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to last a minimum of two months.
The Ford Motor Co., which Mr..
Thomas indicated could maintain
production longer than the others,
said it would make no comment on
its steel inventory until the strike
begins.
Ford repeatedly produces between
Is and 80 per cent of its own steel,
but a spokesman said there was mo
doubt the company would be af-
fected eventually"
Chrysler Corp, entirely dependent
on outside sources for steel, likewise
withheld comment on Mr.. Thomas
statement.
A Chrysler spokesman pointed out
however, that shutdown of assem-
bly, lines at its Dodge main plant be-
cause of the glass shortage was an
nounced earlier today. He added
that other divisions probably would
be forced to close early next week
if a strike of CLIO Glass, Ceramic
and Silira Sand Workers continues
The strike began October o.
The spokesman said such shut
downs would make a steel shortage
less Gripping so long as the glass
shortage persists.
A steel strike would have no i'm
mediate effect on General Motors as
it's lie, 1000 production. workers have
been on strike since November 81
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Eyster Says End of Draft
Won't Affect New Prooyom

FRANKFURT, Jan. 10 IP).-Brig
Gen. George E. Eyster, redeploy-
ment chief in the European theater
yesterday said discontinuance OF
selective service would not affect
this theater's new redeployment
program.
He was discussing with newspaper
correspondents Washington reports
that Congress might not renew Sc
lective service, but would consider
a permanent universal training law
instead.
Gen. Eyster said discontinuance OF
selective service would not affect
the flow of requirements to Europe
until July or August while com
mitments to get GIs with 40 or more
points home by June 80 will be met
as planned"
Other redeployment officials spec
ulated, however, that the end OF
selective service might force a re-
duction in the scheduled strength OF
300 900 men for the occupation force
in Germany.
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Los Angeles Mayor
.Defies Clio Threats
To Work for Custer
Ply the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19-C1O
pickets, routed in fierce battle with
police at the United States Motors
plant Thursday, marched on the
City Hall yesterday with threats to
sweep out of Office Mayor Fletcher
Bowron unless he halted police
brutality
Go right ahead and sweep me
out of Office" the Mayor replied
to delegation of 80 union officials
and members. as he banged his fist
on his desk. You have a mistaken
idea that you can intimidate or
scare me with such threats"
He proposed that the union name
committee to confer with city
authorities to prevent further vio-
lence, and declared police will watch
picket lines only to prevent dis
order and assure that workers may
go through picket lines at will. The
union representatives promised to
cooperate on that basis.
The union officials told the Mayor:
I'VE were picketing peacefully and
legally when policemen carried out
direct assault and violence 1t is
our opinion that the police depart
ment is being used as tool to break
the strike and smash the picket
lines"
From what I have been able to
learn, police were wholly justified
in their actions" Mayor Bowron re-
piled with some heat.
That is pretty sweeping state
ment," he said of the unions charge
of misuse of the police 1T is I'M
founded, untrue and cowardly to
say that I am using the police de-
partment for the service of any
company In no sense did the police
act as strike breakers"
| Police reports of the clash, the
Mayor added, ARE at strict variance
with what you have told me. The
truth lies somewhere between"
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Korea
Continued From First Page.

Korea's immediate problems now is
in progress. The eyes of the world
are on Korea. The world already
knows Korea does not want trustee
ship. There is no reason for fur
ther demonstrations. Continuation
of demonstrations and disorders can
only hurt the Korean cause"
Last nights parade reached It's
climax at historic East Gate, where
one man was shot and woman was
injured in a melee in which at least
Is shots were fired.
American Military Government
authorities are investigating.
One girl was badly beaten in last
nights melee between rightist stu
dents and young men reported to be
members of the Communisty party.
Blind for Real Struggle.
The general feeling among Amer
lean observers was that the anti
trusteeship theme was a blind for
the real struggle-a battle between
right and left wings.
Maj. Gen. Archer L. Lerch. new
governor general, declared in a
statement, Il am warning you that
the constant quarreling among your
selves and constant clamor, raging
and petitioning against a trustee
ship are hurting your cause badly"
He pointed out that the Russo
American Commission is working in
a room whose windows overlook the
broad street where the demonstra-
tons occurred, and added:
The Russians and Americans are
practical men. They know the value
of work. When they see big. strong
men and women standing on the
street all day waving a flag they
wonder just how much Koreans are
interested in economic recovery =
and if Koreacs are ready for indie
Ipendence"
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Veterans Group Formed
At Catholic University

Veterans returning to Catholic
University under the CT Bill of
Rights have formed their own or
ganization, the University Student
Veterans of American and Allied
Forces, 1t was announced today. So
far, more than 80 ex-servicemen
have joined.
Gill Herring was named presi-
dent. Carl T. Jones, vice president:
Charles F. Wilding, secretary;
Semmes Jones, treasurer, and John
L. O'Donnell, sergeant at arms. Jo-
seph Guyon, Richard Larson and
Ralph Parker, and all officers, were
also named to the Executive Board
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BY the Associated Press.

PASSAU, Germany, Jan. 10
The suicide of a Polish prisoner
and the activities of the pretty
daughter of a German house
servant were investigated today
by United States Army secret
agents searching for the slayer
of three American Military Gov
eminent officers here January 6.
Hopes of finding the murder weap-
on were virtually abandoned after
a diver searched in vain along the
rocky bed of the half-frozen Danube
River, in front of the flre-damaged
villa where the officers lived. The
three were attacked with an ak be-
fore the luxurious villa was set afire.
Representatives of the Army Grim
inal Investigation Division checked
on the death in Pfarrkirchen Jail
Sunday of a Pole charged with IL
legal possession of firearms.
The prisoner. who had told his
captors he fought against the Ger
mans In the Polish underground
home army, hanged himself with
his belt. and CID agents sought to
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ten at their behest, have deliber-
ately set out to destroy labor
unions, to provoke strikes and eco
nomic chaos, and hi-jack the
American people through uncon-
trolled profits and imitation. They
are determined to accomplish then
objective regardless of the risk tc
our Nation.
Conspiracy Charged.
Congressman who have been sc
loquacious in denouncing labor
unions should take pause in the
face of the present situation. The
evil conspiracy among American bis
business has been unmasked. 1t!
clear aim is to exact unconditional
surrender of the American people
and the United States Government
This conspiracy must be stopped Il
the sacred principles. for which WI
fought in our struggle to destroy
Nazism are to be enjoyed by TIT
American people in peace.
The steel industry now has the
full and sole responsibility for the
strike which must take place al
1901 am. January 81. The stee
workers in this fight will be com.
batting the sinister forces which
seek to stamp out our cherished
democracy. We know that we shall
have the full support of all progress
sive forces in this bitter struggle.
The officers of the United Steel
workers OF America extend to Pres
ident Truman our appreciation fol
his earnest efforts to compose the
dispute in the steel industry and fol
the equitable and just decision
which he has made.
The United Steelworkers o.
America in recognition of our ma.
tional interest accepted the decision
of the President of the United
States. The steel industry damn.
the President of the United State.
and the American Government.
The American people must nov
be modified to give President Tru.
man our full support in the strug.
gle which lies ahead to maintain
true collective bargaining and pro-
tect our free democratic institutions
which are being challenged b,
those in industry who desire Il
place themselves above all laws ane
rules of equity and justice.
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Chinese Truce Teams
Sent 10 I More Cities
By the Associated Press.

os the associated PresS.
CHUNGKING, Jan. Truce
teams have been dispatched to Hsu-
chow, railway junction in Northern
kiangsu Province, and to Kwang-
shan, highway center in Southeast
ern Honan Province, a Communist
spokesman announced today.
The teams, latest to be listed
among those checking up on the
Armistice in China's civil strife, in.
cluded representatives OF the Chi
nese government, Communist party
and the American Army.
In Peiping, Associated Press Cor
respondent Spencer Davis reported
truce commissioners conceded at
their first press conference that
zones of conflict still lasted in North
China. They specified eight areas
on four railway lines. Deadline for
the truce was last Sunday midnight
Gen. Cheng Kai-ming, armistice
commissioner for the government
said fighting was under way at
Ginning on the Peiping- Suiyan rail-
way; Kupehkow on the Peiping-
Mukden railway; Lincheng, Tsiao-
chuan, Kiaochi and Weihsien on
the Tientsin-Pukow railway, and
Anyang and Yuanse on the Peip-
ing Hankow railway.
Cheng and the other commits
sioners, Walter Robertson of the
United States and Gen. Yeh Chen
ying, representing the Communists
said in a statement they had estab-
lished "a thorough working agree
ment."
Gen. George c. Marshall, Presi-
dent Truman's special envoy tc
China, who participated in recent
negotiations for ending strife ir
China, flew to Shanghai today fol
conferences with 1t. Gen. Albert
Wedemeyer, American commander
in the China theater.
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Pittsburgh
Continued From First Page.)

this week in the Pittsburgh area
The company's South Chicago works
was expected to be closed completely
by tomorrow morning Other COM
pany plants at Gary, Ind, were ex-
pected to be down to the extent OF
laying off $4,000 men by midnight
tonight.
A United States Steel spokesman
said the company was sending work
ers home "by the hundreds" in the
Chicago-Gary area. He said that Of
10000 employees in that field, only
about 5000 clerical and supervisory
workers would remain on the job tr
event of a strike.
An Inland Steel spokesman said
two of it's six blast furnaces in three
plants at Indiana Harbor and Chi
cago Heights would be banked to-
day, the others tonight and tomor-
row. Inland said closing of its roll
ing mill and other operations would
make 1000 idle by this midnight.
The big Bethlehem Steel Co. plant
at Sparrows Point, Md, with some
900 workers, began curtailing op-
erationS last night.
The unions strike list" showed
plants of, 1892 comps MES in sc
States included in the walkout call
Allied Plants Included.
These included not only steel mills
but also steel fabricating and allied
plants, aluminium plants and iron
ore mines.
If the strike materializes in full
accordance with the call, 1t will be
greater than any walkout in the
Nations history.
The historic strike of 1892, when
10 men were killed in a battle at
the Homestead Steel Works, near
Pittsburgh, was a relatively small
affair.
big" strikes of the past include
that of 1919. which paralyzed some
of the steel centers for q while, and
the walkout of 1887 which achieved
recognition of the union by Little
Steel" but neither Of these made
more than 100000 men idle.
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was Army executive in the logistics
division on the joint staff of Admiral
Chester w. Nimitz, then commander
in chief of the Pacific Fleet and
Pacific Ocean Areas.
Gen. Blakelock has been awarded
his original Legion of Merit by Ad-
miral Nimitz for his work on this
important assignment and the Oak
Leaf Cluster was awarded by the
Army.
A native and lifelong resident of
Washington, Gen. Blakelock was
graduated from Central High School
in 1913. He enlisted in the District
National Guard during his high
school days. He served with the
National Guard on the Mexican
Border in 1916 and was commissioned
in the Regular Army in 1917.
He and Mrs. Blakelock have two
sons and daughter, Mrs. Jean E. B.
McLachlan, who makes her home
with them. One son. LIST 1t. John H.
Blakelock of the Air Corps is now
stationed on Okinawa The other,
Corpl. David R. Blackjack, of the
308th Engineer Battalion, is in Linz,
Austria.
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NEA Gusts Superintendent
OF Chicago Public Schools

By the Associated Press.
The National Education Associa-
ton yesterday expelled DR., William
H. johnson, superintendent of Chi
cago public schools, after a hearing
in which witnesses said political
favoritism" exists in the Chicago
schools
At Chicago, DR.. johnson said:
Obviously, the action of an or
ganization in which I have never
taken any interest nor any active
part hardly would interest me-"
He refused further comment.
The associations Committee on
Ethics announced it had unani-
mously agreed that Dr. johnson was
guilty of violating the association S
code of ethics.
The association said the hearing
had been held lin the light of find
ings" of an NEA commission, which
alleged that ''undemocratic" and
"Fascistic" personnel practices exist
ed in Chicago schools. Witnesses
spoke of preferred lists" of teach
ers and an alleged spy system
They also criticized selection of
books.
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D. c. Singer to Give Recital

A program of Latin American songs
will be presented by Miss Helene
Emee, Washington soprano, in a re-
cital at pm. tomorrow at the Pan
American Union, Seventeenth street
and Constitution avenue NV.
Music Of Argentina. Chile, Brazil,
Cuba. Guatemala. Mexico and Peru
will be featured. Miss Emee will be
accompanied at the piano by Oscar
Heintze. The public Is invited.
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Eisenhower PLEDGES
Word Anew on Plan
For Generalization
By MIRIAM GUTENBERG.

Families at home and their sol
der husbands and sons oversea
today had Gen. Eisenhowers wore
that the new rehabilitation pro
gram announced to Congress earlier
this week will be carried out ito thu
letter"
Making his third speech on de.
mobilization in four days, the Arm.
Chief of Staff in a coaSt-to- coas
broadcast last night carried to the
people his plea for maturity ane
wisdom" in understanding why the
Army found it necessary to slow
down the rate Of discharges.
He promised first that every man
at home and abroad, who is surplus
to the Armys needs and who cannot
profltably take the place of higher
! point man. is to be discharged as
rapidly as he can be processed. He
aided that our needs do not in
clude made work and useless drill.
Eliminates Doubt.
After reviewing the planned cut!
in critical scores and required length
of service by April 80 and June 80
Gen. Eisenhower added:
IF there were doubts before, each
soldier of extended service nov
knows where he stands"
He contended that the Army ha
really put its heart into returning
war-Weary men to their homes" ant
added that everything possible hat
been done to postpone a demohiliza
ton showdown.
Explaining the two principal com
mitments of the Army-occupatior
duties and guarding surplus prop
erty, Gen. Eisenhower said the Arm,
must make certain that those tw,
''lustful countries Germany ant
Japan stay beaten until they learr
how to live as neighbors with tn,
rest of u.s." AS for the property still
in Army hands, Gen. Eisenhower SAIL
that "in the awful poverty of tn,
conquered countries, unbridled thiev
cry is normal living. If we relaxed
our vigilance, the stores would mel
away CllllSlll.
Stresses Current Shortage.
Renewing his pledge that mer
scheduled for release by June 81
| will be discharged or on a ship com
ing home, Gen. Eisenhower said i
the Army is short of it's required
500 900 men on July l, the policy.
making agencies of the Government
must decide which of the many vita
functions now assigned to the Arm,
are to be dropped"
In his plea for understanding
shortwaved to troops overseas
Gen. Eisenhower said:
Our success in this great en-.
deavor is the sum of successiv,
thousands of jobs Some jobs seen
unimportant. Some may be made
to seem so, because they are diff
cult to dramatic 1 know hoy
inconsistencies and boredom may fl
a soldiers letters with a disturbinf
sense OF his own unimportance tt
the pattern of Army life. But oul
Army is playing a great role in q
troubled world. AS each of us come.
to understand this truth, then HI
will take pride in the part he i!
playing"
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News of District Area Men
In the Armed Forces

is on his way home for discharge
he has notified his mother, Mrs
Mary E. Policy, 1881 Rock Greek
Ford road NV.
A member of the 72nd Naval Con-
struction Battalion, he saw duty in
Hawaii, the invasion of Guam anc
the occupation of Japan. Before
entering the service. he was en-
ployed with the Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co. for q years
Decorated
Brig. Gen. David III. BlakeIOck
of 619 Sixth street S.W.. has re-
ceived the oak leaf cluster to the
Legion of Merit for logistical plan
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Macarthur Sets Up
Court TO Try TOTO
And Issues Charter
By the Associa ted Press.


TOKYO, Jan. 19.-Gen. Mac
Arthur today set up interna
tional machinery for the trial.
of Hideki TOTO, his Pearl Har.
Dor cabinet and his militarists
charged with Grimes against
peace and crimes against hu.
mainly"
The supreme commander an
nounced charter giving detailed
procedures for insuring flair tria
for the accused"
Outstanding points of procedur,
listed included:
l. A majority of the members Of
the international tribunal present
shall be sufficient to convict ane
impose the death sentence-subiec1
to review by Gen. Macarthur.
2. The flve-to nine-man tribuna
will not be bound by technical rule.
of evidence" and even document.
without proof of signature may bt
accepted.
3. A plea that he acted under or
ders shall not of itself be sufficient
to free defendant.
First Trial in March.
The charter provided that the first
trial would be held in Tokyo. 1t has
been scheduled tentatively for early
March.
The tribunal membership will be
appointed by Gen. Macarthur from
names submitted by the Allied ma
tons.
The president of the tribunal shall
cast the deciding vote in case of tie
Gen. MacArthur's orders made ii
clear that other tribunals also may
be set up lin Japan or in any terri
tory of the United Nations for trial
of war criminals"
The charter listed these crimes for
which japanese are to be tried:
l. Crimes against peace-"the
planning, preparation, initiation OF
waging of declared or undeclared
war of aggression, or war in violation
of international law =" (Japan's
attack on Pearl Harbor came before
she formally declared war on the
Allies.)
2. Conventional war crimes-"Vio-
lations of the laws and customs OF
war"
3. Crimes against humanity -
Murder, determination, enslave-
ment, deportation and other inhu-
man acts committed against any
civilian population before or during
war. - ="
Will Name Chief Counsel.
Each defendant shall be defended
by counsel of his own choosing
subject to disapproval by the tri-
bunal.' Gen. Macarthur will ap-
point the chief counsel responsible
for the investigation and prosecu-
ton. while any of the United Ma
tons which fought. Japan may ap-
point an associate counsel to assist.
The tribunal will take strict
measures to prevent any action
which would cause any unreasona-
BILE delay, and rule out irrevelant
issues and statements of any kind
whatsoever. The tribunal also is to
determine the mental and physical
capacity of the defendants to pro-
coed with the trial
The tribunal will not be bound
by technical rules of evidence" and
shall admit any evidence which it
deems to have probative value"
Although the first trial has been
scheduled in Tokyo, later trials may
be held wherever the tribunal de-
cides. 4 st
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Steel
Continued From First Page.

from coast to coast and border to
border"
Mr., Murray had accepted the
Presidents compromise wage set
Element before Mr.. Fairless' rejec-
ton was received at the White
House yesterday.
Mr.. Truman asked the steel cor
poration to reconsider its rejection
OF his ID y -cent-an-hou compro-
mise, but few Government officials
or others thought that Big Steel
would alter its position. 1t offered
Is cents.
Much as we desire to avoid a
steel strike" Mr. Fairless said, I'VE
cannot overlook the effect both on
this Corporation and on our GUS
toners and American business in
general, of the 1871 cents hour
wage increase.
Such high and unjustified wage
scale might well spell financial dis
aster for many of the smaller steel
companies and for a large number
of steel fabricators and professors.
The Nation needs the output of
these companies"
Truman Warns of Repercussions.
! In his appeal a short time later
MIR. Truman cautioned that roper
: cuSsions of the strike will be felt
all over the country and for a long
time to come"
"A strike in the steel industry, ,
he said in statement, will be felt
in practically every major industry
in the United States 1t will hamper
our reconversion effort. It will stall
out attempts to establish a sound
economy to which our veterans can
return"
The steel fact-finding board an.
pointed earlier by Mr.. Truman is
expected to begin its delayed hear
ings next week, but Mr.. Murray in
dlcated to his news conference that
ne thought its commentator.
would be largely academic in view OF
the 1874 cent White House proposal
Mr.. Murray planned to go to Pitts
purgh over the week end to direct
the strike activities, through his A
regional and Subregional Offices
across the nation
Meanwhile, the Government an.
nounced that in the event of q
strike a program of voluntary ra-
tioning of steel supplies will be put
into effect.
John D. Small, head of the Civilian
Production Administration, said al
outstanding priority ratings on stee
would be suspended. He described
the preparations as move to pro.
tect the country's health, safety and
welfare activities by restricting de-
livery of a substantial portion oil
the Nations current stocks of steel
to essential needs"
Mr.. Small said CPAs emergency
"AAA" priority rating will be issued
IN any unusual" cases which are
not taken care of through the ware
house rationing program
He listed essential needs" ar
emergency repairs and maintenance
required by hospitals, transporta-
ton, public utilities, food processing
police and fire departments land
other extremely vital repairs and
maintenance affecting the public
health and safety"
Most important industries depend.
ent on steel were believed to have
sufficient supplies on hand to last
for while. In Detroit, automobile
manufacturers were noncommital
however, as to just how long they
could keep operating.
President r. j. Thomas of the CIC
United Auto Workers declared herr
that the industry had enough stee