NO SETTLEMENT IN AMERICAN COAL STRIKE
WASHlNdTOX, A pi'i 1 20. Tlie Beeretary of Labour (Judge Bchwellenbach), aecompanied by Mr. Jolni L. Lewi«. conferred with President Truman concerning the strilce w.hich has closed bituminous mines sim-e April 1. l.ater tlie Wliite House Hecretary (Mr. Gharles Ross) annbuiiced that the cohversation had no conclusive result. The Associated Press reports that Judge tSchwe.llenbach has been trving un su c e essf u 1 1 y - f o r tea days to persuade Mr. Lewis ' to resume negotiations with the mine operators. Mr. J. A. Krug revealed that tlie strilce had caused a greater loss of'out.ptit in April than the total losses from all stoppages in 1 045. The three weeks' cessatiou of eoal winning eost upproximately 32, 000, 000 tons.' Most coal-using concerns still had sinall reserves on hancl, but lay-ofl's beeause of the laek of fuel and steel already nuiuber 100,000. Strilcers throughout America at pre sent number approximately 750,000.
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Chronicle (Levin), 23 April 1946, Page 2
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