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ee etl wits er Sc ay . time cut and the arbitrary fixing of travel time at 45 minutes throughout the Appalachian aree— are the issues that may cause the ~ sharpest controversy hin the W'LB. Ickes and Lewis estimated that an additional 20 million tons of bituminous and 2 million tons of anthracite coal would be yielded by the additional work time, but lother observers expres: bt > that the miners would faithfully abide by the 15-minute Juncheon period and might interpret # for themselves as a fage-saving wa which they were not compe: to recognize. ewis Signs WCze Pact 2 S a 2 —— * £ Basic Daily Pay of $8.50", Provided; Contract Goes to WLB are = - By Jances A. Wega a ee, Pif's National ric) ° WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-John_L. “Lewis and q efisis. It was not immediately clear whether the Board wou waccept the present. f oly one and a half hours, ‘nited Mine Workers’ leader : who bas remained on cordial speak- ing terms with him throughout the . forth a rabbit. Most observers ex- pected the WLB to spend many to nocept the agreement or to preé- ‘ cipitate a new collision. Two key provisions in the agree- ‘ment faid the basis on which the M - ordered the coal miners to return ' jto the pits: Z | customary lunch period from 30 The agreement also created : bo 15 minutes. The additional wvork- much debate as to the extent of the ; ivalent to th f the] wy ; ‘ y equivalent to the terms ©. WLB grants its approval. This Dew contract with Tlinois opera- . again sppeared to depend on i the rank-and-file ! With Ickes; Ends Strike - © : nferior Secre- tary Harold L. Ickes today presented the WL y bor I Board) with a formula for ending the eight-month coal wage m In four conferences Jasting 2 to- E” th x ne one Government official coal conflict, labored and brought turbulent hours deciding whether . Cuts Lunch Period : “UMW Policy Committee last night ~Vietory’ Debate § The UMW reduced the miners’ . a i ing time will give the miners daily | victory which Lewis has won if the tors rejected by the WLB. They] .° ether miners : 4 will get $8.50 a day instead of the rebelled against the curtailment of bee neh was BF anted in the/ieir Juncheon period or chose to - a ™ . accept the plen as an easy wey out “h GL ares) q The same daily wage will be| of the deadlock. }44¥-S4 5-4 J paid to ether re ther miners throughout the! come lahar eanreee contended, ----~~ pia | ‘ ROT RECORDED ~ MA NOV 5 1943 me Nga ee mep I9BUOTSE YL re or Trie is a clipping from page S37 of PM Aqreas Clipped at the seat of * war & es Gcvernnent rte ame eemane By