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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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