The age-herald., 1901-08-29
TRUST |S
 STILL GAINING
 ON THE STRIKERS Corporation Claims That the Star Plant Will Now
 Work Full Time
SIMON BURNS OFFERS PLAN
He Proposes That Both Sides Sign an Agreement to Arbitrate and 
 Hopes to Have the Great
 Strike Ended Soon.

Pittsburg, August 2S.-The Steel corpo- ration continues making gains in this dis trict and today added enough men to Its force at the Star plant to insure the working of two mills double turn night and day from now on. The management claims that the entire plant will be work ing full turn before the week ends. The strikers say the claim cannot be made good. The American Tin Plate company commenced advertising for nori-union men. All applicants are offered the high est wages and permanent jobs, but in every case the application must be made personally and the applicant declare himself free from all unions.
 When asked today what he thought of the Tin Plate companys avowed inten- ton of breaking away from the union en- tirely, President Shaffer, of the Amalga- mated Association, said:
 "Where will they get men to run their plants? If we thought the men could be secured, the threat might frighten us. Until we are assured that they are forth coming we will keep our nerves"
 The latest official declaration from Steel sources Is that the strike can now be settled only by the men going back to the mills The position the officials take is that the strike Is over so far as their dealings with the strikers as body is concerned. They want workmen Tor their idle mills, and men who want work can have 1t for the asking at wages paid before the shut down. They may be union men or not. bae-the union can have say as to their work or wages.
 The Burns Plan.
 Simon Burns, general master workman of the Knights of Labor and president Of the Window Glass Workers Association, has sent an open letter to Charles M Schwab and to President Shaffer. Presi- dent Shaffer says he Is satisfied to sub init to the arrangement proposed by MT. Burns, so 1t only remains for MT. Schwab to concur. If he does 1t may re- suit in the immediate termination Of the great strike. MT. Burns letter Is In part as follows:
 sThe first and most important matter is to get both sides to sign an agreement to arbitrate, then the resumption of the plants and the selection of the arbi- trators."
 Mr. Burns plan of arbitration includes the following points:
 President Shaffer and President Schwab to sign an agreement to arbftrate and the decision of majority of board of arbitration to be final and binding. Immediately upon both sides agreeing to arbitrate President Shaffer shall call off the strike and order all men to return to work; that they must all accept the decision rendered.
 xpbo of President Shaffer or the officials of the organization shall be allowed to return to work in their respective places and with out prejudice or discrimination.
 The arbitration board shall consist of three members, each party to select one, the third to be selected by the two so named.
 That each side shall publicly announce the name of the man selected within twenty-four hours after signing the agree ment; that the board shall organize with in five days thereafter and render a de- cision in writing, signed by at least two members, within at least fifteen days. All testimony shall be taken under oath and the board shall have authority to call for persons and papers. MT. Burns suggests that President Shaf- fer request and accept Bishop Potter as arbitrator and President Schwab select Seth Low of New York or Archbishop
 
 nified a willingness to serve.
 shaffer Is Willing. In answer to the above communication President Shaffer wrote MT. Burns as | follows:
 'I hereby express the opinion that you | have certainly prepared a careful and conservative method of settlement, which if acceded to by both sides in the dispute wold honorably terminate the troubles | nd hn tad af | Corporation. I am perfectly satisfied with your arrangement and am willing that you shall do what you can to pro- | cure it's adoption"
 MT. Burns says that if the corporation | will agree to the plan the strike Will be | declared off at once.
 The steel people will not discuss the matter.
 MT. Shaffer declared tonight that the | strike is proceeding satisfactorily. and his association Is making such serious in roads on the corporations business 1t | be compelled sooner or later to come to l terms.
 | The steel people have nothing to say, but point to the mill at work, and the product turned out
 Mayor Black cheered.
 At McKeesport strike benefit ball l game was played. More than 1200 strikers | were in attendance and Mayor Black re- | ceived an ovation when he came on the | field and threw out the first ball. l Three suspected non-unionists came un- der Mayor Blacks notice today and were ordered to leave town at once. Many rumors on strike matters are cur rent tonight, the most significant being l one to the effect that the dissatisfaction l among the tube workers of Che Pennsyl- vania Tube Company is spreading and that at a meeting held by the men 400 of them declared their intention of return | ing to work tomorrow morning. | Organizer Swartz of the American Fed | eration of Labor, 1t is said circulated among the men and told them that before 1 the week was ended there would be an addition to their number of between IA, 900 and IS 900 new strikers, which would crip-