Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-10-22
Two New Moves
Made 10 Settle
Hotel Strike
Federal Mediutors
Appointed; District
Commissioners Act

Twofold efforts looking toward
settlement of the 12-day Wash
|ington hotel strike materialized
today.
One was the appointment by Ed
gar L. Warren, director Of the United
States Cancellation Service, of two
advisers to act with Conciliator
Clyde Mills in an effort to end the
strike.
The other was an invitation to
committee from the Washington
Central Labor Union to appear at
10 am. Thursday before the regular
meeting of District Commissioners
to present any plan CLU may have
for returning the 5000 striking serv-
ice workers to their jobs in the 10
affected hotels.
Mr.. Warren's appointees are Wall
ter White, assistant to the chairman
of the Business Advisory Council,
Commerce Department, and John B.
Haggerty, president, International
Brotherhood of Bookbinders, whose
acceptances were announced.
Young Extends Invitation.
They are to meet at 1890 am.
tomorrow in the Commerce Depart
ment Ito review the entire situa-
tion," Mr.. Warren said.
The invitation to the CLU COM
mittee was extended by Commits
sioner John Russell Young after
he received a resolution adopted
by the union last night urging Dis
trict Commissioners to intervene.
Specifically invited to Thursdays
meeting were Glen Preller, presi-
dent of CLU: Frank j. Coleman,
secretary, and Fred S. Walker, labor
publisher.
j Mr.. Coleman said special meet
ing of the Gu Executive Board
already had been called for 1920
am. tomorrow at his Office at Ala
Washington Loan & Trust Co.
Building, to discuss the hotel strike.
He had not been officially notified
of the invitation from the Com
missioners. he said, but added that
it doubtless would be discussed at
| the meeting.
Put Hope in Moral Pressure.
Mr. Coleman added that the res
olution urging Intervention by the
Commissioners also pledged sup
port to the hotel strikers.
He and others interested in the
, strike agreed that the District Com
. mission lacked authority to compel
any steps looking to the end of the
, hotel deadlock. Their belief was
, that the Commissions moral pres
t sure might hasten settlement.
Meanwhile, cost of the strike to
Washington business climbed to an
. estimated 100000 with nothing to
, indicate progress by management
: or workers toward break in the
deadlock.
Joseph C. McGarraghy. attorney
for the hotels, was emphatic in say
ing hotel arrangements would not
60 beyond their offer to agree to
arbitration of the wage issue.
Concessions Awaited.
Samuel Levine, attorney for the
unions, was equally positive in de-
/, claring the workers would refuse to
agree to arbitration which did not
deal with all controversial issues.
Clyde Mills, conciliator who has
! attempted for nearly month to
obtain settlement of the contro-
versy, said again that it would be
, pointless to call another joint con-
ference until some one indicated
willingness to make concessions.
He added that he had talked at
! various times today and yesterday
with spokesman for the opposing
sides.
/ The estimate that the strike has
cost Washington S1,000,000 was
based on information that the struck
) hotels have accommodated a daily
: Leverage of 5000 fewer guests than
normal since the walkout started.
; This average is increasing day by
: day, the hotel association of WASH