Omaha daily bee., 1921-10-28
Utisnatum Delivered.

Chicago, Oct. IA day OF rail
Union meetings, sessions of the rail-
road labor board and conferences
between. representatives Of the two
groups tonight found the strike sit
uation outwardly unchanged but with
high officials Of the employees or,
CARNATIONS declaring that the walk
out might be called off by morn
ing, and the board informing them
that unless peace came by then, it
would deal with the unions with
ungloved hands" in its attempts to
prevent an October 80 walkout.
The statement from the labor
board was delivered to union COM
mittees which called on the board
today to report progress of the joint
conference of chieftains Of the
switchmen, trainmen, conductors.
engineers and firemen, which was
forced to adjourn late today with
out taking action because the lease
on the meeting rooms had run out.
The session was continued at q ho-
tel later, however.
Expect to Call. Strike OF.
Just before entering the night
meeting, w. G. Lee, president of
the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men, gave the following statement
to The Associated Press:
There is every reason to believe
certain arrangements will be made
tonight whereby the strike scheduled
for October 80 will be called of.
i am not at liberty now to say
what these arrangements will be,
but | will say certain conditions re-
suited from today's meetings which
have materially changed the situa-.
tion and which lead me to believe
that the meetings tonight will result
in there being no strike"
w. S. Stone, president Of the con-
ductors, said as he entered the night
meeting:
Something is going to break to-
night. l can't tell you what,
though" g.
According to several members OF
the board, the labor committees
which conferred with it were told
that the board would defer until to-
morrow its decision on the hear
ing yesterday to which the carriers
and the unions were cited to find
out if the transportation act had
been violated in the strike activities.
Government Backs Board.
Labor men were informed that
unless the crisis were settled tomor-
row, the board would take its most
drastic action thus far and that it
had received assurances from Wash
ington that the full force OF the
government would be behind it in
any action taken or in preventing an
interruption OF transportation.
Statements that peace phobably
would result from tonight's confer
,nce Of the union leaders also were
made by severay chieftains who
have been termed eek.
remists" by their cohorts and those
who have always been among the
irst to advocate a strike.
Indications that tonight's confer
,nce would be long cne we're seen.
in the action of many rail
abor leaders in cancelling reserva-
ions they had made on outgoing
rains.
Early in the day Ben w. Hooper,
,ice chairman Of the board, attended
meetings of the union heads and pre-
ented copies of the boards recent
'esoiutions not to consider wage re.
luction petitions for any class of
workers until rules and working con.
iitions for that group had been set
led. He also was reported to- have
Urged cancellation OF ths strike order
,ending formal hearings on wages
W the board and to have outlined
o the union possible plans for avert.
ng a walkout. He appeared be.
ore them in personal capacity and
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