Show W AC ACE CONfERENCE DEfERRED DEFEND R TO MARCU CHICAGO Feb 4 Prospects of a struggle between the members of ot ofle the le Brotherhood of ot Locomotive Firemen and nd employed on one fifty-one American railroads and involving miles out of the total of ot miles Inthis in inthis this ils country practically were eliminated by y a step taken yesterday by the firemen's firemen's firemen's fire fire- mens men's committee in making overtures to the he railroads looking to a a. continuance of wage negotiations While the breaking oft off of the wage conferences conferences con- con Wednesday which have been Ins in s son between n the the general managers managers' committee ommittee and the representatives of the brotherhood od a- a feeling of uneasiness uneasiness ness yesterdays yesterday move t by y the firemen eliminates all doubt in the minds of ot the railroad officials as to what the outcome of ot the vote of the firemen will be Following the cessation of negotiations lons Wednesday Wednesday- it was announced that the entire matter would be placed before the themen themen themen men to be voted upon Thirty days was thought hought to be the time it would take the men to cast their votes President Carter of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and wired from Peoria to W. W C C. Nixon general genral gen gen- eral ral eral manager of ot the Frisco lines and chairman of ot the general managers' managers committee committee committee com com- asking that March 7 be set for resumption of negotiations following the decision by the men Mr Nixon Nikon at once accepted the offer |