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Show MAY SETTLE THE STRIKE Plans Discussed By Iron Workers at Convention Conven-tion Indianapolis, Fob. 2."i Possible means of settling the strike of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, which haB continued for several Years aKainst 'open shop' contractors were discussed at the association's conven. tion today President Frank M. Ryan reported that the union was forming plans to lonipete with the contractors looking to a settlement Most of the "open bop" contractors are members of the National Erectors,' association It was to end this strike. It was charged charg-ed at the dynamite conspiracy trial here last December that .lohn I- Mc-Namara, Mc-Namara, then secretary of the union, resorted to the use of explosives President Ryan ami thirty-tWO oilier union officials were convicted of conspiracy In connection with tho plots Ryan Suggests Settlement The suggestion for a possible settlement, set-tlement, was made by Ryan at a se-crel se-crel session of the convention Afterwards After-wards ho stated that the plan had not developed to the extent that a con-Ference con-Ference between union officials and contractors had been arranged. Ryan and several other officials who are attending the convention wer recently released from the Leavenworth Leav-enworth prison on bonds So far the l sions have been devoled to preliminary pre-liminary business nn |