The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-30
WAITING
FOR THE
END.
Steel Workers Anxious That
the Strike Should Be
Speedily Settled.

McKeesport, Pa, July 3o.--An air OF ex-
pectancy pervaded McKeesport this
morning. the strikers At Demmisrs ana
the w. Dewees-wood plant bsing hopeful
thas the Pittsburg conference will call
the strike of before night
Hundreds of Idle men are lounging
around the gates of the mills. evidently
ready TO go to work as soon as a chance
be given them. Both mills remained
quiet during the night. Morning trains.
from up and down the Monongahela.
where fishing camps abound. brought in
hundreds OF the better class Of strikers.
who had gone into seoiusion when the
strike came.
They are now ready to return TO work
lief that word has been passed that the
strike will be ended within the next A.
hours.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEETS.
Pittsburg, July 3o.-That the great steel
strike would be declared off before the
close OF the day was the general impress
sion here this morning and the feeling
of exultsytion manifested among the man
ufacturers as we'll as the si-ikers was the
the best indication that both sides were
glad that an amicable agreement OF the
difference was I'm sight.
The hour fixed for the meeting OF the
general executive board OF the Anal
gamated association was 10 o'clock. but
an hour earlier than that President Shaf-
fer was comforting with the western men,
bers OF the board, and at SEQ o'clock the
entire committee was called together.
Immediately after the committe had
filed into the room the doors were locked
and a sentinel placed outside. Previous
10 the meeting all efforts to get an express
sion from the officials az 10 its probable
outcome were unsuccessful. Secretary
Williams stated that they had all been
pledged 10 secrecy and 10 say anything
whatever would be a breach OF faith.
When the committee assembled
President Shaffer placed before II the
terms upon which the ". s. steel Corr
poration WIFI settle the strike and the
concessions the Amalgamated officials
agreed 10 make, when In conference with
j. Pierpont Morgan last Saturday. A
long discussion then ensued.
II the deal is approved there will be a
conference with the combine officials la
ter Little doubt is entertained. however,
that the action OF President Shaffer and
Secretary Williams will be ratified. The
representatives OF the steel interests are
in 'easy communication by telephone and
a conference will at once follow.
The combine conferees will probably be
the same as at the previous conference
dent OF the American Steel Hoop COM
pany: Vice President w M Leads. OF the
American Tin Plate company; John War
ner general superintendent OF the Ameri-
can Sheet Steel company. and i. w. jerks,
manager OF the American Steel Hoop
company. The important question to be
decided is what constitutes a union mill.
The Amalgamated people claim mill is
union as soon as they have secured a
foothold I'm IT,
On the other hand, the steel people
argue that a mill is not union until at
least the majority OF skilled workmen
have Joined the Amalgamated organiza-
tion Upon the settlement of this aues-
tion IL is thought will hinge the settle
ment of the strike. The combine con-
ferees are located at the Hotel Schenley,
where they were met this morning by
w +. Corey. president Of the Carnegie
Steel company. but, like all the others in
terested in the strike, they also refused
to say anything as to what will be done
today
At lf:10 a. MA short recess was taken
at IL o o'clock and the conference has again
resumed.
The members of the board refused abso-
lutely 10 say what had been done or as To
the prospects of accepting the terms ar
ranged at the New York meeting.
President Skaters voice can be heard
addressing the meeting, but II Is impossl-
BILE 10 get near enough 10 hear what he is
saying.
At 1890 D. m.--The conference adjourn
ed for luncheon TO meet again at 1890
o'clock this afternoon. When the MEM
bers came out they were apparently I'm
good humor but every ono was silent
when approached on the question OF the
proposed settlement.
President Shaffer said he could not say
anything at this time, further than that
ne thought the entire afternoon would be
taken up in discussing the propositions, IL
would probably be late before a decision
was reached.