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Show Straggling Links of Dissension Being Welded Into Solid Chain of Harmony; Leaders Refuse to Give Details of Breach; Roberts Volunteered Services Slowly but surely the straggling links in the struggle between the Electrical Workers' union and the Utah Light x and Railway company are being welded into a solid chain of peaceTand harmony. ; "Another conference was held this morning in the offices of Brigham H. Roberts between representatives rep-resentatives of the men and himself. .'"Upon what does the breach between the men and V the eompanytrest'?" Roberts was asked. '"I'm notat liberty to tell," he said. "I am more ; hopeful today, however, that the two sides will arrange Another meeting was held with the. union committee' at 1 . oclock today. Several times this morning Roberts in-I in-I terriewed officials of the company. I "Whom did you see for the com- - panvf" Roberts was asked. ''I would rather not say," he re- The .exact differences keeping the men and the company apart at the pres-ent pres-ent time will not be told the public. Each8ide seems determined not to give oat the details of the trouble. It is likely that still another meeting will be held between Roberts and the men late today, at which the results obtained from conferences with company com-pany officials will be discussed and passed upon. "Certain reports concerning my position posi-tion as mediator in this matter,0 said Roberts today, "have in a manner misrepresented mis-represented both the company and myself, my-self, and in a way the men. . "At no time did the company ask me to interfere. At no time did the men request me to intercede. I offered my services voluntarily. They were acceptable ac-ceptable to both sides to the men because be-cause of my former pleasant relations with them, and to the company, for the 'same reason." |