Harris & Ewing

John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers, shown at a press conference (seated at table, right) where he said that three industrialists "have the power to determine whether he will have peace or war in the coal industry". The three he named are: Benjamin Fairless, President of the U.S. Steel Corporation; George Humphrey, President of M.A. Hanna Company, and J. B. Frances, President of Island Creek Coal Company. From: Beth Gore.

John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers, shown leaving the Shoreham Hotel after walking out on the soft coal wage conference. Lewis quit the conference when the coal operators voted, over his objections to seat Joseph E. Moody, President of the Southern Coal Producers Association. From: Beth Gore

John L. Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers, leaving District Court after he was found guilty of criminal and civil contempt of court for failing to end the recent coal strike. Lewis was directed to appear before Judge Goldsborough for sentencing. From: Beth Gore

John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers, as he appeared before the President's fact-finding board which was investigating the 16-day old coal strike. Mr. Lewis appeared before the board after bowing to a Federal court order and the threat of another contempt citation. From: Beth Gore

Photo of John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers, shaking hands with Cyrus S. Ching, Federal Mediation Director, prior to a luncheon where they discussed the pending miner's strike. Government officials had expressed fear that the soft coal strike might weaken the United States' position in the "cold war" against Russia. They are at the Carlton Hotel in Washington, D. C. From: Beth Gore.

John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers, shown before the Senate Subcommittee of the Inter-State Foreign Commerce Committee. From: Beth Gore

John L. Lewis, United Mine Workers President, is shown talking with Senator Owen Brewster of Maine at the Senate Subcommittee hearing of the Inter-State Foreign Commerce Committee. From: Beth Gore

John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers, has a grim look as he signed a wage contract with the Northern and Midwestern soft coal operators, which represented approximately 75% of the soft coal industry. From: Beth Gore

Photo of United Mine Workers President John L. Lewis talking with American Federation of Labor President William Green at the CIO-AFL unity meeting at the Statler Hotel in Washington, D.C. This meeting represents 13,000,000 worker members. From: Beth Gore

Senator Robert Taft of Ohio welcomes United Mine Workers President John L. Lewis to the Senate Labor Committee where Lewis testified that the effect of "recent intrusions" by the government, in its judicial, legislative and executive branches has been to "arrest collective bargaining the coal industry." From: Beth Gore.