The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-07-29
END OF THE STEEL STRIKE
SETTLEMENT SEEMS LIKELY SOME
TIME THIS WEEK.

Hope Based on the Meeting In New York
Saturday Between President Shafrer
Magnates-A Basis for a Further Con-
ference snid to Have Been Agreed Upon.
Pittsburg, July 2S.-The strike of the
steel and tin workers of the Amalga-
mated association against the United
States Steel corporation will probably
be settled this week. The conference
held in New York Saturday between
the officials of the United States Steel
corporation and President Shaffer and
Secretary John Williams, of the work.
ers organization, has resulted in paw
ing the way for renewal of negotiations
between the two conflicting interests.
1t is said a basis for such a conference
has been arrived at. This basis is
locked up in the minds of the officials
of the two organizations and will not
be divulged until later this week.
If the basis is satisfactory to the gen.
eral executive committee of the ANAL
gamated association the conference be-
tween the association and the manu-
facturers will proceed Immediately. If,
on the other hand, the basis is not what
the Amalgamated association will per-
nit to be considered as negotiable
grounds, the strike will be continued
with the same vigor as at present and
with indefinite time for it's ending.
President Shaffer and Secretary Will"
liams, of the Amalgamated association,
returned from New York this morning.
They left on Saturday night after an
eventful day. They had spent many
hours in conference with the leading
officials of the steel trust. In Pitts
burg little was known of the confer
ence, but the greatest interest in the
outcome was shown among the manu-
factuIers Vice President Bope, of the
Carnegie Steel company, said that he
had heard absolutely nothing of the re-
suits and did not know that the confer
ence was on. I. w. jenkins, general
manager Of the American Steel Hoop
company, and Superintendent Harri-
son, of the same company, were equally
in the dark.
Secretary Williams was found at his
home this evening. Mr.. Williams
promptly admitted that he had been
with President Shaffer in New York
and had seen j. p Morgan, but as to
what had taken place there he said with
f1rmness that he was pledged to secrecy |
and could not talk. If there was any
thing to be given out it would have to |
come from President Shaffer but he !
was positive President Shaffer would /
not be at liberty tc talk for some days |
yet. When asked if he regarded the |
situation hopeful for a settlement he |
declined to even offer an opinion. He |
was asked if the terms printed in the |
papers this morning, and which cover |
ed the settlement of the strike, were
correct. He replied that they were
purely guess work. No terms could
possibly be made without the full con-
sent 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 up from
reliable sources. 1t was stated that
the two Amalgamated officials left
Pittsburg late ON Friday night and
when they arrived in New York went
direct to the private office of ]. p. Nor
gan in the banking house on Wall
street, The meeting between the Pitts
burg men and Mr.. Morgan last from
about II o'clock in the morning until
O clock in the afternoon. During the
conference President G. M. Schwab and
Judge K. Fl. Gary We're present. The
officials went over the
grounds over which the strike began
and discussed a settlement basis. At
ter getting the views of the steel Off
cials and giving theirs in return Mr..
Shaffer and Mr.. Williams left the office
and spent their time away from public
places, avoiding hotels and taking their
meals in restaurants.
On Friday Colonel George B. M Har-
vey, manager of Harper Brothers, the
publishers of New York, was a caller I
at the office of President Shaffer. 1t !
was positively stated to-day that the
between the heads of the
associa alton and the steel
was due to no other person
or persons than Colonel Harvey. He
was not in the private office of Mr.. Nor
gan at any time during the conference
and was not again seen by the Amalga-
mated officials until after they had left
the conference
1t Is believed that before the end of I
the week the mills will all be ready to ,
run again, providing repairs are COM ,
pleted that have been undertaken since ,
the strike began. Should the whole
project fail of coming to an amicable
end, however, the fight promises to be
more bitter than ever. Il