The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-29
when SHAFFER
SAYS THE WORD
It Is Up to the President of
the AmaIgamated
To Put the Peace Machinery
Into Operation.
LEADERS ARE READY.
Sargent, White, Mitchell and
Others VIII See Morgan.
Shaffer Has Receded From His
Original Position.
LEADERS ARE READY.

1 IL
New York, Aug. 29-Frank P Sarg-
ent. grand chief of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen, before leaving
this city last night for his home in Pc
oria, Ill, said of the steel strike:
Il think that as President Shaffer Of
the Amalgamated association has re-
ceded from his original demands Mr..
Morgan could afford to be magnani-
nous and settle the strike. My interest
in it lies in the fact that the settle
ment of the strike viii have such far
reaching effect generally
The same tone was adopted by Henry
White, general secretary of the United
Garment Workers.
Mr. Shaffer,'' he said, has modified
his demands and made some conces-
siOns reluctantly at our intercesSlon-
The executive officers of the Amalga-
mated association regard Mr.. Morgan
very highly and believe him to be
broad and fair minded They have not
as high an opinion of the officials of the
United States Steel corporation, how
ever"
Mr.. White said that as soon as word
was received from President Shaffer to
go ahead with the negotiations Presi-
dent jerks, John Mitchell, Samuel
Gompers and the other members of the
committee on Cancellation will meet in
this city and try to arrange a peace
proposition.
SCHWAB REJECTS ARBITRATION.
Indianapolis. Ind. Aug 29.-Simon
Burns who is here today, announces
that his plan for settling the strike by
arbitration has been rejected by Charles
NJ. Schwab, president of the United
States Steel corporation.
UNIONS CAN'T INCORPORATE
New York, Aug. g.29.-President Shaffer
of the Amalgamated association In re-
sponse to a telegram from the World
asking him if he contemplated the in
corporation of the Amalgamated asso-
citation, replied: I do not know of any
law in this or any other state that viii
allow the incorporation of a labor IN
ion. Speaking as an individual and not
as an officer, see no reason why the
Amalgamated association should not be
Incorporated if we could get a charter.
The delegates to our conventions or the
members at large might think differ
emily.
1.-THE only labor union that ever was
Incorporated was the old Knights of
Labor, and it was Incorporated by
special act of congress This IS not
generally known. To incorporate the
Amalgamated association, it would be
necessary to petition the legislature to
enact a law allowing it to go before
congress for a special act Neither body
is in session now
TRUST TRIES INJUNGIlUN-
Pittsburg, Aug pa New Philadel-
phia, o. dispatch reports that Attor-
neys Bower and Buchanan, for the
American Sheet Steel company have
served an injunction through the Uni
ted States court against the Amalga-
mated association at Canal Dover for
intimidating and keeping workmen
from entering the rolling mill, also in
holding and stopping pedestrians upon
the highway
BURNS WILL TRY AGAIN.
Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 29-The plan
of arbitration for the settlement of the
great steel strike submitted by Simon
Burns, president of L. A. 3002, the Ma
tional Organization of Window Glass
Workers and also the head of the
Knights of Labor, has been rejected by
President Schwab Of the steel trust.
Another proposition will be submitted
to him by Mr.. Burns Tomorrow The /
latter who arrived here early today to (
the three window glass combines, and |
the jobbers' association said:
III submitted my plan to Mr. Schwab I
merely as a suggestion and if there is
anything in it that is objectionable to I
the trust officials, it can be modified /
When I return to Pittsburg tomorrow, !
I shall take the matter up again with /
Mr. SchWab in hope of making some I
kind of an arrangement whereby the /
strike questions can be submitted to |
ar Dltra ton. L Ini0k q start toward
a settlement of the strike should be |
made somewhere at once, as it is hurt /
ing business"
TO BEGIN PAYING BENEFITS
Pittsburg. Aug. 29-After next Mon /
day the Amalgamated association viii /
begin the disbursement of strike ben
efitsNto such as are still out of employ |
ment The rate is 81 a week. The /
question of strike benefits for employees I
Of the National Tube company who are 4
not members Of the Anal 1gamated asso-
citation has just been the subject of 1
These men are nearly all
members of certain trades union. afIili-
ated with the Federation of Labor and
1t appears went out in sympathy with
strikers without the
for1nality provided by the federation
For this reason no bene-
fits could be paid them by their own
0rganization-
1t is understood that the strikers
officials assured them that they would
not ne overlooked in the hour Of heed.
Secretary Williams received a check
from the Flint Glass workers today for
&, 900 besides several other large dona-
lions.
TRUST STARTS a SCHOOL.