The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-09-07
THE PLAN REJECTED.
Schwab Refuses Burns Offer to
Arbitrate Steel Strike.
Matter VIII he Taken Up Again In n
short Time - shaner Busy De-
nying st0ries-Trust Slow
ly Making Gains.

Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 3O.-The
plan of arbitration for the settlement
of the great steel strike, submitted
by Simon Burns, president OF Local
assembly 300, the national organi-
cation of Window Glass Workers, and
also the head Of the Knights of La
Dor, has been rejected by President
Schwab, of the steel trust. Another
proposition will be submitted to him
by Mr.. Burns Friday.
The latter, who arrived here early
Thursday to attend meeting OF rep
resentatives of the three window
glass combines and the jobbers' as
sociations, said his first plan of ar
bitration, which was made public
Wednesday night, was submitted TO
Mr.. Schwab August 81, but that he
received no reply to it until Wednes-
day, when Mr.. Schwab's secretary
telephoned him from New York that
his chief would not consider the
proposition: ).
az submitted my plan to Mr.. Sehwab
merely as a suggestion" said Mr.. Burns.
1ectlonable to the trust officials, II can De
modified When I return to Pittsburg Fri
day I shall take the matter up again Win
Mr.. Schwab in hope OF making some KIND
OF an arrangement whereby the strike ques-
ton can be submitted to arbitration.
think that start toward a settlement OF
the strike should be made somewhere at
pnce. as II Is hurting business
'If 1t is true. as Mr.. Schwab says, that
there Is nothing to arbitrate, why, can
not see where his side would be injured py
submitting to arbitration. 1t would be
different, OF course, II the matter should
be submitted TO interested parties, but that
was not the plan.
81 thing that President Shaffer of the
Amalgamated association has acted fair
ly in agreeing to submit his side OF the
trouble to arbitration
In schwnb's Hands to settle.
Mr.. Burns thinks that if Mr..
Schwab would agree to arbitrate
j. p. Morgan and his associates in
the steel combine would not in
terfere. He believes that the entire
matter so far as the trust is con-
cerned has been left in the hands of
Mr.. Schwab and that it will depend
on him whether or not the strike is
for the present settled by arbitra-
tion.
shaner Busy Denying stories.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 30.-President
Shaffer officially denied several stories
printed in the papers Thursday. He
said there was no truth in the report
that the Amalgamated association was
making efforts to effect settlement
of rhe strike by trying to force the
Mt n
arbitration through the courts.
The report that the Amalgamated
lodges were voting on peace propo-
sition was also denied by Mr.. Shaffer,
who said:
There has been no vote of any kind
taken by us. The lodges may have taken
votes on their own account. but none has
been ordered since the strike started, and
no vote has been taken by the executive
board Speaking OF the reported meeting
at Milwaukee, called for next Sunday night,
he said
81 know nothing of the proposed meet
ing. The Bay View men can meet when
ever they want to-"
''The situation continued Mr.. Shaffer,
sis unchanged"
Matter of Incorporation.
Referring to the telegram from New
York quoting officials of the United
States Steel corporation as reiterat-
ing their statements that the Anal
gamated association would not be rec.
ognized until the latter was incor-
porated, Mr., Shaffer said:
1.-THE Amalgamated association Is not In
corporated. II Is true. know no reason for
this, save that there is no law providing
for such Incorporation. Other labor or
CARNATIONS are also not incorporated, pre-
sumably for the same reason. The only
labor organization that l know to be in
corporated Is that Of the knights of La
Dor. This body, believe. was incorporated
under a special act of congress. Person
ally / can see no objection to the incor-
poration OF the Amalgamated association,
but such a step could be authorized only
by the annual convention of the organiza-
tion. The officials OF the association have
no power In the matter"
Trust Slowly Making Gains.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 30.-Officials OF
the mills of the United States Steel
corporation that were closed by the
strike Of the Amalgamat d as ISOLATION
stated Thursday that they were receiv-
ing many applications from former
employees for work. The announce
ment that the company would start
'"tii "iiio hohuhioh mas, the
believe, caused a weakening in the
ranks Of the strikers and many are
seeking cover. Reports from all the
mills of the corporation show that
steady gains are being made in the
force Of nonunion men.
Declare Strike on.
The strikers at the plant of the
McClintock-M Marshall company at
Rankin, Pa, met Thursday and de-
clared the strike off.
The men go back at the terms Of
fered by the company.
Three hundred men returned to
work Thursday and the full force of
TOO employees will be working Friday.
After next Monday the Amalga-
mated association will begin the dis
bursement of strike benefits to such
as are still out of employment.
Glass Factories Ia Resume.