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| as fused ‘to migh such waivers sOd ; threatened to certify them as Ger ‘To Eye Lewis careniened 1, 4 discharge them under closed oat. tracts. i Bay United Press thea was the cause for A Federal Grend Jury wil belrecent sutomobile trip to that asked soon ta dejesmine whether|mining ares. The Wip i wider; te determine 2 President John Lo Lewis, pf the OPA investigation United Mine Workers, and)}Mine ration! es ' B. coal Co., Springfield, Tl, vieyp ~~ Bihar lated the civil rights statute in g350,000 transaction, i+ Wes annie learned yesterday. Reliable sources sald that «an inquiry by the Federal Bureau of. Investigation was ebovt com: pieted, and that the matter would be placed before a Federal grand jury here or at Springfield. ; Justice Department officials de clined te comment. Wagner Act Invetred It would be up to the grand jury te determine whetber the transaction warrants an indict- ment far conspiracy to violate the - Tight of{Mine B. empicyes to bar- . gain ofliectively—e right guaran teed them by the Wagner Act. . Conviction on charges of inter fering Wiin an indiviauss’s rights resulted im a decision that no vio| . years imprisonment and $16,000 fine. Lewis, it was said, loaned or made em gift of about $350,000 to Mine B. Cos! Co., in 1938, alleged- Iy to cover losses of the company lin w lockout of its toyes who were members of the) Progreasive Mine Workers (AFL). The Gov- ernment it expected to allege that the purnote was to break the APL union, Which Tesulted from « split with the UMW in 1932, and per- mit Lewis to regain cootrol over the miners. : ‘Tax Barean Bares Case ternal Revenue Buread ‘ first discovered evidence of the transaction during sn investiga- tlon into a possible income tax case. However, a study reportedly resulted in e decision that no vio- tation of the tax laws was in volved. 4 Aa far as is Known, this is only ‘the second time that the civil ° ‘yights statute has been applied to cover an alleged violation of the Wagner Act. A Brookkn (N. ¥. Federal grapd jury in May indict ed two baking companies, two of thetr offictals, and two officers of the akery atd Confectionery Workers International Union 4AFL) on charge of gonspiring to injure employes of th in the exercise of jted under the Act oa LES Fair Labor, \\0. Employes Threatened In the Brooklyn case St was, _ feharged that the defendants con-, - / puepired to threaten with discharge, s {"] intimidate employ ok signed waivers of GO SEP literitetin er meed| COnETAST pan \ ¢ : z . 7 the) ey st et soi ten be atl Lagat’ Mr. Cleat... of” (as. Gavia. Mr. Nishels_ ww: Mr. Resea Mr. Treey Mr. Carson Mr. Coffey Mr. Hendon___ ~ Mr. Kramer. Mr. McGuire Mr. Quinn Tama Mr, Nease Mise Gandy WASHINGTON TIMES-HERALD oe = te bd a %