Show Last Ditch C Conference Set SetIn S 'S In Moye to Halt Dock Strike l Di Dissension sension Prema Prematurely Ties Up 5 Vessels in Pacific Ports Midnight Walkout Due SAN FRANCISCO Oct 28 UP S P-S l and Pacific coast maritime maritime- union representatives were to me- me met meet t today in ina a last dit ditch h conference hoping to avert a threatened water- water scheduled for midnight ht tonight The unions strong have served notice on the op operators and the federal maritime commission that they will strike unless their contract demands are are granted to to- to day Meanwhile as dissension prematurely prematurely prematurely prema prema- at le least st five ships in Pacific ports spokesmen for both sides hides said they would continue working up to the zero hour In the slim hope that peace might be reached Assistant Secretary of Labor Edward Edward Edward Ed Ed- ward F. F McGrady said representatives would meet with the marine firemen and the sailors' sailors i union of the Pacific today possibly to discuss new prop proposals for settlement settlement settlement settle settle- ment of their wage hiring hall preferential hiring and working hours demands Another slim possibility of ot conciliation con con- was was seen in the offer of 27 foreign steamship companies to concede concede concede con con- cede demands to the International Longshoremen's association Although Although Although Al Al- though the I. I L. L A A. gave no indication indication indi indi- cation it would accept the proposal because it did not mention concessions concessions conces conces- to the other unions unions involved it was thought that the offer might spread to a conciliatory attitude among the other operators Even if agreements were reached with these companies however the largest lines such lines such as Dollar Matson Mat- Mat son son and nd still Hawaiian still would be among the odd 50 dissentIng dissenting dissenting dissent- dissent Ing employers The unions were reported considering considering consid consid- ering moves to seek separate peace pacts with the steam schooner operators operators operators oper oper- whose ships ship ply principally coastwise Yesterday neither side had an- an an- an Continued on Pare Page Two Column One DOCK STRIKE PARLEY SLATED Continued from Pus Pan On One ss s creel cred ren renewed wed demands of the federal maritime commission lon in Washington that there be no Interruption Inter- Inter of ot work The commission addressed a second appeal answered by T. T G. G Plant chairman of the ship ship- owners owners' committee who reiterated hU his stand that the employers were I willing to extend a truce for a year while the commission made a full fun investigation of the tho situation The unions meanwhile me informed the commission that a vote of their memberships rs I had authorized a astrike strike beginning midnight tonight by a vote of more than 90 00 per cent c contract demands were con con- Deeded ceded The said Hid these i V demands em would woul not be granted W WASHINGTON Oct 2 28 lUPa UP- UP UP UPI e a newly created maritime com- com I talon waited hopefully today for by Pacific coast marl marl- Ue a unions that the they would call can ot off their strike threatened for mid mid- The coast committee for tor U ert representing the affected steamship steam steam- ship interests notified the tn commission commis commis- Mon sion I it accepted its proposal to continue con con- operations under present Working agreements until the commission com- com mission has had opportunity An-opportunity n td investigate all phases of r the tho die dis puts put |