Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 October 1945 — Page 4

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Pnited Press Saft Correspondent MORYO, Oct. 12~The new Japaese cabinet abolished all restric on freedom of speech and asbly today and completed the disation of home naval and air fleet g ors in compliance . with merican directives, Free speech and free assembly $ restored to the Japanese people “fhrough repeal of the so-galled preservation laws. The cabigt also abolished laws setting up priifled zones within the home

Restoration of the rights of sh sand assembly were among orders issued by Gen. Douglas hur to the Higashi-Kuni inet last month and reiterated by him to the new premier, Baron ‘Kijuro Shidehara, at a personal ponference yesterday, The Japanese naval ministry rearted to MacArthur's headquarters hat headquarters of the Japanese I" “pombined naval forces, the com-~ ‘bined fleet and the 5th alr fleet been abolished in compliance with another of his directives.

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ENJOINS. PICKETING NEW CASTLE PLANT

NEW CASTLE, Ind, Oct. 12 (U, P.)~A temporary restraining order preventing picketing in the Perfect Circle Co. strike was in effect to-

plants Members of local 662, United Auto Workers, cast 81 per cent of their votes in favor of participation in a

| corporation-wide strike.

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Mrs. Florence Randall, above, {leader and rank-and-file member is permitted a last visit with her children, Ellen, 9, and Kathryn, |grievances instead of battling them | people are going cold as a result, 15 months, before removal from Harvey's Lake, Pa, to Tunkhannock, Pa. to face trial on a charge [the public interest would be out-|the public's rights. of murder in connection with the |fawed; recalcitrant employers forced |got to pay the bill in these disputes. death of her husband, Charles, [to grant just demands to unions, near Harvey's Lake last May 31.

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By FREDERICK WOLTMAN Scripps-Howard Staff Writer -

NEW YORK, Oct. 12—A supreme court for capital and labor—wi th the final authority of law, and the police powers to settle all labor dis|putes peaceably—is the only solution to disastrous post-war economic

e. ; ~ This is the opinion of Federal Judge John O. Knox of the southern district court here. The distinguished jurist today outlined firm convictions, evolved through decades on the bench, about America's press~| the same class as any other dising domestic problems. putants in a democracy--litigants That he feels strongly over the|before a court of law. recent elevator, coal and longshore| “Unions are no different from strikes Judge Knox stated frankly.|other human institutions,” Judge At the same time he called unions | Knox continued. “I'm for them, But absolute necessities. He added: “ex-| they must be held to the same acbe nothing more than serfs. They've countability as other groups.” got to have somebody to go to bat A Terrific Thing for them.” “When an elevator strike makes But it’s the public that suffers,|people with heart trouble walk up he believes. And his answer ‘is a|long flights of stairs, deprives babies # | system of labor courts, both federal and sick persons of milk and food, “land state, to which employer, union | that's s terrific thing in my mind, “Or take the threatening coal With winter coming on

would be required to bring their |strike.

out, “What respective rights capital Under his plan strikes affecting|and labor have are transcended by The public's

And the public has no lobby to Employer and union would be inltalk for it" ?

Judge Proposes Labor Court

Under the government's police powers to protect the public, he feels, labor courts could be created by - congress and the state legislatures without constitutional amendments. : “Must Not Be Rigged”

it come to court and file a complaint; let capital file an answer. Meanwhile, there will be no strike. The court can decide the merits and order a judgment with the might of the government to carry it out, “The court must be absolutely fair and rigged against neither side.” Judge Knox favors em these labor courts to set working conditions, even to grant wage inereases, if disputes are not covered by contracts or minimum wage and maximum hour laws. * Asked if this would not put the courts into the business of deciding economic issues, he replied: “We do alseady. All anti-trust cases involve economic issues, So do charges of unfair trade practices.

With Police Enforcement

“If a union starts an illegal picket line, let the police break it up. Just as I send out a-U, 8. marshal to

{right out of his own company in “Then if labor has an issue let Chicago.

“There's always a way of enforcing a court's judgment.” It was Judge Knox who delivered labor racketeering its severest blow

union . extortionists, to prison for eight and 10-year terms.

WAR CRIMES COURT

allied war crimes tribunal was expected today to hold a public meet-

leaders to be tried at Nuernberg.

“How will decisions be enforced?

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TO HEAR INDICTMENT

BERLIN, Oct. 12 (U., P.)~~The

ing during or near this week-end to receive thé indictment of axis

The indictment was signed nearly a week ago. But considerable time was being consumed in adjusting it to the French and Rus-

Y, OCT. 12, 1945

MAKES STOVEPIPES SHOWA, Central Honshu, Oct. 12 (U. P).—Japan's only producer<of Douglas-type transports today beégan converting from airplanes to stovepipes for G. I. billets, When American troops took over

bombed but - antiquated plant 20

owners inquired: “When can work-

They said workers “vacations” began in mid-August . and , were anxious to get back to work-bulld-ing airplanes, Col. Joseph C. Denniston, Newport, R, I,, grinned as he reported, “they got over that idea fast.” “No airplanes are coming out of here in a long, long time,” said the colonel. “Instead they're going to build things we need—and stove pipes for G, 1.’s are first on the list. ‘ “Then we'll put ’em to work turn ing out G. I. washbowls, When they get that job done, we'll think up some more useful jobs for ‘em to

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