Benjamin Cohen, the agent for Swift & Company, who brought the suit for a permanent injunction against the Cleveland rabbis’ union and kosher board is apparently beginning to see his mistake and his lawyers are coming to the conclusion that the dispute is a pure religious matter that should be settled out of court. This is the first time since the difficulties began that the plaintiffs have shown an inclination to turn the matter over to arbitration.
At the adjournment of yesterday’s session the lawyers for Cohen agreed to open negotiations with representatives of the Kosher board. These parleys will continue until Sunday and both sides have reason to believe that the trial will end on Monday so far as the court is concerned.
It is understood that the question involved will be given over to a rabbinical committee of five composed of two local, two out-of-town rabbis and one rabbi from the Union of Orthodox Rabbis. If the case is taken out of court as now seems likely the kosher board will feel that its fight has been successful.
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