Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-10-24
Two Talks Fail
To Raise Hopes
In Hotel Strike
Commissioners WeigI
Use Of Good Offices
For Settlement

morning failed TO report visible
progress toward ending 13-day
Washington hotel strike.
After a closed meeting Of more
than an hour with four union lead
ers in the District Building, District
Commissioners said they have "taker
under advisement" request by the
Central Labor Union to use theil
good Offices" to return 5000 strik-
ing service workers to their jobs
in the 10 affected hotels.
At the Labor Department, two
advisers who met at $3.50 am. with
Conciliator Clyde Mills to discuss
the situation, still were IN session
early this afternoon. No results
were reported, but conversations
were continuing In the effort to
devise some means of reopening
negotiations between spokesman fol
the unions and hotel management.
Advisers Appointed Tuesday.
The advisers, appointed Tuesday,
are Walter White, assistant to the
chairman Of the Business Advisory
Council in the Labor Department
and John B. Haggerty, president OF
the International Brotherhood OF
Bookbinders.
At the District Building, Frank j.
Coleman, CLU secretary, told news
men on leaving the conference that
the union spokesman had reviewed
for the city heads the history OF
the walkout which has crippled Is
Of the Capitals leading hotels.
With him were C. F. Preller. presi-
dent of CLU; Charles Sands, inter-
national legal representative of the
Hotel and Restaurant Alliance,
AFL, and Fred S. Walker, editor Of
the Trades Unionist, organ of Gu.
Serious implications Seen.
Mr.. Sands, who left the meeting
about 20 minutes before it ended,
said he had called to the atten-
ton of the Commissioners the
serious" implications to the health
and comfort of the community If
the strife continues.
The spokesman for the Commits
sioners confirmed that they have
taken the matter under advise
ment, but insisted they had no plan
of action in mind as yet.
The union leaders likewise said
they had not recommended any
specific solution. They said they
were willing to return at ANY hour
Of the day or night" for additional
conferences looking toward settle
ment of the strike.
Proposals Sought.
Mr.. White and Mr.. Haggerty saw
Mr.. Mills after having spent
several hours yesterday in separate
conferences with spokesman for
hotel management and workers.
Mr.. White met with Joseph c. Nc
Garragty, attorney for the hotels.
Mr.. Haggerty met with Samuel
Levine, attorney for the strikers.
The declared hopes were that
they might be able to propose
something to clear the way for
renewal of conversations between
management and workers. No In
formation was made public con-
corning their talks yesterday.
Another meeting pertaining to the
strike, scheduled tonight, is, that of
Local 80, Operating Engineers, who
have maintained boiler crews IN
the struck hotels since firemen and
oilers walked out in sympathy with
the service workers. By remaining
on duty, the engineers have made
possible uninterrupted heat, hot
water and condition service in
the affected hotels.
The strike also was discussed last
night at the regular Executive Board
meeting of Transfers Joint Council,
No. IS. Robert Lester, president,
said the council reafhrmed a pre-
vious action to refuse deliveries If
the hotels begin hiring strike
breakers.
Meanwhile, there was nothing to
indicate a break in the deadlock
over the arbitration issue on which
the strike has become snagged.
Management still professed willing
ness to arbitrate the question Of
wages, but no others. Strikers held
out for arbitration of all issues not
settled by agreement.