The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-29
Executive Committee of Strikers VIII
Meet with the Trust Representa-
tives on Tuesday.
PROBABILITIES OF THE CASE
FAVOR AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE PARTIES AT INTEREST.
II an Adjustment Il Not Reached the
Conflict VIII he Even More Bit
ter-Other Labor News.

PITTSBURG, July 2S.-The strike OF the
steel and tin workers of the Amalgamated
Association against the United States Steel
Corporation probably will be settled this
week The conference held in New York
on Saturday between the officials of the
United States Steel Corporation and Presi-
dent T. j Shaffer and Secretary John VIII
liams. of the workers organization, has re-
suited In paving the way for renewal of
negotiations between the two conflicting in
terests. IL is said that a basis for such a
conference has been arrived at. This basis
will not he divuIged until later this week.
If this basis is satisfactory TO the executive
committee Of the association the conference
between the association and the manufac-
turers will proceed at once. IT, on the other
hand. the basis is not what the Amalga-
mated Association considers negotiable
grounds the strike will continue.
President Shaffer and Secretary Williams.
OF the Amalgamated Association, returned
from New York this morning. They spent
many hours in conference with the leading
officials of the steel trust. and came home
with hopes for early ending of the strike.
In Pittsburg little was known of the con-
ference. but the greatest interest in the
outcome was shown among the manufac-
turers. Vice President Bope. of the Car
negie Steel Company. said that he had
heard absolutely nothing of the results and
did not know that the conference was on.
J. w jerks. general manager of the Ameri-
can Steel Hoop Company, and Superintend-
ent Harper. of the same company, were
equally In the dark
Secretary Williams was found at his home
this evening. He admitted that he had
been with President Shaffer in New York
and had seen ]. p. Morgan. but he would
not say what had taken place there. He
said he was pledged to secresy Asked if
the terms. printed in the papers this
morning which covered the settlement of
the strike. correct, he replied that
they were purely guesswork. No terms
could possibly be made without the full
consent of the general executive committee
of the organization. 1t is learned here that
a meeting of the executive board has been
called for Tuesday.
Additional information regarding the
New York meeting of the industrial leaders
was afterward picked uD from reliable
sources. 1t was stated that the two Anal
gamated officials left Pittsburg on Friday
night and when they arrived in New York
went direct to the private office of Mr..
Morgan. The meeting between the Pitts
about IL o'clock in the morning until 4
o'clock in the afternoon. At no time did
the conference adjourn to the offices of the
United States Steel Corporation. During
the conference President C. Nj. Schwab
and Judge L. II. Gary were present most of
the time. Another conferee was Mr.. Daw-
kins, one of Mr.. Morgans partners. The
Amalgamated officials directed their atten-
tion almost entirely to Mr.. Morgan and
President Schwab. They went over the
grounds on which the strike began and
discussed a settlement basis. After ex-
changing views with the Steel officials. MIR.
shafrer and Mr.. Williams withdrew
In explanation OF the hurried trip of the
two officers to New York. it was said that
until nearly o'clock in the afternoon
neither of them knew that they would be
: required TO leave Pittsburg Prior to that
time Col. George b. NJ Harvey. manager
or Harper Bros. publishers of New York
was caller at the office of President SHAFT
fer. When Colonel Harvey left, the invi-
tation TO go TO New York had been ex-
tended and had been accepted. IL was
positively stated to-day that the meeting
between the heads of the Amalgamated
Association and the United States Steel
corporation was due TO no other person or
persons tndn Colonel harvey.
Secretary Williams to-day denied that
NJ. NJ Garland or Joseph Bishop had any
thing 10 do with the conference in any way,
30 far as he knew.
Ii is believed that before the end of the
week all the mills will be ready TO run
again. providing repairs. undertaken since
the strike began. are completed Should
the whole project fail OF coming TO an
amicable end. however, the fight promises
TO be more bitter than ever.
President Shaffer was seen this evening
but refused absolutely TO talk in refer
ence 10 his trip To New York
Secretary Williams said tonight that the
strike programme would not be changed IN
any way between now and the day set for
the executive board meeting. but nothing
OF a radical nature would be likely To take
place before then.
telegram from Wheeling w Va, to-
night says: AT a meeting OF the Amalga-
mated Association lodge last night lbs men
OF the Riverside tube and steel mills were
admitted. These accessiOns Vice President
Larkins claims. include most of the skilled
men employed at the Riverside
This afternoon new lodge OF the Anal
gamated Association was formed by 100
employees OF the Wheeling Iron and Steel
Company. an independents concern whose
plant is located In Benwood. These re-
cruits are all skilled men.
MeKeesport and wellsville report un-