Evening star., 1943-06-04
Acts After |ckes
Sends MESSAGE
Advising Move
Bill Peno|izing Strike
Leaders Posses the
House, 23l to 14l
Earlier Stories on Page A-1.)

BY The Associated Press.
John L. Lewis called on the
half million miners in his union
today to return to work on Mon
day-PreSident Roosevelts S strike
deadline-and at the same time
accused the War Labor Board of
"abuSive tactics
Mr.. Lewis sudden announcement
came only a little while after the
House, by roll call vote of 23l TO
l4l passed legislation providing for
prison sentences and fines for per-
sons lnStlgating or leading strikes
IN Government-OWn plants The
measure was returned to the Senate
for action on amendments.
Mr. Lewis told the Mine Workers
Policy Committee:
The miners and their leaders. as
patriotic Americans. placed the law
and the national interest above
their own ungranted and long de-
1erred claims for Justice and equity.
They have made and will continue
10 make their sacrifice to the vim
ming OF the war"
Wrote IckeS of Proposal
He addressed the Policy Commit
tee within half hour after he dis
closed letter to Secretary Ickes
saying he would recommend re-
sumption Of work on Monday.
UNIV headquarters released these
excerpts from Mr. Lewis address:
Negotiations in the coal crisis
were proceeding favOra blv toward
prompt solution on Wednesday. ,n-
DER guidance Of the Government
Solid Fuels Administrator Ickes).
ms solution promised TO return
the men to the mines not later than
today
Fearful lest a solution be reached
under auspices not compatible with
the sell Importance of the WI,R
that body on Wednesday maliciousIv
i commanded that these NEGOTIATIONS
cease forthwith.
lhereby this jealous and vindic-
. I'VE oodV again demonstrated that
itS members place their own vanity
above the national interest. This
/ piouSlV arrogant attitude is con-
HlS'eht With their earlier unlawful
dlrectlVeS fOrbidding collective bar
gaming negotiations eXcept 1,nder
ohelf caprlclouS auspices. which di-
receives were primarily responsible
Tor the present crisis.
/ Charges COlluSiOn
nus the Nation must suffer be-
cause a few men. Seduced bv their
own egotLSm. are determined TO nre-
serve the Illusion of their illeeiti-
mate sovereignty at whatever cost
10 the country and the Constitution
and the laws.
The operators have taken fun
ana col!uSlVe advantage of these
maneuVerS. likewise placing their
SeHlSn interests above existing leg
lslatlon and the national good
Inc mines. however. are closed
me Nation needs coal Bv mali
clolS propaganda. these little strut-
tlhg men of the WLB have SOUGHT
10 place upon the miners the re-
Spohslolllty for this stoppage, which
rests actually on their own smuc
shoulders.
notwithstanding these abusive
'aclicS, tne miners and their leaders
al pdIFlotc Americans. placed the
ia" ana the national interests above
lhelf own ungranted and long Ge-
lerreo claims for justice and equity
lheN nave made and will continue
10 make their sacrifice to the vim
ming of the war.
Asks Return to Work
i urge the Policy Committee to
comply with the wish of the Solid
FuelS Administrator and direct that
the mine workers resume work in
or6erly manner. on Monday morn
ing
The Solid Fuels Administrator f.,
Gully constituted agent of the Gov
ernment. and We desire to co-operate
with him The operators. by their
colluslon with the War Labor Board
and by other unworthy and OBJ
Structlve tactics have forfeited their
prerogatlves of remaining masters
in their own house
We have the assurance of the
President that as soon as the mine
workers return, the disposition of
the dispute will forthwith proceed,
We interpret this to mean that COL
lective bargaining will proceed
forthwith, with the operators acting
IN good faith to achieve solution
forthwith
We shall demand and expect
lhat justice and equity will be
See MINERS, Page 2-X)