The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-08-30
Compers Says That Of
Steel Strike.
TO HONORABLE PEACE
Will the Energies of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor
Be Devoted--No Me-
gotiations On.

washington Aug. 20. odmuei
Gompers, president OF the American
Federation of Labor, returned to this
city from a visit to New YORK, Pitts'
burg and other cities. Mr.. Gompers
was with members of the advisory
board of the National Civic Fedora
ton, which is interesting itself in the
settlement of the steel strike, when
'lhe members of that board called on
President Shaffer, of the Amalgamat
ei association, in Pittsburg, The Fed
e~ation of Labor is exerting all its
moral support in aid of the Amalga.
mated association men, and MIR.
Gompers says he is prepared to &C
still further in assisting to bring about
q successful issue of the movement,
but in what direction and to what ex.
tent further assistance will be given
he is not willing at this time to say.
He prefers not to discuss any pros.
pective action in the newspapers, pre-.
ferring to act when the time comes
rather than to anticipate the proba.
Llities of the future.
Strike In Excellent Condition.
He Is in constant communication
he says. with members of the eXecu-
tive council Of the Federation of La
Dor. both by mail and telegraph, but
whether there will be a meeting of
that body to take any sympathetic
action in behalf of the steel strikers
he will not say. He asserted last
Gight that the cause of the steel men
is now in excellent condition and says
he sees no reason why a settlement
alike honorable to both sides should
not be reached-a settlement that
will prevent the crushing of the as
sociation and the humiliation of the
men and that will not impair the in
terests of capital represented. To
this end the American Federation will
devote its energies
New York, August 2S.-No over.
lures for peace have come to the
nited States Steel corporation from
strikers through any of the inter.
mediaries named in the Pittsburg dis.
patches, and it was said at the Of
ce of the company that none Is eX
Iccted. j. Pierpont Morgan returned
TO the city. but it was said that his
return had nothing to do with the
steel strike or its settlement. An of
ficer of the United States Steel cor
poration made the following state
ment:
"The reports that there are nego
tiations for q settlement of the steel
Etrike are erroneous. The United
States Steel corporation has received
no proposals for the settlement, and
has made none. Many of our men are
returning to work, and many others
are desirous of resuming their places
. he strike can be settled only by the
return Of ,he men to their places"
Shaffer Said There Was No Change
Pttsburg, Aug. 2S.-President T. j
Shaffer said that there was no change
in the situation and that the strike
bad become a settled fight on botf
sides. When asked how a proposition
coming from the members of the Ma
tional Civic Federation, who are re
ported to be interesting themselves
in bringing about a settlement of the
strike, would be received, he said
"As | have already said a number
OF times, | know nothing whatever
ot any effort being made to brin!
about peace. However, IL a PROPOSE
tion were submitted, coming from an,
source with the assurance that tn,
men back of it were acting with SOM
authority to conduct negotiations, an
II the proposition contained terms O
settlement that would be HONORABLE
to the Amalgamated association,
would be glad to call a meeting O
the executive committee to conside
1t. Furthe! than that | cannot 20, be
cause | cannot speak for the execu
tive committee"