Evening star., 1949-10-14

ing.
Mr.. Truman, at his news con.
ference yesterday. described, Mr.
Nehru as a great public servant
who had made profound impres.
sion on him.
- Coal
Continued From First Page.>
- Steel Workers. It's adversaries arr
entrenched, of limitless financia
credit and powerful beyond com
pare. Allied with the basic stee
companies In this vast and bar.
barrie attack upon the steel work.
ers are the major units Of severa
other industries. the investing in.
surance companies and the Dr
Pont and Mellon financial EN-.
pires. These formidable allies are
out to crush the power and de-
stroy the structure of the stee'
- workers union. This must moi
: happen. 1t need not happen"
& Mr.. Lewis then went on to say
Z that there are at least nine inter
Irrational unions in the AFL "o1
Substantial cash financial re-
: sources" He said that each OF
: them and the UNIV also could
I. make the $250,00O weekly contribu-
!, ton for an indefinite period
: without strain, inconvenience OF
burden to their membership"
Could Win Strike.
He said that the big contribu-
tions would enable the steel work.
ers to win their strike beyond
peradventure"
"If the suggestion is approved u
4sM Mr.. Lewis continued, you could
advise with Mr.. Murray, acquaint
him with the details of the sup
porting action, and cooperate
with him to make the effort of his
unions and his membership the
uncompromising fight OF all
American labor"
"If you will do 50, you will crown
yourself with distinction; you will
Z safeguard the future of the labor
movement of our country, and you
will bulwark for posterity those
freedoms and privileges cherished
I and revered by the thoughtful
citizenship of our land"
contingent of the cooperation
Of yourself and associates" Mr..
Lewis concluded, "the foresaid re-
sources of the United Mine Work.
ers of America are subject to your
: order to sustain the United Steel
Workers in the monumental con-
fiict which is now joined"
Mr.. Lewis own UNIV now Is
. rounding out the fourth week of
a strike against the soft coal op-
orators east of the Mississippi.
About 375, 900 miners are idle. The
UNIV, however, does not pay strike
benefits and its treasury is known
to be large.
At the last count, the union had
about $15,000,000 in the bank;
aside from its nearly depleted well
, fare and retirement fund.
J Mine Owners Unyielding.
/ Meanwhile, Northern and West
ern mine owners said today they
would rather have Government
, seizure than to "cut our own
I. throats" by yielding to Mr.. Lewis
!. contract demands.
IF it has to go to Government,
let it 60 to Government" said
7, George H. Love, chief spokesman
;. for the operators negotiating here
for two-thirds of the Nations COM
: mercial soft coal production.
: "The average operator is a
!, pretty impoverished fellow" Mr.
!. Love told a news conference.
: : He is not going to cut his own
throat by increasing his costs this
!, year. If there is a spontaneous
!, movement in this industry, as Mr.
Lewis says there is. 1t is among
: the small coal operators. They
are unanimous in saying that they
can't pay any more.
:. Isn't Suggesting Seizure.
J "There is no more reason te
= seize the industry than to seize
:. the union," Mr.. Love continued
: Fastening to add that he was not
! suggesting that either.
; Mr.. Lewis yesterday said the
I, 100000 striking coal miners woulc
: 60 back to the pits under "bons
! flde" seizure by the Government.
> Indications were that there
) would be a recess in the negotia-
: tions late today. and whether the
! disputants will make another vol
= untary effort to reach contract
Z agreement and end the 26-day
:. mine strike probably rests with the
i Government, which may step inte
y the dispute.
= Truman Won't Act Yet.
1 But President Truman said yes.
= terday he has no plans for seizurl
{ of the mines. g..
! AS to whether he has power Il
' seize them, he told a news confer
= ence, under questioning, that HI
5 would investigate his seizure pow
!. ers if that step seems necessary
j Mr.. Trumars remarks were u
Z response to inquiries FROM news
\ men about a statement Mr.. Levi
! made at a news conference, wher,
\ he revealed his demands on TIN
\ mine operators.
II MFR. Lewis had not presented Il
> the operators his proposal for ney