Show I Coal eoal Walkout Imperils I I Steel Power Output PITTSBURGH Jan 17 Combined Combined Combined Com Com- AP and UP UP The The coal strike which ha has idled miners miners miner's miners min min- ers er's in six states Tuesday cut into steel production and threatened a power shortage in Pittsburgh In Washington President Truman Truman Truman Tru Tru- man rejected an aw appeal al by Sen Brewster R. R Me that he use the Taft-Hartley Taft act against John L. L Lewis to end th the strike But all signs indicated that the general counsel of the national labor relations relation board board will seek a acourt acourt court order Wednesday or Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- 1 day against the t day ree-day tree day work workweek workweek workweek week in the mines Robert N. N Denham N NLRB L R B general counsel approached a decision decision decision de de- de- de on whether to seek a court injunction against the short work week eck He said ho has not yet et made up his mind but stron strongly ly indicated to reporters that he would act as soon as he is convinced convinced convinced con con- vinced he has a sound case to present present present pre pre- sent to the courts Denham is considering charges by mine owners owners owners own own- I ers that the three-day three work week is an unfair labor practice designed designed de dc- de- de signed to coerce them into signing signing sign sign- ing ins insa a new wage contract Rep August H H. Andresen R R. Minn demanded that the house take emergency ency action if Mr Truman makes no move by Fri Fri- day He said a critical emergency emer emer- emergency gency exists and the failure of the president to act under the Taft-Hartley Taft law will cause widespread widespread widespread wide wide- spread suffering I Crucible Steel Company of America said its plant at near by Midland Pa is cutting opera operations lions 25 I At almost the same sarno time the Duquesne Light Co warned all aU major industries in the tho greater I Pittsburgh area to prepare to close their plants by Friday night if it rationing of ot electric power becomes becomes becomes be be- comes necessary Crucible Steel which employs at plants at Midland Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pitts Pitts- burgh and S Syracuse N. N Y is the first steel producer to curtail production In the nations nation's latest coal strike A company statement said Due to the failure of the coal miners to go back baek to work this week it has been necessary to curtail operations of the Midland works immediately to conserve what coal supply is on hand forthe forthe for forthe the protection of the plant and continue those operations which are not directly dependent on coke More than major industries including many steel plants would lose all electrical power if Duquesne Duquesne Duquesne Du- Du quesne Light decides to shut of off supplies to industry to conserve power to domestic users In still another development the tho Pittsburgh Retail Coal Merchants Merchants Merchants Mer Mer- chants telegraphed President President dent Truman that the lithe emergency in coal supply has become a a. crisis The association asked Mr Truman Truman Truman Tru Tru- man to use his powers to protect the consumers of oC coal I The coal strike spread to new See Pago rago 6 6 Column 1 1 1 State Six-State Coal Strike Perils Steel Power Production Continued from Page One areas as roving pickets stopped at several mines which were I working I II I In Washington Brewster told I newsmen the president said he I feels the time has not yet arrIved arrived arrived ar ar- ar- ar rived to use the national emergency emergency emergency emer emer- gency provisions of the law Under the emergency provisions of the act the president could seek seeka a court injunction to restore full production in the coal mines Sen Brewster said he informed Mr tr Truman that as far as New England is concerned the situation situation situation situa situa- tion already is an emergency The president made it plain Brewster said that he is not allergic to the Taft-Hartley Taft act since he has used it seven times in the past Time rIme Not Ripe The president said he would not hesitate if a situation arose in which he could satisfy a court that a national exists emergency exists BreWster said But he said he still feels that the time has not yet arrived Angry rank file ile United Mine MineWorkers MineWorkers Workers pickets patrolled the coal coalfields coalfields fields driving for an out all-out strike to bring the long-drawn long coal contract contract contract con con- tract dispute to a head The pickets cruised on a hour 24 basis in western penn Pennsylvania completely offsetting efforts of ofU ofU U M W V President John L. L Lewis' Lewis lieutenants to end the rebel i walkouts The rank file strike apparently apparently apparently was stepped up by the anger of the miners over the cutting off of credit to strikers by a large chain store serving the coal fields Another chain considered similar action Dirt Dirty Squeeze Play The miners called the action a dirty squeeze play and declared they could close every damn mine in the country One local at Brownsville Pa sent out an invitation invitation invitation tation to other miners of the area to join the them in a mass meeting I Thursday to plan new action However in district 31 in northern northern northern north north- I ern West Vest Virginia U M W V officials called the miners to a meeting at Monongah on the same day in an effort to end the walkouts District President Cecil said the policies of the union will be explained and he felt sure the he miners will vill go back to work after after- I wards The walkouts spread in western Pennsylvania despite the efforts of officials of U M W V district 5 John P. P Busarello district president president dent said he had spent the night touring the fields but was unable to get the men back D Dynamite Power Shovel In West Vest Virginia where were idle Monday more than were in strike Tuesday Several trucks full of pickets from the western Pennsylvania fields invaded the central district of the state late Monday closing at least three mines of Rochester and Pittsburgh h Coal Co in Indiana Indiana Indiana Indi Indi- ana county About men were idled New violence was reported in inthe inthe inthe the Elk Eik county strip mining field in northern Pennsylvania where nonunion m mines have been ing Inc which operates an open pit at Weedville reported a power shovel was dynamited dyna dyna- dynamited late Monday Loraine Lorainc Knight who operates I another pit at South Kersey re reI reported reported reported re- re ported the pickets hurled stones smashing the windows of his automobile automobile automobile auto auto- mobile but he escaped injury I Special to the tho Telegram ROCK SPRINGS Wyo Jan 17 Miners of the United Mine line MineWorkers MineWorkers Workers Wyoming Utah district 22 were reported working Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- da day except those at the Sheridan- Sheridan Wyoming Coal Co mine at Monarch Monarch Monarch Mon Mon- arch and the Hi-Heat Hi Coal Co mine at Rains Rams Utah U M MV W V officials sa said d the Monarch Monarch Monarch Mon Mon- arch operation is idle because of an alleged company violation of the safety code and the Rains mine was shut down on account of coal car shortage Miners went back to work Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day in the Royal Coal Co Co mine at Royal Utah after a a. a suitable suitable car parking area was cleared at atthe atthe atthe the mine site The mines mine's morning morning morning morn morn- ing shift walked out Monday when the company failed to provide a parking space |