be
made by the strikers.
The nature of the agency from the
Amalgamated Association held by the
labor leaders who participated in the
discussion is not known, but it is be-
lieved they possessed at least an out
line of terms from President Shaffer
and that they will place before him and
his associates the terms resubmitted
by President Schwab, of the United
States Steel Corporation. 1t was also
apparent at the conclusion of the dis
cussion that if the conference is to be
resumed or any further action toward
peace taken, the strikers must take
the initiative.
The labor leaders were in communi-
cation with Pittsburg during the day,
and it was anticipated they would fur
ther discuss the subject with the Anal
gamated men before they proceeded
any farther with the peace plan.
The participants in the conference
to-day were President c. M. Schwab
of the United States Steel Corporation,
President w E. Corey of the Carnegie
Steel Company, Veryl Preston of the
United States Steel Corporation. Pres
ident Samuel Gompers of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, President
John Mitchell of the United Mine
Workers Association, Secretary Harry
White of the Garment Makers Asso-
citation, Prof. jerks of the Industrial
Commission and Ralph M. Easley. sec
retary of the National Civic Fedora
tion. ,..t-
Several officials of the companies
controlled by the United States Steel
Corporation were called to the confer
ence chamber during the day.
The conference was asked for in be-
half of President Gompers and Presi-
dent Mitchell and the request reached
President Schwab early to-day. He
made favorable reply at once, and at
1915 o'clock the two labor leaders, ac-
companied by the other Intermediates
who had participated in the Pittsburg
meetings of last week, reached the Of
flee of the United States Steel Corpor-
alton. The session lasted continuously
for more than six hours.
No statement as to the proceedings
was made by any of the participants.
John Mitchell was the first to leave
the meeting room. He positively re-
fused to make any statement in con-
nection with the peace plan. President
Gompers and Ralph M. Easley, who
followed. We're equally reticent, and
said that it had been agreed that
nothing was to be said.
President Schwab came out later in
company with President Corey, Secre-
tary Wren and Veryl Preston and all
successively refused to talk. Presi-
dent Gompers said later that he would
be in New York tomorrow, and that
statement was taken as an indication
that he has not given up his effort to
effect a settlement.
One of the steel officials made this
brief statement:
Nothing was accomplished by the
conference. The strike is just in the
same position as before it was held.
Future action is with the strikers.
do not know of anything that is to be
done. The Steel Corporation has re-
sta ted it's position and the men them
selves must elect what they will do"