Evening star., 1952-04-30
U. 5. Editors Applaud
Courts Decision in
Steel Seizure Case
BY the Associated Press

A survey OF the Nations leading
newspapers today finds wide
spread editorial support for Judge
David A. Pines decision in the
steel seizure case.
Representative editorial COM
ment follows:
HARTFORD COURANT-Judge
Pines decision, for all the ma
jestic principles it bespoke with
refreshing candor and courage, is
the verdict of a minor court. The
issues involved are so momentous
that only the Supreme Court can
speak on them with authority.
Therefore, the national safety re-
quires that the tangled issues
be put on ice until the Supreme
Court has spoken.
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Philip Murray has called q
strike against the steel industry
but also against the judiciary
system Of the American Nation
and thus in a sense against the
American people themselves. But)
the real threat in this case was
never Murray and is not now.
The real threat was the one raised
by the President against the
Constitution.
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
His would-be majesty Harry S.
Truman got his claws seriously
clipped yesterday by Federal Judge
Pine. :. The decision should clear
the air to a considerable extent
and furnish a breathing spell in
which workers, employers and .
bureaucrats can work toward
a sensible settlement. We
hope Congress will on no account
relax its efforts to define the Pres
idential powers clearly, or drop
consideration of the impeachment
of Truman.
NEW YORK TIMES-The i'm
portant issues in the (steeD labor
dispute are only indirectly
involved in this decision. OF far
greater Importance now and in
time to come is the question of
constitutional powers and rela-
tionShipS. It (Judge Pines
ruling) does seem to us to
be in line with American tradi-
tions and with the spiritual neces-
sites of our day.
NEW YORK HERALD-TRIB-
UNE-The judge had his cour-
age =. It is well to keep in mind,
nevertheless, that the last word
has not been spoken, and that
this whole contest takes place in
q realm where great lawyers and
great constitutional authorities
have been of differing views. e.
The public must concentrate on
the immediate and practical re-
suits of the decision. Philip Muir
ray has called a strike
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMO-
CRAT-(The seizure) was a dras-
tic act, an illegal act, an act that
strikes at the very heart of the
democracy under which we live.
.. Judge Pine has rendered a
salutary service to the Nation.
His court stands firm against a
usurpation of power by the Pres
ident which if projected without
restraint. could reach into every
industry. every business, every
antorrorico
ATLANTA CONSTITUTIONS
A courageous Federal judge &.
looked beyond the immediate
threat of a steel strike to what
he considered the more ominous,
If long range danger of totalitari-
? af1ism -. We commend him for
his action.
= MINNEAPOLIS TRIBUNE -
= The issue before the court
transcended the question of
whether the pay increase recon-
mended by the Wage Sterilization
Board ought to be put into effect.
It involved, as Judge Pine OBJ
served, public confidence in the
very ediflce of Government
under the Constitution.
MIAMI (Fla) HERALD-The
decision follows the Consti-
tuition. Philip Murray has
called a strike This is de-
f1ance of the court; it is con-
tempt; it is unfortunate. But even
it keeps the controversy within a
framework that does not violate
and diStort our basic American
concepts, as had the Presidents S
seizure.
BOSTON GLOBE. Judge
Pine has carefully avoided raising
any issue of control by the court
of the Executive himself. The
judgment is aimed at an admin
iStrative officer, Secretary of
Commerce Sawyer. This legal
strategy seeks to preserve the bal
ance among the executive, legis-
lative and judicial branches of
the Government