The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-08
By DreSC Pearson

robes and hoods, though their faces were unmasked stood in the street outside
 one of them pOked his head through her door and asked if she knew what the cross-burning meant When she did not reply, he said:
 Tt means we don't want any Jews n Red Bank"
 On March IS Mrs. Robbins found hickory switch under the door which read:
 we mean business-we don't want any Jews here. (sgnedD XXX"
 Mrs Robbins. frightened, sold her store the fol-
 And that is exactly what happened in Germany when that country started on its long nose-dve to disaster, taking the rest of the world with her into war
 Perhaps, like certain German gentleman John L. Lewis never seems to know when he has demand ed too much An illustration occurred last Saturday when Lewis sitting with the coal operators and able U g. Negotiator Ed McGrady, demanded that the operators pay time and half for four past holidays Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years.
 ''You gentlemen owe us this overtime pay and until you agree to reimburse the miners there is no purpose in my negotiating further with you" boomed the burly mine leader tx
 He was referring to the fact that President Roose welt issued an executive order in 1943 that the miners should receive time and half for holiday work. However with the war over, Truman reScinded this order as of August 2, 194S, and Lewis wants to cole lect for the four holidays which have transpired since
 The operators adjourned briefly to think this over then returned to the conference table and con- tended that the reScn0lng or the foOSeVe eXecutVe order by President Truman relieved them of the obl- gation to pay me-and-a-haf for the four holidays since V-J Day. But following long debate, they finally agreed to submit the issue to government arbitration
 'This is minor issue" declared former U s. Senator Ed Burke, chief spokesman for the oper- ators We will agree to let Secretary Schwellenbach name an arbitrator, who should be able to reach decision within N hours. Then we can continue our negotiations"
 But Lewis stubbornly rejected the offer.
 "Arbitration!" he exclaimed. Indeed will not arbitrate about money that belongs to my men. Either you gentlemen pay this debt, or we may as well end this meeting right now"
 Lewis was the verge of grabbing his hat ana walking out, he has done twice before during the mine negotiations, when McGrady persuaded both factions to resume the conference on Monday. However McGrady had to- call on all his persuasive powers to prevent another Lewis walkout.
 Tt was my original intention to request all you gentlemen to sit all day Sunday in order to reacn a common ground of agreement for the settlement of this very serious strike" McGrady told Lewis and the operators
 However tomorrow Is the Sabbath Day" he continued, land from the way things look now more can be accomplished in church than at this meeting table. j:
 Therefore am going to ask every man in this room to go to church tomorrow and pray to God to give you guidance to reach quick settlement Of this serious strike"
 That is how John [. Lewis, like cetrain other unpopular figures in current history, preaKs the camels back.