Evening star., 1952-10-27


fused to allow a raise of more
than $3.50.
Mr.. Lewis and President Tru-
man. once political foes, had an
extraordinary meeting at the
White House last night. agreeing
to cooperate in the strike. Mr..
Lewis decision to end the walk.
out today was the result.
Wires All District Heads.
He telegraphed the heads of all
his UNIV districts to get the dig
gers back to work.
The union leader explained that
the request for $1.90 pay raise
still was pending before the exec
utive branch of the Government.
1T will require a reasonable time
for review of attendant facts and
re-reaching of the decision," Mr..
Lewis telegraphed district leaders.
1T is my opinion that our in
dustry should be operating during
that period and that the best in
terests of the mine workers and
the public will thus be served.
Il am therefore requesting an
immediate resumption of oper-
ations at all mines in all districts
and I am urging each member Of
our union to return to work at
once.
please notify all local unions
and all members of this message
and utilize the services of all Of
flcers and field Representatives in
notifying the membership and re-
questing their fullest cooperation.
Please acknowledge receipt of this
telegram and state what steps are
being taken in your district
Some Expected Back Today.
In Pittsburgh, President John P.
Busarello of UNIV District 5, said
he expected some miners to work
the shift usually starting at 4 pm.
We're trying to get word to the
miners as fast as possible" Mr..
BuSarello said.
Mr.. Truman asked the UNIV
chief to end the week-old strike
in a suddenly-arranged confer
ence just before the President en-
barked on his final political
campaign tour.
Apparently without waiting for
an announcement by Mr.. Lewis.
Hugh White, president of the Illi-
nois division of UNIV, issued an
order in Springfield calling on
all miners in his jurisdiction to
report for work this morning.
Lewis Shown Over White House.
The 24-minute formal meeting
between Mr.. Truman and Mr..
Lewis last night wound up with
Mr.. Truman taking the union
leader on a personally conducted
tour of the recently refurnished
White House.
There was no word on how the
Government was going to deal
with the action that brought on
the strike-the denial by the WSB
OF 40 cents of the $1.90-a-day pay
raise.
Walkout Followed WSB Ruling.
The WSB ruled on October 18
that the raise was inflationary
and that only $3.50 of it could be
paid, bringing miners basic wage
to SITS a day. The ruling led
to an immediate walkout in vir-
tually the entire industry.
1t seemed perfectly clear, how
ever. that Mr.. Lewis expected the
Government to reverse it's Wage
Boards stand. and okay the full
$1.90 raise. He and Harry M.
Moses, president of the Btu
minous Coal Operators Associa-
ton, who speaks for the Northern
and Midwestern mine owners.
have appealed for such a reversal.
Mr.. Moses and Economic Sta
bilizer Roger Putnam also at
tended the meeting with Mr.. Tru-
man and Mr.. Lewis, as did John
R. Steelman. assistant to the
President; Federal Mediation
Service Director David L. Cole
and David B. Charnay, Mr.. Lewis
public relations man.
Mr.. Moses joined the President
and Mr.. Lewis for the personally
conducted White House tour.
Mr.. Lewis was to resume wage
contract negotiations this after
noon with the anthracite indus
try, affecting $1,000 miners in
Eastern Pennsylvania.