Milford chronicle., 1947-01-03

emergency are still on, though
hostilitieS are over.)
These still existent statutes in
clude the presidential authority TO
arm merchant ships. transfer the
Coast Guard to the Navy, hold re-
serve officers on active duty, requi-
sitiOn property for military use and
! increase the enlisted strength of
the armed forces.
war Has Not Ended
Mr.. Truman made it clear that he
was not declaring the war over or
the emergency ended-either the
Limited" emergency declared on
September s, 1889, after the Euro
pean war began, or the full emer-
gency of May 27, 1941, proclaimed
by President Roosevelt when the
German armies began Overrunning
western Europe.
The Selective Service Act, for
instance, was not affected by Mr..
Truman'S move because it is tied
to the emergency.
Some of the measures affected
said Mr.. Trumans statement. ARE
desirable in peacetime," or for the
rest of the reconversion period. In
| these instances, recommendations
will be made to Congress for addi-
tional legislation"
But he did not specify which
statutes he favOrs continuing. Since
many of the most important results
! of ll1
tive July l. this became a deadline
! for congressional decision on such
matters as excise taxes and the
Smith-C COnnally Act.
Some Republicans have spoken
boldly of repeating all the "dura-
ton" pOwers-war, emergency and
hostlties-by a quick, joint reso-
luton of Congress. But Senator
Wiley tR-Wis.). named by his fell
low Republicans to study the mat
ter, reported only recently that
j chaos might follow such sweep
ing move. He favored piece-by-
/ piece sitting of the legislation.
Wiley did not criticize the Pres
ident's move. however. But he
warned the country still faces
emergencies at home as we'll as
abroad, including strikes and "a
conflict of ideologies which is
Worldwide in scope
Speed Coal Contract
The proclamation was one of two
moves the government took to
speed a contract between John l..
Lewis and the soft coal miners
and thus get the mines off it's
hands.
The proclamation made provis-
ion for only six months more of
government operation of the mines
seized in last springs strike 1t
removed future seizure powers of
the Smith-Connally Act However.
it left past seizures in effect until
UNFAIRLY turns loose earlier. That
amounted to putting six months
limit in which the government can
stand between operators and min
erS.
In the other move, the National
Labor Relations Board reafiirmed
its decision of last March that a
rank and file union may represent
supervisory workers if the en-
plOyees want, it. and directed the
Jones and Laughlin Steel CorpOr-
alton to bargain collectively with
Lewis United Clerical. Technical
and Supervisory Employees Union
Heads For High Court
Recognizing the corporation pre-
fcrs Il Supreme Court dctermina-
ton of this red hot issue. the NLRB
Immediately went into the Third
Circuit Court of Appeals in Phila-
delphia and asked for enforcement.
This speeds the controversy toward
the highest court.
BY these two steps, the govern
mcnt was:
/. Saying to Lewis and the Oper-
ators that they will do better to
come to terms before June 30. be-
cause the mines will be turned back
for private operation by that date.
2. Fastening a final decision in
the fOremens controversy which
has been major block to the MAX
ing of a private contract since last
spring. 1t was the principal
though not Only-objection of the
Southern Coal Producers ASsocia-
ton to accepting the governments S
contract with the miners as the
basis for negotiations last Sep
tember.
Agreed TO Follow Rulings
F Secretary of Interior Krug and
Lewis i'll the contract ending the
spring strike agreed to follow
NLItB decisions on procedure in
handling supervisory workers un-
ionization. The Jones and Laughlin
supervisors have government
contract through the Lewis union.
Since last September the south
ern operators, with the nominal
support of the far western group.
has split away from other mine
owners. leaving 60 per cent of the
industry free to negotiate with
Lewis if it desires.
Lewis appears to be in no special
hurry to come to terms.
The Supreme Court on January
ID will hear his appeal from fines
of $3,510,000 for contempt of the
Federal District Court here for
failure to heed temporary re-
straining order against strike
last month. He may wait until
after the tribunal acts, possibly
around February |. before under
taking any negotiations with the
operators or the government.
IN MEMORiAM
In remembrance of my dear hoN