Show PACKERS ARGUEl VOTE TO ARBITRATE Employers Must l Yield 01 Strike Is Inevitable Now I V Workers Workers' Attitude Iny Neu 1 a Washington Jan 23 The Thie The CM Chi packing house tare controversy t G reached the tIme point where a aby howd hodo b by tho ho pac packers Is Imminent and in able Inn The 7 have laid laic tt final cards on tho the 5 table Thc y hi Se Secretary of or Labor Wilson and Uj Presidents President's mediation S e. e are fire willing to submit to I the thc agreed original terms argus agre to packers on Christmas slay day p. by ll accept this proposal wa was follow OlloW U night h by ly a formal letter hotter doming d l t i cont conference rence with the employer S Tho The packers met tonight to d d. d mine th their lr next step p. p I The Tho war dep department i Is 3 concerned over O the outcome VR of or I ons The men arc are know known the VS to tot In In a frame of oC mind H aDd r contemplate drastic fir action i In th be of failure to 10 secure satisfaction eTt l j Would lilt JIlt War or Supplies J j A up tie-up of ot the packing would cut oft off shipments of oC T m meal i plies to General s fo forc ro li itally affect tho the war plans of ot I lies th the jj 11 I Aggravation of oC food t i i b this country though of grave ia tance Is 18 held secondary to the thern- thern r upon tho the war program j Preferential treatment of oC the i. i in tilling lining vacancies In the lie stOCk stoe stock t Is understood under tOOd to be the chief d i Ito to which the packers take tako except j Thc They have hae tol told Secretary Wilson t tt till 11 this would virtually amount amoun to toT fl fri closed shop Demands for tor or wage I creases r a es and no discrimination a ag ali ff I union labor offer no serious to an arbitration agreement f It 13 Is' Is t 1 The Thc desired basic ria day also Is believed to be of ot mJ nt ii concern to the tue packers J Jrr rr Try to tu II Hurry 11 rr Decision Efforts to speed up a decision z an being made Representatives es of t U here are arc growing The They are arc exerting stron strong pressure ei the mediators to force torce the employ to agree ree to arbitration Tho The their stand tonight ht has hns relieved reliever th the theof luD of ot nil all further responsibility for tor delin delan and consequent developments 7 7 3 The Thc President is keeping In ln cle dt l touch with the situation Ho lie I Is II III I um ui to be bo anxious for tor a r and final settlement t 1 I 1 The gravity ra lt of or the controversy U It r recognized 1 I High lUsh government go officials fear tear thai that anything other than an arm amicable are agre- meat ment ma may be reflected in the II It would have ha In general labor circlet circles Should the administration be forced ti It take over the tho operation of ot the tile fI picking industry as tho the men have o 1 urgel o u otho spot o otho tho President similar demands Iroll other industrial workers are arc iri II |