Evening star., 1941-11-01
Mediation Board Calls
Coal Mine Disputants
To Paf|ey Monday
Duvis Indicates Decision
On Union Shop May Be
Reached Next Week

The Defense Mediation Board has
asked John L. Lewis and 16 steeI
company executives to meet with ii
Monday. when it will begin pro-
ceedings to determine whether the
board can recommend the union
shop in captive" coal mines as de-
manded by Mr.. Lewis in behalf OF
the United Mire Workers.
While Chairman William H. Davis
indicated that a decision proba bly,
will be reached late next week, he
nevertheless sharply advised MI
Lewis yesterday afternoon that the
board will deliberate calmly and
not under pressure. This was a
reference to Mr.. Lewis declaration
Thursday that the truce he had
called in the captive mine strike
would end on November Is.
Mr.. Davis called Mr.. Lewis atten-
ton to previous assurance given
by the President that the
board - will be prepared to con-
slider the matter continuously until
it makes its final recommendations"
Lewis Raps at Davis.
Following this exchange by letter
made public by the two men. Mr.
Davis said that the 81 Mediation
Board members and alternates who
attended a preliminary discussion
yesterday would study transcripts
of previous developments in the
case before they reconvene Monday
He emphasized that any deadline
such as the mine union leader men,
toned, was undesirable" since ii
would put the board under pressure
of time.
Mr.. Lewis then issued a terse
note to the board chairman in
which he said
You assured the President that
YOUR board could reach a decision
before the end of next week. The
temporary agreement extends a
week beyond your own time re-
quirements.
Under the circumstances it is
obvious that your point is not we'll
taken
The Union Shop.
The union shop asked by Mr..
Lewis would require that all regular
employees in the mines be members
of the union. The management
would be free to hire non-union
members. but such workers would
have to join the union after a
period of probationary employment.
The striking miners returned to
work yesterday and late Thursday,
ending a four-day strike. Mr.. Lewis
ordered resumption of work until
November Is. following an extended
conference at the White House with
the President, Myron c. Taylor
former chairman of the board OF
the United States Steel Corp, and
Media ton Board Chairman Davis.
Only IL board members will be
entitled to a vote in deciding the
union shop issue, Chairman DAVIS
said. This voting group, he added.
is expected to consist of the II men
appointed originally, with the ex-
ception of George H. Harrison.
president of the A. F. L. Brother
hood of Railway Clerks. who has
been ill. He will be replaced by an
William A. Calvin. vice
president of the A. F. L. Boiler
makers.
Steel Executives Asked.
The steel company executives
asked to attend the board hearing
Monday are:
r. B. Hufnagle, chairman Of the
board, Crucible Steel Co. of America,
New York: Thomas E. Millsop,
president. Weirton Steel Co., Weir
ton. w. Va: Eugene A. Grace, presi-
dent, Bethlehem Steel Co.. Beth
lehem. Pa: Leigh willard, president,
Semet-Solvay Co.. Kingston-Poca- :
hontas Coal Co., New York; r. j.
Wysor, president, Republic Steel
Corp. Cleveland; Irving S. Olds
chairman of the board, United
States Steel Corp, New York:
James c. Carter. president, Carter
Coal Co., New York: T. M
Girdler. chairman of the board
Republic Steel Corp, Cleveland
and w. W.. Holloway, president,
Wheeling Steel Co., Wheeling, w.
Va; C. G. Tufts, president, Allied
Chemical & Dye Corp, New York !;
Ernest T. Weir. chairman Of the
board. Weirton Steel Corp, Pitts
burgh; H. r. Atherton, chairman of
the board, Allied Chemical IL Dye
Corp. New York; Benjamin r.
Fairless, president. United States
Steel Corp, New York: George w.
Hewitt, Consumers Mining Co.,
Wheeling, w. Va; Harry M. Moses,
president, H. C. Prick Coke Co.,
United States Coal & Coke Co.,
Pittsburgh. and Frank Purnen,
president. youngstown Sheet d Tube