THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 15, 1940.
RIGHT MAN TO TACKLE BRITISH MAN-POWER ISSUES
London, To-day.
TWO OF THE NEW Ministerial appointments have aroused special interest and comment and the bringing of the Trade Union leader, Mr. Ernest Bevin, from outside politics to serve as Labour Minister and to direct the organisation of manpower for the war effort is cordially welcom- ed on all hands.
The "Yorkshire Post" said: "Mr. Bevin, a dynamic. personality who commands unequalled confi- dence from Trade Unionists everywhere, is the right man to tackle the manpower problems of our war effort.'
In a speech on Monday night Mr. Bevin said no vested interests must be allowed to stand in the way of getting the workers working.
That was, he believed, the policy of the new Government, and in that belief he was going to ask the work- people to work like hell.
Other appointment which have been scrutinised with special attention by political writers is that of Mr. Amery to the India Office.
Of it, the "Manchester Guardian" | said: "There is hardly one more criti- cal or one which, if it had reflected Mr. Churchill's past views, might be more disastrous.
NO DIEHARD,
Mr. Amery, however, has not been an India diehard. His speeches in the controversy of 1934/5 were.mark- ed by foresight and a liberal spirit and we would ask nothing better than he should stick to the principles. he then laid down, "wherever we have given self-government in our strength in the past it has succeeded," and "in building up this Empire we have more than once ventured upon great acts of faith and they have succeed- ed."
The "News Chronicle" recalls Mr. Amery was born in India British Wireless.
ALL FRENCH ON LEAVE RECALLED
Paris, To-day, A communique issued last night by the Ministry of National Defence or- dered all soldiers released for farming work to rejoin their units immediate ly.-Reuter.
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LIANG HUNG-CHIH ARRIVES IN PEIPING
(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")
Peiping, To-day. Liang Hung-chih, president of the control yuan in the Wang Ching-wei government, has arrived. here to con- fer with local Chinese and Japanese officials. Liang is reported to be.ask- ing. Wang Keh-min, chairman of the North China political council, to resign and accept the appointment of Am- bassador to Japan. It is not yet known whether Wang Keh-min has agreed.- Havas.
FIVE-YEAR-PLAN FOR NORTH CHINA
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(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Peiping, To-day. The North China political council has drafted a five-year plan aiming to increase production in the northern areas. The plan is expected to be en- forced in June. The scheme provides for the sowing of wheat in wastelands in North China.-Havas.
WEATHER REPORT
The Royal Observatory reports that the anticyclone has moved eastward and increased considerably in intensity Pressure is highest in the Pacific to the east of Tokyo, and is relatively low over Indo-China. A depression is probably approaching Shanghai from the westward.
Ubmery, Supreiz
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