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Truman Asks Lewis.
For Op. Delegate
WASHINGTON, May 10, —(i^P)—
President Truman today asked
John L. Lewis, president of 400,
000 striking mine workers to send
one representative of the coal op
erators to come to the Whitehouse
at 10:00 a.m. Nome time.
Secretary of Labor Schwellen
bach made the announcement from
the Whitehouse. He said Lewis
accepted that a management rep
resentative be selected by the op
erators.
The Whitehouse move to end the
coal strike, followed a Cabinet
meeting.
Undated, May 10,—(/pi—The
Detroit News said today, in a copy
righted story from its Washington
bureau that President Truman
proposed a plan for settling the
soft coal strike on the basis of an
eighteen and one-half cents hourly
wage increase, and a health wel
fare fund financed by the operat
ors, payments to fund would be
regarded by OPA as legitimate cost
of business in seeking coal price
increases.
The News added, the paper said
the fund would be financed by the
operators on a percentage of pay
roll basis and would be managed
by a board of trustees consisting
of representatives of labor and
management, and public.
Although the 40-day-old strike
of 400,000 soft coal workers held
the principle attention on the labor
front, there are other develop
|Pents affecting thousands of work
ers an the number of idle because
of labor disputes continued to rise
totaling more than one million one
hundred thousand.
The country’s oldest major strike
' in recent months is settled, indicat
ing that 76,000 will be removed
from the strike lines. The 115
day-old walkout of the Westing
house Electric Corporation work
ers was settled on the basis of an
18 cepts hourly wage increase.
Another long strike is reported
settled in San Diego where about
1500 aircraft machinists have been
on strike for96-days at the Con
solidated Vultee Aircraft Corp,
plant.
Congress Extends
Draft Law
WASHINGTON, May 10,—f/P)—
The House Military Committee
approved the Senate-passed res
olution extending the draft law
until July first.
Chairman May told reporters
N M 0 E N STREET SCEN E—Two men in uniform tend a sidewalk stand in Mukden,
:.,~;.c.turia, us a woman and chiid examine the meager wares of foodstuffs they are offering.
Russia insists
Full Accord
PARIS, France, May 10, —</P>—
Russian insistence on full agree
ment among the Big Four nat
ions before calling a European
Peace Conference, was described
in today’s session of foreign min
isters as a “veto” on permitting
nations who took part in the war
to express their views on treaties,
the British source said.
British Foreign Secretary Bev
in attacked the Soviet stand dur
ing the morning two-hour session.
Secretary Byrne’s proposal to
convoke a 21 nation peace con
ference on June 15, will come up
later.
Italian People
To Decide Rule
ROME. May 10,—UP)—1The Ital
ian cabinet today approved the
assumption of the throne by the
crown prince. Umberto, but spec
ified his powers would extend
only until June second, the day
when the Italian people would de
cide whether to continue the mon
archy.
Umberto’s father, Vittorio Em
anuele the Third, abdicated last
night after a 45 year reign, and
set sail for Egypt.
the committee’s action was not
unanimous and indicated it would
face opposition on the House
floor.
Senate Will Draft
New Strike Bill
WASHINGTON, May 10,—(/Pi—
Members of the House Judiciary
Sub-Committee reported they
have agreed to support legislation
banning special production pay
ments to unions as the Senate
prepared to draft a new strike
control bill..
House members who asked not
to be named, told newsmen they
hoped for favorable vote on the
matter by Tuesday to bring it
to the floor sometime next week.
Seward Gets
Army .Hospital
WASHINGTON. May 10. —(A*)—
The War Assets Administration
| transferred to Alaska, the 150
bed hospital declared surplus by
the army at Fort Raymond, near
Seward, Alaska.
The hospital is being transfer
red rather than being sold, be
cause of the benefits to accrue
to the United States through use
of the hospital, which cost $570,
000. It will be operated by the
Territorial government and will
be the first exculsive tuberculosis
sanitarium in Alaska. All med
ical and surgical supplies are in
cluded.
Dr. C. Earl Albrecht, Territor
ial Health Commissioner stated
“Tuberculosis is the most critical
health problem in Alaska.”
Investi^ate I )ever“s
charge ^Cowards"
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| WASHINGTON, May 10.—i,P<—
Chairman May today announced
that the House Military Affairs
Committee would “investigate im
mediately" the report, since de
nied, that General Devers refer
red to Congress as a group of
I “cowards.”
In a statement last night, Dev
ers said, “I didn’t use the word
coward.”
May told the House that Gen
|eral Devers was an army ground
'forces commander and would be
I called before the committee next
Tuesday to explain the statement
attributed to him. and added the
War Department will also be ask
ed for an explanation.
May’s announcement came after
several members assailed Devers,
and based on criticism in a news
story in which Devers is quoted,
referring to Congress as a group
of “cowards” afraid to tackle the
i controversial draft bill.” He is
also quoted as saying “Congress
is afraid to make a decision.” If
one of his divisional commanders
acted likewise “I’d fire him.”
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Truman Ends
Maritime Controls
WASHINGTON, D.C. May 10,—
(/P)—President Truman today an
nounced the end to government
1 maritime control of certain stra
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Chinese agree
Cease Hostilities
NANKING. China, May 10.—(TP)—
Communist government forces to
day reached an agreement w;th
the China Cantraf govermntnt for
a cessation of hostilities”, official
sources disclosed.
This agreement opens the way
for resumption of the discus;ion
of the Manchurian problem.
The truce was announced by
Sino-American TAM. upon its re
turn to Hankow, the scene of the
attempts of General Marshall’s
committee to settle the Manchur
ian civil war has been stalled
pending investigation of Com
munist charges that 300,000 gov
ernment troops had begun a cam
paign of annihilation against 60.
000 Communist soldiers in Cent
ral China.
I III Will Probe
“■Georgia Kwans’*
ATLANTA, Georgia, May If),—
bP>—Legislative Council today de
manded an investigation by the
Treasury Department, Federal
Bureau of Investigation, on activ
ities of the resurgent “Association
of Georgia Kwans,” The council,
which includes representatives of
AFL, CIO and various independ
ent unions, charged the KKK Inc.,
announced its suspension of act
ivities in 1944, because of unpaid
federal taxes amounting to more
than a half million dollars, but
continued to use its original ap
plication for reinstatement.
The band’s investigation was
demanded following a cross-burn
ing on a nearby mountain last
night.
Election Returns
Still Come In
Election returns are still incom
plete as the are three precincts
yet to be accounted for:
Democrat—
Bartlett 664, Olson 612, Johnson
268, Sharpe 301, Cross 441, Lvng
525, Whaley 310, Anderson 521,
Madsen 448, McDonald 496, Por
ter 541, Wallace 273.
Republicans:
Grigsby, 167, Peterson 216, Cole
258, Soholt 172, Benson 331, Jones
282, Mitrovitch 189, Munz 313,
Anderson 320, Laws 366, Milligan
294, Ost 367.
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