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a a Mr. Tolson 17) Oe ; Mr. E, A. Tammy we ‘g 3 r. Clegg of + tT. Coffey ge Mr. Glavin_f +.) Mr. Ladd Nichols. Mr. Rosen Mr. Tracy Mr. Carson a”. |-e- Mr. Egan uN “ . ia ' Mr. Hendon lOMW File— Formal Plea * John L. Lewis and his AFL United Mjne Workers yesterday jasked t upreme Court 40 con- sider 10 questions relative to their plea challenging the right of Dis- trict Judye T, Alan Goldsboroubh [to find them ‘guilty of contempt of ‘ ~— & " * ~! court and assess fines in the coal ; strike case, : a Lewis and ‘the union charged | vos that the fines assessed ($10, for Lewis and $3,500,000 for the unons) were “repugnant” to fhe ; th and 8th amendments prohifit- > g taking of propert without e rocess of law and the levying"of “excessive” fines, The mine workers’ brief also squarely challenged the right of Judge Goldsborough, under the Norris- La Guardia Act and the Clayton Act, to halt the coal dis- pute by injunction. The lower court's order was further attacked . as violating the Ist (free speech) and 13th (involuntary servitude) amendments, - Additional groundwork fo escape the fines and conviction was offered in questions whether a union, as an incorporated association, can be eld responsible for the wrongful cts of an officer, _ a ee a _s BD ot INDES"' By DEC 39 1946 ty Se eee ee PM DAILY Page