Word: caps
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...coal-burning U.S. was in no mood for quibbling, and Cap Krug knew it. The day after Lewis' statement reached him, he ordered the nation's coal supply frozen for essential use only: homes, hospitals, certain heavy industries, etc. Then the Office of Defense Transportation ordered a 25% reduction in coal-powered passenger service. There was an overall 37-day supply on hand. Railroads had a 30-day supply, but steel mills, with only a 14-day stock, would feel the pinch almost immediately. At a time when decontrol had just been put in operation, a coal strike...
That was where matters stood as John herded in 26 of his district union presidents to see Cap Krug last week. Now, for the first time, Lewis' demands came clear. He wanted, first of all, a 40-hour instead of the present 54-hour week, with no reduction in pay. He also wanted the work week to begin on Monday. Since some operators do not open their mines until Tuesday, miners on the Tuesday-Saturday shift would automatically get time and one-half for Saturday...
Riposte. With this whopping bill of particulars before him, Cap Krug-whose greatest hope had been to get the Government out of the coal business-hit his vaulted ceiling. When he settled back, he called in the operators and talked them into conferring with Lewis. Then he offered a compromise negotiation plan which asked Lewis to keep his miners on the job for 30 to 60 days while negotiations continued...
Motion. Then, this week, came electrifying news. For the first time in five years the Government was preparing to take a stand against John Lewis. Cap Krug made the first moves. He announced that the mines would stay open, plastered the mine shafts with placards asking the men to stay at work...
...tackle controversies which persisted independently of elections, Harry Truman worked inconspicuously. He let OPAdministrator Paul Porter grapple with revising policy on rents (see Administration). In the soft-coal crisis, (see The Nation), he kept behind the scenes, but kept in constant touch with Secretary of the Interior "Cap" Krug...