Evening star., 1946-12-06

ing court order TO end the strike
In addition to Mr.. Green, Mr.
Murray's letter today went to Presi-
dent A. F. Whitney of the Brother
hood OF Railroad Trainmen ano
Chairman T. G. CaShen Of the Rail-
way Labor Executives Association.
Cabinet members would not dis
cuss details of their conference with
the President today. But Secretary
OF Commerce Hartman told ques-
TONERS:
Eyes, the coal situation was dis
cussed. You'll hear about 1t from
the President Sunday night"
Other cabinet members told re-
porters the coal crisis occupied vir-
tually all of the discussion.
A routine order of Justice T. Alan
Goldsborough's transferring the rec
ord of the Lewis case to the District
Court of Appeals was filed today.
Union attorneys late yesterday filed
their notices of appeal in the cases.
Government counsel, however, have
indicated that they seek to bypass
the appellate court and take the
case directly to the Supreme Court.
Operators Cool TO Suggestion.
Last nights appeal by AFL Chief
Green, believed to have the bless
ing of Mr.. Lewis, an AFL vice
president, for industry negotiations
ito bring about resumption Of min
ing operations was rather cody re-
ceived by the operators. Mr.. Green's
suggested Government sponsored
conference contained no provision
for an end OF the strike while talks
are held.
The meat of the statements by
Mr.. Murray, Mr.. Green and others
was that Justice Goldsborough had
no legal right to issue a restraining
order and injunction against the
strike. Mr.. Lewis and the union
were fined for contempt in ignoring
the court order.
MFR. Green described the Govern
ment's court action as applying the
rule of the jungle"
Officials of the CIO United Auto
mobile Workers declared:
1.-THE organized labor movement
will not tolerate this attempt to
turn back the clock Of progress in
labor relations"
Further Penalties Possible.
Mr.. Lewis and his union, who are
risking jail and new fines every day
the strike continues, were supposed
to have posted bonds by 8 pm. yes
terday.
Justice Goldsborough's big fines
covered only the contempts that he
said had been committed at the
time he pronounced sentence late
Wednesday. AS long as the strike
continues, Mr.. Lewis and the union
are guilty of continuing contempt.
The court, presumably, could bring
them In at any time for further
penalties.
Federal attorneys also still were
gathering evidence for possible pros
ecution of Mr.. Lewis and a wide
number of union officials for viola
ton of the War Labor Disputes
Smith -Connally) Act, which forbids
strikes against the Government. The
law provides penalties Of year in
Jail and fines.
Green Proposes Meeting.
Mr.. Green proposed that the Gov
ernment bring the operators and
miners together to work out an
agreement that would end the strike.
He is q member of the miners union
and at one time was It's secretary
treasurer.
Mr.. Green bitterly denounced the
lseof injunction against the miners
and the penalties levied under 1t.
Then, he said in suggesting nego-
tiations with the operators:
Having tried force and coercion
and having failed, would 1t not be
wise and advisable for the represen-
tatives of Government to make a
new approach to the solution of the
coal problem?"
Secretary of Interior Krug, who
has charge of the seized soft coal