Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-30
MEN AND BOSSES
Were Equally Happy To-Day
 Over Strike Outlook.
SETTLEMENT IN SIGHT

Western Members of Board an Hour
 Before Appointed Time-The Dues
 tion as to What Constitutes Union
 Mill One of the Leading Features. ? Pittsburg. Pa. July 3O.-That the reat steel strike would be declared of before the close of the day was the general impression here this morning and the feeling of exultation among the manufacturers as well as the strikers was the best indication that both sides were glad that an amlcaDie agreement of the differences was Ill sight.
 The hour fixed for the meeting of the general executive board of the Amalgamated association was Iu o'clock, but an hour earlier than that President Shaffer was conferrlng Wltn the western members of the board, ana at $40 o'clock the entire committee was called together.
 Immediately after the committee had filed into the room the doors were locked and a sentinel placed outside Previous to the meeting all efforts to get an expression from the officials as to it's probable outcome were unsuc- cessful Secretary Williams stated that they had all been pledged to se- crecy and to say anything whatever would be a breach of faith. When the committee assembled President Shaffer placed before it the terms upon which the United States Steel corpora tion will settle the strike, and the con- sessions the Amalgamated officials agreed to make when in conference with J. P. Morgan last Saturday. A T<,r T1s xfar. raH
 If the deal is approved there will be a conference with the combine officials later. Little doubt is entertained, however, that the action of President Shaffer and Secretary Williams will be ratified. The representatives of the steel interests are in easy communica- ton by telephone and conference will at once follow
 The combine conferees will probably be the same as at the previous confer ence and will include Veryl Preston late president of the American Steel HCOp Co: Vice-President w NJ. Leeds of the American Tin Plate Go, John Warner, general superintendent of the American Sheet Steel Co, and 1. W. Jenks, manager of the American Steal Hoop Co. The important question to be decided is to what constitutes !
 
 claim q mill is union as soon as the! have secured foothOld in it. On .h other hand the steel people argue tha- a mill is not union until at least a mt jority of the skilled wOrkmen hay joined the Amalgamated organization Up on the settlement of this question it is thought. will hinge the settlemen of the strike.
 The combine conferees are located at the Hotel Schenley, where the. were met this morning by w. D. Corey president of the Carnegie Steel Go, bu like all the others interested in th strike, they also refuse to say any thing as to what will be done to-day.
 New York, July 30.-It was 1earnef here to-day upon high authority tha the action of the executive board O the Amalgamated association at Pitts burg to-day, when it passes upon tn peace proposals agreed upon at tn conference here on Saturday, will b decisive There exists no arrangemeE for further negotiation, and peace C a continuance of the strike hinge upo the vote. The statement that Warne Arms and group of officials of u companies forming the United State Steei corporation were to go to Pitt; burg for further discussion with tf labor leaders, was erroneous. IT agreement of Saturday was complf and its force depends upon its ratific ton by thes esAmalgamated associate and the subsidiary companies of Il United States Steel corporation. IT latter action is. however, a mere fo- mality. If the Amalgamated executiN board approves the basis of settleme, the strike will be over; if it disa: proves it will continue in effect and the same state that existed befof Messrs Shaffer and Williams mo Nessrs Morgan and Schwab-
 McKeesport. Pa. July 30.-An air O expectancy pervaded McKeesport thi morning. the strikers at DemmIers ans the W. Dewees Wood plant being hop full that the Pittsburg confe ence will call the strike o before night Hundreds of fd' men are Iounging around the gate of the mills evidently ready to go L work as soon as q chance be give them Both mills remained quiet dur ing the night Morning trains from U and down the MOlongaheIa where fisI ing camps abound, brought in hundred of the better class cf strikers who hs gone into seclusion when the strik came They are now ready to retur to work and their strike will be ende within the next forty-eight hours-
 Pittsburg, July 3O.-The Amalga- mated executive board Is still in ses sion Ex-yfce President James i guarding the door md nothing of tho proceedings can be learned.
 11.10 a. m--A short recess was taken at II o'clock and the conference has again resumed The members of the board refused absolutely to say what had been done or as to the pros poets of accepting the terms arranged at the New York meeting
 President Shaffer's voice can be heard addressing the meeting. but it is impossible to get near enough to hear what he is saying
 12:3Q-The conference adjourned for lunch to meet at 1:30 this afternoon. When the members came out they were apparently in good humor, but were silent when approached on the question of a proposed settlement