The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-09-11
10 SETTLE THE STEEL STRIKE.
GOING TO NEW YORK.
Tho Amalgamaied Board Will Call Upon
President schwab and Try For More
Liberal Concessions.

A settlement of the steel workers
strike against the United States Steel
Corporation was looked for Saturday.
II did not materlallze. but t'lat II Is
near at hand Is generally conceded.
The longer the strikers hold off from
peace negotiations, 1t was said, the
more Idle mills would be started and
he less union mills would he found
on the list when final steps were taken
TO end the struggle Every union
mill that the trust has thus far start
| ed since the strike began Is to remain
nOn-uniOn. while those still idle when
the agreement is reached will lie al
| lowed to remain union and under the
Amalgnmatcd influence.
President T.. j. Shaffer ana the mem
bcrs of the executive board OF the
Amalgamated Association will go to
New York this week. The represent
ntives of the organization go to the
metropolis for the purpose of con
| ferring personally with President {.
VI. Schwab, Of the United States Steel
Corporation. The terms of peace that
have been handed out from the New
York office of the trust are not pleas
ant TO the Amalgamated Association
officials, but President ShalTer is
anxious to have them come direct to
the official board of the organizat lion
rather than through any second par
ty
| II was announced quietly on Satur-
| day afternoon that If President
Schwab would see the members of the
board they would all go to New York
ana meet him personally. At first it
| was said that President Shaffer and
the executive officers of the Amalga-
| mated Association would he enough
TO do tine talking and they could re-
| turn and report the results to the rest
of the board in plttsburg. This plan,
however was not looked upon favor
ably hy Mr.. Schwab. who is said to
| have expressed Il wish that all of the
treating power of the organization
should he present so that there could
the settlement.
1t was positively announced Satur-
day that the trust had made no change
in its original proposition for set
tlement. ana the only gain the Anal
gamated men could make by going TO
New York would be the personal ex-
panatiOn of all the points of the
| agreement, ana signing of the agree
ment with the officials of the trust
II is said that there was n hope in
the minds of the Amalgamated Off
cials that when the matter was dis
| cussed by Mr.. Schwab. he would re-
lent u little ANA give some concessions
| to the strikers. The risk in the delay
of the settlement is caused il Is said
| In the belief that some more liberal
terms can he secured from the trust
than those that have thus far been
offedcr
The officials of the Demmler mills
say that at least 800 men are at work
there. 1t was also said that more men
would he AT work on Monday
Mayor Black. of McKeesport, Sat
| urday issued II summons for 200 citi-
zons and business men of McKees-
port to appear at his office on Monday
morning for the purpose of being
sworn in Ms deputies to act in case
any trouble should take place
when the attempt is made to open
the steel mills. The business men Of
the town objected TO the Mayor
swearing in strikers to act as depu-
ties. and they will now have to do the
work themselves. as it is said that
1t Is hard TO secure citizens in Mckees.
port who do not work for the trust.
The strike of steel workers at Bay
view. Wis. is broken. The local lodge
of the Amalgamated Association. a.
Il meeting held Sunday, was disrupt
ed. the radicals boiling and the con
servatives voting to return to work
Fires are lighted at the plant, and
work was started Monday.