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: line Seizure|.~ is Mové | ‘Tf Workers [| Goon Strike | | Roosevelt Won't Act | Until After UMW Meeting Monday; 142,000 Men Out Strife Within WAK LABOR BOARD public members protest charge by FL members of the board at coal decision was dictated y other Government agencies. ayne Morse demands that retract the ‘+ President Roosevelt promised ~Jast night “to take decisive action “to see that coal is mined” event the United Mine Workera policy committee rejects the War Labor Board's Dlinois decision at a scheduled Monday morning meoet- ‘Ing. :, The President's statement was Zeontained in a letier to War Labor | - Board Chairman William H. Davis made public by the White House/! at a tine when more than 142,000 / coal miners were reported idle. + fKeizure of the mines, immediate- : - ly invoking the criminal penalties the © apeorelreebe ‘he bet os the ely decisive” seem ection the nt would take, elthough # e Service order to induct - picture. jn the ® ter was io wees — ol Spokesmen for the srrasaie coal operators estimated that 90 soft «coal “operators were idle ioe fee terdiy rt oat an otal 2 yortra miners stayed a a B00 | ‘. wore yesterday to celebrate dobn Mitchel Day, in honor of a founder of the UMW and leader of historic anthracite strikes in 1900 and 1902. President Roosevelt -aaid «he would take no action until efter the policy committee meeting, but was “watching the situation carefully.” "the seriousness of the coal short- age was emphasized by the Presi- dent and by Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes, who in a separate action froze at the mines ail hard and soft coal gn domestic. aie to wae BB Bn eMergency poo ro vide home heating coal needed to relieve distress situations. "an @ remark believed directed at the threatened fourth general coal strike starting with the expiration of the current coal “truce” temor- row midnight, the President aaid, “We can no more tolerate the Jet- ting down of coal production we ean tolerate letting down of shipping aot supplies to out fight- ing men.” The effect of the President's let- put the miners squarely on the spot—to decide whether to’ oe - + . Se | | qrinvotving 590000 miners end th as. posal for an alternative ¢ (tr, 4 ee O Nichols . Ressa Traey Acares » go ahead with a complete shutdan tened rejection of. the replace the ene turned down ini, the Wlinols case for containing an ‘wnjustified wage increase of 37% eentsaday). a Without oning uMw Presi- , it. dent Joh- wis by name, the e. Chief Executive included two. r, pointed digs at the mine leader. | a “Certainly tn wartime, the miners ~ wil) pot take the position that they, wi. sign no contract other than one, @ictated by their leaders,” the; President said. “We are at war, wnd all of us must make sacrifices for our common good and common safety.” Mr, Roosevelt also ‘said “there, is no basis for the assertion that the board's proposals involve in any ‘way a reduction in the basic { that the miners are receivi "| thus challenging » statement mafle ; by Lewis in a telegram to Bis Ti tenants which was interpreted signal for a genera) coa) strike. =; Davis. in a letter to the Presi-— Gent which the White House made public when the Presidents an-; wswering letter was released, stated: “The issue is the same clear. one qezin ft has always been slnce “the | JP. Btarke Quinn Tame Nease | eginning of the coal controversy, wee ete, NT a WN TN anes: Bua) Cer WEEE Bia EAR on polieies of the Government be f pied and enforced irrespect! oF the displeasure of any group’ . toward these policies?” . j The [inols decision—which indi | tated the type of adjustment of the i portal-to-portal controversy the WLE would approve-—“has resolved every reasonable doubt with re-. spect to the requirements of the stabilization program in favor of| #hea wminare’ demands” the Presi- A MRA UP ee —— dent said, “Bome may reasonably question whether the board has not gone. too far.” he added. ‘The President explained that at the board's Filinols pro » give the. jininera $4 or a sitet “portal to " §-day week, or ~ $8.50 a week more than they are receiving for 42 work at their working places tn gtht mines, and $2.50 & Week wihan under the originai tract which WLB rejec a 46l4-hour week : contract—equivalent * 8 bow , gk a /- _. SE would have receil fia te President said. «- Seas Bop NOT NOT KFC FLORDED- 1843 a » 19 9543 WASHINGTON POST A wov 8 Re we R414 unig