The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-14
President Roosevelt
 Confers With Lewis
tcontinued from Page D

mand for Q union shop in the cap- tive coal mines.
 The committee applauded Lewis statement of position as he left the smoke-filled union conference room to go to the White House for his mumenous "show down" conference,
 A formal resolution by the con- mittee, which Lewis had convened to consider action in the captive mine dispute, said it approves, conn mends and sustai1s the position taken and the policies followed by the president of the union and hls associate officer in all matters here- tofore affecting the captive mines dispute"
 Resolution Facts
 "The policy committee commends and approves the actions of it's vice. president and secretary treasurer and their associates in resigning from membership on the National Defense Mediation board.
 "The policy committee directs the executive officers to continue their previous efforts to secure a settle- ment which will conform to the provisions of the Appalachian agree- ment.
 "The policy committee will stand by to receive further reports from the executive officers"
 Accordingly the policy board or. ranged to reconvene at 2:30 ?. m. to receive Q report on the White House conference.
 The resolution was adopted by a rising vote after Lewis, CIO Presi- dent Philip Murray and UNIV Sec- retary- Treasurer Thomas Kennedy reviewed the situation.
 The policy board, representing coal miners throughout the nation, met in a basement room of the Unit ed Mine Workers building lined with pictures and cartoons of their fiery boss.
 Lewis posed for pictures while standing at a table facing the pol- icy board members. He did not smile. Murray, however, was in a more tovial mood.
 The policy board members each were handed a copy of the United Mine Workers Journal and q letter from John owens, president of UNIV district six, to OPM Asso- ciate Director Sidney Hillman, ex- plaining his resignation as OPM la- Dor consultant.
 Willing to Help
 Owens letter said that the CrO is willing to "give unlimited support to the national defense program" but that any union appearing bee fore a government tribunal should not be expected 10 accept anything, If lawful, less than til :, security of the institution they represent.
 He joined CIO officials who have resigned from the National Defense Mediation board in condemning its rejection of the mine workers de- mand for a union shop In the cap- tive coal mines employing 6S,000 men.
 "Tf we are to expect peaceful relationship between the employ" CT and the employe, and a contin- uity of production in America, there must be 6 whole-hearted acceptance of collective bargaining on an inc dustry-wlde basis by employers.
 The basement meeting room soon became clouded with tobacco smoke and Lewis became impatient, Grip ping an unlighted cigar in one hand, he picked up a glass ashtray with the other, rapped on the desk and admonished the photographers to Make 1t snappy"
 Doors Were Closed
 Finally the doors of the hall were closed.
 The current issue Of the United Mine Workers Journal, given the assembled delegates, declared in an editorial that the UNIV faces "one of the gravest periods" in It's hs- tory.
 It pointed out that under the terms Of the agreement covering the hearing before the mediation board, nf .ther the Mine Workers nor the CT oloyers were bound by its rec-