THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1952 Government Anti-Seizure Order Ruled Ineffective--Appeals Court WASHINGTON, April 30 (P)—The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals put the strike-bound steel mills back in posession of the government tonight, but only temporarily, pending an appeal of, the whole historic fight to the Supreme Court. Meariwhile, the nation-wide strike continued. The ad ministration hoped that the CIO United Steelworkers, who once again were technically employees of the government, would call off the walkout', but CIO President Philip Mur r ay was silent on his plans. The Circuit Court, in a close 5 to 4 decision, stayed until Friday afternoon the effectiveness of an anti-seizure order issued by Fed ' eral District Judge David A. Pine. Judge Pine, ruling that Presi dent Truman acted illegally and unconstitutionally in seizing the vast industry to head off a strike, issued an injunction de „claring the mills must be re turned to their owners. The appeals court made its stay indefinite, a period that could run into weeks. It will remain in ef fect until an appeal to the Su preme Court is acted upon and should the Supreme Court refuse to review the case, the stay would continue, allowing continued seizure, until the appeals court issues a further order. 'The only requirement to keep seizure in effect until the high court acts is that the govern ment file its Supreme Court ap peal by 3:30 p.m. EST Fiiday— something government at to r neys promised to do. • In the 5 to 4 decision of the Circuit Court, Chief Judge Harold M. Stephens and Judges Bennett Champ Clark, Wilbur K. Miller and James M. Proctor dissented. "We are of the opinion that the government has made no showing whatever which would justify this court in staying Judge Pine's or der,” Chief Judge Stephens said in behalf of the minority. The ruling by the nine-man appeals court does not in any way deal with legality of sei zure. It simply postpones for almost two days the effective ness of the Pine order. It does, however, return the 650,000 CIO steelworkers to the technical status .of government employes who can not legally strike 'CIO President Murray called a strike yesterday after noon as soon as Pine's decision was .announced and most steel workers are already. out. At Pittsburgh, Murray said he would have no comment tonight on the Circuit Court action. Asked if the order would mean union instructions for the striking 'steelworkers to return to work, Murray said: "I have nothing to say tonight." Steel Mills Set Record In Shutdown PITTSBURGH, April 30 (JP)— The one-day old steel strike cut production from kiant to pygmy size today in a dusk-to-dusk_shut down which broke all records for speed. The country's vital steel mills were darkly silent less than 24 hours after President Philip Mur ray of • the CIO • United Steel workers grimly ordered 650,000 members to stop work in almost 100 basic steel companies. Steel plants still are winding up the laborious process required to prevent damage to fantasically expensive equipment. But steel productiop in 24 hours slipped from approximately 290,- 000 tons to an estimated 10,000 tons. • 25-cent Demand For all its haste, the strike gen erally "was orderly and peaceful despite a picket-line scuffle in Buffalo and a • window-breaking incident 'in Pittsburgh. Strikers in many cities were described by their leaders in such terms as "hopping mad," "jittery," an d "angry." Rank and file steelworkers, now earning an average of about $1.95 an hour, are determined to hold out• for a steel wage settlement based on the 26-cent raise recom mended by the Wage Stabilization Board. - Bethlehem Shut Down In Cleveland, RePublic • Steel company officials said the firm's plants were placed in a standby condition by- noon. No damage was done to plant facilities -and union men remained inside , to taper off the hot metal oper ations. A spokesman for Bethlehem corp., second largest ''cornkiny, said: "Opefations at our, plants are shut down, except coke oven op erations which are continuing at certain plants as necessary to supply gas for local domestic con sumption . . • ." •- • May Labor Holiday Celebration to Start LONDON, April 30 (IP) —, The May Day labor holiday that once symbolized workers' solidarity will be celebrated in an atmo sphere of rivalry and tension in much of the world tomorrow. Socialists and Communists planned to vie for the limelight in Europe. Millions will march, 'but they• will sing different tunes. DANCING Thur, May 8 THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Armistice. Meeting MUNSAN, Korea, Thursday, May • 1 (EP)—A Communist May Day •call' for , a critical armistice meeting soon was expected today. The Allies are awaiting a reply to a secret proposal for a truce settlement. Spanish Club to Meet Manuel de la Sierra, cultural envoy" from Spain, will speak to El Circulo Espanol at 7 tonight in the Grange playroom. The program, open to the public, will also feature slides and movies of .Spain. Sierra will deliver his talk: in English. HECLA PARK 7 Miles East of Bellefonte, Pa. DANCING 9 to 1 E.S.T. Tickets --2.00 9" tax Retakes Steel Mills 'll Wonder . . Dwight D. Eisenhower 'lke Happy On Hearing Election Win PARIS, April 30 (AP)—Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower scratched his head thoughtfully today over his victory it the Massachusetts Rep ablican primary and said, "It has begun to look kind of ser ious." - Earlier at the airport at Frank furt, Germany, he received the news from Massachusetts with chuckles. Told he had far out distanced Taft, he .put one hand on a reporter's shoulder, grinned, and asked: "Is that good?" He . described the outcome of the Bay State primary in which he defeated Sen. Robert A. Taft and mustered more than 15,000 Democratic write-in votes, as "an overwhelming sort of thing." The North Atlantic Pact com mander returned here today from a three-day farewell visit to Allied occupation troops in Ger many. He is leaving his com mand June 1 and returning to the United States in advance of the Republican National Conven tion in July. The general showed no eager ness to make any comment on politics and did so only' at the re peated urging of reporters. As he stepped from the plane, he said, "I don't have any new thoughts on the matter. I haven't anything to say to you that I haven't said before." Under prodding, however, he took off his cap, scratched his head and made the additional statements. "If God is on your side, you have the majority." Chas. Wells J. Arthur Rank Presents 4LEC GUINNESS "THE LAVENDER HILL MOB" Johnny Weismuller in "JUNGLE MANHUNT" Errol Flynn "ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD" Oil Workers Strike, Seek 25-Cent Hike DENVER, April 30 (JP)—An often-postponed strike of oil workers swept across the nation today. It closed some refineries, curtailed pipeline operations, •and started motorists lining up for gasoline. Nearly 90,000 men—about " half those who run the pipelines, refineries, and distribution plants—walked out as facilities were closed down in orderly fashion. CIO, AFL, and independent unions worked together. Socony's East St. Louis refinery was shut down when CIO and AFL mem bers walked out together, even though they're tangled in their own jurisdictional dispute there. Union Offers Workers Lovett Blasts Defense Slash Before Senate WASHINGTON, April 30 (AP) —Secretary of Defense Lovett told Congress today that a pro posed $6,000,000,000 slash in de fense spending, next year would halt or delay the production of at least 3500 planes, 3100 tanks, and a vast arsenal of other fighting equipment . Lovett also disclosed that de fense spending in the four-year period ending June 30, 1954, is expected to reach the staggering total of $163,000,000,000—0r about twO-thirds of the present national debt of $258,000,000,000. Testifying before the Senate appropriations committee, Lovett declared that a House-approved limit of $46,000,000,000 on defense spending for the next fiscal year would deliver "a possible critical blow to military preparedness efforts and the defense of the country " "The immediate effect would be to raise a serious question as to our ability to maintain troops presently deployed in Europe and those engaged in combat in the Far East." Meanwhile, the Senate foreign relations committee voted 12-0 to approve a $6,900,000,000 foreign aid bill—a billion dollars less than President Truman requested —and Chairman Connally (D.- Tex.) predicted the Senate will pass it without further reduc tions. FRESHMAN CLASS DANCE Musk by The Dreamfime Serenaders of Tyrone Pick up your FREE Tickets at Student Union NOW In their patchwork of local ne gotiations, the unions are demand ing a 25-cent an hour wage in crease. With it, they want a dif ferential of six cents instead of four cents for the 4 p.m. to mid night shift and a differential of 12 instead of the present six cents for the midnight to dawn shift. Present wages run about $2 to $2.10 an hour. California workers were offered by union officials to stay on the job to avoid cutting critical sup plies for the Korean War. Negoti ations continued there as well as some other places. Midnight Walkout Officials at headquarters of the Oil Workers International Union (CIO) in Denver said the talks in San Francisco between their rep resentatives and the Shell Oil company are "the most promis ing." The walkouts began at one min ute after midnight. Some will not be complete until midnight Saturday to allow time to shut down refineries properly. Union officials estimate 44 per cent of the nation's daily refinery capacity-2,850,000 of the 6;500,- 00,0 barrels—is affected by the strike. Many motorists were taking no chances of running out of gas, lining up to fill their tanks. Railroads reported diesel fuel supplies on hand to last 30 to 60 days. ESHMEN! SATURDAY MAY 3,1951 at Rat Hall -INFORMAL PAGE THREE Remember From 9-12
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