Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-08-03
TRUST HAS THE
UPPER HAND
Strike Officials Visit Morgan
in New York
SITUATION is MORE SERIOUS
Trust Announces It's ONLY Concession
Is in Matter Of ReODeHiRg
Wage Conference
SITUATION is MORE SERIOUS

Pittsburg, Aug 3.-Judging by in
dications that are practically facts.
peace or war in the steel troubles will
be announced from New York city
today. When the Amalgamated Asso.
citation executive board adjourned last
evening. President Shaffer announced
that another meeting would be held
today. There will probably be a meet
ing here today of a portion of the
board, but the national officers will be
in New York. They left for that city
last night The circumstances lead
ing up to this unexpected trip, while
not officially made known, are evident
enough to substantiate the story which
follows:
During the day many kilograms
were received at the association con-
ference rooms, the last coming just be-
fsre adjournment, and it was answered
promptly This answer was in all
probability the announcement to the
New York people that the trip would
be made by the officials last night,
carrying out an agreement entered in
to at Veryl Preston's rooms in the
Hotel Henry, a short time before. At
about 4.15 p. m. Messrs. Shaffer, VIII
liams and Chappelle went TO Mr.. Pres
tons rooms and were closeted with
him for about 80 minutes, The un-
uerstanding is that at this meeting
Mr. Preston made known the com
bine's only concession in the matter
of reopening the wage conference
where it left off three weeks ago. This
concession was in the shape of a de-
mand that if a new conference is
granted it must be specifically stated
beforehand what is expected to be ac-
complished. what ground is to be COW
cred and what companies are to par
ticipate.
This brings the matter up to the
Amalgamated Association. and the
mission of its high officials to New
York is doubtless 10 convince the
steel people that a conference is es-
sential to peace and an amicable set
tlement of the troubles.
- A telegram from Wellsville, o., last
night said; "At the close of the third
week of the strike among the steel
workers in the Wellsville plant ofithe
American Sheet Steel company the
steel trust has the better of the argu-
ment Nine new men from Scottdale,
Pa, were brought here on the after
noon train and taken into the mill
without a hand being raised or a word
OF reasoning used to stop them from
entering the mill. The strikers are in
an ugly mood and are much cha
grinned over the company getting the
men into the mill. One Of the leaders
said:
"If something is not done to stop
the bringing of men here there will
be murder before another week"
Mayor A. p Dennis had to interfere
personally last night with a body Of
strikers and prevent them from taking
David Altman, a machinist, Of Brook
lyn, N. Y. forcibly to the camp across
the river The mayor took the man
to the train and paid his fare out of
town to protect him. Altman had been
sent from town earlier in the day by
the strikers, but returned and said he
was going to the mill to work. Re
ports are in circulation today that
more men are coming on, and the
strikers are wild with excitement.
John Mathews, a roller, who has been
working in the mill, was hooted at
yesterday on the street. and the non
union men when they returned from
work were followed by crowds whist.
ling the "scab march" This is the
first time this has been done since the
strike began.
Organizer Griffith said last night:
1T is pretty near time for the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor to take part
in this strike Yesterday afternoon
their men locked a car door on us and
would not allow us in where the strike
breakers were. I propose to enter a
protest about this matter where ii
will count"