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COMMENT OF TRUMAN HANDS BACK STEEL INDUSTRY New Move

THE DAY

US Steel Police Told

Crisis

UT for the decision of the

To Crush

Butea inlon to call all of Violence

Its members out on strike, thus plunging the industry into a now and grave crisis, the verdict of the United States Supreme Court ruling President Truman's action in acizing the atcel industry as unconstitutional would have aroused little more than academic interest. Mr Truman, him- self a thorough constitu- tionalist, has accepted the Court's ruling with good grace and has ordered the return of the nation's steel plants to the owners. The workers, however, have State. different ideas, and if they insiat upon a walk-out and refuse to enter negotio tions with the owners, the American steel industry will be thrown into.chaos latest Communist moves. with consequent grave Usually Informed sources said repercussions

the the Minister оп ronrmament programmes of the Western Allies,

Ruthlessly

Paris, June 2. The French government today issued orders to its crush security forces to ruthlessly any Communist violênce during the sche- duled sitdown strikes on Wednesday and the Com- munist Party appeared to be backing down from an im mediate showdown with the

THAT President

M.

Eight Police

Killed In Ambush

Singapore, June 2. Eight Malayan- special- constables were killed in an ambush by Commun- ist terrorists near Ipoh in Perak State today.

An official announce ment said the police were part of a 14-man squad escorting a repair party, to the village of Kramat Pulat, whose water supply was cut by the terrorists on Sunday. It said at least two Communists killed when the were police returned their fire. -United Press.

The Prime Minister, Antoine Pinoy, cut short his back here by plane from Geneva Whitsun holiday trip and flew to go into conference with key Ministers tonight to discuss the Taft-Eisenhower the Interior, M. Contest Charles Brune, director of the government offensive

France.

new

of

against the powerful Red organ-S.

Ballon in Truman

acted in good faith when he took over the steel plants on behalf of the, Govern- ment cannot be questioned. lie was confronted at. the time with a difficult prob- lem, to which, undoubtedly, the owners principal contributors. The dispute between the steel workers and employers had reached a stage where thic Intter had refused to abide

were

the

issued orders

at his emergency conference here this morning with the Paris Prefect, M. Jean. Baylot, the capital's milltery commander, General Bolllous, and other top security offelals.

Jean

Dakota

ΤΟ OWNERS Accepts Supreme

Court Ruling

NEW BAN ON US STEEL

SHIPMENTS LIKELY

Washington, June 2.

President Truman today ordered the return of the steel industry to its private owners a few hours after the Supreme Court had given its de- cision that his seizure of the industry on April 8 to avert a strike was illegal.

He directed that this action be taken in a letter sent by special messenger to Mr Charles Sawyer, Secretary of Commerce, who had been operating the mills for the Government.

The ruling of the majority of the nine Supreme Court judges headed by Mr Justice Black was in essence that "the President's power, to issue the seizure order must stom either from an Act of Congress or from the Constitution itself."

"There is no statute," he said, "that expressly' au-}·

Vote May Be thorises the President to take possession of property as

Decisive

Now York, June 2. General Eisenhower and

Observers here, noted that the Ccneral Communist-controlled Confederation of Labour had to Issue its third strike order in as many days to seek responses from the 3,000,000 workers it sup- Senator Taft meet head on posedly directs.

tomorrow in the Republican Morcover, in its latest coll, the

primary Confederation and Party Polit-presidential

will buro last night retreated from South Dakota which by a ruling of the arbitra-hoir, previous

demands for have an influence out of all tion court concerning nationwide strikes to a increased wages. It was one order, for sildown strikes in the proportion to its size.

milder

case whore the deadlock Paris area alone on Wednesday - was not of the workers United Preks making. Το President Truman, the continuous operating

of the etco)

plants was imperative, Idle- ness at the works not only gravely prejudiced the United

States,

but

'Ike' Decorated

By Truman

he did here. Nor is there any Act of Congress to which our attention has been directed from which such a power can fairly be implied."

1

Five other judges agreed, General, that the President's with him

order could be sustained, by an The three dissenting Judges, exercise of military power of stated: headed by Mr Justice Vinson, Commander-in-Chief, said the central fact was that "We cannot with faithfulness to natic's entire basic steel our Constitutional system, hold production would have shut that the Commander-in-Chief down completely If there had of the armed forces h been no government seizure." ultimate power as such, to take Mr Justice Vinson said: "At possession ut private property the time of the seizure, there is order to keep labour disputes was riot, and, there is not now, from slapping production, Though the state is to send the slightest evidence to justify This is a job for the nation's wil lawmakers, not for its military only 14 delegates to the Nation-

duration. The authorities." Rojiler. of short bo al Convention, the result will the belief that any strike influence many of the 100 or union and the steel companfér ---་ - !,་ more candidates who have not may well engage in a lengthy

struggle

yet committed themsidered in his judgment Mr Justice

BAN PROBABLE

Washington, Jung 2.

A spokesman for the National South Dakota is

tory and the Black Fald: fry the framework Production Authority today pre- Taft territory good Senator has campaigned widely of our Constitution, the Prest-dicted that the ban on United Washington, June 2

dent's power to me that the States shipments of steel abroad: there. But Elsenhower's sup- President Truman today de-

porters were helped by the laws are faithfully executed res and Dwight D. corated Generat Elsenhower, former Allantle General's widely publicised refutes the idea that he is to be

Both sides lawmaker." turn from Europe. Pact Supreme Commander, with

He continued: "The Constitu- the Distinguished Service Medal.

ton limited his (the President's) This is the fourth Oak Leaf to be added to General Elsen-

fénation in the lawmaking pro- cess to the recommending of hower's original decoration with

World War.

close finish.

predict

It is believed to be favourable

to Eisenhower that his delegates are headed by Governor George

17.

3

to domestic consummera would be reimposed shortit

This was the ban that pro- hibited shipments of steel from warehouses to exporters holding foreign orders. Jaws The ban

rescinded when was

-industry and the steel

By Kremlin

The New Berchtesgaden Forecast

Leased to the Bavarian Mountain Association, the famous Hitler rotreat at Berchtesgaden in the Bavarlan Alps is now in use as a summer youth hostel-London Express.

Soviet Troops

Troops Reinforce East German Police

1

Berlin, June 2.

Peace Treaty With East Germany

Berlin, June 2. Soviet Russia may be pre- paring to sign a separate peace treaty with the East German Communist Govern- ment and to withdraw her Occupation forces after the proclamation of an East Germany Communist Army, responsible Allied officials reported today.

At the same time it is re parteci that the East. Gorman Stato would be taken into the Soviet bloc with full satellite status

Thego moves, It is bellevod, would be the Kremlin's

swer to the Western Allies separate

man

peace pact with the West German Government and to the raising of 12 West Ger- divisions for the planned European Dolence Army

However, Allied officials both here and in Bona did not be- lieve that the Soviets

would commit themselves puisliely to this programme until after the ratification of the Bonn peace pact and the European Army treaty or until an East

·nian· national

army is already

in being.

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TWO POINTERS

Ge-

Allfed officials saw two signi- Geant pointers to much Soviet Intentions. These are

the

1-Steps taken by the East German Communists, obviously under the direction of Kremlin, to isolate themselves from all contact with the West Curtala by a series of Iron restrictions that went effect on Sunday at midnight.

Their purpose appeared

into

to

to be to hasten the process of converting Soviet-occupied East into another.. satellite Germany into

fora-

2-Speeding ·UD

the

tion of an East German national army at 15 divisions with reserve of 20 divisions behind

it.

Western officials are frankly worried about the prospect of such a Soviet action and are carefully, studying what can be done to meet it.

They admit that it will face them with

a number of very

headaches. United Press.

Soviet troops today reinforced East German People's policemen manning the security curtain embarrassing round West Berlin's outskirts.

Observers reported seeing machine-gun posts manned

ringing the city.

this medal during the Second Mickelson, who is popular local- he thinks wise and the vetoina President Truman grized the by Soviet soldiers near some of the barricades and ditches.

pflaws he thinks bad. And the steel ended their strike. Also present at the ceremony, General MicArthur took sides Constitution is neither silent or workers which took place at the White in the South Dakota campaign equivocal about who shall make with affect the frèe world. But House, were Secretary of State yesterday by sending a telegram laws which the President is to with the steel workers already!

exccuto."

and Defence to former Governor Leslie Jen-

sen

BEYOND QUESTION

going out on strike, and, the

Workers Union issuing call for an immediate strike,

be- The sealing off of West Berlin, Telephone connections which began yesterday, appear-tween West and East Berlin seventh to be complete by today, remained cut for the

following West Germany's sign. day today.

Rearmament Cut Resolution

imperilled the economy and defence programmes of members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisa- tion. As Mr Truman Haw It, the disputé became an emergency almost of inter- national proportions and one which, if allowed to contlaue, must gravely

Acheson the President cannot be blamed for taking what has Secretary Robert Lovett.

urging support for Taft. He said the power of Congress was only The citation for the award It is the first time thot Mac- said that General Eisenhower

Arthur has come out openly to adopt "such public policies anyone unly a question of time be-

with the Western ¡Allies.

Steinstuechken, whose 150 In- those proclaimed by the Pre- the order would be issued, we of the Bonn Convention The West Berlin enclave had distinguished himself in against Elsenhower.

East Germany has also set up habitants are separated from After the week-end, the Resident's order is beyond ques- position of great responsibility

and went on: "It can Shipments of steel from ware- tlon"

houses would

be among the a three-mile "closed belt" along West Berlin by a few hundred thus became the through exceptionally meritori-publican Convention's' delegates

the her frontier with West Ger yards of East German territory, union to endorse the views of to the presidential authorise the taking of private arst affected, but when ous services given as much to credsed

mills, closed down shipments many.

was completely cut off from the lode-wing

leader Aneurin the

United Stores M

to rivals totalled 420 for Taft and property for public use. It can

make laws regulating the rela-mills

abroad direct from the mills

Observers here believe that city. People were not allowed Beyan, the member nationa of the 387 for Eisenhower-Reuler,

tionships between employees and ad

these "Iron curtains" will stendi-:| out of it and West Berlin food Engineer, shop - workers and rules would also be affected. prescribing North Atlantic Treaty Organisa-

employers,

The new strike was practically y become more rigid until they forries were not allowed across electricians' unions have already designed to settle labour disputes

like the

for o flon-France-Presse.

closely guarded the intervening strip of East voted

cut in arms, unlon's working automatic. The

top and fixing wages and

officers,

frontier between Czechoslovakia. German territory.-Reuter, district directors, union conditions in certain fields of our local officers and rank and file and West Germany.

Constitution did not members were oll prepared for subject this law-making power the Court's ruling.

The union had standby com- of Congress to Presidential or

-

since been declared

Hia Vonstitutional action.

decision clearly туда Intended in the Interests of his country

and

the interests of those nationė who must look to the United States for supplies of steel. Mr Truman may have been unconstitutional,

be

Promotion For

Gen. Weyland

Д

Alexander Changes Plans

London, June 2.

Are

To speed up his visit to Gen. milltary supervision or control, mittees in readincas. Their job papers had been chockey West

A United States Steel set

West Berliners were no longer allowed into the Soviet Zone today, but East Germans could enter West Berlin after their Berliners were told that they had to get special passes but the lasting of them in East Berlin will not begin until RING. EXTENDED The East German authorities have extended the ring around West Berlin to East Berlin's outskirts to prevent West Ber- liner silpping into the Soviet Zone by that route,

tomorrow.

but was also courageous, more particularly as it was most unlikely, had he followed strict constitutional dictatea and gone to Congress for

Washington, June 2.

"It is said that other Prest was to stay in the mills to pro- support of his proposal to

without President Truman today op- Mark Clark's UN Headquarters dents, seize the steel Industry, he painted

Congressional tect costly steel-making equip General

Paul In Otto

Defence Korea, British

authority, have falten possession ment against the damage which would not have obtained Weyland of the United States Minister Lord Alexander can-

of private business enterprises would follow too rapid cooling. quick enough action to Air Force Corps as Commander celled today his projected five-

In order to settle labour dis make his proposal effective. In-Chief of the American Air day visit to Germany. He was

putes.

man said the world's Force In the For East with a lio have down to Germany on

"But even if this be true, steel company has begun "an will now By THE unhappy effect of the promotion to the rank of Four Thursday, but

Congress has not thereby lost orderly shutdown" in all Pitts Star General.

instead on Friday to Tokyo.

exclusive Constitutionalburgh area plants.→Router." Supreme Court's ruling in

At the same time, the Presi Five Defence Ministry staff its

neces- authority to make laws

GO-SLOW STRIKE to put the steel industry | dent Blo appointed Thres will go with him.

Informed sources crisis back to where it was Star General Lauris Norstad of

and proper to carry out Bald that sary

Long Island, June 2.1 Force Lord Alexander will seek full the powers vested by the Con-

üt before Mr Truman's inter- the United States Air

the Republic

But the grip on East Berim's which manu- vention. Manifestly the Corpo as Commander-in-Chief of information personally on the stitution in the Government of

Works, ongfacture

exits to East German territory Americon

He will the United States,

Thunderjet Oghter is not yet very firm, report Force Koje Camp Eluation,

he questioned closely on the pariment or officer thereof. Gen-subject in Parliament when he "The founders of this nation bombere for the Korean theatre

returns-United Press,

entrusted the law-making power of operations and for NATO, said. No hindrance has been

between

The East and West to the Congress alone, in both today staged a go-slow strike posed on traffic anal (ravel

following differences of opinion halves of the city. bad good and times.

It would

between the trade union do no good to recall the his- The American Federatia, Pa... forical events, the fonry of N power and the hopes for freedom 14,000 workers of the Republic dom Labour, to which most of the that lay behind their choice. Works belong, has declared the Such a review would but con- strike illegal, and it is believed firm our holding that this seizure that most of the workers will order cannot stand.

The judgment of the District picket lines Installed by the

the

workers have no contdence in Europe with a promotion to

Air in the owners displaying the ranks of a Four-Star any willingness to relent cral-France-Presse, from their previous stand against the arbitration

won

Seretse Khama's

Followers

Cause Disturbances

Johannesburg, June 2.

British authorities started a polico airlift today into. Sorowe where rioting natives killed three police- men and seriously injured one yesterday,

Scrowe, capital of the land-, injured:

or

Workers Aviation

striking faction.

"Another strike! took place

this morning at the Liberty Alr craft Worin

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West Berlin traffic to West babns through East Germany Germany along the three auto- ran normally today. Western Allled traffle along the 90-mile Helmstedt-Berlin, route was also normal except for the Soviet

military-pollco cars patrolling the highway.

ban, on British and American

Bank Hold-Up

t.

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court's award; hence the 'immediato call for a strike, Nevertheless it is largely in the lauds of the ownors to rosolve the crisis.. Having their 'constitutional rights to be the sole opera- 'tors of the steel plants they

Court is affirmet." can afford to display some

DISSENTING OPINION magnanimity and agree to

The Court's majority agreed the employment conditione

the with

decision on April 20 of advocated some time ngo

by stone-throwing the United States District Judge,

TEXTILE:-- WORKERS · David

Pine, that Mr British Protectorate of Bamanowatos yesterday.

Now. York, Juno 2^ by an Impartial court of locked

Truman's seizure was illeg arbitration.

Over 10,000 textile, workers They,

was tenso to- Bechuanaland, Like

The airlift brought in 80 men, and unconstitutional.

New York, Jude-21-- One President Truman and Haight, oficials said.

of New York's minority felt compelled struck at carpet, mils in New

largest Yesterday's troubles. started ten of them Europeans-of the

The

York, and Massachusetts today bales, the Irving Test Com Administration, cannot

“because wo after the District Commissioner, British South African Polles from to dissent "he

following

n strike, call from pany, was today, robbed by Ignore the interests of the MC Gordon Batho, banned the Southern Rhodesia. Some carried -nation as a whole, nor blind

on ally ground and because of

Tho, textile union Importance

cambler through a grill with the transcending tha themselves to

meelings to demand the ing up crowds.

of 10,000 carpet

mill words. "This is a hold-up. Cive astrous effects to the NATO | scurt of Sercise: Kharma as Last week":ä. Baranowato↓ questions present not only in

me some money. I and Kooila shouted down Mr Bathoj this critical Wiration but also workers taloughout the north.

of the United a sack of dynamite.#z

am carrylog part irearmament programmes if their Chiet,

castern Serviss was exiled from

President and states in dispute for tilghor hocashier passed JLbd. by 10 Bras govern Widichall decision that Seretse of futurs Presidents ment after his marriage to must not go back to the tribe, time of rity opinion, refer outeklo New York

wages and other benefits, but money over and then, sounded and -- Máda- | 'the airin, but the thief mimaget Ruth Williams, a Londoa typist. Worm chanted, we want The majority

Mr Batho and hid aseistant, Sertelse on the Rootle broke up ring to the argument of Mr chupette union members reto srceps before the police Mr-Denis Alkins, were slightly-Associated Press

Philip B. Periman, Solicitar mined at work-Reuter;

arrived/Vratice-Prvuso.

cannot

dis-anowało there from holding moderns. tear-gar rifles for break...). Persa that affirmance is propes theit union Lim bad called a man who", passed a note to a

the steel plants continus to remain Idio for any length

of time. In this case there are bigger considerations than wolf-interest at stake,

tha

pet 1

some

of

Cinction - June 2. The Union of Factory Fre mam today passed a resolution: calling for a cut in Britain's rearmament.

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