Show SETTLEMENT iN SIGHT Negotiations in Chicago to End Strike HARRISON IS DIPLOMATIC i Brings Opposing Counsel Together To-gether fer Conference Hostilities Declared Off by Both Sides Pending tho Result1 or the Negotiations Chicago Nov OA new step toward peace In the railway strike was taken today An armistice has been declared by representatives oC both sides pend InS its result Attorney Clarence Dar row called alma Col E R Bliss general gen-eral counsel for the company Mr Dar roW mid he was empowered by the men to negotiate a settlement for them Why cant you and I get together on this asked Mr Darrow of Col Bliss lor dont know ot any reason why vc cannot said Col Bliss What basis would you suggest Mr Darrow Was asked ARMISTICE DECLARED The only point that we absolutely cannot modify Is the right of the company com-pany to hire and discharge Its men said Col Bliss emphatically The attorneys attor-neys then agreed upon n cessation of strike hostilities pending an attempt by them to settle the strike The company agrees not to hire anymore any-more men to take the places of the strikers In return for which concession the union through Mr Davrow agrees to cease active strike measures for the present time Attorneys Darrow and Bliss and National Na-tional President Mahon of the Street Railway Employees association proceeded pro-ceeded to Mayor Harrisons ofllce immediately im-mediately afterward and were closeted with Mayor Harrison for half an hour The two attorneys then left with the declared intention of going over the details de-tails of the situation together SETTLEMENT IN SIGHT In the event of Attorneys Bliss and Darrow being able to reach an agreement agree-ment the strike It was stated will be called off at once If they failed the result of the conference It was said would be given to the Aldermanlc committee com-mittee who would attempt to find a > moans for overcoming the point of this agreement Both attorneys appeared to have full authority from their clients and their action was expected to be binding The chief difficulty to be overcome over-come was said to be the question of the routing of cars In the conference in the Mayors office Col Bliss produced charts time tables and car schedules and they were discussed at some length MAYORS DIPLOMACY I believe that the next proposition that will go to the Mayor will be from Mr Darrow and myself Mr Bliss said and I sec no reason why It should not lead to an amicable settlement or the controversy The bringing together of the opposing attorneys was the result of diplomacy on the part of Mayor Harrison MeetIng Meet-ing Col Bliss on the street this morning he arranged with him to be within call when the reply from the strike committee commit-tee should be received Incidentally he ascertained that the railroad attorney considered It possible that he and Mr Darrow might reach an agreement He then secured a like admission from Attorney At-torney Darrow and at the crucial moment mo-ment confronted one with the other As to the outlook for a settlement of the strike Mayor Harrison said NO TEAMSTERS STRIKE My hopes have risen several points Of course it does not absolutely mean a settlement but It looks favorable tome to-me There will be no general strike of teamsters In Chicago and reports that have been circulated to that effect are utterly false said Cornelius OShea president of the national organization at the close of the council of officers of twenty local unions today President OShea Insisted that under the laws of the national brotherhood the local union was entitled to no support In its strike against the City railway but on the contrary should have Its charter revolted re-volted |