Show I Federal Official Arrives to Seek Metal Mine Agreement Labor Department Conciliator to Direct Efforts Efforts to agree on a working contract between members of the International Union of Mine Milland Mill Milland Milland and Smelter Smeller Worl Workers ers district No 2 and metal mine operators of the state were being directed Monday in Salt Lake City by Dr John R. R Steelman chief of the United States labor departments department's conciliation conciliation conciliation concilia concilia- tion division Dr Steelman arrived at 1044 a. a m. m from Washington D. D C C. aboard a United Air Lines plane and was greeted at the municipal airport by William M. M Knerr chairman of the state slate industrial commission and J. J C. C Cooper commissioner commissioner commissioner com com- missioner in the conciliation divi divi- sion Mr Cooper has has- been here for fora a week holding meetings with union representatives and mine operators operators operators op op- op- op in an effort to find a basis on which negotiations could be resumed Members of 13 locals of the union voted to lo reject a work contract I submitted by the operators but a astrike astrike astrike strike order has been held in abeyance abeyance abeyance abey abey- ance pending negotiations being handled by the federal officers Theold The Theold Theold old work contract expired June 30 Washington officials are naturally naturally nat nat- quite interested in the negotiations negotiations negotiations ne ne- ne- ne here in Salt Lake City Dr Steelman said when asked about reports that federal officials feel it imperative an agreement be reached from the standpoint of the national defense program It was reported that Dr Steelman Steelman Steelman Steel Steel- man had an important message for members of the negotiation committees com com- of the union and opera opera- tors tons After conferring for a few minutes minutes min mm- utes with Mr Knerr and Mr Cooper at the Hotel Utah Dr Steelman met with operators in the theoffice theoffice theoffice office of F. F S. S vice president president dent and general manager in m mcharge charge of western operations of the United States Smelting Refining Ref ining in- in ing and Mining company lIe He then went to the city and county building where he met with members of of- the union negotiating negotiating I committee at p. p m. m These meetings were of a preliminary preliminary pre pre- nature and were to be followed later later in the afternoon by bya a meeting attended by both negotiating negotiating negotiating committees k kl l d iuLI CONFER ON METAL MINE CONTRACT I William M. M Knerr left and Dr John R. R Steelman |