The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-04
TFFORTS TO SETTLE The
BIG STEEL STRIKE FAIL
Do,prcts Of One of the Greatest Labor Contests in
the History of the Country.
,,ean and Schwab in Conference Refuse to Yield One
Point to the Workers.

ners withdrew almost at once, and a
little later the Amalgamated men TOOK
their leave also. The latter went at
once to the Stevens house, and after a
hastv lunch went into executive ses-
sion Just as they withdrew, however,
Secretary Williams made this state
ment;
1T is highly improbable that a set
Element viii be reached. We are not
going to acced~ to the proposition OF
MIR. Morgan We will stick to the bit
ter end to the men who went out with
US"
Conference a Failure.
It was ? O'Clock when their meeting
began, and AZ o'clock when Presi-
dent Shaffer came down into the lobby
and announced that they had conclud-
ed .heir work here and would leave at
once for their homes.
President Shaffer declined to say
word in addition to the formal state
ment which was given out by MI VIII
Jams, and his companions were equally
TptiCent Shaffer asked that the state
ment be printed in fun. saying that
the strikers wished the pubic TO I'M
derstand their position. Not an lntl-
nation of the future policy of the
Amalgamated association in Waglns
the great industrial battle which II
faces could be obtained from any mem
Der of the party.
Shaffer seemed grave and serious,
despite the VindiCatiOn which his assoc
ciatas gave him in their official state
ment while the other AmalgamaJed
men seemed in very high spirits. Shat
/ fer laid the bill for the party at the
hotel and left, saying that he intended
/ to take the first train to Pittsburg-
When the Amalgamated men left
/ him. President SChWab went at once
( to the office of J. P. Morgan and had
{ IL NJa went home
early in the afternoon. Is did all the
other men who represented the cor
| poration in the final debate of the is
sues which divide them and their men.
/ II was evident that they expected
nothing to come from the second meet
I ing Of the Amalgamated representa-
\ tives, then in progress
Steel People Silent
No statement in behalf of the steel
/ corpora ton was made, and none CT us
/ REPRESENTATIVES would talk for publica-
ton. II is believed here that there viii
/ be immediate action from both sides.
/ the expectation being that the steel
[ CORPORA ton Will attempt the operation
/ of some OF its mills, independent Of the
union. and that the Amalgamated as
| sOciation win call upon those in sym
pathy with them TO strike.
If there are no further efortS at
! Cancellation and the rike is extended,
lit may develop into the largest con-
b hict of the kind in the history of the
/ country. Figures at this time as to the
1 number of men and properties that
would be involved are pronounced IN
/ reliable by conservative men who know
! the trade, because many Of the claims
Of strength put forward Oh either side
are disputed, and can be tested only
in actual conflict. Just before leaving
for Pittsburg tonight Elias jenkins OF
the Amalgamated ass OciatiOn said;
All negotiations with the United
States Steel corporation are closed 50
far as our association is concerned. We
came here this morning with plenary
powers and hopeful that the present
/ conference would mark the close of the
] struggle which has meant loss both to
/ employees and employers. we return
now 70 our various headquarters TO -
new the struggle. Now the matter VII
be fought to a final issue unless we
are sent for by the officials of the cor
pOTatiOn.'