Show ewis wis Soft Coal Men f Resume Negotiations WASHINGTON Sept 11 UP- UP i tL L L. Lewis Lewla resumed if f with soft sort coal operators day without making any new demands as a I 4 M for returning the mines from Crom emment to private operation ewis ewi and his committee of ot 20 ted Mine Workers leaders met le less leas than two hours with the committee of ot 4 coal operators at the request dm Ben federal coal tea it administrator dm offered a basis balls for tor ehing a private contract pat- pat aed after but not identical with governments government's contract which an end to the paralyzing lay ley strike last May 29 told a news conference cu r i the brief session that the its era were waiting for tor the opera opera- I iHo lIto to make an offer oCler to replace existing government agree- agree It t In Good Humor le U M MV W V leader In good hu- hu told reporters this does not Jude dude possible new demands r t e C said laid This represents our porn po po- 1 rn down to this time Ve Ike still would like to know tithe operators have to offer eu tU of ot the existing government j ment he continued Vere not even requesting con- con nce ance of ot government go control tf u as were we're concerned the gov- gov nent Js free to return the mines now arrow morning If the govern- govern t does not want to return the thea until a until a new agreement is signed then the responsibility Is Ison Ison ison on the operators to say on what terms they would employ the miners It Is plain and simple There Is nothing involved nothing obtuse The government anxious to get out of ot the coal mining business into which it was thrust by last springs spring's strike called the parties together to see sec if It they could negotiate ne ne- negotiate a contract for tor themselves Operators Silent Operators headed by Chairman Ezra Van Horn of ot Cleveland and Charles ONeill O'Neill of ot Altoona Pa likewise were noncommittal about the prospects for tor reaching a settlement settlement settlement set set- which would make possible possible possible pos pos- sible a return to private operation It was the first miner manage ment meeting in nearly four tour months The day 59 shutdown ended last May 29 when Lewis signed an agreement with Secretary of ot In Interior Interior Interior In- In J. J A. A Krug Terms of ot that pact act will form the basis for tor Wednesdays Wednesday's resuming bons Operators were reluctant to comment on the prospects of ot coming coming com- com ing ng to terms with Lewis The They spoke privately of ot fears tears that he would make new demands Lewis himself gave no hint in advance of ot the session The producers dont don't like all the provisions of ot the Krug Lewis pact mainly those paving the way for unionizing supervisory workers and for tor a ton a royalty for tor a miners' miners welfare fund Edward R. R Burke head of ot the Southern Coal Producers' Producers which accounts for more than one- one third hird of oC the nations nation's bituminous output told a reporter he has heard icard no talk about taking the Lewis Krug-Lewis contract as Is |