The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-07-09
CHANGE FOR SETTLEMENT.
Steel Magnates and Men Will
Hold a Conference.
sHAFFER CHANGES HIS MIND.
All Vice Presidents of Amalsamated
Association Hurrrying to Pittsburg
at His call-Most Important Meet.
ing In History of Industry.

Pittsbllrg, July 9.-"That which I
believe will be the most important
conference in the history of capital
and labor will open in Hotel Lincoln,
Pittsbur, next Thursday morning at
lG o'clock, when the highest officials
of the Amalgamated association, gath
cred from all parts of the country,
will meet with officials of the iron and
steel industries to settle grave ques-
tions. Every vice president of the
Amalgamated association from Ala
bama north is hurrying towards
Pittsburg on my telegraphic order.
have considered it best that they be
called to confer at this time instead of
the regular eonferees who have usual
ly met With us to adjust differences.
AS yet | am in ignorance as to who
will constitute the committee repre-
senting the steel people, the employ
ers. have been informed that Presi-
dent Charles M. Scfrwab of the United
States Steel corporation will be pres
ent in person, but do not know this to
be fact. The laboring man is at
present confronted with some peculiar
conditions, which 1 hope will be ad.
justed at the coming conference. |
believe the strike will be speedily
settled
The above is the statement made by
President Shaffer of the Amalgamated
association last night as he emerged
from the Carnegie building with a
party OF Ama!gamated association of.
flcials and officers of the American
Sheet Steel company.
1t was at the end of one of the most
eventful days in the history of or
ganized labor and was made so by
the decided stand taken by President
Shaffer in the Wellsville, case.
The conference lasted for almost
two hours, but what was said or done
was not given out, excepting the above
statement. 1t was apparently decided
that the best interests of both sides
demanded that the wage conference
be held at as early day as possible.
In spite OF the trouble at Wellsville.
1t is understood that on hearing the
statement OF Vice President Chappell
regarding the Ohio trouble assurance
was given that it could easily be adj
justed and would be. This being the
case the conference was quickly ar
ranged. President Shaffer said:
Il did announce that would not
treat with the employers until mat
ters were adjusted at Wellsville, and
would declare general strike on
Thursday ii matters were not fixed,
but | later changed my mind. | am
not at liberty to state what brought
this about, but it will come out In
good time"
Under thr present arrangement the
Wellsvllle men will remain at work
pending a settlement or disagreement
on Thursday None of the combine
representatives who could be seen
would talk on the strike troubles.
President Arms of the American
1t is known, however, that Vice
Sheet Steel company received Presf-
dent Shaffer's telegram containing his
ultlmatum at Youngstown, where he
was attending the funeral of his
mother-in-law, and that Immediately
after the funeral he came to Pittsburg
and the conference was held shortly
after his arrival.
Mayor Rose Denounces Injunction:
Milwaukee, July 9-The feature of
yesterdays session of the 25th an.
nual convention of the Glass Bottle
Blowers association of the United
States and Canada was the denuncta.
tion by Mayor Rose of the injunction