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Show qiFSTAK JIPITEI 1 wiety of Civil EnSIneers S 'Replaces Winnipeg Wa-i Wa-i (erworks Force. fi ffrsMPBO, Man., May 21. F dons grossed tonight by both C leaders and employers incU- ' !':.d that tho critical period in the i '"a stri!ia of moro than 30,000 ; j.tjpeg union employees had 1 Z and that a settlement of tho N 5caltie, waa in sight. Mayor w F. is nmklaS every ;; ,,trt to arrange for a meeting of I -don rwesenUUvet arjd heads of 1 tt iron industry here. r.0-;pEa, Ma"-. May 51. Efforts of i "".luti sirlko committed to maintain "''j' ( local public utilities and Uirtus-:i Uirtus-:i t Wnh Oio sharpest opposition i "I- tiiat two t'con shown since the atrte was declared last Thurs-Pwhi Thurs-Pwhi union men at the city water -ij ymdiy declined to furnish full prea- is the council had ordered, they .! !'fil building and their places were ', '"ld jy, force supplied by the Manitoba l'v! of Civil Engineers. .1 'riefveriei! of gasoline, food and Ice h rnada and a number of small deliv-i: deliv-i: aacmobiies moved throughout the i' Leaders of the central trlk coni-, coni-, WPro in conference until this af-( af-( j-oon, but no announcements were au- II "ii"G "Veitch, a member of the execu-fcj execu-fcj ..IVnimiuee of tho centra! stride com-K com-K -nnouni.ed tonight that negoua-Ki negoua-Ki r;..''were in propress to "develop the W ;.iiaiorv conversations," which have ! n taking place, Into "direct confer-. III r's" looking toward a settlement of the M ivmnlrei Great War Veterans- as- ", roiiioii annorncud today that the as- 0 J.'jtion haa deckled to remain strictly jtral during the strike. The announce- --i also stated that President James T v-ning of the Winnipeg Trades and - U'or ccur.cil. told the association that ."re was a possibility of strike settle- 1 r't within a few days. i -ie central strike committee admitted ,'i f.iiy that there has toen a disagree-i disagree-i -.it between Mayor Charles F. Gray 'J l-i the union forces regarding Uio U -t)'or's order demanding that plucarus '.'I 'irrving the statement that certaJn busi : activities are ' permitted by order i-j the central strike committee" shall im-i im-i lately bo discontinued, fj Tie Western Labor News, official I rite publication, mado this announce-j.j announce-j.j ct regarding the mayor's action: '; Tne 'matter was fully discussed and I fctre was an evident unwillingness on the H of the committed to accede to this re, 'jest But the whole matter was A mm referred to a committee for thor-,,' thor-,,' discussion," J The central strike committee later ireed to the demand of tne city coun-;; coun-;; u lh:t "union permission" placards be 'j Continued. Deliveries of coal were be-i be-i i'E made this afternoon. |