Show PROSPECTS BETTER FOR SETTLING THE BOSTON LABOR TROUBLE number of strikers is now 2000 and others are ready to go out conference of labor leaders and the secretary 0 the civic federation boston march 13 the labor leaders in with secretary easley of the civic federation with the prospect of a general meeting of representatives of all the leading business interests at which mr easley should be beard after having learned the work mens side of the case and the indications that teaming is to be resumed by some concerns after a tie up of avio dayer eit bation was more hopeful this morning than it has beci since the trouble began last monday morning still men numbered among the forced of tatt and threats that hundreds of others would join alic movement were freely made secretary Ea conference with the labor representatives was begun at 8 besides the committees of the freight handlers team drivers and longshore mens unions james duncan longshore mens unions james duncan tion of labor john F fourth vice president of the massachusetts branch of the A V of L and others were present at the meeting the silting was beliinda closed doors and it was announced that nothing would be given out until air easley was fully in touch with the situation while the general aspect of the strike was much the same as it has been on previous days there were some slight changes until late yesterday the brine transportation company nonunion non union was doing principally all the teaming of the city daring yesterday however some concerns found that in order to save their contracts with large firms they must undertake to deliver goods or give the business to brine this led two of the union teamsters to start out with nonunion non union drivers and today several others followed this action As those at work yesterday met with no trouble it led to the hope that opera tiong might be resumed in a limited degree although it was felt that the presence of nonunion non union men on the teams might cause disturbance in tho great army of strikers die coal situation was unproved considerably sider ably during the night several firms having taken advantage of empty streets and darkness to convey to large consumers |