Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-01
STILL ANXIOUS.
No Further Progress Toward
Settling the Strike.
All Kinds Of Rumors but No Definite
Word Given Out.
Executive Eoard Continues Sessions and Ad
journs Over 10 Thursday.

Plttsburg. Pa, July 31.-"HOpc de-
fcircd m1keth the heart sick" This is
expressive of the feelings of the ma
joTity of Pittsburgers, tonight, outside
of the inner circle of the Amalgamated
Association executive board who have
been considering the proposals for q
settlement of the steel strike for two
days without an agreement. How the
members of the board feel is known to
no man on the outside.
The second day of the executive
boards deliberations was notable for
the many rumors in circulation and
for the conspicuous dcarth of results
The absence of three of the principal
members of the board from the SEES
sions. today. gave rise to the story that
the members were divided in their
ideas Of the peace proposals. and that
in order to satisfy all Secretary Will
liams had been sent to New York to
seek notifications ut the hands of
McsSrS. Morgan and Schwab. while
Assistant Secretary Tighc and Trustee
Morgan had received a commission to
visit Senator Hanna to secure his aid
in bringing about an amicable ar
| rangement.
Nothing tangible could be learned
concerning these supposed trips how
ever. and all talk in relation to them
| must remain merely conjecture until
the return of these members and their
| lips are unsealed.
The condition of affairs. tonight, may
be summed up in this paragraph:
The steel workers strike against the
United States Steel Corporation is
still unsettled. The status of the con-
| test is unchanged, the men fighting
| for every advantage, while the COM
| panicS involved are strengthening their
positions as much as possible. The
| conference of the members of the gen.
eral executive board of the Amalga-
mated Association which was expected
| to settle the trouble one way or the
other. today, adjourned at o'clock to
| night. without accomplishing its pur-
pose.
| 1t was after II O'Clock when the com
lmittec finally got together. Three Of the
| officials, Secretary John Williams, AS
sistant Secretary TiGhe and National
| Trustee John Morgan were not pres
! cnt. 1t was subsequently learned that
| the abscnt,es were out Of the city and
had taken their departure on early
trains. 1t was said that they We're not
very far away and were expected. to-
morrow morning.
| President Skaffer was called ~ 4 SEQ
cret conference with some one, sup
| posed to be a representative of the
United States Steel Corporation. during
the early morning hours. After the
meeting began the discussion was ap-
parently lifcless. Much Of the time was
spent by the members wandering about
the other offices of the organization.
| President Shaffer was called repeat
cdly to the telephone and talked long
and earnestly with some one.
Joseph Bishop. the secretary Of the
| Ohio Board of Agriculture, was pres
ent. He left the headquarters without
| making any statement. At o'clock.
President Shaffer and Vice President
| David Rees came down stairs from the
| offices and started up Seventh avenue.
They were halted by tho newspaper
men, and President Shaffcr said that
nc had nothing to say: that no state
nent would be given out. today The
officials made a circuitons route To tho
Carnegie building. where they held q
brief consultation with Joseph r.
Schwab and Veryl Preston. Within an
hour the two Amalgamated men re
turned to the general offices Of the as
socia tion.
Another hour was spent in the con
ference room and then the meeting adj
iourned. When President Shaffer came
down to go home he said:
There will be no statement given
out. today. I expect to call another
meeting of the board tomorrow at 10
O'Clock. / will be present at this meet
ing and will not be out of the city. to-
night
All of the other officials hurried away
from the building to avoid meeting the
newspaper men,
Detectives all day watched every
move made by President Shaffer and
other leaders of the Amalgamated,
whose interests were thus being guard
ed could only be surmised but the
Amalgamated men believed the watch
ers were in the employ of the manu-
fact,,rers. President Shaffer became
deeply interested when told of it.
Confidence was felt in some sircles.
TODAY. that the strike would event
Ially be settled on the proposition
made by Mr. Morgan. The officials of
tho steel companies who have been
acting for the United States Steel Cor
poration in this matter. were apparent
" hopeful and lighthearted.
The delays in the settlement are
fullv understood by the Morgan repre-
sentatiyes and while all maintain the
stcrnest silence regarding the matter
thew are not able to conceal their feel
inys of contentment and satisfaction
over the way things are going. one
If those officials remarked to friend,
TODAY. that if the strike was not set
tied he would be more than surprised