Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-21
would be rushed ut the utmost speed
tonrd Offered OuI, Words.

The union heads, before their de-
pnrturo FOR their organization head
quarters, Expressed resentment over
the meeting with the hoard. Coming
here IN the belief that the board would
present n concrete plan Of settlement
they clalmhd that the board members
hnd presented nothing but words"
merely trying 20 diasnade them from
carrying out tho strife and present
lng nothing whirh they considered ss
even tangible working basis toward
clearing up the situation. The union
chiefs steadfastiy maintained. II was
said. that they could not postpone the
echeduled wnkout.
1 While adjournment OF last nights
conference WAS termed by Judge r.
NJ Barton. chairman Of the board. as
final adjournment" with no plans
for the immediate future. board mem-
bers said the way WAS open to call the
union presidents again IN settle
ment conference.
Won't Cnll Rallroad Heads.
Members OF the board said that they
NOW fully understood labor's views
in the matter" and while not having
any definite plans as yet, were Of the
opinlon something might yet be done
lby the board 70 that end they held
ian executive meeting today, at which
the situation was gone over thorough
~.
Members said they hoped 60 have
some word from Washington before
this day ended. Any plans which the
board might have had 60 call In heads
Of the railroads have been abandoned
II was said.
Both Sides Fighting for Life.
7 The conference, It was said, develop
ed only one point on which the con
Z fefoes were IN entire unanimity, al
= though all OF the discussions weri
! amabh This point was that botl
groups in the meeting are conyincel
]. they are lighting for their lives" Th
/ labor chiefs told the board that tn
lives Of the unions depended on tn
handling Of this crisis. while member
Of the board frankly admitted. it wa
said that the future OF the board ais
. may be at stake
!, With what Is considered by man
as the governments first effort TO pre-
/, vent the strike a failure, attention 60
day again turned 90 the eleven "stan
. dardp unions which still are astrid
the fence with no definite lndicatio
az to which way they win jump.
Action OF Big Five May Decide.
These organizations, holding n
y balance OF man power, through has
! ing more than three-fourths Of III
! country's rail employees In their men
= bership. have voted for strike
e protest of the recent 70 per cent waH
4 cut, but deferred final action as
ordering walkout, pending the lab'
le board conferences. Their final NEE
,e ings began today and II was expect,
ID that few days would find defini
I'd decision from them, While maj
ne leaders Of these groups said at Il
20 time of the announcement OF the "B
ne Five" strike call that their unioi
were certain 10 join tho others in
walkout. missionary work against
strike has been carried on by son
a. of the chieftains, and virtually all
I'd them today admitted they could n
IN forecast the final decision.
n skepticsI Of other Groups.
A high official of the maintenance
ways organization. which numbe
:, 250,000 men, declared his organizati,
- would not start the ball rolling" ar
~ that II it went on strike the othe
! will have TO go first to convince !
. they are sincere" executives Of Il
"a shop crafts-six unions with 476,0
! members today met with i.
:, Jewell. their head. urging the men IA
81 TO strike. but admitting that he migl
~ not be able TO prevent a walkout.
Il, The teleHraphers and signalm'
fs were other groups which were hol
,e ing conferences today. but virtual
ne the only information that could
obtained about their possible cour
4 OF procedure was that they were som
what divided with some of the chic
j. counselling strike and others o
at posing one.