Show STRIKE E IM IMMINENT I ON WESTERN ROADS Commissioners Knapp and Neill Hold Conferences Which Avail Little BOTH SIDES REMAIN FIRM General Managers and Trainmen Trainmen Trainmen Train Train- men Refuse to Make New Propositions Chicago March 31 ChaIrman Chairman Knapp Enapp and Commissioner of or Labor failed ailed today in three conferences to bring about a single concession that would avert a strike on western rail rall- roads The cs committee met the government gO officials In the morning The l g-l general managers were with them for three hours in the tho afternoon and loni tonight ht the officials held the third conference of the day The discussion in the three conferences conferences confer confer- developed in detail why the tho railroads railroads rail rail- roads would refuse to make mak further concessions and anti the outlined their position by telling why further urther concessions should be bo made Nothing Is The general managers It Is said have Inv investigated sti the tho vote taken by bythe bythe bythe the conductors and trainmen and they contend that many manjo voted for a strike under duress It was also said that many of the passenger conductors are arc willing to accept the 10 per month rather than to resort to a strike When hen th the conference with the em em- committee adjourned tonight it was said that not a single thing thing- had been accomplished hed by the government o officials since their arrival In the city Both sides are arc as strong In their positions positions positions as when the joint meeting meeting- broke up because of a deadlock In fact the proceedings s have not reached a a. stage e where the government officials can ask for tor a joint meeting of general managers managers managers man man- manI I agers and the tho committee e I Until one side or both agree ree to make some sort of concession It is II said sl a joint meeting would do much harm One preeminent feature of the conferences conferences conferences con con- with the government officials is that neither side knows what arguments arguments arguments ments the other is making making- 4 T |