Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-02
CONFERENCE IS FRU1ESS
Iron and Steel Employees and EN-
ployers Unable to Agree
on Wage Scale.
STRIKE ORDER IS IMMEDIATELY ISSUED.
Twenty Thousand skilled workmen
Called Out by Ordcr-Stntement of
President ShaHcr, of tho AmnlSa-
/ mated ACCOMPLISHMENTS Effort
at settlement to BE Made.

Pittsburgh, Pa, July 1.-The Joint
conference committee Of the Amalga-
mated Association of Iron, Steel and
Tin Workers and the American Sheet
Steel company. which has been in sec
sion here, was unable to reach an
agreement on the wage scale for the
ensuing year, and adjourned finally
after session of less than 30 min
utes. The Amalgamated association
officials asked that the scale be signed
for all the union mills. and the manu-
facturers presented a counter propo-
sition not only refusing to sign for all
the union mills. but supulating that
two that were included last year be ex-
empted. These mills are the Old
Meadow plant at Scottdale and the
Salisbury (Pa.) works.
The conference then broke up end
President Shaffer at once Issued q
strike order. The strike will involve
all the union sheet mills in the country,
and about 10000 skilled workmen.
Statement OF President sha6er.
When seen by representative Of the
press, President Shaffer said:
1.-THE American Sheet Steel company
signed the scale last year in all our union
mills except the Woods mill at Mckees-
port.
During the year they took advantage OF
the conditions existing at the Scottdale
and Salisbury plants to lead the workmen
from the organization and now they offer
TO sign the scale at the reduced number Of
union mills. The policy of the Amalga-
mated association under my adninistra-
ton has been conservative and for peace,
but now 1t is merely matter OF which side
holds out the longest"
When asked what the strike order
meant, he said:
Its a fight. They threw down the
means
! Number of Plants Affected.
A shutdown Of the union plants of
the American Sheet Steel company will
involve niue of the largest sheet steel
plants in the country. The company
operates total of "a plants, but the
largest of these are the organized es-
Adjustments. The Amalgamated as
ISOLATION controls 85 per cent. of the
production of the company, and long
shutdown Of this proportion OF Ats
with the present crush Of orders.
Notwithstanding President Shaffer's
order, it is thought another effort will
be made next week to effect a settle
ment, rs 1t is well known that neither
side is anxious for protracted shut
down. The Amalgamated officers would
not object to a suspension of two or
MOI Ire fnr no hot hn
men are worn out with the steady
sun ever since the first of the year.
\ Conference Resumed.
Pittsburgh, Pa, July 1.-The bar
from wage conference between the
officials of the Amalgamated associa-
tion and representatives of the Re-
public Iron company and American
Steel Hoop company reconvened at
The Hotel Lincoln at two o'clock Sat
prday afternoon.
None of the officials Of either side
would offer to make prediction as
to the outcome of the conference.
I. w. jerks, of the American Steel
Hoop company, admitted that num-
Der of points in the scale had been
aRFeeu 10, OuG LHey were SupJeCt "
an agreement on the entire scale.
It is believed that if a settlement is
not made Saturday both sides will
come to an agreement soon.
strikers VIII Return TO Work.
! Meadville, Pa. July develop
ments indicate a speedy settlement
of the boiler makers strike on the
Erie road. President Neill, of the
union, was at Susquehanna Saturday.
He was here this week and will visit
Hornellsville. The men will return
to work in one week. Both sides
have made concessions and every
striking boiler maker will be rein
stated. The strike has been on since
January.
Z. One American Wins.
London. July l.-At the London Ath.
letic club meeting at Stanford Bridge
Saturday A. r. Duffey, Georgetown
university. Washington, D. c., won in
the final of the 100 yards handicap in