The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-09
WESTERN CARRIER HEADS MEET WITH
 DANIEL WILLARD
Jewell Served With Order of Federal Court Upon Return to Chicago-Both Sides
 Are Silent
By AssoeIated Press

Chicago, September 8.-An infor- nal meeting of western railway ex- ecutives with Daniel Willard, presi- dent of the Baltimore and Ohio, the return from the east of B. M. Jew ell, leader of the striking shop crafts, and the failure of the roads to take any definite action looking toward peace, marked the progress of the rail strike today. United States Marshal Hassett and J. r. Noonan of the department of | justice met the train and gave Jew ell his first official service of the temporary injunction issued against the shopmen by Federal Judge Will ! kerson last Friday. He accepted l service without comment. The labor leader was accompanied 1 by William H. Johnston, president | of the International Brotherhood of Machinists, who also was served with the writ and Martin F. Ryan, of the Railway Garments association.
 Twenty railroad representatives were MT. Willard's luncheon guests at the Chicago club. Among them were W. G. Bierd of the Alton; II. | kee and St. Paul; Hale Holden of the Burlington; w. II. Finlay of the l Northwestern, and Samuel NJ. Telton | of the Great Western. Refuses to Comment !, The meeting ended shortly after 1 8 o'clock. MT Willard himself was 1 the first to emerge from the con ference room. He was nervous and | irritable and refused to make any statement. He did not speak to any of his recent guests as they passed out.
 What was done at the meeting" l Mir. Willard was asked.
 T have nothing to say" he re- piled.
 "Will you have a statement later?"
 he was asked
 q have already said I have noth- ing to say. There will be no state- | ment."
 Then perhaps there will be a statement tomorrow" the questioner continued.
 "I have told you there will be no statement" Mir. Willard replied
 tcrsley. That holds good for to- morrow"
 Mir Felton, head of the western | executives said:
 l EcltOu IN Sflfut | q am not in position to malte e any statement regarding the present situation.
 q represent only the western | roads and therefore cannot tell | what plans were considered in west l ern meeting. I may have a state | ment tomorrow or Monday" He de- ] nied that separate peace agreements 1 were discussed at the meeting to- | day.
 MT. Byrans said:
 "I cannot talk to you. You would ask me some questions I cannot an-
 swer."
 MT. Jewell and the other union leaders also refused to comment on the situation in advance of the meeting of the committee Monday.
 It WI thought today that the meeting might be delayed because many of the union leaders will te required to attend the hearing in federal court Monday of the govern | ments petition to make the tenn l porary injunction granted against | the strikers last week permanent. 1 MT. Willard indicated his intention to remain in Chicago until after the 1 meeting of the union chiefs. | Both the railway executives and 1 the union leaders united in declar- l ing that the text of what was l termed the Willard plan for the | settlement of the strike on separate i roads was nothing but the proposals l brought before the sessions of the l executives at New York some three l weeks ago.
 We quit talking about that at l New York, why dig 1t up nowY' | arlxed one executive. | COURT POSTPONED