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Show OFFICIALS TO ACT IN GAS EMPLOYES STRIKE SALT LAKE. July 21 No opposition opposi-tion was made by the city commission yesterday as to service by Commissioner Commission-er Clarence Xeslcn, Clt Attorney W. j II Folland. and F. E. Morris., secretary secre-tary to Mayor Bock, us an arbitration l card In the matter of the wage scale differences between the Utah Gas & : Coke company and Its employes. It had already been established that the threi li officers would be acting Independent of their official conncc- j lion with the municipal governme nt In sitting as a board of arbitration. Thej action taken b tho commission was in response to a request from r'oin-, mission, r Neslen that the attitude of; the other commissioners be made clear j before he should consent to participate j In the arbitration undertaking. The three men chosen by both the eompanv ami its employes to arbitrate their differences were original!) nam-j cd be the commission as a committee j j to undertake adjustment of the sltua-i tlon. The outcome of this undertak-l Ing was their report to the commission I that they had been asked to arbitrate the situation. The commission took' the position that it has no right to I j interpose objection to such service on I the part of the members of the commission com-mission and so voted to accept the re-1 I port of the committee, in doing so It gave the members assurance that no objection would be made by any of the commissioners to their serving as requested |