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New Delhi, May 19. Gandhi had another two- hour interview today with Lord Pothick-Lawrence, the Secretary of State for India and the leader of the Cabinet Mission, and Sir Stafford Cripps, President of the Board of Trade.
Gandhi, it is believed, sought clarification on some points of the British propcauls, especial- ly the grouping of the provinces raised by Congress's Working Committee at their meeting yes- terday
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RECRUITS
Berlin, May 19.
It is learned that the Rus- Bians are incorpora inn many. former Germın Army officers in the 20 d Army.
The de ang men who were prisɔnera-of-war in the United Stotra and British zoner-Renter.
Town Crier
Of Reaction Says Moscow
THE
No Delegates From Russia
WASHINGTON, MAY 19. INTERNATIONAL FOOD CONFERENCE, MINUS RUSSIAN HELP STARTS WORK HERE ON MONDAY 'ON LONG RANGE PLANS FOR A WELL-FED WORLD. THE CONFERENCE, CALLED BY THE UNITED NATIONS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION, WILL SKIP MOST OF THE PROBLEMS OF THE CURRENT FAMINE AND WILL CONCENTRATE ON THOSE OF FOUR OR FIVE YEARS BEYOND.
American exports plan to grovtg and distributing food propose the improvement of the on a permanent basis, starting International food allocation from the time this year's crops | --- machinery by adding Australia, began to alleviate hunger, in Argentina and France to the many lands. combined food board. The The delegates will listen on United States, Britain and Monday to messages from Pre-
and Canada are the only members |sident Truman Moscow, May 19.
Herber Hoover, his special envoy. The Senator Vandenberg, Ro-
A U.N.R.R.A. representative committers will spend the bulk publican of Michigan, was as also may be given a place on ut the week in secret Essiens sailed by the Communist the board for better represent-forming plans for permanent. Party newspaper "Pravda" asing China and other nations re-solution of the world's a "town crior of reaction"
The scope, function ond structure of the proposed in- terim government are also be lieved to have been discussed..****
Further meetings bet.co Gandhi and Lord Pethick- Lawrence and Sir Stafford may be necessary before the workin committee passes a resolution en the plan.
New Delhi Radio reported
today that the veteran Liberal who tried to play the role of leader, Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru, has sent a telegram to the Con- a "grave-digger" at the For- gress President-elect, Jawahar- gign Minister's Conference lal Nehru, auggesting that Con-¡n Paris. gress accept the British plan.
There is still no reaction to Other Soviet articles eriticiz- the proposals from the Moslemed U. S Secretary of State League, whose president, Mo-James Byrnes. Scoring Sen- hammed Ali Jinnah is still in ator Vandenberg for giving a New Delhi.-Reuter
trans-Atlantic telephone inter- view Inst...week from Paris to "Always" Friends"
the "New York Herald Tribune," Leicester, May 19.
writer B. Izakev The Nawab of Pataudi, India's said: cricket captain, said at a dinner
"Being am official particip-
given to the team on Saturday ant of the Conference, Vanden-
Sikh Opposition
Press,
now.
THE LOAN
Washington, May 19.
American Government lead- ers, encouraged by the absence of organized opposition to the proposed loan to Britain dur- ing the past work'n hearings before the House of Represon- tatives Banking Committee. are virtually certain today of the approval of the House, by a comfortable majority by the middle of June. -Router.
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The rains returned with a vengeance for a short while carly yesterday morning, with a heavy downpour between 1 and 2 q.m. and a heavier one which began at 3 am, and lasted, off and on,
till well aftor dawn. Between 1 and 8 an yesterday, a total of 2.3 inches was recorded, as
.com. pared with the final total of 2,09 inches for the 24 hourn which ended at midnight. Total rainfall for the month in now 10.15 inches, which in traf far off the monthly average of 11 inches.
Disaster Threat To Soviet Crop
problems. These will be laid before the final business meet- ing on May 27 for approval and later, before the entire «United World grain estimates were
Moscow, May 19.
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Washington, May 19. The executive council the American Federation of Labour last night said it view--- ed "with the gravest concern the mounting threat of an- 'other world war."
The council Issued a statement saying "We must reach a closer understanding with Russia," add- ing the accusation that Russia "employed methods of aggression (rather than self-defence.)
Further delay and - "appease- ment offer litle hope of success!! and may only widen the breach with the Soviet Union, the exocu- ¡tive statement adel.
"If the policy of Soviet Rursin A to be tough," it sald, "we must show, hec that we can be tougher. in our defence of basic principles.
"We call upon the government of the United States to insist tat Rassin observe her wartime commitment based on the Atlan- tle Charter."--Associated Press.
MOSCOW PICTURE OF AMERICA
.Moscow, May 19..
Communist
Nations food and agriculture revised sharply downward ̄af- Komsomolskaya Pravda," organisation,—Associated Press. ter the report made by Mär-{publication of the
shall MacDuffio, the Ameri-Youth League, anid today un
in the United can chief of the U.N.R.R.A. employment
States was growing day. mission to the
Ukrainian
The article said the unemloy- Republic, that prolonged ment was not accidental or un-
U.S. PLAN TO
DESTROY
PRUSSIA
drought here threatened dis-expected. "It is rooted in the aster to the grain crop in system of American capitalism Russia's great bread basket.
He stated in a news confer ence that "we have reported to
itself which has been unable as shown during the years between the first and the second world wars to guarantee work under UNRRA that unless there is peacetime conditions for all rain within the next two weeks, wanting to work," the paper de- the effect will be ruinous." an-
clared. Joblessness is having He said Ukraine crop pros-
The
Washington, May 19. night by the Lord Mayor of berg, stated he considered its celving U.N.R.R.A.. assistance, Assistant Secretary of State Leicester: "India and England outlook gloomy, Vandenberg U.N.R.R.A. officials of the will always be friends with the appeared as a grave-digger of past have bitterly criticised the James Hilldring today new states that Ifla has receives the Paris Conference, but at the combined food board for not bounced that the United pects would discourage, food of a demoralizing effect."--As- and the new dignity she has. ue-same time, tried to unload the allocating U.N.R.R.A. as much States would urge -Russia, ficials throughout the world whosociated Press. / quired. You will always find ner guilt from a sick head onto a food as it requested,
Britain and Franco to help had been hoping that Russia a loyal and faithful ally.
India will never separate from England healthy one and busied himself Representatives of nearly a destroy the "concentrated would produce enough grain to since then the picture has and she will prove to you that she with insinuations against the score of countries and of inter- deserves the freedom you
have Soviet Union." Associated national agencies concerned with Power of Prussia in Germany" increase her exporta and con- changed completely. He deciar- tributions to other countries, ed that grain stockpiles are all given her."--Reuter.
food will attend the eight-day by adopting an American plan He said the drought threat, is so used, that workers' diets are dan- conference. The Soviet em- for political decotralization of imminent that unless there is gerously low and only 40,000 bassy said Russia would send no the country.
rain here within a week or two, tractors are available compared New Delhi, May 10. upon Sikhs to offer "effective re-delegates and would not have The lender of the Sikh commun- į sistance" to the plan.
Radio interviewed about the the grain crop may be less than to 100,000 before the war. observers present so ity. Shiromar* Akell 14), v-ster Meanwhile, M. K. Gandhi liken-known now,
drought, which has lasted two far as is American plan already in effect half that of the 1940 total. day decided to gongan the British |-d the British proposals
The outlook was good up to months, has affected all kinds in the United States occupation Cabinet Missior's proposals · for a promissary not-, whose worth --1-
two weeks ago when. they es of crops and livestock and the Pormanent Basis
zone, Hilldring stated: settlement of the Inding constitu- fenced entiry on its genuinene. į
"This Geverarent is cammit-timated the crop would be 75 poultry situation is also seri- tional blems and he ended und validity". ~R~^
The meeting's objective is to ted to destroy the concentrate per cent of the 1940 total, but lous, he said Associated Press. bring the major food producing power of Prussin in Germany. nations into an agreement on In the United Stater zone, we have mede yery rapid strides
elections permitting free
of local officials and it encourag- ing the formation of decentrali- zation political agencies, In numerous' ways.
to
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"HEALTHY THINKING" BY SOVIET PRESS
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MOSCOW, MAY 19.. A SOVIET "NEW TIMES" ARTICLE SAID YESTERDAY THAT A "LITTLE, HEALTHY THINKING" WOULD SILENCE PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES AND BRITAIN WHO, IT SAID, GO AROUND CALLING THE GOVERNMENTS IN THE BALKANS AND EASTERN EUROPE "TOTALITARIAN REGIMES" AND "POLICE STATES."
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AMERICA'S RECORD CRIME WAVE
(By STANLEY BURCH)
NEW YORK, MAY 19.
GREEK ARMY TAKES A HAND
Athens, May 19. A group of Greck regular army Foldiers in armoured cars
"The peace and prosperity of night raided the offices of the all Europe rests in a large mea- Left-Wing newspaper in Por sure on the solving of the his- THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, STIRRED BY THE OFFI- Volos, it was reported here today, toric problem of the rule of They are alleged to have fired Prussia, and we have encourag- shots, damaged the premises and ed and will continue to encour
kidnapped" 20 members of the
age, the greatest nutonomy in tditorial and printing staffs.
Spiros Theotokis, Minister of municipal county and provincial confirm the report but said thus pose to urge our partners to do Public Order, today refused to administration. It is our pur- the army had "Intervened" agales; the same."
Jewspaper which recently pub- Assistant Secretary of War said he had Jished a series of attacks against Howard Peterson the 'Greck armed foreca
heard reports that Kussia 'and He said that the matter had Britain were arming their been referred to the sinister for zones against each other, "and WarReuter.
I dont believe that," he declar
He also said that there is no
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CIAL. DISCLOSURE OF A NATIONWIDE INCREASE 15 IN CRIME THAT BREAKS ALL RECORDS FOR -YEARS, AND SHOWS A REMARKABLE PROPOR- TION OF YOUTH AMONG THE CRIMINALS) HAS DECIDED ON A NATIONAL CONFERENCE TO FIND 'AN ANSWER TO THE ALARMING INCREASE OF
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AMERICA'S WAR-BORN CRIME WAVE HAS LONG BEEN THE THEME OF ANXIOUS SPEECHES:"NOW IT IS A MATTER OF HARD. SURPRISING STATIS- TICS.
The Federal Bureau of In-
Grim List
"THE PEOPLE WHO PASSED THROUGH THE SCHOOL OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR LEARNED A GREAT DEAL. THEY HAVE LEARNED TO RECARD THE RULING CLASSES OF THE WEST AND THEIR POLITI- CAL AND ECONOMIC WISDOM WITH CRITICAL EYES. THEY HAVE DECIDED THAT DEMOCRACY MUST, LIKE A TREE-BE JUDGED BY ITS FRUITS.** The paper asserted there; policy charging the Anglo- existed among leaders of the Saxon powers with trading to "a Angio-Saxan nations an un policy of force and atomic di-
Washington, May 19. truth to the report that the Brivestigation (FBI), the “G-mien'' New York led the grim mur justifiable habit of looking with plomacy."
The United States Secretary tish had failed to disarmed the organisation which fights crime der list, with 292, Chicago re- "arrogance and sECTD" on other,! The attack was distributed arrived back in
of State. Mr. James Byrnes, German armies they had cap
corded 218, Stolen property Washington to- tured. He said that they had over the entire nation, reports totaled $88,574,460 (422,143,- forms of political and economlover six amply critical articles day from the Paris, foreign minis- kept some organized army units that 1:505,541 raajor crimes 615), or an average of $146 cal life.
and general editorials, accusing ter conference.. "Americans and Britons who the Anglo-American delegations want the world to follow them | at the postwar international States nation on Monday night=/ Associated Press.
were registered in the Untied (36) per robbery, against an He will broadcast to the United to serve as work battalions. —
States last year. In 2,000 of the nation's 48 States. 46 average of $113: (£28) for 1944. should answer some questions. conferences of unwillingness to Reuter.
cities, with a combined popula showed increases in crime, only The United States ought to tell neck solutions acceptable, toe- why it cannot eliminate uriem Russia.
tion of over 65,000,000 the re- South Carolina add North form," have been seen in the
cord, disclosed, a 12.4 per cent Dakota breaking the dilem ployment, liquidate, ganatorism Criticism was concentrated in British zone in Germany:
xine, jiggest Increase since the and lynching of negroes and tho denunciation of-British andi
Juvenile crime was concen China Took
depression year of 1980. Of trated among boys and youths. why it is racing madly to American "democracy" by Ivan
Criticism of the Chinese Gov
arrested. Arrest of girls - under 21 de- acquire bases all over the world Taigin, who declared that al-
the 548,852 persons 119,996, or 21 per cent, were clined 10.9 per cent, but it was and keeping the secrets of the most half the British popula ernment for its inactivity in
It was officially announced to under 21 years of, nge. atomic bomb."
tion were not, receiving an oh-tion. Is contained in an article day that tenaner centonood Se According to Mr. Edgar the last peacetime purvoy. Boys
dealing with the famine situa
still 109 per cent above 1941, court martial at Al The paper wald Britain might solute minimum living wage." tell why London parks are fill The Paris conference
In the Soviet periodical "New bastian. Zapirain, to 20 years and Hoover, F.B.L, Director, "The accounted for 80.1 per cent of ed nightly with
of Times. homeless and foreign ministers was dealt with The Chinese authorities put on
Santiago Alvares to 18. yours image of 17. stood out as pre- all the year's rapos, 35.2 per Jobless persons and why her by Aloxel-Sokolov, who declar all their hopes on U.N.R.R.A.
*"military
"re- dominant among those arrested, cent of the robberies, 49.8 per foreign policy supports Gened: "In recent months there supplies," the article declares,
and the 18's came next. Arresta cont" or burglaries, and 62 per Manuel Sulgado,* defendi eralissimo Franco Spalh and have been increasing ligos that but UNIR.A. is not prough counsel, based his argument
of youths under 21 jumped 10.1| centy of motor-car thefte="" permits laziness in the de in theld foreign policythe and a large part of the supplies the theory that the defendants Ter cent" Nasification of Germany. —As Anglo-Saxon powers wore show does not reach the needy, thanks attempt at military rebellion bad sociated Press.
big a dondite tendency to go to officials in markets where it been frustrated before it could bu along the rond not of collabora“ is sold at speculative I tion with other powers on the "Instead of carrying
• "Policy Of Force”--
Within twelve hurd of the
Soviet Forelin
Melotov's return! from
basla, of equality and under: polley..
standing but on the road of a forces in,
pelley, of force
jatomic: diplom
ous tional
Sentences On Socialists
Madrid, May 19.
for
effective, and that, in any caUD.
Bouter.
crimes"
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