Bisbee daily review., 1922-09-09
SEE PROBABLE ETTLEMENT IN
 LATEST STRIKE
 DEVELOP
National Settlement Is Not Forecasted, But Hope For
 Partial Peace
GOVERNMENT NOT PART
Chicago Meeting Said to Be Result of Efforts of
 B & o Executive

. WASHINGTON. Sept. s. (By the Associated Press)-On the basis of personal reports to certain admins tration leaders, more optimistic view of the railroad strike situation was apparent today in government circles than in the past week.
 Several officials. who have been in close personal touch with strike de- velopments, declared that settlement of the labor controversy on a number of roads was a probable" result of the series of conferences which they understood to be in progress in Chica- gc.
 The extent to which the negotia- tions might go toward affecting a na- tional settlement was not forecast in these circles, but the hope was ex- pressed that a partial peace with key" roads might serve-as was the case in the bituminous coal settle ment-as starting point for a gen eral settlement.
 The Chicago meetings were said to have been largely as result of ef- forts on the part of Daniel Willard. of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, who was understood to have associat- ed with him, representatives of about S5,O0O miles of operated track.
 Attorney General Daugherty, in a statement tonight said the govern ment was not a party to any negotia- tions between the railroads and their employees but declared that such ne- gotiations would not be interferred with by the temporary restraining or der issued at Chicago.
 There was no development today in connection with the legal back-fire started by, the International Brother hood of Electrical Workers one group of the striking crafts-through a petition for a restraining order to prevent enforcement of the govern ment's, temporary injunction. Confer ences were held between counsel for the Union and United Gordon with a view to postponing the hearing on the petition set for tomorrow. but it was finally decided to proceed with the hearing as previously arranged.
 Efforts to obtain an official state ment at the White House as to the presidents views on the situation re- suited in an authorized statement that they could not with propriety be dis closed at this time. It was pointed out that the situation rests in the hands of a number of persons. govern ment officials. as we'll as railroad ex- ecutives and labor leaders. and it was indicated that any discussion by ad- ministration officials might embarrass those who are seeking a settlement.
 While the rail situation was under stood not to have been included in the subjects taken up for extended discussion at today's cabinet meeting. it was understood that some refer ence was made to the status of the governments injunction in view of official statements that a modifica- tion of the temporary order would not be opposed when the case was called in Chicago Monday.
 The cabinet was said to have dis cussed briefly also the coal situation an administration spokesman later ex- pressing confidence that the house and senate conferees would quickly reach satisfactory agreement in leg islation designed to cope with the present situation.
 President Harding, it was stated. is particularly concerned with the set ting up of machinery for ascertaining facts about the coal industry.
 The president, it was said. believes that establishment Of fact-finding commission. would be a great pro gressive step" and would prove to be most important in preventing future suspension of work in both the bitum- inous and anthracite fields.