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Court Delays Lewis Sentence
For Civil Contempt Indefinitely
To Ward Off New Coal Strike
85% of Miners Back;
Full Production at
Pits Appears Near
By James Y. Newton
Justice T. Alan Goldsborough
today held in abeyance indefi
nitely the sentencing of John L.
Lewis and the United Mine
Workers for civil contempt of
court.
Thus, the District Court jurist,
who v>n Tuesday dealt out heavy
fines for criminal contempt, main
tained a club over the heads of Mr
Lewis and the miners to prevent a
new mine shutdown! over the pen
sion dispute. In the event of an
other strike, the court could haul
them in and impose additional
penalties.
Justice Goldsborough postponed
indefinitely the sentencing on the
civil contempt count on recom
mendation of the Government.
Assistant Attorney General H.
Graham Morson told him that 85
per cent or moie of the 400,000 soft
coal miners had returned to work
and it appeared that full production
at the mines was near.
Proceedings Short.
“The court thinks the suggestion
of the Government is eminently
proper in every respect.” Justice
Goldsborough said, “The court, as a
citizen (is more than happy to know
that a normal situation is being
established at the mines.”
The proceedings took but a few
minutes. Mr. Lewis and his large
group of attorneys and UMW of
ficials left the court without com
ment. They are. however, appeal
ing the conviction and sentences
handed out by Justice Golds
borough. The formal appeal has
not been filed, but the case pos
sibly will bypass the Court of Ap
peals here and go directly to the
Supreme Court.
"The court indefinitely post
pones any further consideration of
the issue of civil contempt,” the
judge said in ending the case for
the time being.
On Tuesday, when Justice Goias
borough fined Mr. Lewis $20,000 and
the UMW $1,400,000 for criminal
contempt, he left penalties on the
second count open so that he could
see what the work situation was
In the coal fields today.
Mr. Lewis then telegraphed an
appeal to the miners to return to
work and the response was immedi-;
ate.
A survey showed that fewer than
50.000 were still off the job today.
Most of those men were idle because;
there was no work for them, includ
ing 20.000 in West Virginia, where a
shortage of railroad cars closed 40
mines in the northern part of the
State.
Miners Elated Over Delay.
The miners received warmly word,
that a civil contempt sentence had
been postponed, the Associated Press
reported.
“That makes everybody feel good,
said Frank Hughes, president of
United Mine Workers District 3 at
Greensburg. Pa.
Michael Honus, District 4 secre
tary-treasurer in the Uniontown
coal and coke region, said:
“T think it was a wise decision
because I don't believe John L.
Lewis was guilty. All of our men
are working now. This should
end it."
Mr. Lewis and the UMW were con
victed of contempt for ignoring an
April 3 District Court order to call
off the strike. Two days ago Justice
Goldsborough extended the order
Into a full Taft-Hartley Act injunc-,
tion. The act provides for the stay
ing of “national emergency" strikes ;
for 80 days.
Mr. Morrison said today that as
long as the injunction is in effect,
anv new strike over the miners' pen- j
sion issue could be punished with!
new penalties for both criminal and
civil contempt.
Contract Expires June 30.
The Government contends that
the 80 days of the injunction does
not start until full production of
coal has been attained—that is pro
duction on a scale prevailing before
the start of the strike March 15.
The present contract between the
UMW and mine operators expires
June 30. Federal attorneys were
’(See COAL, Page A-4.)
Pre-election Violence
Kills 48 in Korea
iy tfi« Awoootsd Pr«»»
Seoul. Korea, April 23.—Attacks’
on police boxes and election regis-f
tration headquarters in South Korea
are Increasing in violence and num
ber as the May 10 election ap
proaches.
Since April 2. the violence has
cost at least 48 lives. American of
ficials say the attacks, mostly by
youths, are led by Communists bent j
on disrupting the election in the
American occupation zone.
A battalion of Korean constabu
lary was sent to the island of Cheju,
where eight policemen have been
killed this month.
South Korean fighting haa re
sulted in the deaths of 13 Com
munists bent on disrupting the
election in the American occupa
tion zone.
A battalion of Korean constabu
lary was sent to the island of Cheju.
where eight policemen have been
killed this month.
South Korean fighting has re
sulted in the deaths of 13 Com
munists and 27 rightists.
The Pyongyang radio in the Rus
sian-controlled zone said a North
Korean Peoples Committee will con
fer Wednesday on a draft of a con
stitution for a Soviet-backed Korean
Communist republic.
The radio said 545 delegates rep
resenting 30 North Korean and 15
South Korean political parties are
attending a unity meeting at Py
ongyang.
Police in Kansas City Battle
Meat Strikers at CIO Union Hall
Eight, Including 2 Women, Treated for Head
Injuries as Officers Begin Stern Strike Policy
By the Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Kans.. April 23.
—Seventy police, under orders to
“get tough,” clashed with CIO
strikers at the Cudahy Packing
Co. plant today and cleaned out
a union headquarters in a skull
cracking 10-minute battle.
Eight persons, including two wom
en, were treated for head injuries
at hospitals.
In a matter of minutes the union
hall was empty, blood and broken
glass littered the floor, along with
playing cards, checkers and aban
doned hats.
The police action came «'fter
police Capt. Eli Dahlin had parked
in front of the headquarters of the
United Packing House Workers'
Local No. 10 and started to address
strikers inside the hall.
Windows were shattered and
chairs overturned as the police
charged with clubs flailing. A par
tition separating a front office from
the meeting hall was partly pushed
over. An improvised kitchen in one
corner was wrecked and dishes
broken.
The fight began after Capt. Dahlin
had -told the strikers, ‘ The city is
not going to stand for any more of
this mob gathering. The police are
not going to take any more gaff.”
Some one slammed the door of
the union hall. Capt. Dahlin got
out of the car and reopened it. It
was pushed shut again and the po
lice captain kicked it open once
more.
Ordered to Crack Skulls.
At this point, Capt. Dahlin said
later, some one attempted to seize
him from inside. He and the other
officers then rushed the entrance.
Before the police went to the
strike scene they were instructed
that from now on they were not to
tolerate any mass picketing and if
necessary to ‘‘crack skulls.”
There have been numerous flare
ups at the plant between strikers
and nonstriking foremen and office
workers.
District Judge William M. Benton
is hearing an injunction suit brought
by Cudahy for a temporary restrain
ing order against illegal picketing in
, .See MEAT.'Page~A-2.)
70-Group Air Force
Still Backed Strongly
Despite New Proposal
Bridges Insists on Figure
And Will Start Hearings
On Measure Monday
By J. A. O'Leary
The drive for a 70-group Air
Force was still going strong at
the Capitol today, despite the
administration’s offer to raise its
air goal from 55 to 66 groups
in the interest of a more bal
anced defense program.
Chairman Bridges of the Senate
Appropriations Committee revealed
he is still for 70 groups and an
nounced his committee will start
hearings Monday on the $3,198.
000.800 defense appropriation al
ready passed by the House. $822.
000,000 of which is to start building
the 15 additional air groups.
Meanwhile, both the House and
Senate Armed Services Committees
scheduled further work on the draft
and universal military training bill
to provide all branches with the
manpower they need, but with no
major decisions in sight this week.
Lack of a quorum caused the
Senate Armed Services Committee
to put off further deliberations un
til Monday.
The House committee, continu
ing its public hearings, heard a
plea from Americans for Democratic
Action for Congress to put “an end
to ‘Jim Crow' in the armed forces
of the United States.”
Joseph L. Rauh. ,tr.. chairman of
ADA's executive committee, told the
committee “the strength we gain by
restoring selective service will be
seriously impaired” unless racial
segregation is abolished in the mil
itary services.
Mr. Rauh, a former lieutenant
colonel on Gen. MacArthurs staff,
said the ADA is in favor of the
draft and "immediate strengthen
ing” of the Air Force. But he said
his group, which describes itself
as a liberal political organization,
is opposed to UMT.
Forrestal First Witness.
Secretary of Defense Forrestal
told the American Newspaper
Publishers’ Association in New York
last night the emphasis on air
power “appears to be popular as
an alternative to universal mili
tary training and other aspects of
a sound, long-range program.”
The Secretary, who brought to
the Capitol Wednesday his com
promise 66-group air plan, will be
the first witness Monday when Sen
ator Bridges begins hearings on the
appropriation measure. This money
bill is being pushed ahead of the
regular Army and Navy appropri
ation bills for next fiscal year, in
order to make some of the money
available sooner.
Unless the Armed Services Com
mittee. headed by Senator Gurney.
Republican, of South Dakota, makes
(See DEFENSE. Page A^4.) •
50 Planes Search for B-29
Missing With 11 Off Guam
By th« Associated Press
GUAM, April 23— Fifty planes
ranged over 54.000 square miles of
ocean north of here today in a con
tinued search for a Super Fortress
missing since Tuesday.
The Super Fort has not been
heard from since it took off for a
practice bomb run on Farallon de
Medinella Island, 350 miles to the
north.
Names of the 11 Air Force men
aboard were released today. They
are Lt. CoL Dalson E. Crawford.
Hibbing, Minn.; Maj. Richard D.
McGhie. Salt Lake City; Capt.
Charles H. Himel, Houma. La.; Lt.
Richard G. Smith. Charlotte. N. C.:
Lt. Joe Lee Soyar. jr., Jacksonville.
Fla : Lt. Richard Lewis Gorrison.
Hemet, Calif.: M Sergt. Thomas A.
Britt, Whitman, Mass.: T Sergt.
Kenneth L. Eades, Yakima. Wash.;
T Sergt. Claude Leroy Tucker. Fort
Worth. Tex.; S Sergt. Peter Demy
anovich, Beaver Meadow, Pa . and
S Sergt. Dean S. Shay, Salamanca,
N. Y.
N
Showdown on Condon
Threatened Between
House and Truman
Thomas Seeks Release
Of FBI Loyalty Report
Withjn 48 Hours
Ey th« Associated Press
President Truman's try-and
get-it challenge ran into a con
gressional threat today to “get
tough" over demands for an FBI
loyalty report on Dr. Edward U.
Condon.
Chairman Thomas of the House
Committee on Un-American Activi
ties said there will be a showdown
if the administration fails to pro
duce the document within 48 hours.
Mr. Thomas said that should be
a reasonable time for an answer
to the House resolution directing
the Secretary of Commerce to turn
over the letter.
Dr. Condon is director of the
National Bureau of Standards,
which handles research on some
of the Government's top military
secrets.
"We are going to be tough in
this matter," Mr. Thomas told re
porters. “There is going to be a
showdown."
But when and how was some
thing else again.
The House adopted the resolution
yesterday. 300 to 29.
At his news conference later. Mr.
Truman gave no sign that he would
let the FBI letter go to Congress.
In response to a question he re
ferred reporters to what he said
President Thomas Jefferson had had
to say about a decision by Chief
Justice John Marshall.
Mr. Truman said Jefferson had
said: The Chief Justice has made
the decision, now let him enforce it.
Later, White House Press Secre
tary Charles G. Ross said the Presi
dent had meant to attribute the re
mark to Andrew Jackson, not Jef
ferson.
Times Have Changed.
“In my opinion." Mr. Thomas told
reporters, "times have changed
since then. If President Truman is
still living in those times he should
wake up.”
Mr. Truman has issued a definite
order to all agencies to refuse to
give up any loyalty records of Fed
eral workers. He has said they
must be kept confidential “in the
interest of our national security and
welfare.”
Mr. Thomas committee wants me
FBI letter for hearings it plans in
the Condon case next month. One
of its. subcommittees has charged,
and Mr. Condon has denied, that he
is one of the weakest links in atomic
security and has associated with sus
pected Russian spies.
The subcommittee quoted what it
said was part of the letter to back
up its charges.
Mr. Thomas said there is precedent
for hauling the Secretary of Com
merce into the House, demanding
the letter, and ‘ putting him in the
custody of the sergeant-at-arms if
he fails to produce it.”
But he said there has been no de
cision to take such an "extreme"
step.
Should the House try that maneu
ver, committee officials said the
Secretary could ask for a court or
der freeing him from custody.
The whole affair then could wind
up with a Supreme Court ruling on
rsee CONDON, Page A-4.i
Three U.S. Weapons Rated
Deadlier Than A-Bomb
By the Associated Press
IjtlAMI, Fla., April 23—Ellis M.
Zacharias. former naval intelligence
expert, says the United States has
three weapons far more powerful
than the atomic bomb.
In an interview here he listed
them as "bacteriological.” "biologi
cal.” and "climatological.-’
"Russia know's that we developed
these three weapons during the
war and due to the tremendous re
sources in the war. all of the weap
ons are immediately available in
sufficient numbers," he said.
“The atomic bomb ranks fourth
in consideration of destructiveness.
The atomic bomb has a local effect
while the other three are wide
spread,” he added. 1
A A
DARTakesSfand
Against Any Rise
In Immigration
Final Session Backs
Present Quota System
Despite Pleas for DPs,
The Daughters of the Ameri-1
can Revolution urged today thatj
no immigration above the pres
ent quota system be permitted
either by special legislation, un
used quotas or executive order.
After some objection on behalf of
displaced persons, the resolution was
adopted at the closing session of the
57th Continental Congress in Con
stitution Hall.
The delegates acted for the pur
pose “of protecting the interests of
all our citizens and particularly our
veterans,” and to “exclude foreign
elements imbued with political ideol-i
ogies wholly at variance with our
constitutional system of Govern
ment.”
The resolution said the economic,
social and spiritual mind of the
United States “is under increasing
pressure and conflict and there is
growing evidence of a determined
effort by foreign blocs to break
down our immigration laws.”
Two Oppose Resolution.
Mrs. Helen George Mo, from
Minneapolis, and Mrs. George C.
Vietheer of a Baltimore chapter
spoke against the resolution.
“I do feel that in this troubled
world today, the question of dis
placed persons is a potential source
of great disturbance.” Mrs. Vietheer
declared. She said she believed that
security restrictions and educational
requirements, as well as precautions
that immigrants can support them
selves here, should be continued.
She said, however, she felt special
legislation in Congress should deal
with the problem of displaced per
sons.
Answering the argument, Mrs.
Cyrus Griffin Martin, chairman of
the National Defense Committee
of the DAR. said while this country
wishes to be as fair and kind as
possible ot suffering persons, "I
think on occasion we are being led
astray because we are told unless
we open the gates w»e are not being
humane or being Christian.
Duty to Stay in Europe.
‘‘If these people are as desirable
as some would have us suppose,”
she w’ent on, ‘‘I think their duty is
to remain in Europe, which surely
needs good citizens.”
She said she believed if this
country takes in too many persons
from other countries who have been
brought up by other standards, it
will lower the standard of this
country and will not help the world.
There are many countries, she
suggested, that are "crying for new
citizens.”
The delegates this afternoon were
to hold their third election to fill
vacant posts of honorary vice presi
dent general and vice president
general, after special runoff elections
this morning failed to yield enough
ballots to put any one candidate in
office.
Asks Flag Legislation.
Five vice presidents general were
chosen last night from a field of 12
candidates. As was the case today,
none of the remaining seven candi
dates, polled the necessary majority
for the sixth post.
Also elected last night wa§ one
honorary vice president general.
Two other candidates for the second
post failed to pick up the necessary
majority. The same result occurred
today.
The delegates voted to uphold
legislatiorrassuring that the United
States flag would continue to occupy
the place of honor on the right
within the jurisdiction of the coun
try when displayed with other flags,
including that of the United Na
tions.
They decided to transfer Treas
ury' bonds in the amount of $25,000
to the pension and retirement fund
from the current fund. Invest
ments totalling $9,500 and $452 in
cash were transferred to the build
ing fund from the archives room
fund.
Gifts Announced.
Several gifts to the fund for the
new $900,000 building project, which
the Congress voted Wednesday for
construction between Memorial
Continental Hall and Constitution
Hall, were announced on the floor
today. They included a donation
of 100 pounds sterling by Mrs. Fred
erick Stanley Carpenter-Holland
Griffith, a delegate from Great
Britain. The gift, she said, is in
memory of her sister, the late Mrs.
Leo Kasehagen. of the District DAR,
who died three years ago today.
Mrs. Griffith comes from Bedford,
England.
The delegates voted to include
(See DAR. Page A-5.>
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Harriman Is Approved
By Senate Committee
As ERP Ambassador
Vandenberg Announces
Unanimous Action; Quick
Confirmation Forecast
The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee today gave unani
mous approval to th'e appoint
ment of W. Averell Harriman as
roving Ambassador for the
multibillion-dollar European Re-;
covery Program.
The nomination now goes to the
Senate, which is in recess until
Monday.
Chairman Vandenberg reported
the unanimous action with a broad
smile. The approval Indicated
prompt confirmation.
Mr. Harriman, who resigned this
week as Secretary of Commerce to
take over the No. 2 job in the aid
program, spent more than an hour
talking with committee members
behind closed doors.
Will Get $25,000 a Year.
As special ambassador handling
the overseas direction of the huge
ERP, Mr. Harriman will receive
$25,000 a year, plus expenses. This
is $5,000 a‘year more than will go
to his boss, Paul G. Hoffman, ad
ministrator of the program.
Meanwhile, it was made clear at
a press conference held by Mr. Hoff
man and Dennis GitzGerald. ECA
food director, that the agency does
not expect the recovery program to
have any effect on domestic prices.
Dr. FitzGerald answered “cate
gorically no" when asked whether
the program would further add to
the current inflation spiral.
Dr. FitzGerald pointed out that
the amount of grain planned for
shipment abroad to all nations in
the 1948-9 fiscal year is 475.000,
000 bushels, a decline of about
90,000.000 from shipments this year
and 100,000,000 bushels under ship
ments in the 1946-7 fiscal year.
Less Nonfood Exports Seen.
As to nonfood exports In the
coming 12-month period, another of
Mr. Hoffman's assistants, Richard
M. Bissell. jr., said they would
"almost certainly be less" than ship
ments abroad this fiscal year.
Mr. Bissell pointed out that the
Government has control over prices
of manufactured goods going abroad
through the export control program
handled by the Commerce Depart
ment.
Mr. Bissell also said ECA will
“scrutinize" prices paid for food
and other items bought by the 16
European nations in such countries
as Argentina and paid for by the
United States. Argentine wheat
prices thus will come under some
form of United States control.
Mr. Hoffman praised the appoint
ment of Mr. Harriman and called
him "almost the indispensible man
in this program.”
112 Employed by ECA.
ECA now has 112 employes of its
own. Mr. Hoffman said, but it has
17.000 job applications on hand with
many more expected.
American aid will help Europeans
reach a "better level of food con
C See FOREIGN AID. Page A-4.» "
German Officials Due to Decide
If Masterpieces Remain in U. S.
Final decision on whether the
German-owned art collection will
remain in this country another year
for exhibition purposes probably will
rest with the German ministers of
the American zone in Germany.
This was determined today in a
radiogram exchange between Gen.
Lucius Clay, American military gov
ernor in Germany, and Senator
Morse. Republican, of Oregon, chair
man of a Senate Armed Services
subcommittee.
The subcommittee was appointed
to work out arrangements with the
Army, if feasible, to keep the 202
masterpieces in the United States
for a year's tour, with the proceeds
to go to the relief of German chil
dren.
Senator Morse and his subcom
mittee colleagues, Senator Robert
son. Republican, of Wyoming and
Maybank, Democrat, of South Caro
lina today discussed the matter with
Army Secretary Royall and Under
secretary Draper.
After the radiogram exchanges
with Gen. Clay in Mr. Royall s of
fice. Senator Morse said that If the
General could work out satisfac
a
tory arrangements with the Coun
cil of Minister Presidents in the
American zone, the committee would
be glad to consider steps to keep
the paintings in this country
longer.
"We fully realize that the German
people are entitled to the paintings
and if the German ministers de
sire an early return the paintings
shall not be detained in this
country." Mr. Morse said.
The subcommittee will report to
the full committee Monday, Mr.
Morse added.
Senator Robertson said Gen. Clay
personally favors return of the col
lection at once, fearing that Rus
sian propagandists might construe
retention of the art here as an in
dication that we do not intend to
hold our position in Germany or
are incapable of doing so.
The Council of Ministers are the
four presidents of the states of Ba
varia, Greater Hesse, Wurtemberg
Baden and Bremen.
Since March 17 the rich collection
has been exhibited at the National
Gallerv of Art and has attracted
874,777 visitors. The exhibit is
scheduled to end Sunday night.
Czechs and Bulgars Sign
20-Year Military Alliance
By the Associated Press
PRAGUE, April 23.—Czechoslo
vakia and Bulgaria signed a 20-year
treaty of military alliance today,
pledging each other help if Ger
many, “or any nations connected
with her,” attacks either one.
Premier Georgi Dimitrov signed
for Bulgaria. Premier Klement
Gottwald and Foreign Minister
Vlado dementis signed for Czecho
slovakia.
Tlie treaty will be automatically
renewed for five years at the end
of its first term unless either of
the contracting nations notifies at!
the end of the 19th year that it
wants to cancel the pact.
A preamble said the action was
taken in the interests of world peace
and that the alliance would be with-1
in the spirit of the United Nations.
The treaty generally followed pro
visions of the Russian Czechoslo
vakian treaty for mutual air signed;
in 1943.
Opening Flurry Lifts
Stocks to New Peaks;
Gains Reduced Later
830,000 Shares Crowd
Tkker in First Hour;
Some Pivotals Down
By th« Astociated Pr«s*
NEW YORK, April 23 —Stocks
hit a swift pace in today's mar
ket, averages climbing to a new
high since last July 25 before
receding somewhat.
Large blocks of shares changed
hands in the opening minutes when
the clash of new purchases and
profit-cashing sales left the high-;
speed quotation ticker one to two
minuses behind floor transactions
for a brief period.
First-hour sales of 830.000 shares;
were the largest for such a period
since December 9, 1946.
Manufacturing issues edged for
ward narrow fractions to more than
a point in many cases. These gains
were partly balanced by declines
for a number of recently strong
stocks, as yesterday's bullish fever
showed signs of subsiding.
Selling at higher prices much of
the day were Dow Chemical,
Youngstown Sheet. American Can.
J. I. Case, Goodrich. American
Smelting, Kennecott, Owens Illi
nois, International Paper, Johns
Manville. Union Pacific. Seaboard
Oil. Schenley and Woolworth.
Warren Petroleum slumped on a
14.600-share block. Others lower
at times included Gulf Oil. Mission
Corp., Sears Roebuck. Westinghouse
Electric, United Aircraft, Allied
Chemical and Superior Oil of Cali
fornia.
Rejection by “Big Steel’’ of steel
workers’ wage demands served to
emphasize current pay negotiations
in automotive and other industries,
in many of which, it was pointed
out, working contracts do not rule
out strike action. Authorization for
a walkout already has been given
in a Chrysler-Auto Workers dispute.
Couple Robbed of $17,850,
Tied in Home; Bandits Flee
By the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, April 23—Two
thugs bound and gagged a Phila
delphia restaurant owner and his
wife in their bedroom early today
and made off with $11,700 and $6,150
in jewelry.
The muffled cries of Anthony'
Pappas, 50, and his wife, Christine,
42, awakened their 6-year-old son.
George, whose shouts brought a
woman neighbor to their aid.
Late News
Bulletin
Nats Lead, 7 to 0
PHILADELPHIA, Pa — Yost
tripled and scored as Joost
threw out Kozar to give Wash
ington a l-to-0 lead over Phil
adelphia at the end of the first
inning here this afternoon.
Masterson was pitching for
the Nats, opposing l^pCahan.
I
Sawyer Won't Cancel
Political Stand, Denies
It Influenced Choice
Nominee for Successor
To Harrimon Had Backed
Ohio Governor Candidate
Charles Sawyer said today his
nomination as Secretary of
Commerce had nothing to do
with Democratic politics in Ohio.
He said, however, in a statement
issued shortly before attending a
cabinet meeting that he will not
withdraw his indorsement of Ray T.
Miller, former Cleveland Mayor, as
"a well-qualified'’ Democratic can
didate for Governor.
He added he jvill not withdraw as
an honorary chairman of Mr. Mil
ler's Campaign Committee.
Party Disruption Feared.
Some Ohio Democrats in the
House, bitter because, they said.
President Truman did not consult j
them on Mr. Sawyer's nomination
yesterday to succeed W. Averell
Harrlman. told reporters anony-i
mously that they feared Mr. Tru
man's move would ’’disrupt” the
party in the State.
They said that since Mr. Sawyer
has taken sides in the May 4 pri
mary contest between Mr. Miller
and former Gov. Prank Lausche,
Mr. Truman, in effect, is interfer
ing in the party fight in Ohio
through Mr. Sawyer’s nomination.
Mr. Sawyer said in his statement:
"The President is not involved in
any primary dispute in Ohio and
my appointment obviously bore no
relation to the Ohio contest.
"As the President's appointee. I
shall take no part in the primary.
Heretofore, although I took no ac
tive part in the campaign, I did
agree to serve as one of the hon
orary chairmen of Ray Miller's
committee and have indorsed him
as a well-qualified candidate for
Governor.
"Those acts I cannot and do not
wish to withdraw."
Will Return Next Week.
Later, as he left the White House,
Mr. Sawyer said he met with the
cabinet as an observer since the
Senate has yet to confirm his nomi
nation. He said he found the
session very interesting but refused
to say what was discussed.
''Have you any ideas on trade with
Russia?” a reporter asked.
"I have no comment,” Mr. Sawyer
replied.
He said he will visit with Mr.
Harriman later in the day, have
dinner with him tonight and re
turn to Cincinnati tomorrow. He
explained he is returning to Ohio
for his daughter's wedding and will
be back in Washington next week.
The first hint of the political
angle came at President Truman's
news conference late yesterday when
a reporter mentioned Mr. Sawyer's
connection with Mr. Miller's cam
paign.
President Denies Politics.
Brusquely, the President responded
that the appointment had nothing
to do with politics; that it was
made because he felt Mr. Sawyer
was the best man for the place.
Furthermore, the President added,
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Reds Demand Penalty
For Press Incitements
•y tht Associated Press
LAKE SUCCESS, April 23 —
Russia demanded yesterday that
newspapers which publish propa
ganda inciting national enmity be
punished for a crime against man
kind.
The United States immediately
opposed the proposal as an attempt
to muzzle the press.
The Soviet proposal was voted
down, 5 to 2. Poland backed Russia.
China, Prance, Venezuela and Leba
non joined the United States in op
position.
Soviet delegate P. D. Morosov
moved in a United Nations commit
tee to add public propaganda of this
type to a list of crimes of genocide.
The w'orld genocide is defined here
as mass destruction of human
groups.
Morosov moved to add this clause:
“All forms of public propaganda
(the press, radio, cinema, etc.)
aimed at inciting racial, national or
religious enmity or hatred, or aimed
at provoking commission of the
crime of rcnocid'*."
House Unit Cuts
Commissioners'
Budget Slightly
Under $101,800,000,
Bill Would Leave D. C.
$6,000,000 Deficit
By Don S. Warren
The District's supply bill for
the next fiscal year will call for
an outlay slightly less than the
$101,800,000 sought by the Com
missioners, but it will leave a
revenue gap of about $6,000,000
to be filled by additional taxes,
It was disclosed today by Chair
man Horan of the House sub
committee in charge of the city
budget.
Mr. Horan said his subcommittee
| had finished marking up the appro
's priation bill, but that it would not
| be reported to the full House Ap
propriations Committee until after
next week.
The exact total of the measure
as written by his subcommittee was
not announced, but Mr. Horan said
it would be somewhat below the
Commissioners’ requests.
Some Cuts and Additions.
Mr. Horan said his group had
made some cuts in the budget re
quests, but found it necessary to
make additions in some places. "It
still will leave the District in the
new fiscal year with an impending
deficit of about $6,000,000,” he told
reporters.
Study of proposed increased city
taxes will be resumed as soon aa
the supply bill has been laid before
the House.
Hearings already have been held
by the Joint Fiscal Subcommittees
of the House and Senate District
Committees. Chairman Bates of the
House fiscal group said he did not
plan to reactivate the subcommit
tee until after the appropriation bill
and the report of the Horan sub
committee is submitted to the House.
He said he wanted all of the facts
and figures available before the tax
question was tackled again. “There
is no great need for hurry,” he said,
"since we have the whole month of
May before us.”
Sales Tax Urged.
The Commissioners, with strong
support in both the House and Dis
trict Committees, are urging enact
ment of a 2 per cent retail sales tax
as a means of balancing the budget
for the year beginning July 1 and
to finance rising budget demands.
Coupled with this are proposals
for repeal after next year of the
District’s personal income tax which
is applied to only 88.000 of 200,000
taxpayers. It exempts the salaries
of Government workers living here
but claiming domicile in their home
States.
Mr. Horan has indicated that
among new or increased items writ
ten into the appropriation bill are
funds for school construction to re
lieve overcrowding at the Congress
Heights and Stanton Schools.
26 Arrested in Lottery Ring
Taking in 25 Million Yearly
Sy th« Associated Press
ALBANY, N. Y„ April 23.—State
police announced today they had
smashed a $25,000.000-a-year lottery
ring, one of the largest in New York
State's history.
John A. Gaffney, State police
superintendent, said 26 persons in 16
upstate counties were arrested in
simultaneous raids today. He added
jthat arrests were continuing,
i Mr. Gaffney said “millions” of
weekly lottery tickets paying off on
| the United States Treasury balance
were seized.
The “center of operations.” Mr.
Gaffney added, was the Benjamin
Franklin Press in Schenectady.
Mr. Gaffney said those arrested
would be taken to Niskayuna, near
Schenectady, and arraigned before
ia justice of the peace on felony
! charges of operating a lottery.
1 The raids were conducted by 60
State troopers.
Truman Takes Holiday
For Cruise on Potomac
President Truman arranged a
brief holiday from his desk aboard
I the presidential yacht Williamsburg
today with the possibility that he
might cruise as far as Quantico in
the overnight trip.
The President left the White
; House shortly after lunch to board
the vessel at the Navy Yard, where
he was to be Joined in the late
afternoon by Mrs. Truman and their
daughter, Margaret.
The President plans to return to
the White House by lunch time to
morrow.
Sunday Reading . . .
Henry Wallace seems a long
shot at best in the presidential
| race, but his third party could
disturb the vote-catching pat
i tern of Democrats and Repub
licans. This political enigma
has been difficult to interview
up to now. Chickens and
strawberries have usually
spoiled the picture. But Re
porter Penn Kimball has suc
ceeded in getting Mr. Wallace
to focus full attention on
weightier matters. The result
makes interesting reading in
Sunday’s Editorial Section.
In the same supplement,
Gould Lincoln sketches an
other profile on presidential
possibilities, the subject being
Senator Arthur Vandenberg.
These and many other timely
features on foreign and do
mestic affairs, round out the
usual thorough and accurate
j news content of