Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-18
Nov. II Hearing
SET on u. 5. Plea
For Injunction
10000 Coal Miners
Already Out of Pits;
Steel Plants in Peril
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

A court order, granted as thou
sands of soft coal miners were
walking off the job, today barred
John L. Lewis from terminating
his working contract with the
Government Wednesday at mid
night.
Issued by District Court Justice
T. Alan Goldsborough, the order
will expire at pm. November 81
unless the Government can show
good cause" why 1t should be ex.
tended.
A nearing on the Justice Depart
ment's request for a preliminary
injunction to bar breach Of con-
tract has been set for 10 am. ON
the day the order is due to expire.
Ihere was no immediate re-
action from Lewis to the court
action, which came as another step
In the showdown fight between the
Government and the UNIV chief.
Contract Breaching Forbidden.
The court order restraints Mr..
Lewis and the United Mine Workers
from preaching any of their obliga-
lions under" the Krug-Lewis agree.
ment, and from coercing, instigat-
ing, inducing or encouraging the
mine workers at the bituminous coal
mines In the Governments posses.
sion, or any of them, or any per-
son, to interfere by strike, slow
down, walkout, cessation of work or
otherwise, with the operation of said
mines by continuing in effect the
aforesaid notice or by issuing any
notice of termination Of agreement
or through any other means or de-
vice; and from interfering with or
obstructing the exercise by the Sec
rotary of the Interior of his func-
tons under Executive Order 9728;
and from taking any action which
would interfere with this courts
jurisdiction, or which would impair,
lobstruct, or render fruitless, the
discrimination of this case by the
court"
Executive Order 9728 is the order
of President Truman seizing the
1900 bitlnminous coal mines during
last springs coal strike, May "a.
Justice Goldsborough, who long
served in Congress as a Democratic
Representative from Maryland
signed the order at 1880 pm, to-
day.
$1,000 Miners Already Gut.
Hours before he acted on the Gov
ernment's complaint, miners by the
thousands were quitting their jobs
in advance of the Wednesday dead
line set by Mr.. Lewis order.
Estimates from company sources
placed the number of idle at more
than 81 600 in six States.
OF these, 5000 were reported out
in Illinois, $500 in Pennsylvania,
1000 in Alabama and 5000 in West
Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia.
Those who laid down their tools,
however, represented only a small
part of the Nations 400 900 miners
in the soft coal industry.
AS the walkouts spread ATTORNEY
General Clark had summoned aides
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plore possible court action against
the UNIV boss. 1t was the second
such conference in as many days.
No Surrender Planned.
Mr.. Truman was mentioning in
Florida but intimates said he had
left orders for subordinates in the
Capital either to smash Mr.. Lewis
leadership of the miners or bring
him to terms on deal to keep
mines going.
Mr.. Lewis, rejecting a Govern
ment proposal for a truce, has
terminated" the miners wage con-
tract effective Wednesday midnight
"a signal for complete shutdown
in the mine fields. The Government
insists the contract still is effective.
Among the pits closed in Pennsyl-
vania were four owned by steel COM
panies which would be hard hit in
event of a protracted shutdown.
The Bethlehem Steel Co. said "a
radical reduction in operations" will
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