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Steel Union, Still Firm
Against Red Oath, May
Force Test of Taft Act
ly th« At»ociot*d Prats
BOSTON, May 17.—A test of the
constitutionality of the Taft-Hartley
Act's non-Communist pledge re
quirement appeared headed for the
courts today.
The CIO's biggest union—the
United Steelworkers — continued
their 10-month holdout against the
requirement in the face of a dead
line set for its officers to file the
affidavits in a major case.
The steelworkers’ 41-man Execu
tive Board by-passed the question
in a closed meeting yesterday after
Philip Murray, president of the
union and the CIO, announced his
union was "proceeding with the
trial of the Inland Steel case.”
Company Ordered to Bargain.
Inland Steel has been ordered by
the National Labor Relations Board
to bargain with the steelworkers on
pensions if the union's officers com
plied with the Taft-Hartley Act's
requirement and filed non-Com
munist affidavits by today.
The union’s Executive Board was
handed the question by nearly 3,200
convention delegates last week after
Mr. Mfirray urged a court test of
the constitutionality of the law.
The board is not scheduled to meet
again until aiext month.
Arthur Goldberg, union counsel,
said that the Inland case could not
be used as a test if the union com
plied with the law.
928.000 Steelworkers Involved.
Mr. Murray has called his refusal
to sign an affidavit "a matter of
principle.”
The union's stand directly in
volves the pay envelopes of 928,000
steelworkers.
Mr. Murray told the convention
that the Nation's major basic steel
companies have notified him that
they do not intend to negotiate new
wage agreements when present con
tracts expire unless non-Communist
affidavits are signed.
Most of the union's 1,583 contracts
are two-year agreements with no
strike clauses which run until April
30. 1949.
Jap Plot Reported
To Hide War Crimes
By tho Associated Press
TOKYO, May 17—A conspiracy
among high-ranking Japanese of
ficers to conceal evidence of war
crimes—after Japan's surrender—
was reported today by Australian
Investigators.
Lt. Col. D. L. B. Goslett of Syd
ney, chief of the second Australian
war crimes section, said the plot
began a few hours after the sur
render. One Japanese Army com
mand, he added, ordered that ‘'mat
ters of war crimes are a fight to the
last against the Allied forces.”
Col. Goslett said the conspiracy
stretched from the South Pacific
Into the Japanese home islands. He
charged that many top Japanese
Army and Navy officers still are
atubbornly carrying out the plan.
False lists of Allied prisoners were
prepared in a effort to show they
died in Allied bombings, disease or
aboard prison ships en route to Ja
pan, the investigator said. He cited
a 20-month Investigation of one
case:
Twenty-three Australians and
nine German missionaries were
strangled and their bodies thrown
into the sea. Japanese fleet head
quarters at Rabaul ordered that Al
lied investigators be told the prison
ers were aboard the ship Kowa Maru
—sunk by Allied bombers off New
Britain.
Union Urges Wallace
To Drop Candidacy
ty th# Associated Ptoss
NEW YORK. May 17.—An AFL
union, describing the third party
movement as "an adventure that
ran serve the interests only of re
action and the Communists," has
railed on Henry A. Wallace to drop
his presidential candidacy.
The statement was issued bv the
United Hatters, Cap and Millinery
Workers’ International Union in a
report made public by Max Zarit
sky, union president, last night on
the eve of the union's biennial con
vention.
Mr. Zaritsky was to read the re
port today at the opening session,
for which Mayor William O'Dwyer
of New York and Mayor Vincent J.
Murphy of Newark. N. J., were
schedued as speakers.
Mr. Zaritsky said- in the report,
“Wallace talks labor and acts Com
munist. He talks liberal and acts
reactionary. Instead of supporting
and strengthening labor's forces, he
Is out to divide and disperse them.”
"Without a scintilla of genuine
support behind him." Mr. Zaritsky
said. Mr. Wallace "has the impu
dence to speak in labor's name. He
has been challenged to demonstrate
where, when and how the labor
movement has given him a fran
chise to speak as its spokesman, but
he has not met the challenge.
"Similarly, he has been challenged
to demonstrate when, where and
how any liberal grouping which is
not geared to the Communist Party
line has asked him to become their
political Messiah, but he has evaded
this challenge, too.”
DELAWARE WATER GAP, PA.—TWO DIE IN LOCOMOTIVE’S PLUNGE INTO RIVER—A Dela
ware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad locomotive, tender and baggage car plunged into the
Delaware River yesterday as it rounded a slight curve, killing the engineer, Albert Ingetti, and
the fireman, David Krushinski, who were pinned in the cab. No passengers or other crew mem
bers were hurt. The locomotive carried the tender and baggage car behind it but the seven
remaining cars, including four passenger coaches and a sleeper, remained on the tracks and
coasted to a stop about 200 yards beyond the wreck. Workmen removed the body of the engi
neer, but feared his fireman may have been swept out of the submerged cab by the current.
—AP Wirephoto.
U.S. Expected to Make
Policy Declaration on
Arab Invasion Today
By th» Associated Press
LAKE SUCCESS. May 17.-^-The
United States is expected to
make an important policy dec
laration today on the Arab in
vasion of Palestine.
There is no indication what the
policy will be. It is agreed in
United Nations circles, however,
that the United States position may
determine whether the Security
Council can act effectively to stop
the fighting in the Holy Land.
As the council arranged to meet
this afternoon. Warren R. Austin,
the chief United States delegate,
kept close contact with Washing
ton, where the Palestine problem
was considered on the highest levels
over the week end.
A spokesman for the American
delegation said instructions were
expected before the council meeting,
Soviet Delegate Andrei A. Gro
myko declined to discuss his plans
or to say what Russia's attitude
would be on Israel s application for
U. N. membership.
Israel Applies to U. N.
Yesterday, the new state of Israel
applied for membership In the
United Nations, while King Ab
dullah of Trans-Jordan filed formal
notice that his troops had invaded
Palestine. Abdel Rahman Azzam
Pasha, secretary general of the
seven-state Arab League, advised
the United Nations that Arab inter
vention in the Holy Land was
undertaken “'for the sole purpose
of restoring peace and security and
establishing law and order."
He repeated demands of the Arab
League states—Egypt, Syria, Leba
non, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Trans-Jor
dan and Yemen—for an Arab state
covering all of Palestine.
Abdullah said the invasion by his
forces was necessary “to protect un
armed Arabs against massacres.
* • *Be sure that we shall be very
considerate in connection with the
Jews in Palestine, while maintaining
at the same time, the full rights of
me AraDs in Palestine.
Israel's application for U. N.
membership was submitted by
Moshe Shertok. foreign secretary of
the new Hebrew state’s provisional
government. He said the provisional
government would act until "duly
elected bodies of state'' can be set
up under a constitution to be
drafted by a constituent assembly
which is to sit not later than Octo
ber 1.
If the United States fails to press
for firm action against the Arab
countries, it appeared almost cer
tain Russia would do so.
In another move to try to halt
the fighting, the five big powers
arranged to meet to select a U. N.
mediator for Palestine. The task
of picking the mediator was handed
to the big five by the special Pales
tine assembly which adjourned Fri
day. Count Folke Bernadotte,
president of the Swedish Red Cross,
has been mentioned for the post.
Michael V. Casey Dies;
Retired Real Estate Editor
By th# Associated Press
NEW YORK, May 17.—Michael V.
Casev, 62. for 27 years real estate ed
itor of the New' York Tribune and
the New York Herald Tribune, died
yesterday. He was a native of New
York.
He retired last September 30.
One of his most important exclu
sive stories as real estate editor was
nis 1930 report that John D. Rocke
feller, jr., planned to build Rocke
feller Center on midtown properties.
'JUST CALL ME GENE AUTRY’—Alvin Morgenstein, owner of
Al's Chicken House, 629 Fourth street S.W., is shown here with
a 150-pound goat, captured by him this morning as *'Billy”
strolled down the street In front of the restaurant. After las
soing the goat and holding him for his owner, Ray Haskins,
colored, 318 D street S.W., Mr, Morgenstein offered his captive
a beer while he waited. Billy, a teetotaler, settled for turnip
freens. —Star Staff Photo.
Marine Veteran Offers Eye
To Girl Victim of Air Rifle
If former Marine James A. Abell,
jr., could have his way, a young girl
would go back to school next fall
with her eyesight unimpaired.
He has offered one of his own eyes
to 14-year-old Katherine King,
whose left eye was injured last
Wednesday by a ricocheting BB shot
irom an air rifle. Doctors at Epis
copal Hospital subsequently removed
her eye.
Mr. Abell, 26, of 1106 Good Hope
road S.E., is employed in the electri
cal department at the Naval Receiv
ing Station in Anacostia. After I
reading of Katherine's accident hej
called the child's parents, Mr. and!
Mrs. Raymond King, 2231 Shannon
place S.E.
He told them he was making the
: offer because of a wartime injury
which had threatened to cripple
him permanently. It was through
the generosity of another person
that he is able to walk today, he
said.
‘‘I've already had two years of
college,” he told the Kings. “I don’t
need any more education, but
Katherine does. She's just a
youngster and she needs her eyes
more than I do."
Doctors at the hospital, however,
told Mr. Abell that his offer couldn't
be accepted. Although operations
have been perfected to replace cer
tain portions of the eye, the entire
organ cannot be replaced.
Anyway, Katherine herself, who
hopes to leave the hospital Wednes
day. would not allow Mr. Abell to
sacrifice his eye for her, her father
reported. The plucky youngster has
told her mother that she is looking
forward to getting back to Kramer
Junior High School next September
»nd has promised that her handicap
will not make her fall behind in her
studies.
The child's parents said this
morning that charges will not be
pressed against Harry Carlson, 18,
of 1125 Chicago avenue S.E., who
fired the gun. They added, how
ever, that they hope to see air rifles
outlawed in the District.
McIntyre Urges ICC
To Let Amputees Drive
Interstate Vehicles
An appeal to the Interstate Com
merce Commission to allow am
putees to drive vehicles in interstate
commerce was made today by Vice
Admiral Ross McIntyre.
Admiral McIntyre, former surgeon
general of the Navy who now is
serving as chairman of the Presi
dent's Committee on National Em
ploy the Handicapped Week, made
his appeal in a letter which was
read at hearings considering pro
posals to amend existing regulations.
He put himself on record as favor
ing a revision “regarding the ortho
pedlcally handicapped and making
safety the only consideration.”
Hearings before ICC Examiner
Warder Rannells were resumed this
morning after a continuance of
more than five weeks to allow advo
cates of the amendment to secure
further information on the present
status of purchaseable prosthetics.
While no specific proposals for
amendment of existing regulations
have been made, the American Fed
eration of Physically Handicapped
and mast of the veterans’ organiza
tions are behind the action. It is
being opposed by several associa
tions of bus and trucking companies.
The bulk of the opposition comes
from heavy vehicle operators.
Among w’itnesses appearing today
was Dr. V. K. Harvey, medical di
rector for the United States Civil
Service Commission, who testified
I that the Federal Government makes
no distinction between amputees
ahd others in opening examinations
"where the applicant is able to
demonstrate an ability to drive
safely.”
Maj. Maurice Fletcher, director of
the Army Prosthetic Re.search pro
gram, testified that prosthetics cur
rently on the market show tremen
dous improvement over those in use
eight years ago. He added that he
would recommend amendment of
the regulations to allow amputees to
take examinations as drivers, limit
ing his recommendation only with
respect to those with a total loss of
either both arms or both legs.
The position being taken.by the
truck and bus operators is that
safety standards could not be main
tained in heavy duty vehicles if the
doors were opened to amputees.
The hearings will probably be
concluded tomorrow, attorneys for
both sides said today.
Hotel Fire Breaks Out
After Guests Depart
A mattress and rug fire, apparent
ly started by a cigarette, brought
eight pieces of fire apparatus to the
Harris Hotel, 17 Massachusetts ave-i
nue N.W., early yesterday, but no;
one was injured, police reported.
The fire broke out in a fourth-'
floor room about two hours after
the occupants had checked out,
police said.
9,552 Births Here
In '48 Show Drop
Of 922 in Year
The birth rate in the Dis
trict Ls dropping behind last
year, the Bureau of Vital Sta
tistics of the Health Depart
ment reports.
Last year at this time the
number of births reported in
the District was 10,444, while
for the same period this year
only 9,522 births have been re
ported. The decline is 922.
Of the number of births re
ported. 6,504 were white and
3,018 colored.
The number of deaths re
ported also showed a slight
drop. Last year at this time.
3,278 deaths were reported
while in the same period this
year 3,225 deaths were re
ported.
Five Indorsements
Of Bill to Curb Reds
Announced by Nixon
ly Associated Press
Representative Nixon, Republican,
of California made public today
five statements indorsing the Mundt
anti-Communist bill now before
Congress.
They were from the Catholic War
Veterans of American, John Foster
Dulles, Republican foreign policy
expert and a New York attorney;
Donald M. Richberg, Washington
attorney and labor law expert; Ray
mond Moley, editor and commenta
tor, and Robert Milam of Jackson
ville, Fla., chairman of the American
Bar Association’s Bill of Rights
Committee.
Debate on the measure, which
Representative Nixon helped draft,
will be resumed in the House to
morrow. It started last Friday.
Would Make Reds Register.
The bill would compel Communists
to register and would make it a
crime to take part in any activities
intended to overthrow the United
States Government in order to estab
lish a totalitarian system dominated
by a foreign country.
Mr. Dulles called the bill “a praise
worthy attempt to deal honestly and
in the American tradition with a
very difficult and confused situa
tion."
Mr. Richberg wrote: *‘I think your
committee has done a very good job
in handling what you recognize as
a very difficult problem. Some leg
islation to deal with the Communist
problem is absolutely essential.”
Mr. Moley described it as ‘‘an
excellent attempt to deal with a
grave problem within constitutional
limits."
Milam Favors Purposes.
, Mr. Milam said: ‘‘I am in favor
of the general purposes and objec
tives and requirements of the
Mundt-Nixon bill. It is carefully
drawn and in my opinion constitu
tional."
The Catholic War Veterans ex
pressed ‘‘wholehearted" indorse
ment.
Mr. Nixon on Saturday asked At
torney General Clark to investigate
alleged forgeries of signatures on
congressional mail opposing the bill.
Mr. Nixon said members of Con
gress had been deluged with mail
urging them to vote against the
measure and he said he had talked
with the FBI about the possibility
of forgeries.
Pittenger to Speak Here
The Rev. Norman Pittenger, a
professor at the General Theologi
cal Seminary. New York, will speak
at a liturgical conference for the
clergy and laity to be held at 5:45
p.m. Thursday at St. Stephen's and
the Incarnation Episcopal Church,
Sixteenth and Newton streets N.W.
Martin Expects Veto
On Trade Pact Bill to
Follow Party Lines
•y the AssocTafetf Pres*
Speaker Martin said today he
looks for a straight party vote in
the House battle over the future of
the Reciprocal Trade Agreements
Act.
That would mean the Republicans
riding roughshod over Democratic
opposition and passing their own
bill.
The vote is expected Thursday or
Friday.
The Republican bill is sponsored
by Representative Gearhart, Repub
lican, of California. It would ex
tend for one year, in curtailed form,
the administration's authority to
make tariff - reducing agreements
with other nations.
Speaker Martin told reporters.
‘‘It’s a good compromise. The
administration wanted a three-year
extension, but Congress should have
the right to review the act again
next year.”
Mr. Martin said there is nothing
to Democratic contentions that the
Republican high command, by limit
ing the act’s lifetime to a one-year
renewal, is getting ready for a re
turn to the old high-tariff days. He
commented: "The world owes us
too much money to shut off foreign
trade.”
“Adjustments would have to be
made if our industries are hurt by
low-tariff imports,” he said. "But
it will be 1950 before we get into
overproduction of goods in this
country and have to protect our
selves against foreign products.”
Mr. Martin summoned all House
Republicans to a conference later
today to map strategy for an ex
pected fight on the floor.
However, the Speaker said flatly:
"The bill will pass. The Democrats
will vote against it, and the Repub-1
licans will vote for it.”
Lowell to Read Poems
Robert Lowell, poet and consultant
in poetry at the Library of Congress,
will read from his works at McMa
hon Hall on the Catholic University
campus at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. He
will be introduced by the Rt. Rev.
Msgr. Edward B. Jordan, vice rector
; of Catholic University.
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