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-. discharge and unless of 3 ds ’ ‘That indictment charged wer EUS EES W di To Eye Lewis Union ‘Deal! ” fay Colted Pree asked soon to de whether United Mins Workers, End Mine B. cos! Co., Springfield, Tl, vo Jated the civil rights statute in ‘ta «$350,000 transaction, it ‘was jlearned yesterday. — Reliabie scurces said that an inquiry by the Pedera) Bureau of Investigation was «bout com- pleted, and that the matter would be placed before a Federal grand jury here or at Springfield. dustice Densertiment offictale An. ‘clined to comment. Wagner Act Involved It would be up to the grand Jury to determine whether the transac tioh warrants an imAint- ment for conspiracy to violate the right of Mine B. employes to bar- gain eollectively—a right gueran- teed them by the Wagner Act. ‘Convicion on charges of inter- fering with an individual's rights resulted in « decision that no rio years imprisonment and $16,000 ee Lewis, ft waa sald, loaned or made « gift of about $350,000 to Mine B. Coal Co., in 1938, alleged- — eeser Verses mf the serene ay WW Gover losses OF The tompacy in a lockout of its employes who were Inembers of the Progressive Mins Workers (AFL). The Gov- ernment fs expected to allege that the purpose was to break the AFL union, which resulted from a split _Jwith the UMW in 1832, and per- “imit Lewis to regain contro] over the miners. ‘ Tax Barean Bares Case ' / The Interna) Revenue Buresu ‘\first discovered evidence of the ltransaction during an investiga- tion into a possible income tax case. However, a study reportedly ; in a decision that no yio- Jation of the tax laws was in- * As far as is known, this is only ‘ithe second time that the elvi! rights statute has been applied to cover an alleged violation of the Wagner Act. A Brooken «N. ¥.) iPedera) grand Jury in May indict led two baking companies, two of ‘thelr officials, and two officers of ‘the Bakery and Confectionery {workers International Union 1 (AFL) on charges of conspiring to injure employes of the companies im the exercise of rights guaran Hed them under the Fair Labor Za the Brooklyn case ft was charged that the defendants con- wpired to threaten with di otherwise intimidate employes they signed waivers minimum wages, @... ......_._Jthat as part of the conspiracy Ss . a ee ee le A Pederal Grand Jury will belrecent mining President John Lo “Lewis, of the OPA investigation to determina ‘gndon dues from those who 2 (oe po lg Ee Be 4 toe Yinquent eo the companias eculd to shh gle Glavin as it has been reported that the , Mr. Nicbols was the cause for Lewit’ - Mr. Resea__ automobile trip to that Mir, Treey ae Ee 4 Mr. Carson ae ae See er ee eet eee Me. Matlaw > Mr. Hendea Mr. Kramer Mr. McGuire . Mr, Qelen T. Mr. Neass : . . 7 \, a . ae ‘ im 7 \- . _ WASHINGTON ‘TIMES-HERALD | ah . ae, 2 WER EDITIONS - > oo. s wh