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MOLOTOV BELITTLED Frequent Anglo-U.S. Differences
THE LOAN
Tashington, May 28. Mr. Henry Walluse, United Stutes Secretary of Commerce, arging the approval of the proposed £937,500,000 loan to Britain told the House of Re- presentatives Banking Com milies that "failure to approve the loun would reduce our caparts belowe pre-war level with far reaching consequeNECH fur our economy"cutor.
Not Bad Omen For Paris Talks
Washington, May 28. American officials here belittle Foreign Minister Molotov's contention that an Anglo-American bloc waged “an offon- sive against the Soviet Union” at the Paris Conference.
SPIES ?
London, May 28. British representatives in. Belgrade are maintaining
tough with and watching the interests of Britisk natjonda who have been detained by the Yugoslav authorities und are also in consultation with the Fajoslav authorities.
The names of the personn detained are not being divulg ed, but one fa under the charge of capionago, whether, twith his wife, in «counod of collaboration with the enemy one organising expionage, and there is some doubt as to the nationality of three others. Router
SIR BEN
Secretary of State Byrnes maintained silence SIR
on the subject, but other authorities de-
clared privately that the United States SMITH
delegation never acted on the previous
agreement with Britain as Molotov con-- RESIGNS
tended.
CHINESE SOLDIER ARRESTED
An awkward situation, calling Orange Juice
at!
for the greatest amount of tact from all concerned, arose Yaumati Police Station last! night when a man brought inj on suspicion of being implicat- ed in an armed robbery turned out to be n member of the Chinese military.
was still being held by the Police.
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They said that in fact the Conference records show fre
LONDON, MAY 28, BEN SMITH HAS AS MINISTER
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COMMUNISTS TAKE A BAD BEATING
Frankfurt, May 28. The Conservative Christian Social Union Party has won control of most cities and villages in the United States occupation zone of Germany. The Communists took a bad beating.
Sunday's balloting in 38-large cities for council members resulted. in an almost even split between rightist and leftist parties but the industrial workers gave the Christian Social Union Party a total heavier than was expected, adding to the power of the party gained in the recent rural elections wherein it scored an over- whelming victory.
The Party captured 484 coun cil seats, emerging. us the top political force of Southern Ger- many.
The mildly leftist Social De mocratic Party won 421 sents. The Communists took only 47 of 1,025 seats at stake.
BABIES DIE
New York, May 28,
The death of two mora babies raised to nino the nunt- ber of infanta of American #oldiers to die in the past week after becoming ill-abeani the bride-ship "Vance" crocE- ing the Atlantic-Associate Prees.
Strikes In Canada Now
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quent differences between the SIR Americans and the British on RESIGNED important issues. There is no | OF FOOD, doubt in government and diplo- mutle circles that Molotov's Following the official ELEZ- It was pointed out that the charges represents the official nouncement of his resignation, combined Communists and Socia! Kremlin answer to Byrne's radio it was announced that Mr. John Democrats polled 46.2 per cent of NEW YORK, MAY 28. report for the week on the Parla Strachey, Parliamentary Under- the vote as compared with 39.6 BARTENDERS AT THE Conference.
Secretary for Air, had been ap for the Christian Social Union UNITED NATION'S HEAD-
pointed Food Minister. Oficials who are experienced Geoffrey de Freitas
Mr. Party. Such I combination QUARTERS LAUGHED AT
replaces could swing control of the aren The local Chinese military CHARGES BY A BOSTON dealing with Russia, however. Mr. John
not believe that mentary
Strachey as Parlia- for the lefists and American authorities endeavoured to ob- EDUCATOR THAT DELEG-aid they did
Under-Secretary for observers predicted a new drive то THE tain custody of the man, but an ATES
UNITED Molotov's statement necessarily Afr.
for a merger of the two leftist far as could be established at NATIONS WERE GUILTY OF constitutes a bad omen for the
resumption of the minister's Sir Ben Smith stated tonight parties, the time of going to press, he EXCESSIVE DRINKING.
meeting in Paris on June 16. that he had had a very exhaust- The victory of the church- One bartender said business They anid that Molotov only re-ing time and was very tired, supported Christian Social was so bad in the delegates' bar affirmed the Russian position on He wished to resign at Easter Union Party, American ob- The troublo began with an
in the but the Prime Minister had servers said, does not indicato armed robbery in Shanghai Street that concessionaires, considered several major lagues
MONTREAL, MAY 28. last night by two armed
men. closing it as a losing proposi-"usual blunt Soviet manner and asked him to stay until after the any rightist trend for all Ger- Within a few minutes, an armod tion.
CANADA, IN COMPARI- noted that it would be unusual Lord President of the Council; many, man had been arrested by the The charge was made by Dr. for any of the four ministers to Mr. Herbert Morrison, hnd The American zone is strong SON WITH THE UNITED
Ty Police and
agricultural, Catholic and STATES RELATIVELY FREE Police Station" off to Yaumati Daniel L. Marsh, president of talk of concessions, or compro-visited Washington.
conservative. The Liberal De-LOF STRIKES SINCE THE Boston University, who said "nomises this far in advance. wonder so many International In fact, the State Department change in the Labour Govern- all other, parties 39 seats.
Sir Ben is the first Cabinet mocratic Party won 34 seats and WAR'S END, 19 NOW Conferences turn out to be lost appeared to be more concerned
THREATENED BY A WAVE. weekends."
a taxi-driver, he with the developments in Poland ment. Once
OF WALKOUTS WHICH A bartender said the diplo. and Roumania than with Molotov's entered Parliament in 1923 and
THREATEN TO SPREAD As ponerally rank orange statement. The Department con became Minister for Supply in
EVEN FURTHER BEFORE INDUSTRIAL PEACE IS BE- juice or nothing and added, mod, that the United States, 1943, Reuter Associated Press.
STORED. was working there one day when acting with Britain, had sent a When the latter left shortly we took in 70 cents and another testing the failure of the Soviet-
to Roumania yesterday pro noto afterwards, the crowd dispersed. day the total was 10 conta, but sponsored Groza movement to hold Police officials approached by the on the best day business was national elections as provided in "Chins Mail" said that "the mat- $30 and more than half was for the Big
Three Moscow agreement | ter has been amicably settled." It
juice.' orange
Associated lost December. is understood that the man is still Press.
Department officials alsó await- ed details of the new trade agree being detained, though this could not be confirmed.
ment between Russia and Poland. The $50,000,000 American surplus' property credit for Poland has been suspended on the grounds that Poland's Government has not given the United States. sumcient detalls about trade treaties with other countries.--Associated Press, "MOLOTOV IS RIGHT"
Police affleints were extremely reticent last night as to what hap- pened next, but apparently the arrival of Chinese military officials attracted a crowd, which grew to quite large proportions when several lorry-loads of Commandon
arrived.
Request That Britain Dropped
London, May 28.
Britain made and dropped a request to Egypt, for the leace
U.N.O. Challenge On Franco
New York, May 28. The United Nations Security Council sub-committee on Spain ia today weighing the challenging
London, May 28. "The Times' anid today that
gestion from the Spanish Re-Molotov is right in opposing the of bases as a condition to with-fied Allies might sook to overthrow making problem should be referred publicans that they and unspeci- suggestion that the whole pence- drawal of British troops from the Franco regime by force unless Egypt before the formal open- the United Nations takes action ing of the Anglo-Egyptian against the Spanish dictator as a Treaty negotiations, it was threat to world peace. learned last night.
Premier Dr. Jose Giral of the
to the United Nations Assembly and suggested that the uncom promising attitudes among the Big Three might end in unbreak- able deadlock..
It said editorially that the Unit
Voting figures indicated 88.2 | per cent of the 2,022,000 regis tered voters went to the polle,
MUSSOLINI SAVED A BRITISH CONVOY!
London, May 28.
Mussolini's personal intervention when
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Nearly 50,000 workers now off their joba. The bulk of these are 87,000 woodwork- ers in British Columbia who are holding up the production of lumber needed in housing and other reconstruction work and threatening the, wood pulp sup a ply for newsprint sold on the
western states.
The most spectaculär strike
Monday by the Canadian Sea-
difference of opinion arose between the acidic coast and some south- Axis naval and air staffs was instrumen- tal in saving the mast vital of our con-was that called suddenly on voys to Malta and resulted in two Ita- men' Union, whose members are lian cruisers being torpedoed by British employed on ships plying the submarinos, This sidelight on the enemy's conduct of the members are on strike, although war is given in the testimony of a German time Federation, whose admiral who was acting as chief liaison have since been recruited to man those ships whose crews officer with the Italian naval staff at are on strike, says that the the time.
C.S.U. has only 1,500 workers as. members.
Great Lakes and the coasts. The Union asserts that 5,000 of its
ita rival, the National Mari-
men
A British official said that exiled Spanish Republican lenders. the Calro talks. would be re-indicated that Republicans inside ed Nations Assembly is clearly sumed in a few daya with a and outaldo of Spain, are ready to not designed, for the arduous and Since their surrender, all Ger- damaged by British submarines, doleate work of peacemaking" refused to say whether Britain event that the United Nations United States Secretary of State to write their appreciations of much of
The Seamen's Union asserts better chance of success. He fight with ample support, in the The paper also said, referring tatant posts have been instructed | suffered considerablc losses," but / that it has tied up more than
man flag officers holding Impor- The convoy and its escorta i would make concessions toward fuses to intervene.
James Byrnes'. criticism of a So-
it got through, and 50 lake vessels with a total of Egyptian insistence on a speedy After the second public hearing viet bloc in Eastern Europa and naval operations with which saved Malta. British
more than 200 sóon. to be idlo. of British troops, of Giral's evidence and the receipt Russian Foreign Minister Molo-they were
experts, In denial of this, the Dominion closely concerned, who have analysed the opera Marine Association, represent- and the existence of a state luminous documents from his tor's rotort denouncing the Anglo-] Most of these 'Bre valueless {tion, are of the opinion that the ing the operators, any only 17 of war as the only condition for to hold two private meetings on pear that on all sides, the events ference, but some contain in-corte would have been
the aub-committeo decided. American bloc, that it would antirades against political inter-convoy and its remaining. ships are strike-bound with 22 their return to Egypt.
Tuesday.... When tho Cairo talks halted, Giral expressed cortainty that are shoving with a force which teresting facts about the aca hilated if the cruisers had not
war as seen by the enemy. unless it
evacitation
of
the main points at lasue were the United Nations can make the might likely become irresistab - The Maita convoy in question i
is quickly stayed,
sides
was that of August, 1942, when the fate of the island hung in the balance, According to Ger
to be complete within 12 to 18earch, Giral said Uranium.. de- suggest a final deadlock has a man testimony, a strong force
right to send troops back into Egypt when there was a "threat of war while the Egyptians wanted to rastrict. that right to an actual state of war.-As- Bociated Press.
manufacture of atomic the atilization of this material."
The sub-committen, newly head- ed by Australian Foreign Minister Herbert Eva speeding the schedule in an effort to meet he May 31 deadline date for the re port by which the Security Count cil hopes to determine whether, as charged by Poland, Franco is á H.M. CRUISER threat to world peace.
bomb or spokeness.--Associated Press.
"Newfoundland" Aground.
of heavy and light cruisers was
been ordered to return,
Armistice With Italy
anni-
LONDON, MAY 28. A REVISED ARMISTICE AGREEMENT WITH ITALY IS EXPECTED TO BE SIGN- ED DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS, IT IS AUTHORI- TATIVELY LEARNED, TO- DAYA BANGA
idle on the Great Lakes,
In Ottawa, labour loaders pro tested vigorously against the ar- rest yesterday of 45 seamen on charges of ship' desertion in con- nection with the Great Lakes, shipping strike. Thirty of thear
men were arrested from the picket lines at Thorold, Ontario, where they had walked off passenger vessel. The remaining 15 wore arrested at: Montréal and Hing- ston-Associated Press.
PRINCE FREDERIK IN BRITAIN
firstly that Britain wanted to Franco, regime disappear by ap take about five years to com
a consummation which" all Certain
of charter, deprecats. articles plete the evacuation, whereas especialty, canonic sanctions Egypt wanted
In the matter of atomic re It added, however, it did the withdrawal
months,
posits exist in Spain but added. "I ready been reached. Other Britisn Secondly, Britain wanted the have no procise information on the papers challenged Molotov's state
menta but welcomed his out-ordered to intercept the convoy
as it entered the: Sicilian 'Chan nel and the Allied heavy cover ing forces had had to turn back to the westward. AIR SUPPORT ARGUMENT The cruisers had already anil ed when controversy arose be- NEW tween the naval and air staffs. FOUNDLAND RAN It had been clearly laid down, The Security Council remained AGROUND IN THE YANG as a matter of principle, that upon and initialled, by the Big The final draft wäŋ agreed
Harwich, May 28. receds today
The Danish thotor-ahli "Kron-, but was expected
TSE ON MONDAY EVEN-surface ships should not attack Four foreign ministers in Parla prins Frederik" docked at Har- meet late this wook to hear the ING WHILE TAKING without air support on the last day--May 17 of the wich today on her maiden voyage intest official word from Tranus ADMIRAL LORD FRASER,The naval fait demanded recent Paris conference to England from Dauninck, carry Berlin: May 28. lingers in Amerbalian Province
to whether or not Sotlet sailuence COMMANDER IN CHIEF, thia mupport. The air, staff, re-
Signatories for: Italy, will be big 22 private passengers, includ- A British Military Govern and to receive official corroboras BRITISH PACIFIC FLEET plied that It was proposed to the Italian Premier, Aleida de me drown Prince decik: of ment official today said that tion of ryports that all Busalan FROM WOOSUNG TONAN: carry cut concentrated air at Gasport and for the Allies, Bri-Demark and the director of the
tacka on the convoy and its on- falbj - Bussia)-- France and the
Limited-Reuter -- the United States Supreme - Allied given ↑ Commander: de British - Gümrüt venka Bir William MorgAngkwhơn hast 43
Britain Not To Follow U.S. Plan
In
there would be no halting of Army troops have, boan baciated Admiral Lord Fraser is make corts and support
KING, HA
the dismantlement of plant for
reparations, as was announced yesterday for the United States
The order the would have so pr
Very ously
said,"
from Iranamelated Probing a farewell visit to Nanking cruisers could
diamantling: surd pa Ato now being taken.
Three of them Rusalans
1st MS.Newfoundland
and bad transferred his flag ta
sung
Bbeams! Company
THE WEATHER