The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-02

He warned the cloSed-dOOr SeS- sion of production bigwigs that although coal was scarce this
 year, it was going to be worse next year. He predicted a deficit in bituminous coal alone of 50,- 100000 tons.
 Ickes praised the operation of both the mines and the miners, saying that the average age of the miners today is around 45, where as their ages used to be under thirty. He said that 3O,OOO men had been drafted from the coal mines last year and about 30,OOO would be drafted this year. Once Once these men were gone, Ickes said, they cannot be successfully replaced. Without saying so di- rectly, Ickes implied strong cri- ticism of the U. s. Army for drafting these men.
 "In England" he said, "they
 even drafted men and sent
 them to the coal mines.. We do
 just the reverse"
 Ickes also indicated that he would take over the coal mines at the drop of hat if negotiations between John l.. Lewis and the coal operators fail this month. He said the industry could not af- ford to lose single days pro- duction.
 Both sides know what they
 want" IckeS told Army-NaVy
 mOguls also attending the meet
 ing. "If they can get together
 at all, they can do it in the
 first few days of their talks
 Ickes also dropped some point ed hints to his colleagues that If John L. Lewis and the mine owners did get together 1t was sure to raise the cost of living and might break the Little Steel formula. He urged. therefore. that the Government make up it's mind how much increased cost it would permit, if any. and let the coal industry know right away.
 Finally Ickes urged that fac tories adopt coal-saving devices and said he would send his eX- perts to factories to advise with them. He also urged the Office of Defense Transportation to clean up transportation snarls on the railroads so the coal mines could ship coal.
 You cant operate mines
 without cars to ship the coal"
 said MT. Ickes.
 CAPITAL CHAFF
 Assistant Secretary of State Dean Acheson has been talking about resigning after the San Francisco United Nations Con- ference in April. If so, Oscar Lend-Lease for Ed Stettinius, will Cox, the man who really ran stey in to take his place It now looks as if Judge Rosenman. White House confidential adviser, would be appointed to the U. s. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia when Judge Justin Miller of that court replaces Judge Curtis D. Wilbur in California . Judge RoSenman took 65 pounds of paper reports with him on the airplane to Europe when he flew there to study the liberated coun- tries. Officials remarked: "They weight almost as much as the dog" Rosenman dropped the lib- erated countries like hot cake to return home with the President. The Japs are lrantically building forts along 1000 miles of the Oh inacoast. They figure that landnig in China will be our next move. Some officials inside the Justice Dept. wan to commute the death sentence of Nazi saboteuI Colepaugh to 30 years instead of life because he surrendered to the FBI Congratulations to the Atlantic Coast Railroad Line for installing radiO-telephones as safety device from Rocky Mount, N. C., to Florence, s. C.-23l miles of line General Mac Arthur has been subject to some for storming the fortress of Corregidor instead of saving U. s. lives by waiting to starve the Japs out. as they did with us. The Navy defends MacArthur however, explaining they had to use Manila harbor right away to get ready for coming drives against Japan and China. Jap-held Corr regidor blocked that use until subdued. STRANGE BEDFELLOWS