The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-05
NO RESULTS FROM THE
PEACE CONFERENCE
Officers of Steel Trust and Representatives of the
Workers Hold Meeting in New York.
Schwab ReSubmitS His Proposition and is Now Up to
the Amalgamated Association.

New York, Sept 4.-Terms of peace :
in the steel strike We're discussed at /
length today at a secret conference at /
which sat officials of the United States I
Steel corporation, leaders of union la /
Dor and representatives of the civic /
organizations which have interviewed. !
Unusual safeguards of secrecy were re- !
sorted to in order to preserve the pri-
Vacy of the proceedings. but IL was D
evident that no conclusion was reached, /
and that the decision either to arbitrate
or continue the strike must be made
by the strikers.
The nature of the agency of the
Amalgamated association held by the
labor leaders who participated in the
discussion is not known. but il is be-
heved they possess an outline of terms
from President Shaffer. and that they
viii place before him and his aSSO-
ciates the terms resubmitted by Presi-
dent Schwab of the United States Steel
corporation. 1t was also APPARENT at
il the conference is TO be resumed or
any further action toward peace taken,
the strikers must take the initiative.
The labor leaders were in cOmmuni-
cation with Pittsburg during the day,
and it was anticipated that they would
further discuss the subject with the
Amalgamated men before they proceed
any further with the peace plan.
The participants in the conference to
day were President C l. Schwab of
the United States Steel corporation;
President w. E. Corey of the Carnegie
Steel company, Veryl Preston of
the United States Steel cor
poratiOn. President Samuel Gompers Of
the American Federation of Labor,
President John Mitchell of the United
Mine Workers association: Secretary
Henry White of the Garment Workers
union, President jerks of the industrial
commission and Ralph NJ. Easley, sec
rotary of the National Civic federation
Several officials of the companies con
trolled by the United States Steel cor
poratiOn were called to the conference
chamber during the day
Schwab Was willing.
The conference was asked for in be-
/ half of President Gompers and Presi-
/ dent Mitchell, and the request reached
] President Schwab early today. He made
favorable reply at once, and at l2;15
/ o'clock the two labor leaders, accom-
I panied by the other Intermediates who
| had participated in the Pittsburg meet
ings of last week. reached the office
/ of the United States Steel corporation.
I The session lasted continuously Tor
more than six hours No statement
/ as to the proceedings was made by any
of the participants. John Mitchell was
the first to leave the meeting room He
positively refused to make any state
ment in connection with the peace plan.
President Gompers and Ralph NJ. Eas-
ley, who followed, were equally reticent
and said that it had been agreed that
nothing was to be devulged-
| President Schwab came out later, IN
/ company with President Cory, Secre-
tary Wren and Veryl Preston. and all
successfully refused to talk President
Gompers said later that he would De
| in New York tomorrow and that the
statement was taken as an indication
that he had not given up his effort to
effect a settlement. One of the steel
officials made this brief statement:
Nothing was accomplished by the
conference. The strike is in just the
same position as it was before the con-
! ference was held. Future action is for
the strikers. 1 do not know OF any
thing that is to be done The steel
corporation has restated its position,
and the men themselves must elect
what they will do"
Decide to Keep Quiet.
Samuel Gompers. when asked tonight
in regard to the conference. said: I'VE
! met Mr.. Schwab and other representa-
tives of the steel corporation in con-
| ference this afternoon. We discussed
the steel strike. As to whether any
proposition was submitted TO RreSl-
dent Schwab and as to what discussion
took place and whether any decision was
reached or not. are matters regarding
which we think it would be of interest
at this juncture. both to the strikers
and the United States Steel corporation
and the public in general to keep Sc
cret-"
When Mr.. Gompers was asked as tc
whether there would be a new confer
ence or not, he replied that he did not
know. The latest edition of the Even
ing Telegram says:
Charles NJ. Schwab's proposal TO IN,
retain as open mills all those which
it was successful in starting and oper
ating since the strike was started. Al
( mills which the strikers have KEEP
/ closed. Mr.. Schwab agreed, shall re
, main union mills. These terms VIII o.
submitted to President Shaffer and thu
executive board of the Amalgamate'
] association.