Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-31
The Amalgamated Associations Ex-
ecutive Board Will Meet Again
This Morning and Resume the
Discussion.

then the meeting was adjourned until
1:30 o'clock.
At the afternoon session the members
were prompt in getting together. but 1t
was an hour and twenty minutes after
the time set for the resumption before
the members of the board were called
to order. In the meantime, messengers
were sent from the offices and had re-
turned The telephone was used con-
sidarably and it was stated that por-
ton of this time was spent in working
the New York wire.
President Shaffer and Secretary Will
liams declined to talk at all.
Assistant Secretary Tighe
was agreeable, happy and cheerful. but
said that he knew nothing of interest
to the public NJ. NJ. Garland, who was
present at the first session of the board,
did not return during the afternoon, but
as he left the offices OF the organization
seemed to be satisfied with the discus
sion he heard there. While Mr.. Garland
has all along maintained that he had
taken no active part in the negotiations
for settlement of the strike, he is be-
lieved to know much more about the
preliminary movements that resulted IN
this conference than he wished under
stood.
Mr.. Garland declined to discuss the
meeting, and would give no idea of the
probable result of the conference. Tn
der these conditions, the result of the
meeting became matter of pure con-
lecture during the afternoon. At 2:40
o'clock the meeting of the board for the
afternoon began. All were present who
had taken part during the earlier ses-
sion with the exception of Mr.. Gar
land. Soon after the session began, a
significant incident took place. c. w.
Bray, chief engineer of the American
Tin Plate Company, and one of the
former conferees for the manufactur-
ers, called at the office. President Shat
fer was called from the room and held
a five-minutes conversation with him
in the hall, and then returned to the
meeting, while Mr.. Bray left the build
ing The conference between those two
men was apparently
OF a Friendly Character
and indicated that there was at least
no strained feeling there.
Close watch was kept for results OF
the meeting Twice President Shat
fer came to the hall and attacked an
ice water tank, and then SAID that he
could not give any statement, even as
to how long the conference would last
when such a proposition as this Is
before u.s." he said, sit is likely to be
discussed and discussed again, and it
might be a long time before 1t was dis
cussed to a finish" He could make
no prediction as to the time that would
be required to complete the work IN
hand.
At the close of the days session the
members of the board slipped away
one by one to their respective homes
until no one was left at headquarters
but President Shaffer and Secretary
Williams. They at first refused tc
give any information, but finally Pres
ident Shaffer volunteered that an ad-
journment had oeen taken until to-mor-
row. Further than this, he would say
nothing, and admitted that even this
announcement of an adjournment was
more than he should have said. Sec
rotary Williams said matters fkwaww
rotary Williams said matters were IL
such a condition that nothing could
be made public.
, After many trials and much ques-
tioning concerning the strike confer
ence, the following condition is looked
upon late tonight as being the real
statue of the case. The intlmation
comes from excellent authority:
, It is not a hitch over any clause in
the propositions for settlement, sub
mitted by ]. Pierpont Morgan, OF the
United States Steel Corporation to the
Amalgamated Association that is hold
ing back an early settlement OF the
strike. The real cause of the trouble
is that there are
Two Pronounced Elements
found in the makeup of the executive
board of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton.
: The conservative force, headed by
President L. ]. Shaffer, Secretary John
Williams, Trustee John Morgan and
some Of the older and more experienced
leaders are understood to look with IA
vor upon the propositions submitted.
On their face, it is said they may not
appear to be as complete vindication
for the workers as was hoped for, but
the possibilities for extending the in
Yiuence Of the Amalgamated Association
through the mills of the corporation are
manifold
The more radical element, which is
farrely made up of the aggressive and