New-York tribune., 1901-07-30

by telephone between Mr. Morgan and Presi-
dent Shaffer of the Amalgamated Association in
Pittsburg.
Mr. Schwab, when urged by several news
paper men in the afternoon TO make state
ment regarding the terms for the settlement
of the steel strike. replied
You can appreciate my position. know, and
there is nothing | say at present"
Mr. Schwab listened to several pertinent ques-
tions that We're propounded. but he only smiled
and repeated his declaration that he could say
nothing and could give information Other
steel officials who seen said they were not
at liberty to talk about the settlement OF the
strike but one Of them stirred TO say In
reply to a report that President Shaffer Of the
Amalgamated Association had won victory in
the conference with the officials
Take some salt with those claims of victory
Wait until the new agreement is signed and
published before deciding TO gains on either
side"
e H Gary chairman Of the executive COM
mittee of the United States Steel Corporation.
declined to talk with newspaper ren about the
strike settlement yesterday. but a member Of one
OF the constituent companies of the United
States Steel Corporation said last night:
"A statement will be issued from Judge Gary's
office tomorrow. There has been good deal Of
conjecture on the part Of the newspapers. and
this statement will develop contrast between
conjectures and the real facts in the case"
1t said by the authority that
prominent member OF the steel corporation
would speak for publication until after the
thorized and official --rtement was made public.
and that would be after some decision had been
reached by the Amalgamated Association
One of the Wall Street fnanciers who had
ceived information direct from Mr.. Morgan said
yesterday:
There is no question that Mr., Sharer has
obtained the best .erms that could be hoped for
by the strikers in the settlement Of the strike.
and that the terms will be accepted tomorrow
by the Analgamated Association If anybody
won victory in the conference OF Saturday il
was not Mr.. Shaffer. There has been Ques-
tion of hours or wages involved in the strike.
and the terms OF settlement will show that the
rights of the workers in the nOn-union mills
have been protected. The Amalgamated Asso-
citation has gained nothing by the strike"
Colonel @. B. NJ Harvey, president OF Harper
& Bros. the publishers, who instru-
mental in causing President Shaffer of the
Amalgamated Association TO come 10 this city
for the conference with Mr. Morgan on Satur-
day, Smilingly declined TO give Information yes
terday. He said he could not talk about the
part he had taken in arranging for the confer
ence or about the settlement of the strike. He
said he had no information as 10 the terms or
settlement.
The belief that the steel strike is to be ended
TODAY was strong in Wall Street yesterday
that operators in stocks began to discount the
effects of actual settlement. There was an
other rise in the price of steel stocks. United
States Steel common, which had been down to
81 sold as high 46l, and closed at 45A
Yesterday and 1891 shares Of the stock
Changed hands OF the preferred stock SO. 800
shares sold. the price ranging from S4A
TO 90&.