Evening star., 1946-10-16
Juvenile Crime
Par|eyDe|ayed
ByHote| Strike
Stockholders Group
May Seek Writ in
Arbitration Move

Arbitration Move
Dragging through its fifth day O.
inaction, the hotel strike today
caused months postponement O.
the National Conference on Juvenile
Delinquency.
Scheduled to open next Monday
the conference was expected to draw
1000 delegates from 48 States. Nov
the Justice Department must notify
many of them personally that the
dates have been reset for Novem.
ber 1922.
The original sprogram, featuring
Attorney General Clark and Gov
Millard F. Caldwell of Florida, will
be carried over to the new dates.
Otherwise, there was little action
on the strike front as both sides con.
tinued to spar for an opening.
Both Sides Willing to Meet.
Both the association representing
18 hotels and the unions represent
ing 5000 striking employees indi-
Gated willingness to meet over 8
conference table, but each awaited
q first move from the other.
Cancellation Commissioner Clyde
Mills was in the position of a man
with a big job to do, but with nc
shop to work in. He sat by his
telephone awaiting word from one
side or the other that it had some
thing to offer for a settlement.
May Take Court Action.
Julius I. Peyser, an attorney, said
today that unless there is move
toward strike settlement by tomor-
row, he may institute court action
on behalf of number of Mayf1ower
Hotel stockholders, of which he
is one.
Mr.. Peyser said he represents
about 5000 shares of stock held by
persons who feel a strike settlement
should be hastened by arbitration or
any other equitable means.
1t was agreed at meeting of "30
or 40" stockholders to file an injunc-
ton suit against the Hotel Associa-
ton of Washington, restraining it
from representing the Mayflower
Hotel Corp. in the strike negotia-
tions if no action was taken by to-
morrow, Mr.. Peyser added.
Proposes Special Meeting.
In a letter to John C. Folger
president of the hotel corporation
Mr.. Peyser proposed a special meet
ing of stockholders and board OF
directors to consider action that
would expedite reopening of the
hotel.
Mr.. Folger replied that a meet
ing of the board and executive COM
mittee was planned for the near
future" and that Mr.. Peyser's re-
quest would be taken up. He re-
minded Mr.. Peyser there were 1900
stockholders scattered throughout
every State in the Union"
Mr.. Peyser said Mr.. Folger re-
ferred him to Nelson T. Harrison,
attorney for the hotel, for a further
discussion of the matter and that
Mr.. Harrison agreed that the board
of directors should decide whether
a stockholders meeting was indi-
Gated.
There was a hint that tomorrow
will bring the first meeting since
the service employees walked off the
;ob last Friday but nobody would
,onfrm that.
Stand by Same Positions.
Samuel Levine, attorney repre-
5enting the unions, and Joseph G..
McGarraghy, representing the hotel
association, said they were willing
to meet at any time. But both stood
fast by the same positions that led
to the Walkout.
AS pickets continued to parade
before their doors, the struck hotels
looked more like deserted buildings
than some of Washington's finest
hostelries. No guests were being
received and more and more were
departing.
Such hotels as the Statler and
Washington, which had few if any
permanent dodgers, were near the
2oint of emptiness, where they soon
ould suspend business altogether
Until the strikes settlement.
Long Deadlock Possible.
Mr.. Levine spoke of union
breaking tactics" and said the hotel
association was more concerned
with breaking the union than in
paying the few cents extra asked
for service employees.
Recalling the hotel strike of 1899,
that continued 20 days, some OBJ
servers looked for another extended
deadlock. At that time, union rec
ognition was the principal issue,
Mr.. Levine said.
The hotel association has offered
a scents increase to en-
oloyes not receiving tips and 2la
cents to those who do. The unions
originally demanded Is and 10 cents,
but tentatively agreed to a COM
promise of and 4 cents.