Show v Labor Departments Department's Ac Ace Trouble Shooter Tries To Settle Union Mine Operators' Operators Deadlock 1 s With Dr John R. R Steelman the United States department of labors labor's No 1 trouble shooter on the job representatives of union labor Jabor and Utah metal mine operators met Tuesday in an attempt to prevent a breakdown in negotiations over overa a new working agreement in a situation situation situation sit sit- admittedly looking very bad Besides employer and representatives others attending the conference were J. J C. C Cooper of Washington D. D C. C commissioner of conciliation William M M. M Knerr chairman of the Utah state industrial industrial indus indus- trial commission and Dr Steelman chief of the conciliation division in the department of labor We finally ironed out all difficulties difficulties except that of wages Dr Steelman said of a conference that ran from 2 to 11 p. p m m. Monday From 11 p. p m m. until after mid mid- 0 Inight I night the conferees tackled the the t r wage problem It was understood that Dr Steelman Steelman Steel Steel- i man represents the national defense defense defense de de- commission as well as the t labor department and that late Monday night and early Tuesday j morning he talked by telephone with ith officials in Washington D D. C. C i Just before the session resumed at 2 p p. p m. m Tuesday Dr Steelman j said The situation looks dark Al AI Although Although Al- Al though the difference is very small the parties seem hopelessly deadlocked dead dead- deadlocked deadlocked locked on wages 1 This nation Is facing very ery important important important im im- im- im times and we hope that a ajust ajust just and quick settlement of this this' problem can be reached Dr Steelman said declining to elaborate elaborate elaborate rate on his quoted statements The agreement concerns all Utah metal mine operators with the exception of the Utah Copper company company company com com- pany and members of district i union No 2 International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers Officers of the union have been authorized by the membership to r call a strike but Dr Steelman telegraphed telegraphed telegraphed tele tele- graphed a request from Washington Washing Washing- ton that the call not be issued until every possible means of settlement set set- J is tried The new agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment would replace the one that expired on June 30 |