Show DANGER OF STRIKE PROBABLY AVERTED CHICAGO Dec 18 All danger of a speedy strike of switchmen on tbe roads entering Chicago was believed to have passed todav with the announcement that the conference committee of the railroad managers association and represent a t ves of the switchmen had estab Ished a basis of settlement of the disputes be ween them The trainmen and switchmen com plained that the railroads in some in stances we e not fi lfllllng the erms of the contracts with their emplo ee par ti uar1 in failing to Invest ga befo e discipl nintr workmen |