The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-02
j. p. MORGAN WIRES FLAT RE-
FUSAL TO THE AMALGAMATED
ASSOCIATION
HOLD TO TERMS OFFERED
What the AmaIgamated Journal, Or
gan of the Strikers, Has to Say
of Negotiations Thus
Far Had.
FINISH NOT YET IN SIGHT

ceived by telegraph from j. Pierpont
Morgan a fiat refusal to reopen the wage
schedule discussion where it was broken
off at the Hotel Lincoln nearly three
! weeks ago. The powers that be in the
! steel combine insist in this communica-
ton that the only terms of settlement OF
the strike will be the terms which the
| financial hackers of the combine, Presl-
dent C. NJ Schwab and Chairman Gary
| laid down at the meeting with the Anal
gamated executive last Saturday.
| A member of the executive board OF
| the association said last night: "These
| terms are denominated by those who have
! the best interests of the steel workers at
| heart as the most unjust, most unfair
proposed to any body of workers by
set of employers or corporation. The
| terms are such that the members of the
executive board of the Amalgamated as
ISOLATION cannot accept, and have already
gone on record to that effect"
Tomorrow the answer of Mr.. Morgan is
expected by mail. There is scarcely
fragment of hope that the Amalgamat-
ed association will back down from It's
well known position.
The leaders of the organization will, IN
reply, outline their plans to the steel COM
bine for the continuation of the great
struggle They will include the stoppage
of every wheel possible in the works OF
the combine and the extension OF the
strike in every direction by the Amalga
| mated association.
Today may develop much, but II the
combine cannot be made to WaVer py me
great influence brought to bear the con-
fict will be fought to the bitter end.
MEETING OF THE BOARD.
The third all-day session of the Anal
gamated executive board has passed
without action being taken on the New
York conference peace proposals, ana
another session will be held tomorrow
Official confirmation of the status of the
steel workers strike, as it was outlined
bv the Associated Press last night, was
given in the current issue of the Amalga-
mated Journal, which is the organ or the
association The executive board of the
organization is in fact waiting for word
from ]. Pierpont Morgan.
After the board had heard from Presi-
dent Shaffer concerning his trip to New
York last week, they decided to request
a change in the propositions of Mr.. Nor
gan, and sent q message to Mr.. Morgan
in New York on Tuesday night announc-
ing their decision on this matter. In
explanation of this the Journal says;
The executive board desires another
conference with the representatives of
the constituent companies and will re-
mann IN Jlle CITY until an answer Is lS-
ceived. Upon that answer will depend
whether the strike will be prolonged in
definitely.
On the efforts of the executive board
the Journal has this to say:
The strike conditions, as we go to press.
ere about the same, as far as the mill
wCl king goes. No efforts have been made
to start the mills, outside of the Wells
vile sheet mill, and in this instance it
was q failure. All interest centered in
the journey Of President Shaffer and Sec
retary Williams to New York. They were
accompanied by George B. Harvey, who
had come as a representative of ]. p.
Morgan, and who suggested that If Pres
ident Shaffer and Secretary Williams
would so to New York he could arrange
meeting for them with Mr.. Morgan.
Col. Harvey thought this would be the
better way to reach an understanding
and pave the way to settlement.
sIAFFER AND MORGAN.
President Shatfer, after consulting with
the other national officers, decided to act
on Col. HarVey's proposition. In accord
arGe with this DECISION President Shaffer
and Secretary Williams met ]. P. Nor
gan, President SchWab, of the United
States Steel corporation, and Judge Ca
ry, head of the operating department.
last Saturday. After some hours of dis
cuSSion the officials of the United States
| Steel corporation asked President Shat
| fer to call the executive board together
to see if a settlement could not be reach
]
gan and his cOllea CUES. President Shat
| fer consented, with the result that a
| meeting of the executive board was held
at the national headquarters Thursday
and the result of their deliberations was
sent to New York the same evening.
Ihe message sent to Mr.. Morgan while
not so stated, is believed to be an ulti
matum to the head of the United States
Steel corporation. 1t is viewed as such
by the labor leaders about Pittsburg. If
the steel workers do not get their de-
mahd at his conference the strike will
go on indefinitely. None of the officials
! OF the organization would discuss this
point today. They maintained their ST.
lence, and said they had nothing to give
out. The executive board had been in
session all day, and in a formal manner.
! Nh1Ie waiting for a reply from Mr. Nor
gan, the members decided to denv the
report that there was a lack Of harmony
in their ranks. They gave out the fol-
lowing statement to the reporters pres
ent:
NO DISCORD.
Nv We members of the executive board of
! the Amalgamated association. emnhati-
ca4ly deny that there is anV disagree-
ment among us. We are disposing of the
oo'1, woaE Oh the committee as fast as it
comes up. NO member has given out a
statement of the business nor of tha or
tltude OF other members. No Statement
mas been made public nor will anv re-
port issue from us until definite con
! cluslon is reached. We are sinlnlv trv-
ing TO reach a conclusion that will he
satisfactory and honorable to all.
| Whatever differences have arisen are
! said to have been adjusted and the board
stands as unit in its demand for the
renewal of the conference with tha
manufacturers representatives Much
depends upon this The propositions of
Mr. Morgan are styled by one high in
authority as incomplete and do not SET
tie the dispute. The members of the
executive board are willing to discuss
any reasonable and fair proposition Of
\ adjustment Of this difficulty but to do
this they must confer with the operat
ing officials and have these details fully
| understood and agreed to. TO accent
the propositions as they now stand would
only compicate matters more, according
TO officials Of the association. Whetoer
Mr. Morgan viii answer the message of
the Am2lgamated ass sociation or not
J seems to be = question the officials of
the association do not care to discuss
They hope he viii recognize them To
this extent, There does not therefore.
seem to be any settlement in sight at