The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-03
SENTENCES
 10 BE MADE
 TOMORROW
Penalties in Fines or Jail Terms Up 10 Judge-
 Mine Chief Talks

Lewis and his United Mine Work CTS were held gully of contempt of court" today for disregarding an order designed to avert the industry -shattering soft coal strike.
 Federal Judge T. Alan Colds borough, who handed down the his- toric verdict after five days of court proceedings, deferred sen- .ence until tomorrow.
 The penalties in fines or jail sentences are within the discre- ten of the court. The law sets no maxima or minima in contempt cases.
 Opposing attorneys were directed by Judge Goldstorough to submit ,heir recommendation tomorrow 1t 10 am.
 The overnight adjournment was announced after Lewis, making his irst rublic utterance since before he l3-day-old strike. had spoken put against this ugly recredescence of government ty injunction"
 He referred to the courts re- training order directing him to Nitiidraw his contract termination notice, which led to the strike.
 Lewis declared the order de- priyes the miners of their Consti- tutional rights as American citi~ zens.
 Lewis Free of Bond
 Pending sentence, Goidsborougfl directed that Lewis go free of bond, m custody of his counsel
 AFL General Counsel Joseph A Padway protested indignantly:
 The court did not need to add in custody of counsel"
 Lewis. Padway said, will be in court of his own free will at any time the judge orders.
 In announcing his verdict, Colds borough emphasized that Lewis was guilty both individually and as President of UNIV, and that UNIV is separately guilty.
 Then he said quietly that hay ing found Lewis guilty of con- tempt, he considered the question # sentence "of course very im- portant."
 Views of Counsel
 While it may be somewhat un- usual. but certainly not improp- er," he said, the court would like to have the views oi counsel for the defendants and counsel for the Government as to what these sen tences should be-
 Neither the Government nor de- fense lawyers would discuss with reporters the question of penalties.
 When Lewis was asked for com ment. he merely shook his head slightly and turned away.
 After the judge announced hiT verdict, Lewis asked for and was granted permission to make statement
 Lewis Talks
 "The history of labor injunc- tions prior to 1892 is a sordid one" Lewis began in somber tones.
 Speaking officially" as President of the UNIV and Vice President of the AFL with 8.0o0.000 mem- bers," Lewis said he could not sub scribe to this ugly recredescence of government by injunction"
 Addressing the court, he said:
 Your injunction, sir, I respect fully submit. deprives the miners of their Constitutional rights, free- dom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and freedom from involuntary servi- tude."
 AS he finished and stalked to a seat behind his lawyers, Judge Goldsborough shufiled papers quiet ly for minute while the court room buzzed
 One Strike Phase Over
 The urists finding of gully of contempt of court ended one phase of the Governments legal drives to get the 100000 soft coal miners back on the job. Still on tap is the Governments request to make the restraining order a tenn porary injunction.
 It was unc Srtain whether the