Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 December 1946 — Page 3

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Plea ls Set For 8:30 p. m. Sunday Night

President Goes Over’ Head of Lewis (Continued From Page One)

tration to slug him again for contempt of court. Neither Mr. Lewis nur any of his union members showed any intention of calling off the strike. President Truman's decision to enter the arena publicly in an effort to cope with the fuel crisis did {not, it was said, indicate any ichange In the government's legal ‘tactics against Mr. Lewis and the KU. M. W. ! Informed sources said the government probably would bring a new contempt charge against Mr. Lewis next week unless he calls off the strike in obedience to an injunction issued yesterday by Judge T. Alan Goldsborough. Each additional day of the strike could cost the union $250,000. That was the amount set by Judge Goldsborough for each of the first

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THURSDAY, DEC. 5, 1948

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES :

Truman To Make Radio Back.To-Work Appeal To Mine

retaviet. & Assessed against Mr. Lew<|is and the U. M. W,

This reaction was -expected to crystalize over the week-end. Many union organizations customarily hold meetings on Sunday. Mr. Truman has been besieged by proposals that he by-pass the embattled Mr. Lewis with an appeal direct to the miners, The President also. has been urged, notably by Senator William (R. Cal) to" reopen the mines and man them with volunteers. There was no indication that Mr. Truman planned to go that far. In this test of strength and wills,

give way before the nation could

ing desperate.

radio appeal to the miners) an

seemed to bé as follows:

contract. tried in vain to get Mr. Lewis to d Now he was described as being bit-

no overtures.

get together on a deal.

it was necessary for someone to get the coal for which it was grow-

The alternatives (besides Mr. Truman’ alts antiounceq plan fo make > ated mines.. The union has asserted

the present situation about them

ONE: For Mr. Lewis to direct the| publicly “in court in the past two miners to go back to work, pending | negotiations with the government

or private operators for a revised That is what the court|could not bow to the decree of the

o./court and yesterday he said he

ter—Dbitter and determined to make!

TWO: For Mr. Lewis and at least|stand on its refusal to negotiate a some of the private operators to|new agreement Despite | many rumors, best information was tlement still ‘hinged on the slender that all such feelers have gotten chance-that the union and the mine

ployees of the soft coal mines seized by government last ‘May. . The miners struck Nov, 21 after) iMr. Lewis had served notice that | the agreement would be terminated on that date. 2 Judge Goldshorough held Mr. | | Lewis and the U, M. W. in contempt for refusing to withdraw the no-| tice. The government was reported unwilling to wait much if any beyond | next Monday before asking that) Mr. Lewis be charged with contempt under the new injunction. The administration, too, was still brandishing the threat of criminal prosecution under the Smith-Con-nally act against Mr. Lewis and perhaps other U. M. W, officials, Judge Goldshorough has held that the union, in effect, has violated that act by encouraging a walkout in the government-oper-

that the law was unconstitutional. Every word Mr. Lewis has uttered

days minimized the possibility that he would give a back-to-work sig- | nal soon, Two days ago he said he

| would not ask for mercy. At the same time, the govern{ment still appeared determined to

with the U. M. W. Hence the outlook for a strike set-

lot the first 14 days of the strike. Mr. Sonnett made no specific recommendation on Mr, Lewis except to urge against a jail sentence. He [reported that the federal coal administration feared that imprison{ing Mr. Lewis might raise new ob|stacles to reopening the mines.

Judge Goldsborough asked if he

{meant that the miners would regard

Mr. Lewis as a martyr, and Mr. Sonnett assented. The government recommenda tions provoked cries of outrage from Mr. Padway and U. M. W.

Counsel Welly K. Hopkins. Mr. Padway called the fine “unjust, improper and outrageous.” Borrowing oratorical © phrases from William Jennings Bryan and Franklin ‘Roosevelt, Mr, Hopkins upbraided Sonnett, . “I denounce it as a dgy in infamy when you come to this court and ask that a crown of thorns be placed upon a man merely to satisfy the political program of an administration,” he sald. “Shame upon you! Double shame! Look into your conscience if you can,

Turn the light of Justice and equity upon it and justity it if you

will.” . Mr. Lewis arose, shook Mr, Hopkins’ hand and indorsed his statement.

Questioned about his own financial condition, ‘he turned toward the bench and said he was asking no

mercy,

Mr, Lewis reviewed his financial status in tones which caused Judge Goldsborough to warn him against

being again in contempt of court.

Before ruling, Judge Goldsborough

da the contempt case was not the act of “a low lawbreaker” but an “evil, demoniac, monstrous thing that means hunger, cold, unemployment, destitution and disorganization of the social fabric—a threat to democratic government itself *

He asserted that’ if Mr, Lewis’ course of action could be followed with impunity, othe government would be overthrown and the government that will take its place would be a dictatorship.”

“Unless those who are undertaking to direct the affairs of this

borough said.

the preservation of this republic,

served.”

adjusted to the magniture of his offense, the judge said, “nothing would suffice but a prison sentence.” He added, however, that he would

ommendation on that count.

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14 days of the strike. absolutely nowhere. Private opera-

“There was nothing in the record | tors, like the government, seemed ! to. indicate that the government | determined to make Mr. Lewis yield | would not consider, in a second by resuming work before they {contempt case, asking a jail term; vou negotiate. | for the U. M. W. chief. THREE. For the government to! undertake actual operation of such | Dumped Coal Trucks ' |mines as it could work with civil- | { Meanwhile, Mr. Lewis’ men jjan recruits and army personnel. | throfghout the coal fields pledged | Such g scheme would start with the support for him: and defiance for:

i OT | “strip” mines—open pits which do the government. In Pennsylvania,|not require the special skills of] |U. M. W. members reacted to the underground miners. Army engi-

{ fining of their union and leader by| neers probably could operate such| { undertaking to shut down. non- mines, Strip mines normally ac- | | union strip mines still producing a count for 10 to 15 per cent of coal trickle of soft coal. | production. | Pickets: in automobiles roved|* New Injunction Signed | through the strip fields to intercept | The fine against the U. M. W. 'coal trucks and dump them on the ang the penalty against Mr. Lewis highway, state police said. {were ordered by Judge Goldsborough | In Washington, the union: pre- yesterday in. a courtroom session pared to show its disdain for the that had few parallels for sheer

heavy fine assessed by Judge Golds- drama and color. |

boroieh by posting bonds in the pesides levying the fines, the amount. judge signed an injunction replacAt the same time, both union and ing the previous strike restraining government counsel started prep-|order which Mr. Lewis and the

‘aration of arguments to. be pre- ynjon ignored with the resulting sented on appeal to the supreme penalties.

Ey vest week. While declaring his friendship for y ch Court Monday lorganized labor,” Judge GoldsborThe plan, agreeable to both sides, ough suggested the U. M. W. disis for the union to appeal to the pute might offer the choice becourt of appeals for the District|tween déstruction of the union and

of Columbia and then for counsel preservation of the U. S. govern- |

to ask the supreme court to take! ment. immediate jurisdiction. | Legal authorities said it was pos- | gible that the appeal might reach | ithe hjgh court on Monday. - Meanwhile, some government circles were anxiously awaiting general labor reaction to the contempt —

In that case, he said, the| ‘republic is going to be preserved.” Struck Nov. 21 Like his earlier restraining order,

{Judge Goldsborough's injunction |

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owners would agree on a new contract, Conferences Held Yet for a few hours yesterday hopes for a settlement were revived The sentencing of Mr. Lewis and lthe union was delayed for five hours | while private conferences were held | in the court building and the U, M.| W. headquarters. It was obvious | that the conferences involved more | than routine discussions. From independent sources, this | story was pieced together: While attorneys for both sides were conferring with Judge Golds- | {borough in the judge's chambers, |

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According to one source, Mr Padway asked how the penalty might be changed if the strike

should be called off. He did not! indicate that it would be. However, the union’s attitude raised government hopes that the walkout would tend,

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