The age-herald., 1901-09-01
Management Says Open Hearth Department Will Open as
 Usual Monday
SCHWAB AND BURNS CONFER
1t Is Said the Trust President Wants the Men To Go Back To Work and Then He Will Listen To
 Their Grievances.

Pittsburg, Pa., August 31.-The steel strikers are claiming tonight the biggest victory since the fight began in the closing down of the open hearth depart ment of the DuQuesne steel works. The Amalgamated people claim that the open hearth men have struck and the en- tire plant will have to close down when the men fail to return Sunday night for work. The Carnegie steel people make light of the matter and say the close down of the open hearth department to- day was merely the usual Saturday afternoon close and maintain that the men will be on hand for work Sunday evening as heretofore, and that no stop page will result. They claim the trouble at the plant Friday night has been ex- aggerated very much, that instead of a only few boys were escorted from the mill by policemen and the places of those elected were filled at once.
 Until tomorrow night it will not be known certainly what side is right In its contention = the Amalgamated people claiming to be able to tie up the plant and the steel company saying they will resume without any material tnconven- fence.
 Aside from the DuQuesne incident the reported conference by long distance tel ephone between President Schwab of the Steel Corporation and Simon Burns. pres ident of the Window Glass Workers Association was the only other occur renee to cause comment. It seems that they communicated with each other by telephone but what the subject or re- suit was is not known.
 Schwab's Position.
 It Is learned from another source that during the extended wire conversation MT Schwab told MT. Burns that he would not consent to meet any representa- lives of the Amalgamated Association until all the mills of the United States Steel corporation thrown idle by the or der of President Shaffer are put in ope- ration again by the former employees of the corporation returning to their work. He told MT. Burns, 1t is said, that the striking members of the Amalgamated Association are no longer employees of the United States Steel corporation. Hence there Is no reason why he should meet any representative of the association. But if they voluntarily re-enter the em- ploy of the corporation, 1t Is said, MT. Schwab Is willing to listen to any griev- ance they may desire to lay before him with reference to their work and wages And 1t is further intimated that he will consent to allow these grievances to be submitted by the officers of their union. MT. Burns called on President Shaffer this afternoon. He refused to state what passed at the conference, but he is hope ful that President Schwab will accord him an interview to discuss the terms Of strike settlement. The feature of the pro- posal, which it is said impresses the president of the Steel combine, is putting the men back to work at once and then adjusting any difficulties.
 Shaffer Upheld.
 w. F. Porter of McKeesport, who was A delegate to the recent convention of the Amalgamated Association at Milwau- kee, says:
 "I note an article in the Labor World of this week stating that this strike IS Shaffer's strike. I wish 1t positively stat ed that every delegate at the Milwaukee convention, including myself, knew that the strike would be called In case the steel combine failed to agree to the terms of the wage settlement as set down in the convention You cannot make 1t too strong that the present strike had the en- dorsement of every delegate. President Shaffer cannot take up the refutation of the article, but every delegate to the con- yention should, and Is willing to do so."
 The Steel Corporation today continued to add to It's number of mon at work in several of the plants that have resumed since the strike began, but the Amalga- mated people insist that the additions are of no value and that the strike situation remains without change.
 Neither side to the controversy expects much to develop until after Labor Day outside of the DuQuesne probabilities. Af- ter Monday, however, it Is probable that decided and effective moves will be made