The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-01
ACTION TO B|lEl. !.
TAKEN TODAY


pecially the machinists strongly favor
the movement as they fully realize that
the BARRIERS working day is entirely too
long. The BARRIERS now work from IL.
m. ta 8 p. m., five days week and
seventeen hours on Saturday or from
Z a. IN. to midnight.
Then, TOO, networks half day every
holiday. In the general movement for
shorter working day the barber seems
to have been overlooked.
They have been greatly surprised at
the way in which the public generally
has come TO their support in the move
ment for shorter working day. The
result of this has been that the majority
of the employing BARRIERS have volrn-
tarily expressed their willingness to
close their shops at s O'Clock every even
ing, except Saturday.
Rules formulated for the early closing
of the shops will be submitted TO the
league tonight for its approval. After
being adopted they will be sent to all
the employing BARRIERS in the city, who
will he asked to comply with them,
Pittsburg, July S1.--The outcome Of
the deliberations Of the executive
board of the Amalgamated Association
of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers upon
the propositions of the United States
Steel corporation officials for the set
tlement Of the steel strike is still hang
ing in the balance While nothing def
mite las been accomplished, the more
sangune element seems to be still in
the majority, and better news is hoped
for.
From what could be learned in spite
Of the secrecy maintained the older
and more conservative members are
willing to acceie to the propositions
made to them by the other side, but
the younger ones display a spirit of
greater independence and a reliance
upon the power Of the organization to
enforce better terms than those sub
mitted to them.
When the newspaper men arrived at
nenuqUar1ers, they were refused an-
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the owner of the BisSell block. in
which the Amalgamated association
meets. This made it difficult to obtain
any definite information and all sorts
Of TlmorS became at once circulated.
Many say that if a settlement can
not be effected at this meeting an eX-
tension Of the strike TO all of the union
plants of the United States Steel cor
poraton will he ordered.
What manufacturers Say.
Manufacturers interested both IN the
United States Steel corporation and in
its great independent rivals are watch.
ing the progress of the conference of
tile workers with kcencst interest.
They assert that If the workers do not
agree at this time to the proffcrs of
Mr.. Morgan all negotiations will he
declared off and no further conference
will be possible. They also declare
that in tho event of a failure to settle
the trouble amicably the combine will
use every endeavor to start large
number of its plants within two weeks.
~ slI INV Vi '' lHilI, IH'liilS'S VI llN
Analgamated association. employed at
the Twcnty-ninlh street mill Of the
Carnegie Steel company because of tho
discharge of one man, Patrick Frey, q
roughcr. has been settled by the rein.
statement of Frey The strikers have
returned to work.
Frey had been active in organizing
The men in the mill and when the Off
cals discovered lNrey's work he was
! discharged. The members of the asSo
| citation at once quit work, and the com
| pany was forced 10 close down two
Xlidp mills. The action Of the men
Eas a surprise to the mill managers
! Us II was not known that the Analga,
| mated association had gained foot
| hold in the plant. The mill employs
| about 1.50O men aud has been non
union since the Homestead strike i,
| 1892
At McKeesport.
The McKcespnrt strikers were rest.
=, less all night, and there was more cX
| citement than at any time during the
| strike Rumors of the company at
! trnp,ing to steal a march on the W
| Devices Wood men and bring a train
load of nonunion men while the peace
conference was on kept the pickets and
patrols on the alert. and the evident
readiness of both the Wood and DENIM
Ter plants to start at Il few minutes no
ticc increased the feeling Of uneasinrs.
| thot al hlt M n 4 taP n Nra
made at either plant to resume.
The report that an agent was coming
to town to secure men for Wcllsville
| kept the strikers on the anxious seat
and 100 men kept watch all night fol
him. If found, the strikers asserted
that they would put him on a car peace
ably and have him leave town.
The strikers are not as hopeful of a
settlement Of the strike as they were
Since the return of the Mckccsport
men who were in attendance at the
conference the feeling that long strike
Is certain has become general and
those closest to the national officers OF
the Anal gamated association seem tt
have least hopes Of any settlement he
ing made at present. II Is current!
understood that the terms asked hy
Mr.. Morgan are nothing like the ones
which were published as constituting
the agreement and that they would
necessttate steps which would force
matters to about the same point they
were before the strike.
San Francisco, July 31.-There are no
signs of speedy settlement of the
great strike on the docks ordered by
the City Front federation. Employers
predict Its ultimate collapse, although