FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1952
Morris Gets Axe; McGrath Resigns;
McGranery Named Attorney Genera!
WASHINGTON,, April 3 — (JP) —Attorney General McGrath and
Newbold Morris, the Truman administration’s corruption investiga
tor, both got the axe today in an astonishing two-act political drama.
McGrath summarily fired Morris, who had tried to delve'into the
finances of McGrath and other
high' officials. Less than four
hours later. President Truman
announced McGrath’s departure
from the Cabinet.
Truman named Federal- District
Judge' James P. McGranery of
Philadelphia to be the new at
torney general. McQranery, a for
mer assistant attorney general
and. former Democratic member
of the House, announced in Phil
adelphia:
McGrath Warns
“My 'job will be to restore the
faith of. the American people ih
the government of the United
States, and it will be done com
pletely by the Department of
Justice.”
McGrath wired McGranery:
“I suggest you bring a pair of
asbestos pants with you.”
Truman, in announcing Mc-
Grath’s departure’ at a news con
ference, called, it--a resignation.
Asked if it was voluntary, he said
it was, but added that' all resig
nations are voluntary.
Personal Liberty
McGrath said in a statement
that it was a “penalty” for op
posing Morris’ efforts delve
into the personal financial af
fairs of government officials, in
cluding himself.
“I. have stood up for what I
believe to be, great principles of
personal liberty and the funda
mental rights of employes of the
federal government,” McGrath
said. “I gladly accept the penalty
which in this instance attaches
to the performance of duty.”
McGrath’s statement clearly
implied that he had had a show
down with TrUman on the ques
tion of shielding federal employes
from questionnaires about their
finances, and had lost.,
Murray Hints
At Steel Strike
As Talks Fail
NEW YORK, April .3 —(£>)—
Steel wage, talks collapsed today
and CIO leader Philip Murray
said he believed a strike of 700,-
000 steel workers “will definitely
take place’’ Wednesday.
Aii industry spokesman said the
companies would start “cooling
their furnaces tomorrow.”
It- appeared a strike could be
averted only by government seiz
ure of the industry—and there
was a question by both govern
ment and industry whether such
a move would be legal.
A spokesman said industry
would resist, such action, if it is
attempted.
The breakdown of the wage
talks came when the CIO-United
Steelworkers Union rejected a
16 cents an hour wage increase
• offer that'failed to meet proposals
by the Wage Stabilization Board.
The WSB recommended a 17y 2
cents an hour pay increase and
other benefits the industry esti
mated would raise the total cost
to it by about 30 cents an hour.
Almost simultaneously with’
collapse- of the talks here, Price
Stabilizer Ellis Arnall ruled out
any “special price increase?’ ior
the steel industry.
Congress Hegrs Queen
WASHINGTON, April 3— (lP)
Queen Juliana told a cheering
Congress today that if nations
work together, and develop con
fidence in one another, peace may
come to “this pool: world,”
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Western Union
Resumes Some
City Services
NEW .YORK, April .3 -(/Pi-
Western. Union said it has re
sumed service in 39 of the key
cities hit early today by the first
nationwide telegraph strike since
1919, but the strikers still called
the walkout 100 per cent effec
tive.
“Because employes are dis
regarding the strike call, further
expansion of service will be an
nounced shortly,” the company
added.
The striking AFL Commercial
Telegraphers Union (CTU) said
some 31,000 Western Union em
ployes walked off the job just one
minute after midnight in the cli
max to- a wage dispute; '
Their action was made increas
ingly grave by the separate threat
of a telephone strike in three
states Monday. Business deprived
of both phone and wire facilities
would be all but paralyzed.
The CTU said Western Union’s
telegraph business had been cut
“to- a dribble.”
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Party Line
is Binding
On Elector
WASHINGTON, April 3!—(£>)—
The Supreme Coqrt, in a speeded
up decision held today that a
presidential elector candidate may
be compelled to pledge support
of the national ticket chosen by
his party. i
The 5-2 ruling barred from the
May 6 Democratic primary ballot
in Alabama a states righter who
refused to take such a pledge.
He was Edmund Blair, who took
his stand long before President
Truman anhounced he would not
be a candidate for reflection. .
‘ Blair had declared he .would
not cast an electoral ballot for
Truman “or for anyone who ad
vocates the Truman-Humphrey
civil rights program”—a refer
ence to Sen. Humphrey (D-Minn).
The Alabama Supreme Court
had ordered Blair’s name put on
the ballot, over protests of state
Democratic chairman Ben F. Ray,
leader of the National Party “Loy
alists.” The state court said the
federal constitution guarantees
electors absolute discretion to vote
for anyone they please.
The U.S. supreme court’s order
expressed no views on this state
court opinion. The high tribunal
said merely that the U.S. consti
tution does not compel the is
suance of the court’s order to put
Blair’s name on the ballot.
Ridgwcsy Reports
Truce Talk Gains
MUNSAN, Korea, Friday, Ap
ril 4— (lP) —General Matthew B.
Ridgway said today he thought
progress was being made in the
Korean war armistice talks.
He hinted that a compromise
may be likely on unresolved is
sues.
The supreme allied commander
declined, however, to predict the
outcome.
“I think we’re making progress
in the truce talks,” Ridgway said.
“I still decline to make any
predictions as to the final out
come.”
The World At a Glance
Files Remain Closed
WASHINGTON, April 3—(£>)—
President Truman today rejected
a Senate committee’s request
for complete files on the State
Department’s, loyalty- security
cases on the ground that it would
be “clearly contrary to the pub
lic interest.
Truman has repeatedly turned
down past requests by congres
sional committees for such data,
thereby arousing members of both
Houses to considerable wrath.
Korpa Jet Battles Blaze
SEOUL, Friday, April 4—(£>)—•
Three jet battles blazed across
northwest Korean skies Thurs
day, climaxing three days of
furious fighting in"' which the
Fifth Air Force said 15 Red MIGs
were shot down for a total of 40
destroyed or damaged.
The Fifth-said U.S.' Sabre jet
pilots yesterday bagged two
MIGs, probably destroyed a sel
dom-seen slower type-15 MIG,
and crippled five MIGs.
Phone Union to Meet
DETROIT, April 3—(/P)— The
CIO Telephone Workers Union
today summoned its top national
leadership to an “emergency
meeting” in Detroit.
Beirne said the meeting would
“perfect plans” for the scheduled
6 a.m. strike next Monday. The
strike originally was scheduled
for today but was postponed.
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APRIL 21st
Anthrax Reported
HARRISBURG, April 3—(/P)—
The State Agriculture Depart
ment today urged livestock men
to be on the lookout for’possible
outbreaks of a “death-dealing”
livestock disease known as an
thrax.
Dr. H. A. Milo, director of the
state bureau of animal industry,
said no cases have been located
yet within Pennsylvania, but add
ed it has been reported in 12 other
states.
Russia Quits Cuba
HAVANA., Cuba, April 3—(£>)
—Russia, in anger over Cuba’s re
fusal to let two Soviet diplomatic
couriers bring secret documents
into Havana from’Mexico, today
broke off relations with the revo
lutionary government of Fulgen
cio Batista.
Kefauver Campaign
NEW CASTLE, Pa., April 3— (JP)
—A campaign to enlist support;/
for Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-Tennj
for the Democratic presidential
nomination was pressed today by
Lawrence County Democratic
leaders.
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