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rv. “| am confident that when, the patriotic American miners re the substantia) Increase in board's proposal offers ‘try will not reject the oppo! “But, Hf Tam mistaken, and the; miners do pot accept the board's : proposals, I sall take decisive ac- | tion to see thal coal is mina.” Freeze Order. °.'. Other developments in the coal Situation included the following: 1. Ly freezing all domestic-aise | coal tr] cars at the mines, Icku and the Interstate Commerce Commission also took contro] over all industrial anthracite coal now on rauls. The freeze of domestic sizes wars ordered after a number of major eoal-consuming cities re- ported insufficient reserves of eoal lo heat homes adequately in the event of « spell of cold 3. Spokesmen for the A fan coal operators issued a sta ment disclaiming any responsibility or the coal stoppages. “ £ th the wage negotiations t in March, the opérators ave at all times supported and complied with every policy re * qulrement of Government." This present controversy is not between the operators and the mine work- ers, but ratber between the United |, Mine Workers and the Federal Governmett” . ‘ 3. Lewis, reached at his home, | declined to comment on the Presi- j dent's statement or other develop- 4 The Department of Interior Gisclosed that soft coa} production | Gectined a pecond successive week,! : with 11,300,000 tons produced éur-' ing the week ‘ended October 32,| previous week. A goal of 1 | eompared with 11,725,000 for | and from Obfo for the New tons a week bas been set “4| &. Ickes requisitioned coal : n for the Pennsylvania - | Or! Central Rafiroad te keep beth earriers operating at full capacity. gr a na .