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Text of Plea to Steel Union | ■ ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Jan. 3.—The text of President Tru man’s new appeal today to the CIO Steelworkers’ Union to cancel its steel strike threat follows: The White House, Washington, December 31, 1951. Dear Phil: I want to commend you and the officers of the Steelworkers’ Union for your decision to continue work beyond the expiration of your con tracts with the steel industry on December 31. The decision to keep the steel plants of the Nation in full pro-; duction until a special convention of the union could be held was a good and patriotic step. I am sure the American people applaud you for that decision. They will like-1 wise heartily approve your motives! in bringing before a special con-; vention of rank-and-file delegates an issue of such crucial impor tance to them and to their coun try. I understand that the con vention will consider and act upon your Government’s request to stay, at work while the labor dispute in j the steel industry is before the Wage Stabilization Board. Demands Too Pressing. I realize that a decision to con tinue work despite the expiration; of a contract is a major decision— not one to be lightly undertaken.1 Nevertheless, I believe the national! interest requires such a decision by your union at the present time.! The Nation simply cannot afford a stoppage in steel production, even; a stoppage of limited duration.) The mobilization program has lost none of its urgency. Losses in steel production would have an imme diate and crippling effect on mo-; bilization schedules. Under these pressing circum-; stances, the clear obligation of the steelworkers’ union is to stay at work to maintain full production while their dispute with the steel industry is before the Wage Stabilization Board. The obliga tion of the steel companies is to maintain normal worn ana pro duction schedules and to lay the full facts in the case before the board. The obligation of both parties is to maintain the status quo under their collective bargain ing agreements while the case is before the board. Practical Substitute. The machinery of the Wage Stabilization Board offers a prac tical substitute for a test of eco- , nomic strength. The board is ' made up of representatives of labor, management and the pub lic. The board will give the parties to the dispute the opportunity to present facts and arguments rele vant to the dispute. It will con sider the case promptly on its merits and will make recom: mendations for a fair and equita ble settlement. • The board is a national forum for resolving labor disputes which threaten the progress of national defense. In its proceedings, it should elicit proposals and coun ter proposals. If both parties make full use of the board, a costly shutdown can be avoided and a fair settlement worked out. Confident of Settlement. I have made the request to the steelworkers’ union to postpone use of its economic strength with a full realization of the signifi cance of that request. I do so because-1 have confidence in the I Wage Stabilization Board and I confidence in the capacity of the i parties, with the help of the board, to arrive at a fair settle- > ment without a costly loss of 1 production. - I The Nation expects restraint i from both parties to this dispute, j I am confident the delegates to i the special convention will make ' the right decision when they have \ considered the whole matter from j| the standpoint of the national |i interest. | Sincerely yours, (Signed) HARRY TRUMAN. J Honorable 'Philip Murray, presi dent, Congress of Industrial j, Organizations, 718 Jackson place j P N.W., Washington 6, D. C. g Mossadegh Rejects World Bank Plan For Oil Industry By fht Associated Pres* TEHERAN, Iran, Jan. 3.— Premier Mohammed Mossadegh! rejected today any plan by the! World Bank for at least tem porary revival of Iran’s idle oil industry unless his government has complete control over the in dustry’s operations. Mr. Mossadegh informed Robert L. Garner’ vice president of the bank, that he could see no reason for two bank representatives here to visit the Abadan refinery un less the bank accepts the prin ciple of complete Iranian au thority. Clarification of Points Asked. Torkild Rieber, president of the Barber Oil Corp. of New YorkJ and Hector Prudhomme, are in! Teheran now awaiting transporta-]' tion to Abadan. They came here!' as representatives of the World! Bank. Mr. Mossadegh made public a 1 letter of December 28 from Mr !' Garner which contained a state-;1 ment of the principles under! which the bank would agree to ■ operate the oil industry, which; has become virtually idle follow ing Iran’s nationalization of her oil resources. The Premier also released the! text of his reply, which rejected; part of Mr. Garner’s proposals! and asked clarification of others. Division of Proceeds Rejected. Mr. Mossadegh turned down flatly a bank proposal for division! of proceeds from sale of oil be tween Iran and the “biggest pur-| chaser,” with the remaining pro-j ceeds to be placed in custody of! the World Bank. Presumably the biggest pur- \ chaser would be the Anglo-! Iranian Oil Co., whose billion-dol-j lar holdings were taken over by the Iranian government. Tear Gas Used to Break Up Chile Campaign Meeting By th« Associated Press SANTIAGO. Chile. Jan. 3.— Chile's presidential election cam-! paign broke out with violence for; the first time today. Supporters of Senator Carlos Ibanex threw tear gas bombs into a theater where Senator Arturo Matte, candidate of a right-wing: bloc of parties, was addressing a! meeting. Senator Ibanez, a former Presi dent, is the candidate of a splinter group of the Agrarian Party and independents. He advocates re newal of diplomatic relations with Russia, broken off in 1947. After the meeting was disrupted, fist fights started outside the theater. Police, also using tear gas, quelled the disturbance. Several persons were slightly in jured. No arrests were reported. Cardinal Spellman Tours U. S. Naval Base in Japan By th» Associated Press TOKYO, Jan. 3.—Francis Car dinal Spellman, Archbishop of New York, toured the United States naval base at nearby Yoko suka today and joked briefly with sailors in a chow line. The Cardinal celebrated mass in the Chapel of Hope on the naval station and inspected naval in stallations on the sprawling base, including the hospital. He was a luncheon guest of Rear Admiral Kenmore M. Mc Canes, commander of fleet activ ities for Japan-Korea. Cardinal Spellman planned to leave tomorrow for Okinawa. He arrived December 22 and spent Christmas in Korea with Ameri can and Allied troops. Filipino Leader in Hospital BALTIMORE, Jan. 3 WP).— Eugenio Perez, speaker of the Philippines House of Represent atives, entered Johns Hopkins yesterday for a check-up on a I kidney ailment. £ I Greenbelt Negotiators Ready to Resume; Buying Price Boosted The Public Housing Administra tion announced today if is pre pared to resume negotiations for the sale of Greenbelt to the Greenbelt Veterans Housing Corp. A new sales price of $8,971,200 has been set after a reappraisal of the Government-owned com munity, PHA said. The price is nearly $450,000 higher than that set originally. The property first was offered for sale in June, 1950. The Ko rean war interrupted negotiations. Limited to Non-Profit Group. The veterans’ corporation is a co-operative formed by veteran occupants and others to buy the property. Public Law 65, author izing the Greenbelt sale along with sale of two other Federal towns, limited the sale to such a non-profit veterans’ group. Michael Salzman, president of the co-operative, said his group is ready to resume the negotia tions and plans to start a fund drive to raise the necessary down payment. Ten per cent of the purchase price must be subscribed, he said, and the Government will hold a 90 per cent mortgage. Deal to Take Months. It will take at least three months to sign a contract and another three months before title is trans ferred, Mr. Salzman said. Greenbelt, 14 miles from the District, is one of three such towns built by the Government in the 1930s under the New Deal emerg ency relief program. 'It cost about $13 million. The town contains 1,890 housing units. Gaithersburg Sergeant Awarded Air Medal For meritorious achievement while on duty with a weather squadron in Japan, S/Sergt. Earl L. Burdette of Gaithersburg, Md„ recently was awarded the Air Medal. Sergt. Bur dette is a gun ner with the 56th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, sta tioned at a Japanese air base. His duties are t o protect the . squadron’s aii-craft as they fly weather r e connaissance s««t. Burdette, missions over Korea. He is the son of Mrs. Marjorie N. Burdette, 12 Russell avenue, Gaithersburg. ADVERTISEMENT. Mrs. Maxwell Anderson Puts On Blue Bonnet For Star Billing! Mrs. Maxwell Anderson, noted play wright’s wife, finds Blub Bonnet Margarine in perfect taste for family meals or formal dinners. You, too, will love its delicate, sunnyjsweet flavor. And Blue Bonnet givfe your family real nourishment. No other spread for bread is richer in year round Vitamin A! What’s more, the high-priced spread for bread costs up to 404 a pound more than Blue Bonnet Margarine! 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