The sun., 1901-07-15
STEEL MEN WILL NOT YIELD.
warner Arms Says the Strike d Purciy Fight
brought On by Unien Labor.

Drought On BY Union Labor.
Warner Arms. vice-Presidsnt Of the Ameri-
can TIN Plate Company. and ". NJ. Leeds
Of the American Sheet Steel Company. who
were concerned In conducting the neRotia-
tions on behalf OF the manufacturers in the
conferences at Pittsburs with the AmAlsa-
mated Association OF Iron. Steel and Tin
Workers. arrived In Nev York yesterday
morning. Both won't directly 10 their homes
= Mr.. Leeds to Greenwich. Conn.,. and Mr..
Arms TO the summer residence hs has rented
ut IArchmont. Mr.. Leeds refused 10 dis
cuss the situation, referring inquirers to
Mr.. Arms. who. he said. was the rspresenta-
tive IN all the steel interests taking part In
the Pittsburs conferences. ,..
Mr. Arms said that the manufacturers
we-o not desirous Of ventilating their side
Of the controversy in public. but a there
seemed to be some misrepresentation - 10
the real causes underlying tho deadlock.
he thought it proper to give the real grounds
Of tho stand taken by tho employers.
THE issue IL a very simple one" he said
There Is no question OF wages involved.
The question upon which the disagree
ment occurred was as to the right OF tho
manufacturers to operate the mills belonging
10 them which were not unionized. The
Amalgamated Association insisted that every
plant controlled by the three companies
should be worked under an Agreement do
tated by the union. irrespective OF the fact
that many OF those plants were non-union.
such a position on the part Of the mon
was absolutely indefsn sible and We absolutely
refused 10 ooncede to the demand because
we felt Il was unjust. especially In view Of
,na rv,ro,,, af ana that many Of tho MA nts
aro non-union and that the men employed
~. no",uo" 80 ~ - hai.ns - sh. nn,on
IN them nave NO Sa ~ ".' ias.i W ~. ua.L'
association refused to listen to any COM
promise aha' 10 "o 'noa ,,s
unreasonable. tho conferences ehoea IN dh
s' ssse'ne "aD, %, ,oIror.o,, and On. ind,co.
oeeh oruored ior so,utoi- Wv, 1nu '"e HIui'a'
: should imarine that about 10000 or $1,000
,,an a,i,l he afSeoteds
sDo. ro,, tnink that the Afnaleamated
Assoeiau, VIII NJ M ,rn y asrai, W
iurL.ni " Vausr, ssr,,as,ian napnot snswar
in1t YYhove M Somht tbat r,on,v
men WIN stop WORK VINO woGio p,eier 70 con-
unue earning mep,er' ~, o neraass mSs ~ 20 .nousa
vac nsn. 49,, wa ony DO nav scs Ia ~ wa gss ws.
sisned I BY the Tin plate, company Whereby
ever peen nnownf I'M tu1 ,e ms,or,tw ~ thssy:.
yet | suppose .na, % J,e ardsr ndSu, ,a oa s tno1e
men VIII 70 out Ippn INC o'u''o Vi ''0 Ai1"i-
aam4ated 4 i. MssGs'ayi;s wh;cs will beu,n to-morrow
turns entirely upon tne Questoh.oi tne tignt
70 Unions 70 de'a.e m 20 tHet
and as the men have feJscted Az overtnres
which TSad nos as 20 we'll as union p
tho companies represented ot ths PitsouIg
conferences conferences felt 'us'h'ea IN terminating 'n'
-What tho next stsp VIII be cannot say
As tsgs now sand snsfs ssna reaobe Set
awhile
The reprssenta,ysss q tbsv ,ne bsSs e0mps9E,ss
against what are considered. the arbitrary
and unjustifable demahos oi inc assooa-
tion; .tsd I, bs though. tho nen
following the example o. otner years would
merely take a summers nohday OF A lew
weeks and then return 70 worK, wnsn u was
Iopresseu upon tne.n ''ii' '"o '"a"ui''''e''
SoS he nnsWDr0u. this IL an entirely