The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-13
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 @ potentially naore damaging Col the defense program, the AnCreagiMg possibility that tho C1O's bolt from the mediation board might he tho death knell of that agency.
 Agr. Roosevelt has summoned United Nine Workers and stesl company onicials Co the White House tomorrow (ll Q. m, EGT1 for c conference that some oflcials be- lleve may be the ~long-awaited showdown" between the President and ulGWA Presldent~ John L. Lewis.
 T,he White House conference CO., incides with Q meeting 0f the uAkWA policy board called by Lewis Co consider Q coal strike.
 Those asked to the white House were Lewis, CI0 prealeeEt Philip Murray, UAGWA secretazy-Troasurer Thomas Kennedy, Eugene O. Grace Of Bethlehem Steel corporation, Benjamin Y. TAlrless Of Q. g. steel cooperation, and Frank Purnell ce the Youngstown Sheet and Tube corporation. A spokesman for Lewis said he would attend and tho others were expected Co do likewise.
 Both Murray and Kennedy quit the mediation board Tuesday after lt voted, ca, to reject Lewis dc. Inand for Q unien shop in the cap. tive mines. Lew1s has been silent on the boards decision and the OIQ bolt from the board.
 The Mine workers oflcials will take Q report of the pEegidentlAl conference to the policy board meeting. A decision on c eoal strike is expected to be made c few hours later.
 Lewis Sets Saturday
 Lewis, !n agreeing two weeks ago at the insistence of President Roosevelt Co end three-dAy strike and submit the dispute to the medl- ation board, set Saturday for exs piration of the truce.
 The threat of e renewal Of the strike, and It's possible spread to other coal mines, aroso immediately from the boardS rejection of Lewis demand for union shop. Virtually all ether coal mines now operate under a union shop agreement.
 Labor leaders believed Lewis could count on support of mine union ofe 1icials in c strike call. They differed aS to whether the r@nksaEld.Ale would remain out against c presis dental plea to their patriotism.
 Murray has angrily denounced the 0.to-2 majority decision Of the board and implied 0 threat to wtths hold oil C1o disputes from it. The C1O policy committee will decide that question Sunday h Detrodt.
 Developments during the past Ae hours included: the resignation of Murray and Kennedy from the mediation board and John Owens, president of UMW District 6 and CIO head in Ohio, from the OpM, and withdrawal of three CI0 dis. putes from board consideration.
 Hrophy Also Quits
 John Brophy, director of C1O iSas duStriai union councils, quit as Q board alternate and James Carey, CIO secretary, was reported to have sent in his resignation as on alter nate. At least three of i've other CIO alternateS were reported ready to resign.
 Support of MurrAy's unlon shop arguments came from 0eorge Meany, secretary y-treASurer of the American Federation of Labor and 6 board member.
 Chairman Elhort D. Thomas, D.. Utah, of the Senate education and labor committee, said he plans hearings on c bill by Sen. Styles Bridges, R., ". H., which would out. law strikes unless voted by c ma. ioeity of the union in Q government supervised election.
 Sen. Joseph H. Ball. R., Ginn., sponsor of . pending hill calling for a S0-day cooling of" period before strikes may be called, Is drafting several amendments to the measure and Thomas said he would await introduction of the substitute be- fore arranging committee hearings on it.