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secretary treasurer of the Mine
Workers, and other c. I. o. officials
in resignlng from the Mediation
Board as a result Of the boards de
clSion in the mine case.
The resolution was adopted after
Mr. Lewis Mr.. Murray and Mr.. Ken
nedy had reviewed recent develop
ments in the dispute.
The steel officials called were
Benjamin F. Fairless of United
States Steel. Eugene G.. Grace of
Bethlehem and Frank Purnell of
Youngstown Sheet and Tube.
L. VI. W. Resolution.
The Policy Committee agreed to
return to U. NJ. w. headquarters for
a meeting tentatively set for 2:3O
pm, at which time Mr.. Lewis said
he would report the outcome of the
White House conference.
The text of the resolution. adopted
by a rising vote of the u. M. w.
committee, follows:
Resolved. That the Policy Com
mittee of the United Mine Workers
OF America approves, commends and
sustains the position taken, and the
policies followed by the president of
the union and his associate officers
in all matters heretofore affecting
the captive mines dispute.
That the Policy Committee COM
mends and approves the actions of
its vice president ana secretary
treasurer and their associates in re-
signing from membership on the Ma
tional Defense Mediation Board.
That the Policy Committee di-
rects the executive officers to con-
tinue their efforts to secure settle
ment which Will conform to the
provisions Of the Appalachian
agreement.
That the Policy Committee will
stand by to receive further reports
from the executive officers"
The coal dispute was brought to
climax by the Mediation Board's S
9-to-2 rejection of the miners de-
mana Tor a union shop.
Mr.. Roosevelt told Congress yes
terday in letter that coal the cap
tive mines produce for the steel
mills must be mined"
The only point at issue in the
dispute was the U. M. W's demand
for a union shop in the captive
mines. With such clause in
the working contract. every en-
ploye in the captive workings
would be required to join the union
after certain period of employ
ment. The fundamental disagree
ment between miners and operators
on this point led to a three-day
strike last month. ended by a truce
until November Is to permit the
Mediation Board to consider the
question.
When the case went before the
board, however, union officials indi-
Gated clearly they reserved the right
to resume the strike if the recon-
mendation was unsatisfactory to
them.
AS concern mounted in the Ma
ton over the whole question of
avoiding Understanding delays in
defense production. leaders in Con-
greSs indicated they were ready for
action.
Il am ready to follow Of to lead
In any movement by legislation, or
sanely otherwise, that will keep de-
fense production going" declared
Speaker Rayburn in debate yester-
Gay.
Chairman Norton OF the House
Labor Committee, according to the
Associated Press, that group would
take up the labor situation Tues
day. Meanwhile. she declared il
was the unanimous opinion of
the committee that some construc-
tive action must be taken to clarity
the situation.
HiIlman Urges Arbitration.
This theme was carried further by
Sidney Hillman, associate director
of the Office of Production Manage
ment. in an address to group OF
c. I. O. officials at Detroit last night
Labor must learn to settle its
disagreements with management by
using ample Government machinery
which exists for the fair and
equitable adjustment of labor man.
agement differences" he said
Settlement of labor disputes by a
referee chosen by diSputants and
having powers of a high court or
Judge, was recommended by Chair
man Thomas of the Senate Labor
Committee.
Referring in statement to failure
of mediatorS in the steel and trans
portation industries to settle labor
troubles, Senator Thomas said:
MY suggestion in these two con-
troversies is to find the equivalent
of judge or high court, whom both
sides can respect and by whose de-
cision both sides will agree to abide
Then leave to the referee the final
Judgment. within certain stipulated
bounds. Legislation just will not
settle these situations. There must
bo a meeting of minds