The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-01
STILL in
SECRET
SESSION!
Committee Of tho AmaIgamatlt ]
Association Has Not Ylt
Effected Settlement.

Pittsburg. Pa. Aug. 1.-The third sss.
board OF tho Amalgamated association be-
gan this morning. and decisive action
whssher fer continued war or for peace
is looked for today.
President Shaffsr appears to be ex.
cssdin&iy anxious 60 bring about q set
t,emsnt but II does not seem that ne
will be successful In psrsuading tho ma
jority OF his associates until he is able
to obtain for them some modification ea
the terms that were laid down to them.
by the big corporation
He spent all Gay yesterday In moet earn.
est endeavors to obtain some concession
and the secret conferences by long dis
tance telephone and with Messrs. veryl
Preston and Joseph Il. schwab of the u.
8. Steel Corporation who are In this city
were many and IL is believed fruitisss.
This unsettled condition OF affairs hiss
produced great restlessness among
these interested In the outcome.
Pending the result of the conferences
there exists a sort of armed neutrality
between the opposing factions in the great
struggle. The strike leaders have re-
laxed none OF their vigilance and the
operating officials OF the steel combine
are going on with their plans to start the
mills. There was some excitement AZ
Wellsville last night over the report that
enough men to start two mills were COM
ing from Apollo.
Inc alA 49,
the river front patrolied all night but
no new men arrived. The strike situa-
tion at McKeesport is without change.
No efforts to resume operations have
been made at either the Devices, Wood or
Demuler plants, but everything is IN.
The conference began In earnest at II
o'clock when President Shaffer arose ana
addressed the meeting. He spoke for
twenty minutes and general and ami
mated discussion followed. During q
brief intsrmission, Secretary Williams
came out and denied the report OF my
sterious peace meeting at the Hotel Du-
quesne last evening between Ralph w.
Bishop, secretary OF the National Civic
Federation; Secretary Bishop. OF the Ohio
board of arbitration: Secretary Williams.
and others. Secretary Williams said he
was not present He was silent on the
proceedings of the conference today.
Shortly before noon William Gibson.
-president-e OF the Pittsburg dis
trict left the headquarters He had a
roll of typewritten copy I'm his pocket.
and IL was said he had gone TO submit
proposition 20 some representative of the
L. s. Steel corporation in this city. The
conference adjourned at IL o'clock, TO
meet again at 2 o'clock. When the meet
ing closed the following statement was
issued:
Eve, the members OF the executive
board of the Amalgamated association.
desire to deny emphatically the reports
published OF expressions OF q disagree
ment among us We are disposing OF the
work before the committee as fast as its
Importance will permit. and no member
has expressed any opinion or given out a
statement OF the business or nothing OF
the intentions OF the members has been
made public Neither will any report be
issued until definite conclusion has been
reached We are simply trying 10 reach
a settlement which shall be honorable
and satisfactory 20 all concerned.