Show Lewis Hopeful 48 Hours to See S Sen n. n ridges Bridges s' s N Named ed Arb Arbiter ter in r Surprise Session f i i WASHINGTON WASHINGTON April 10 UP Atty Atty Gen Tom Torn Clark said ald Saturday aY contempt proceed proceedings roce dIngs d- d ings will be lie pressed against John L L. Lewis Le regardless of ot whether the coal strike Is ended 80 soon n. n V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON April Apri 10 IN INS l lJ J John John L. L Lewis and the s soft ft coal operators agreed Saturday on Sen Styles Bridges R. R N. N H. H as 1 an arbiter in the co coal i mine strike and Lewis said the old day w walkout could end within 48 hours Speaker of the House Martin R. R Mass making an unheralded entrance Into the dispute brought Lewis and Ezra Van Van VanHorn Horn management management management man man- representative together for a a. a surprise conference in n h his J office Lewis and Van Horn quickly agreed to selection of Bridges as public interest trustee on the miners welfare board which bandies handles han ban dIes the pen pension lon fund at nt issue in inthe inthe inthe the wide nation strike Lewis declared that it was a reasonable assumption that the three men will reach an agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment in 48 45 hours after a special meeting of the pe pension sion trustees trustees to tobe tobe be held Sunday Meet Sunday The three trustees will meet at 10 am a.m. Sunday in Washington Lewis told newsmen in Martins Martin's office that Im quite sure all aU will willbe willbe be anxious to reach an agreement in the quickest possible time Van Horn interjected that I think that's right The operators' operators representative when asked whether h he shared Lewis Lewis' optimism on the ii i- i tl i of f i nj JJ solution o oto to tc the difficulties which brought about the n mine ine walkout commented commented com corn only that well have to take them up as we get to them Announcement of the surprise move came suddenly when Martin asked newsmen to come to his of office lIce They found the speaker Lewis and Van Horn there Martins Martin's Thought Martin declared both men were generous in their desire to co cooperate cooperate cooperate co- co operate and that he thought it was significant that they reached an agreement in 13 minutes on the appointment of Bridges The selection of Bridges was suggested by the speaker Shortly after alter the conference Sen Bridges' Bridges office issued the following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing statement Sen Bridges is out of ot the city but has been contacted and has stated that he will accept the ap ap- ap- ap The senator recognizes the major responsibility involved but buthe buthe buthe he recognizes also the urgent need for a solution to the problem Although Although Although Al Al- though the responsibility is a great one it will in no way conflict with his senatorial duties and he accepts it as an opportunity to b be of further further further fur fur- ther service to the country In explaining why he injected himself into the mine dispute e Martin Martin Martin Mar Mar- tin explained Ive been greatly concerned as aa speaker ker of the house and as a responsible responsible responsible re re- re- re government official over the prolonged stoppage of work inthe Inthe in inthe the coal mines mmes Hurt Economy It was disrupting our economy and arid making malting it difficult for us to togo togo togo go through with our program of preparedness and meeting our world commitments Furthermore it might disrupt in addition to our own economy the entire economy economy of the world Martin stated that he therefore invited Lewis and Van Horn to talk with him He explained that it was his understanding understanding understanding un un- un- un that the failure of at the union and operators' operators representatives tives on the pension fund to agree to a third neutral representative was the chief chic obstacle in settling the coal strike |