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2 es ees ——— rr “I am confident that when, the patriotic American miners the substantial increase in be: board's propose) offers ‘they will nol reject the oppo @ven them io secure a fontrect,” | My. Roosevelt sald. ; "But, ff J am toistaken, and the | tminers do pot accept the board's: proposals, I sail teke decisive ac- | tion to eee that coal is inined.” | Freese Order . we : | Other developments in the eoal Situation included the following: 1. lu freezing all domestic-aize ; coal ir’cars atl the mines, merce | and the Interstate Coramerce | Commission ais¢ took control over all Industrial anthracite cosl now on rails, The freeze of domestic sizes wax ordered after a number of major coal-consuming cities re- ported insuficient Feserves of coal io beat homes adequately in the event of a epell o cold weather, - 2. Spokesmen for the A fan coal operators issued a sta yment disclaiming sny responsibilily ffor the ec coal stoppages, “Beginntig wage negotiations t| te March, the opérators ave at aj! times supported and complied with every policy te V * quirement of Governrent This resent eontroversy is not het ween Prive: Sea eres ae the operators and the mine work- ert, but rather between the United), Mine Workers and the Federal Government.” 3. Lewis, reached at ‘his home, declined to comment on the Presi- dent's statement or other develop- ments. / 4& The Departmest of “Intertor Alsclosed that soft coal production! declined a second successive week, ; with 11,300,000 tons produced dur- aa, ‘ earriera operating af full ca | _ compared with 11,725,000 for | a! ing the week ended October previous week. A goal of 2 fons a week has been set. S. Ickes requisitioned coal flinots for the Pennsylvania pad and from Ohio tor tae a rk Centra! Rafiroad to keep both ii