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* _ “T am confident that w! the | patriotic American miners re the substantial Increase in be tYp board's proposal offers tty will not reject the oppo! given them to secure a ¢ontract,” My. Roosevelt said. “But, if I am mistaken, and the , miners do pot accept the board's : proposals, 7 sall take decisive ac-, Uon to see that eos! is mined.” | Freeze Order. Other developments in the coal situation included the following: | 1. ln freezing al) domestic-aize | coal in’ cars at the mines, Icky: and the Interstate Commerce Commission also tock contro] over all industrial anthracite coal now on rails. The freeze of domestic sizes wax ordered after a number of major coal-consuming cities re- ported insufficient reserves of coal to heat homes adequately in the event of a spell of cold weather. - 2. Spokesmen for the Appal fan coal operators issued a sta ment disclaiming any responsibillly or the coal stoppages. “Be: 4 th the wage negotiations t tarted in March, the optrators ave at all times supported and complied with every policy and re- ’ quirement of Government.” This present controversy is not between the operstors and the mine work- -ers, but raiber between the United |, Mine Workers and the Federal Government.” : 3. Lewis, reached at his home, | declined te comment on the Presi-| dent's statement or other develop- ments.’ 4. The Department of Tnterior | @isclosed that soft coal production declined « second succetsive week, | with 11,300,000 tons produced dur- fng the week ‘ended October 23, | compared with 11,725,000 for i previous week. A goal of 12 “| fons a week has been set §. Ickes requisitioned coal : nois for the Pennsylvania - d and from Ohio for the New! ork Central Raflroad to keep both _ carriers operating at full capacity. oe ' ‘