The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-03-15
The COal-Strike Threat

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Washington, March 10
THE BEST informed opinion is that
there will be no coal strike at the enc
of this month At most, there may be
day of idleness in the mines. But
that is all. The Government knows
how the current controversy between
the coal operators and Mr.. Lewis is
coming out. so does Mr.. Lewis. SO dc
the operators. The only one who does
not know is the consuming public, who
will pay the bill.
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AT LEAST, this is the view of real
istic men in all three groups What
they think will happen is this-wher
the inevitable impasse comes between
the operators and Mr.. Lewis, the
strike threat. as before will seem very
real. Even though aware that Mr.
Lewis is bluffing the terrible conse-
QuenceS of strike are such that the
Government cannot afford to call the
bluff 1t again will take over the
mines. The miners, of course, cannot
strike against the Government and
will 90 to work
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THUS, there will be no important de-
crease in production, and no slowing
down of industry, as stock piles arc
big enough to last few days. Follow
ing the taking over Of the mines there
will ensue further negotiations with
Government officials. In the end the
customary compromise will be reach
ed. Mr.. Lewis will not get all he has
demanded. He never expects to. But
he will get fringe" increases on
special items, which, in effect, will be
general increase of some millions of
dollars. This will be passed on to the
consumer by the operators, who then
will get their mines back, taking, of
course, the usual loss.
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nounccd for "strikc plot against the
nation" No matter how reprehensiblc
Mr.. Lcwis's course. this is brazen eff
fronterv from labor organization
which for eight DAYS had 10000 mcr
ont ON strike in Dctroit's vital wal
plants and still has II 900 out; an or.
panization which proclaims mo
strike" pledge. but recently finished
y wear in which there were 5000
strikes majority of which arc
charged AGAINST it; an organization
which now is ENGAGED in an attempt
70 break the anti-inflation lines SCI
Inv the President and his scuttled the
work-or-fipht bill urged as essentia
Inv tho Commander in Chief. the Sec
reta,ics of War and Navy and tn,
Joint chiefs of staff. Coming from
this source. the cry of a "strikt
omainst the nation" is not only ridicu
lous but revolving.
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