The Portland Daily Press

STRIKERS LOSE.

The Great Battle of the Steel Workers Over,

New York, September 14.-The great steel strike which began on June 30 was brought to an end at a conference held today between the leaders of the Amalgamated association and officials of the subsidiary companies of the United States Steel corporation.

An agreement was signed under which the men will return to work in the mills that have been idle on Monday morning. This announcement was made at the office in this city of the American Tin Plate company, where the conference was held, the representatives of the working men and the officers of the companies having been in conference from 9 a. m., except for an hour taken for luncheon.

The full terms of settlement were not divulged and it was announced that this was in accordance with an agreement between the parties to the conference to the effect that no statement would be made until President Shaffer of the Amalgamated association issued his order to the men to return to work This will be tomorrow (Sunday) when he reaches Pittsburg, whither he went immediately after the conference. It was learned, however. from an authoritative source tonight that no concessions were made by the United States Steel corporation to the Amalgamated association.

It was also learned that the Amalgamated association gave up its right of control in about 20 mills.

President Shaffer was accompanied to New York by three of the officers of the association, M. E. Tighe, assistant secretary; John Pierce, trustee, and Ben. I. Davis, of the executive board. They went to the offices of the American Tin Plate company, President Schwab of the steel corporation having informed Mr. Shaffer that all further negotiations would have to be conducted with the officers of companies directly concerned.

According to an arrangement made by Mr. Shaffer with the officers of companies over the telephone on Friday, the Amalgamated association officers were met at the Tin Plate offices by the following officers of that company: Daniel C. Reed, president: W. T. Graham, first vice president; Warner Arms. second vice president, and Wm. Leeds, third vice president. The American Sheet Steel company was represented by its president, M. MacArthur, and the American Steel Hoop company was represented by I. W. Jenks, manager of the company's mills. W. E. Corey, president of the Carnegie Steel company, was also present during part of the conference.

For three hours the strike situation was discussed without result. The companies stood firmly on the basis of the terms offered by President Schwab during the negotiations conducted by the conciliation committee of the National Civic Federation: namely that the Amalgamated association scale would be signed for all the mills that were union plants last year, with the exception of those in which the strikers' places have been filled. The labor leaders sought to secure some provision for their men who would thus be left out of work, but the officials of the companies held that they had made agreements for two, three and five years with the men who had taken the strikers' places and that they would have to stand by these agreements. By 5 o'clock an agreement had been reached. It was reduced to writing and signed by all those present and thus the strike was terminated.

Mr. Shaffer and his companions were said to have gone directly from the conference to the Pennsylvania railroad station to take the 6 o'clock train for Pittsburg where Mr. Shaffer will issue his order in the morning, calling off the strike.