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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1946
WAR SEEDS BEING SOWN Attlee And Churchill Criticise Russia
People Living In Dark Forest
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London, June 6.
Prime Minister Attlee and his wartime predeces- sor Winston Churchill shelved their domestic differences yesterday and united in measured criticism of Soviet Russia.
"Not only has a curtain descended from the Baltic to the Adriatic," said Mr. Churchill with som- bre emphasis, "but behind that is a broad band of territory containing Germany, one-third the population of Europe, apart from Russia. It is here that the seeds of a new world war are being sown."
Mr. Attice expressed full sup- | Mr. Chuerhill, bleakly regard- port
were
"I think," Mr. Attlee told a silent, House of Commons, "that they disregard the spirit in which we entered into these things in Potadum."
ATTLEE ON CHINA
Landon, June C. Referring to China in tho House of Commons debate on foreign affaiza yesterday, tha Prime Minister, Mr. G. E. Attlee, veicl the British Government desired to see the emergence of a strong, stable and united China.
Mr. Aflice crimpnenied that this depended principally on pettlement of the dispute be- fueen the Chiese nationalists and communists. —Associated Press,
Far more
The Russian Mind
Germans Like Being Led
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It is authoritarian in method, 3. All bearings and distances) they admit, buz they
believe from Stonecutters Flund 231*1 German needs Authoritarian summit. of Foreign Secretarying the division between the gerous as their propucanda A
control at this stage of her post- Ernest Bevin-who yesterday Sevict and western anes of oe-j futile and childish.
war recovery if her economic accused Russin of obstructing cupation, declared that every seriuna than anything else in
reconstruction la la no achieved. the way to peace-and said dif- effort was being made to "com. the sphere of propaganda orj
The Russian pulicy at least 13 the whole espionage are the facts of the ficulties
attributable to munize and Russify Moscow's insistance on a rigid of the Soviet zone if Germany." European situation."
tive as they claim 1 19 in the and literal interpretation of the Poland, he said, is being denied
American zone. Prople have Potsdam agreement denying all all free expression of her na Mr. Attlee said: "One of curio work because they know work |
tional will, while "Austria and greatest difficulties is to try to means better rations. Not to flexibility.
Hungary are starved and stifled get into the minds of our Rus-work menus vig just above and weighted down by masses of sians friends some real under-starvation level. Russian troops."
standing of the way we work As one Germaa put it: "The Mr. Churchill complained by things in the Western demoern-Germans are not esentially.evíl innuendo that the Government cies. It is quite extraordinary but they have no free mind, na Mr. Attlee said Moscow seem- had not kept him fully inform how hard it is to make the Rus-common sense, and ed incapable of understanding ed on developments in forecasians understand that there is public opinion, We certainly are there is no the western system of govern-affairs. There were humediaze more than one veice in this not ready yet for democracy as ment and a political eppusition, and vigorous protests from the country."
Mr. Attlee said they could not Kusaigns
It is known in die west. The adding that the iron curtain' Labour benches and Mr. Attlee
give 013 positive that separated them was a cur- rose and said he had told Mr.Į understand that those papers leadership, to which we are ac- tain between minds.
Churchill of the decision to eva- which attack Russia and equally customed, and a hope for the 3279. cuate Egypt. Mr. Churchill attack this Kovernment
he bad not not remehow or other agents of
were future."Associated Press. maintained been properly called inte on the government, sultation, but he was hovled down by Labour Members,
Attlee Optimism
The debate,
which came on the second day of a two-day re- view of British foreign policy, brought one shaft of optimism from Mr. Attlee:
"I do not believe," he said, "that we should judge the pre sent state of the world wholly pessimistically. 1 believe, the overcoming of our difficul- ties, none will play a greater part than Mr. Bevin."
Mr.
that
For several
minutes
the
House was filled with cheers and jeers from beth sides,
U.S. Navy Demob. Held Up
"That is really what has been called an iron curtain. It is a curtain between minds. When- ever 1 meet our Russian friends I urge them to let us get to- Mr. Churchill anid:-- "It gether and speak to each other
Washington, June 5. A halt in the demobilizing of cannot be in the interests of freely; all of us.
Merchantmen Soviet Russia to go on irritating
"I am quite sure that this is Navy men with
next the United States. There is no a great need in the world to training is the possible people in the world so slow in day. I think we have to look step in the government's drive developing · hostile feelings upon the Russian people to seme te keep American commerce on
the high seas, against a
foreign country 5 extent as being a people who the Americans. But there is no have been born and have lived One official who is close to people whose feelings once es in a dark forest who do not the situation suggested private- tranged are no difficult to win seem to understand
|ly that this would be the logical| sunlight. back!
wind and air of a free de for emergency service if the step to keep qualified men ready! "The American eagle, sittingimocracy and 1 say that it wood on his perch is a large strong be fatal to accentuate in any threatened maritime strike bird with formidable beak and way this line of division be-takes place.
There he sita motionless tween Eastern and Western
He said plans that are now claws. and Mr. Gromyko is sent day Eprope.
underway would probably place after day to proil him. All the
"We have got to try to get full control of the merchant fleet time the cagle sits quite still, that across the borders and get in the hands of the War Ship- Mr. Churchill deplored what he termed the Russian attitude at it would be a great mistake a mutual understanding. Weping Administration, which now that any agreement between Bri-to suppose that nothing is going have equally got to try to un-owns 80 per cent of ships, and on inside the breast of the carle derstand the Russian minds and (laughter)
Churchill discussed Franco Spain as "one of the least aggressive of the nations of the world," and declared:
"I believe it is a fact, to put it mildly, that there is as much
Spain freedom in
under the Franco regime, and a good deal more security and happiness for ordinary folk, than there is in Poland at this time."
Ganging Up
tain and the United States was
a "ganging up" against the Soviet Union.
Friendly Hint
• Russian history and to under stand why they take the line they do."
Mr. Attire said: "I entirely that friendship with agree
"I venture to give this friend- No Appeasement neighbours is not 'ganging up'y hint to my old wartime com-{ Commenting ]] speeches but I would also say this-werade, Marshal Stalin. Even, made during the debate yester don't want in any way to get here, in our patient community, day, Mr. Attlee criticisel those
been who went an exclusive friendship with the Soviet propaganda has western powers. We are put to stendily making headway back-everything get an all-inclusive friendship."wards. (laughter).
abroad and "saw
that unless British
give the Navy
responsibility for manning them.-Associated Press.
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the will lie at Constatees' risk and gress has announced that through Russian Indian Federation of Labour subject to terms and conditions Mr. Churchill declared it was "I would not have thought it do these things through British tion, in view of the reported in-All cargo will ou ready for de eves." He thought it better to has appealed for TUC interven-of storage at Kowloon Godown. incredible that "the handful of possible that in a single year eyes while trying. very able men" who rule from the Soviets could have been able possible, to understand the view-ment to declare illegal a nation-7th June 1946,
as far as tention of the Indian Govern-livery from Godown on and after the Kremlin should be so i to do themselves so much harm point of others. informed concerning the west- and chilled so many friendships Mr. Seymour Cocks (Labour)June 27.
wide railway strike planned for eru democracies. and cried; "It in the English-speaking world the critic of Mr. Ernest Bevin,
Optional cargo will not be cannot be in the interests of We must also remember that declared
A. apokesman said the cabled landed here, unless notice has Itussin to go on irritating the the Soviet Government is great- foreign policy was changed and TUC International. Committee arrival but carried on from port request would be referred to the been given prior to steamer's United
States. There is no ly hampered in its relations with that of other countries changed and reported to the General to port to the final port of call people in the world which is foreign countries by the exist also, the nations were as Bear Council-when-it-meets-en-July to which the option extenda.--... slower in developing hostile ence of a Soviet fifth ̈cölümü, to war today as they were in 30-Associated Pross. feelings against a foreign coun- There are some states which 1932-and perhaps nearer. try than the American."
hang in the balance, where these Mr. Cocka said that Russla Mr. Churchill told the Com-1 Communist organisations are should be free to run her own with the Soviet allies, but mona "We seek nothing from conspiring to seize government territory in her own way with-by appeasement. Russia except good-will," and If they succeed, the state is out interference.
"One appeasement in reiterated ir Russia were overturned and becomes har- Winding up today's debate, generation is menneed Britain would fulfill its nessed as a satellite. But every-Mr. Hector McNeil. UnderApplause) he said. "He won't obligation and go to Russia's where the activities of the Com-Seretary for Forzign Affairs, do anything that could be trans- aid. Nevertheless, he continued, munist fifth columns only de declared, amid applause, that lated on the other hand as try- To comply with the General Britain could not agree to in Russia harm. They lefinite postponement of peace-active process of bringing about Ernest Bevin, would continue'sun."--Associated Press and Consignees must have a Revenue treaties,
the thing which the Soviets to try and secure an agreement Reuter,
Officer in attendance when most disliked that is a gen-
damaged dutiable goods are Sub-Human State eral conseПaus of opinion
examined. "The idea of keeping millions "gainst them and their ways. of people hanging about in a
Spy System sub-human state between hea-, "I hope that when these r ven and hell will only breed methods have been fully tried; moral pestilence and probably out and found not helpful to the active war," he said.
interests and greatness Demanding support of the Seriot Russia they will be dis- United Nations Mr. Churchill'carded and that a more reason- declared, "It is in this world able and neighbourly spirit will, organisation that we must put; prevall, in which can we shall our final hope."
be ready to Jet bygones be "It is befter," said Mr. Chur- | bygones. chill, to have a world united "Then, there is the Com- than a world divided. It is also: munist spy aystem, whose ex- better to have a world dividedposure is at present confined to Association here that it la cer-inside from rockets
He told the Army Ordnance any other present power plant than a world destroyed." 'Canada, and has made a deep
are in the Foreign Minister, Mr.ing to shut Russin out of the Bonded Warehouse Regulations
of
Super-Rocket Development In United States
Cleveland, June 6.
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Mr. Attlee asserted that Bri-mark on trans-Atlantic opinion. tain that any of the world's 'Industrial nations
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The official announcement said that if the problem of at- tries and above all with France." and others is that they do not Meanwhile, in Dayton, U.S. 1,600 miles an hour at altitudes
talning speedy in excess of! Mr. Attico sald Gormany] have to hire their agents. It is should be treated as an econ- a matter of religion to sacrifice talked today of future speeds of pressas aircraft is to be over Army Air Force engineers up to and beyond the maximum amic whole, preferably as a oneself and one's native land 1,500 miles an hour for military come, the Ramjet appears to federation of Germnale states, for the sake of a Communint aircraft in announcing new be the most suitable unging a and declared, "Germany must | Utopia. work out her, salvation through Mr. Churchill added that type jet engine and the start of The Ave new planen under Germany, and therefore we are when infested with this did work on a fleet of jet bombora construction ry Sonoma
and fightert continuing to try to work in onse"); * (Communism) people getting: an economic unity of would not hositate to batzar. Germany, to getting real des their country,z), in thin nesus mocracy Into Germany, and in latify, Mr. Churchill cou working in the dossat, harmony tinued, "which" renders with our great aliids!!
Soviet espionage.
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