Show Lewis Owners Gel Get Down DownTo To Pad Pact Talks WASHINGTON May 21 fAJohn UP UP- UP John L. L Lewis and the mine owners owners owners own own- ers settled down Wednesday Inan Ini in inan i an air of great secrecy to bargaining bargaining bargaining bar bar- gaining for tor a new contract to keep the United Mine Workers digging coal after June 30 Neither Lewis nor Ezra Ezia Van VanHorn VanHorn VanHorn Horn chairman of of ot the negotiating conference would dis disclose lose how much progress was Wa made mada Tu Tuesday dAy and arid Friday at preliminary talks between the U M W chief and those who represent 75 of the I nations nation's bituminous 1 production Both sides made it clear they are arc abiding strictly by an agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment not to divulge what goes on behind the blue glass doors of the hotel suite where their negotiations negotiations negotiations are arc taking place Similar restrictions were imposed imposed im im- posed by Lewis during contract talks in 1945 1915 and 1946 1916 but he resorted re- re resorted resorted re re- sorted to occasional news conferences conferences conferences confer confer- then to state his position on the unions union's demands Neither Lewis nor the operators would say whether the miners' miners chief chic had presented his terms for fora a new contract yesterday although such a move had been expected by some of the producers Southern coal operators were not included in the current negotiations negotiations negotiations because they refused to take part in national bargaining They want a separate contract with the U lor W. W The governments government's power to operate operate operate op op- erate the 2500 soft coal mines will expire June Jun 30 The courts have held that theU the theU theU U M W V contract with the tho government government government govern govern- ment is good as long as u the federal federal federal fed fed- eral coal mines administration operates operates op op- the pits |