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eis wh La 4 " quirement of Government.” This “I am confident that Ww the | patriotic American miners re the substantial increase in be board's proposal offers ¥ will not reject the oppo hen them to secure a fontract"| Nr. Roosevelt sald. “But, if 1 am mistaken, and the miners do not accept the board's | proposals, I sall teke decisive ac- | tion to see that eval is mined.” Freev Order... Other developments in the coal | situation included the foHowing: | freezing al) domestic-aize | coul ‘tears at the mines, Icku. | and the Interstate Commerce Commussion aiso took control over all industrial anthracite coal now on raiit. The freeze of domestic aizes was ordered after a number of major ecoa)-consuming eclties re- } ported Ansufiicient reserves of | coal ie beat homes adequately yy the event of a spell of coid weather. 2. Spokesmen for the Appal fan coal operators issued a sta ment disclaiming any responsibility Penn dhe anal ctanneres | “Realinnitie t OF ot Ce. sOp page ‘with the wage negotiations that tarted in March, the opérators ave at all times supported and complied with every policy re- 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-| dent's statement or other deveiop- | " gents. ’ 4 The Department of Interior isclosed that soft coal production | declined a second successive week,’ with 11,300,000 tons produced éur- tow sf.— at her ae Pint whee ng Wie Wren ‘ended October 23, compared with 11,725,000 for previous week. A goal of 12 | tons a week has been set §. Ickes requisitioned coal nols for the Pennsylvania -| d and from Ohio for the New! Work Central Railroad to keep both " earriers operating at full capacity. .