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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES MONDAY, MAY 3, 1943

NT ROOSEVELT’S ADDRESS,

Talked to Miners

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| WASHINGTON, May 3 Signed Truce (U. P)—The test of Presi. na . the fact-finding of the war labor dent Roosevelt's radio ad-| board. The only excuse that they dress last night is: | : y offer is that the war labor board is! prejudiced. The war labor board has been and |

F PRESIDE

United Mine Workers, however, dee clined to have anything to do with

army, the navy, and the marines—/ march shoulder to shoulder with ing our common enemies all over their armed forces to victory, the world, Tomorrow the stars and stripes I understand the devotion of the will fly over the coal mines. I hope coal miners to their union, I know every miner wil be ab work wader of the sacrifices they have made that flag. to build it up. I believe now, as I —-— have all my life, in the right of workers to join unions and to pro- | tect their unions. I want to make! it abeolutely clear that this gOV=| ernment is not going to do any-| thing now to weaken those rights Nn the coal fields,

| Every improvement in the condi«! tion of the coal miners of this coun« try has had my hearty support. I do not mean to desert them now. But I also do not mean to desert my obligations and responsibilities as president and commander=-in- | chief, The first necessity is the resumption of coal mining. The terms of the old contract will be followed by! the secretary of the interior if an Franklin D, Roosevelt , , , “Coal adjustment in wages results from will be mined no matter what...” |a decleion of the War Labor Board lor from any new agreement between (the operators and miners which is! [approved by the War Labor Board,

Anxious to Co-Operate With U. S., Lewis Says

NEW YORK, May 8 (U. P).-President John IL. Lewis of the partial hearing. I have given my United Mine Workers issued the following statement after a meeting assurance that if any adjustment ©f the unions policy committee last night: of wages is made by the board, it] “The policy committee of the United Mine Workers hag just agreed ous crisis. We are engaged in a war | will be retroactive to April 1. But/ bY unanimous vote of its membership to restore all miners to immedi on the successful outcome of which § the national officers of the United| ate operations for a period of 15 days, beginning Tuesday, this period will depend the whole fiture of § 5 | Mine Workers refused to participate! to be utilized in co-operation with d —————— our country LE ; in the hearing when asked to do| the co-ordinator of solid fuels for This war has reached a new § ; 50 last Monday. war (fekes) and the authority of eritical phase. After the years that] On Wednesday of this week,| the United States government to we have spent in preparation, we| while the board was proceeding with work out a new wage contract for have moved into active ahd con.) § the case, stoppages began to occur, the anthracite and bituminous tinuing battle with out enemies. We in some mines. On Thursday morn-| coal industry, The agreement gre pouring into the world-wide] ing I telegraphed to the officers of When worked out will be retro conflict evervthing that we have — the United Mine Workers asking| active in all of its terms and proolf young men and the vast re- that the miners continue mining] visions to April 1, 1843, in the gotirces of our hation. {coal on Saturday morning How-| bituminous and to May 1, 1943, in I have just returned from a two- [ever, A general strike throughout, the anthracite industry. week's tout of inspection on which § | the industry became effective Fri- “Phe mine workers recognize I sat our men being trained and| | day night. that they have a new employer olr war materials made. My trip Ee ; who has not yet had time to ap T praise the immediate problem faciin

sia | to co-operate with the governs | The responsibility for the erisis! ment and to relieve the country

I am speaking tonight to the § American people and in particular) § to those of our citizens who are coal miners. | Tonight this country faces a seri |

is ready to give the case a fair, ime

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FATIGUE!

the existing situation. “We are hopeful that this act will be accepted by our governs ment and the citizens of the nas tion ag an act of wholesome good faith and secure for the mine workers at last that consideration for their wage proposals which they believe to be due, “I ask the press to carry this message to the mine workers of the nation: Co-operate with your government and with your policy committee and restore the mines to work on Tuesday morning. 1 salute you, coal miners Your | hearts are of oak and your ree- goods that we have learned to do ord of patriotism can never be | without in wartime.

HREATEN ALL OF US

took me through 20 states. I SAW) yoo ¢ pawl... “Tt Is our des thousands of workers on the pro- “ite to co-operate " duction line, making airplanes, guns; Eee and ammunition |

ing the industry, It is our desire

Everywhere I found great eager-| ness to get on with the wan Men | and women are working long houts at difficult jobs and living under difficult conditions without complaint Along thousands of miles of track I saw countless acres newly plowed fields. The farmers of this country are planting the crops that are heeded to feed our armed forces, our civilian population and our allies Those crops will be har vested On my trip I saw hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Young men; who were green recruits last autumn have matured into self-assured and hardened fighting men. They are in splendid physical condition They are mastering the superior weapons that are pouring out our factories.

ACCOMPLISHED A MIRACLE |

The American people have accom- | plished a miracle. | However, all of our massed efforts Is none too great to meet the des| mands of this war. We shall need} everything that we have and every-| thing that our allies have--to defeat the Nazis and the fascists in the coming battles on the continent of Europe and the Japanese on the continent of Asia and in the ise lands of the Pacific This tremendous forward moves ment of the United States and the united nations cannot be stopped by our enenijes Equally, it must not be hampered by one individual or by the Isaders of any one group here back home I want to make it clear that every American coal miner who has | stopped mining coal-—-no matter how sincere his motives, no matter | how legitimate he may believe his grievances to be—every idle miner

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directly and individually is obstructing our war effort. We have not yet won this wat.’ We will win this war only as we! produce and deliver our total American effort on the high seas’ and on the battle fronts. That re quires unrelenting, uninterrupted effort here on the home front A stopping of the c¢oal supply, even for a short time, would involve

that we now face rests squarely! from the confusion and stress of oh these national officers of the ™ : Lo United Mine Workers and not. on| the government of the United! sylvania, States. But the consequences of fore his induction. His father is a this arbitrary action threaten all of coal miner He was seriously us. | wounded by Nazi machine gun bulAt 10 o'clock yesterday morning, lets while he wag on a bombing the government took over the mines, mission over Europe in a flying I called upon the miners to return fortress to work for their government. The| naan a gamble with the lives of Ameri: government needs their services| . \ can soldiers and sailors and the|just as surely a it needs the serv.| BOY FROM KENTUCKY future security of our whole people. |ices of our soldiers, sailors and. an . rt would involve an unwarranted) marines—and the services of the) unnecessary and terribly dangerous; millions who are turning out the! gamble with our chances for] munitions of war. victory, You miners have sons in the army : and navy and marine corps. You ———eea————————— | Ve SONS WHO al (his very minute PATRIOTISM OF MINERS | this split second--may be fighting __ in New Guinea or in the Aleutian] ooo |jslands or Guadalcanal or ‘Tunisia Vga say to all Rot protecting troopships and sup-| and to all Americans everywhere,ipjljes against submarines on they y ; at home and abroad-—the produe- | high vi We have already 1 Te OWE UP BY 8 Nur mine, tion of coal will not be stopped. [ceived telegrams from some of our! ..... . y " | selves heroes. They would probably Tonight T am speaking to the fighting men overseas, and I only] embarassed if I wientioned essential patriotism of the miners, |wish they could tell you what they| ir na of ver the air. ‘They and to the patriotism of their wives | think of the stoppage of work in Li ? B wi ¢ the li bs oo a Ne and children, And I' am going tothe coal mines. In saan BE A Big state the true facts of this case as! Some of your own sons have come! They Know how essential it is to) simply and as plainly as I know back from the fighting fronts| tens of thousands and ultimately ow ‘wounded. A number of them are Millions of other young Americans After the attack at Pearl harbor. how here in a hospital in Washing. to get the best of arms and equipthe three great labor organizations ton. Several have been decorated ment into the hands of our fighting | the American Federation of by their government. forces—and get them there quickly

Labor, the Congress of Industrial Organizations and the

ieee ve wie. | Highlights of Roosevelt Address on Mine Crisis

strikes as long as the war lasted The President of the United Mine Workers of America was a party to, that assurance, : : : . ; { That = pledgé wat applauded High lights of President Roosevelt's address on the |

throughout the country, It was a coal crisis: forcible means of telling the world “This tremendous forward movement of the United States and the | that we Americans--135000000 of united notions cannot be stopped by our enemies. Equally ft must not us—-are united in our determination. be hampered by any one individual or by the leaders of any one to fight this total war with our]! group here back home." total will and our total power. 4 £ £ . & 4 At the request of employers and “The stopping of the coal supply, even for a short time, would of organized labor--including the involve a gamble with the lives of American soldiers and sailors and United Mine Workers—<the war| the future security of our whole people.” labor board was set up for settling ® 8 =@ any disputes which could not be ad- “There can be no one among us--no one faction—powerful enough Justed through collective bargain-| to interrupt the forward march of our people to victory.” ing. The war labor board is a tri- d & 4d Far a

bunal on which workers, emplovers “So far we have not been able to keep the prices of some necessi-

and the general public are equally! . : represented ties as low as we should have liked to do. . ~ o -

In the present coal crisis, cone ciliation and mediation were tried “The war is going to go on. Coal will be mined no matter what unsuccessfully, any individual thinks about it. ‘The operation of our factories, our power plants, our railroads will not be stopped.” » » » » ~ ~ “I understand the devotion of the coal miners to their union.. I know of the sacrifices they have made to build it up. . . . I want to make it absolutely clear that this government is not going to do anything now to weaken those rights " |

T can tell you of one from Penns He was a coal miner be-

ian - - ——— | | Another boy from Kentueky, the son of a coal miner, was wounded when our troops first landed in North Africa six months ago. | There is still another from Illi nois. He was a coal miner—his' father and two brothers are coal miners, He was seriously wounded in Tunisia while attempting to res-|

cue two comrades whose jeep had!

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In accordance with the law, the case was then certified to the war labor board, the agency created for this express purpose with the approval of organized labor The members of the board followed the usual practice which has proven | successful in other disputes, Act ing promptly, they undertook to get all the facts of the case from both | miners and operators, |apolis and ave,

Eleven From City Become Cadets During Past Week

LaSalle st, and

Eleven young men from Indian-) L. Prosser, 42 S | 2333 Central! |

12 from neighboring Norman E. Cassell,

$25 Honor Loan repaid in one week costs only 18¢— $50 Honor Loan repaid in 10 days costs 50¢

HORT OF CASH? If you have a steady job, you should investigate Households Honor Loan plan. This plan offers a quick. simple way for men and women wiw are working to borrow at reasonable cost. If you can make small monthly payments, get an Honor Loan on just your promise to repay.

Choose your own plan You may repay your Honor Loan in a few days or in a number of monthly instalments—whichever way best suits your needs. Charges are made only for the actual time you have the money. At our rate of 39, pe month a 825 Honor Loan costs S1.55 when repaid in three monthly instalments, but only 18¢ when repaid at the end of a week. A $50 Honor Loan repaid in four monthly instal ments of $13.46 each costs $3.84--or if repaid in one month costs $1.50.

The national officers of the towns and cities lified durir “ . aN 1 oe ay quritg Four men of 17 from Indianapolis!

LOANS the last week for induction as army | ..\d4 four from the state enlisted

aviation cadet trainees, Lt. Ray- and qualified in the army aviation mond C. Tyree, president of the reserve corps during the week and local examining board, announced | will be subject to call within six today. months after they become 18, | Those from Indianapolis were| Those from Indianapolis were Richard E. St. John, 310 N. Illinois | Richard C. Griffith, 5535 Guilford {st} Jerome Guy Caldwell, 1807 N. ave; James BE. Hendricks, 2736] Meridian st; Norman 2. Jeffers, | LaSalle st.; Robert A. Pert, 4906! 3517 N. Grand ave; Arwin Curran, Guilford ave, and Carl H. Shultz, |

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The table below shows some of our | many monthly payment plans. All | payments include principal and inter- | 245 S. Parker ave.; Fred T. Merritt, | 5048 Birchwood ave.

give us a few facts about yourself and | your job and sign a simple missory |B. Miller, 48 N. Audubon rd.; Walter | D. Ostler, both of Anderson.

note. The Honor Loan plan spares |

you the embarrassment of asking | friends or fellow-workers to sign the | NOT ALL MINERS IN loan papers with you, We do not |

question friends or relatives about | your credit at any time, STATE ANSWER CALL Solv You Siva your problem Weis. TERRF HAUTE, Ind, May 8 (U, last night, taking $322 from one of your doctor or dentist, insurance or | P.) Curtis Nicholson, vice presi. them after breaking open doors and taxes, old Store bills, repairs, union | dent and spokesman for district 11 smashing safes, | lees —lor almost any purpose. If you |of the United Mine Workers Union, | n : Or 0 need extra cash, write, phone or visit | said that “a few" men returned to OfttiNis OF Holy Truss shusth, Ie Household Finance. work today, but that he didn't be- N. Oriental st, reported to police

'YEGGS CRACK SAFES | "IN THREE CHURCHES

Burglars broke into three churches

FIND HERE THE CASH

lieve much coal would be mined be-| that veges smashed open desks and LOAN YOU NEED fore tomorrow. | collection boxes, taking small change

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Nicholson said a few miners did!amounting to $322,

2 3 + Payments | payments | Nayments

report for work, but that actual! Safes in the offices of the North

: operations were confined to main-! Methodist church, 3801 N. Meridian

Payments

0 Payments

8 Payments Payments

$ 885 i7.69 26.54 35.38 44.23

83.07

70.50

$25 50 75

100 125 150

$ 13.07 26.15 39.22

52.29 *65.37 BH 104.20

150 120.96 87.84 100 155.71 | 105.10

$6.73 13.46 20.20

26.93 33.66 40.39 53.65 66.77 79.88

tenance and preparatory work. | st, and the Meridian Heights Pres- | The district has a working mem- | byterian church, 47th st. and Cen- | bership of 8000 men, all of whom | tral ave, were broken open, but will be on the job tomorrow, Nich- no money was taken. olson said. : EE

——— \ ) CLAY CITY, Ind. May 8 (U. - BUNIONS

—More than 300 of the 400 mem- | Get this quick reliel. Lifts bers of district 8 of the United| q Y Mine Workers Union have veturned | aBlone the oathes,

$9.4 13.86

18.48 23.11 20.0

$7.13 10.70

14.27 17.84 21.40

28.37 35.22 42.01

$587 8.81

11.75 14.68 17.62

28.92 34.45

$503 7.55

10.07 12.59 15.10

19.98 24.73 20.42

36.78 45.73 54.683

WE GUARANTEE that these pa on schedule. Total cost will be

yments will repay loans in full, if payments are made reduced if payments are made ahead of sch

cushions the sensitive to their jobs, J. M. Luther, district’ ot Costs

but a trifle. hedule. Pay. U. M. W. secretary-treasurer, said

| why since this war started in 1039,

| tons | year,

our armed forces is not surprising. | inconceivable

| obtain for miners and for all who

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challenged.”

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he fathers and mothers of our| PRICES TO BE CU fighting men, their brothers and —eew.e . n— sisters and friends--and that ne | So far, we have not been able to] cludes all of us--are also in the keep the prices of some necessities |

your sons and mine--who are fight. | as low ag we should have liked to.! line of duty-~the production line, [This is true not only in coal towns but in many other places. Any fallure in production may well Wherever we find that prices of result in costly defeat on the field essentials have risen too high, they of battle, [will be brought down. Wherever we There can be no one among us| Ind that price ceilings are being no one faction—powerful enough to | Violated, the violators will be pun-

ished interrupt the forward march of our : , people to vietory. Rents have been fixed in most

{parts of the country, In many cities You ners Vv eas ¥ y U miners have ample reason to they have been cut to below where know that there are certain basic

ights for which thi ¢ stun) | they were before we entered the FIRS for which this country stands, | wap Clothing prices have generally and that those rights are worth! .

(remained stable, fighting for and dying for. That| rypese two items make up more IS Why you have sent your Sonsiihan a third of the total budget of and brothers from every mining the worker's family. town in the nation to join in the| Ag for food. which today accounts great struggle overseas, [for about a third of the family ex- —.. |penditure on the average, I want to repeat again: Your government will continue to take all necessary measEE ures to eliminate unjustified and ave contributed | avoidable price increases, We are

That is why you h 3 i] so generously, so willingly, to the|NOW taking measures to “roll back

purchase of war bonds and to the] the prices of I donl many funds for the relief of war] 16 War 3 song lo 80 on. LOA

W i ~ will be mined no matter what any victims in foreign lands. That is individual thinks about it. The operation of our factories, our power plants, our railroads will not be stopped. Our munitions must move to our troops Under these circumstances, it is that any patriotic They come of fine, rugged stoek.! miner can choose any course other | Men who work in mines are notithan going back to work and minunaccustomed to hardship, It has ing coal,

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you have increased the annual production of coal by almost 200,000,000

The toughness of vour song in

that adjustment will be made re‘roactive to April 1.

SPIRIT OF THE NATION

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In the message that I have delivered to the congress four months! ago I expressed my conviction that! the spirit of this nation is good. Since then, I have seen our troops in the Carribbean ares, in bases on| the coasts of our ally, Brasil, and in | North Afrioa. Recently I have again | seen great numbers of our fellow countrymen- soldiers and civilians from the Atlantic seaboard to the Mexican border and to the Rocky mountains, Tonight in the face of a crisis of | serious proportions in the coal industry, I say again that the spirit of this nation is good. I know that the American people will not toler-| ate any threat offered to their bov- | ernment by any one. I believe the) coal miners will not continue the, strike against their government, I beliave that the coal miners themselves, as Americans, will not fall| to heed the clear call to duty. Like|

{all other good Americans, they will

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been the objective of this government to reduce that hardship, tol

CANNOT AFFORD VIOLENCE

do the nation's standard of living

work a better — - - — | . The nation cannot afford violence

I know only too well that the of any kind at the coal mines or in| of living is troubling the coal towns. I have placed authority miners’ families and the families for the resumption of coal mining of millions of other workers through- | in the hands of a elvilian, the sec« out the country as well, (retary of the interior, If it becomes A year ago it became evident to|necessary to protect any miner who all of us that something had to be |sesks patriotically to go back and done about living costs. Your gov-|work, then that miner must have! ernment determined not to let the and his family must have—and will cost of living go up as it did in|have—complete and adequate pros, the first world war. [tection. If it becomes necessary to! Your government has been deter-|have troops at the mine mouths or| mined to maintain stability of both |in coal towns for the protection of prices and wages—so that a dollar | working mines and their families, would- buy, so far as possible, the those troops will be doing pie

(same amount of the hecessities of | duty for the sake of the nation as

life. And by necessities I mean just! a whole, and particularly for the | that—not the luxuries and fancy! sake of the fighting men in the

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