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THE CHINA MAIL, FRI DAY, OCTOBER 11, 1946.
MOLOTOV ATTACKS TRIESTE PLAN Keeping Area Under Anglo-American Control
Western Nations Isolating Slavs
Paris, Oct. 10 The Soviet Foreign Minister, M. V. Molotov, yes- terday described the Italian treaty draft plan for Trieste as an un-Democratic "means of keeping the area under Anglo-American con- trol." Speaking for the Soviet Union in the Peace-Con-
ference Plenary Session, Molotov declared that the statute adopted by the Italian Poli- tical Commission lodged "absolute power in a Foreign Governor and left the city's popula tion" under foreign troops. -
This means that Trieste is Slav Democracies," Mr. Molo net an international free ter- tov said:
ritory, but a semi-enemy ter- "The Soviet Union has had ritory supervised 'and under similiar experience. On, the re-] control of the Anglo-American latively long distance it has forces. Molotov declared.
travelled on the road to inde- !
He demanded that the Con-pendence, it has been able to ference transfer power in confirm from its own experi- Trieste ta a Government elected ence, the truth of Lenin's state- by the popular assembly, ment: 'A people which takes similiar to that of the prewar its destiny into its own hands Government in Danzig.
is invincible. Addressing himself to the Slav delegates broke into "Western bloc" nations,--Mr-prolonged applause at this quo- Molotov criticised what he tation. Continuing. Molotov termed "attempts by the old said:
Democracies to isolate the Want To Be Friendly
young Slay Democracies, DE these are trying to maintain their new international institu-
tions and are not willing to do the bidding of some other
powere.
DEMPSEY FLIES
TO BRITAIN.
London, Oct. 9. Lieutenant-General Si Miles Demneey. Commander-
in-Chief, Middle East Land Forces, who is at prysent visiting Athens, is fiving to Britain, where he is
expected to arrive on Friday
It is understood that Gan- eral Dempsey's return to London was planned before the Greek Government lodged ite request for arms from Bri- tain with which to equip Home Guard units in the north of Greece. Britain's decision on this request is now likely to be deferred until after the Ministers concerned have had the opportunity to consult General Dempsey on conditions in Greece-Reuter.
Strikers
Adamant
Washington, Oct. 10. Efforts by the Government to end the nine-day-old shipping strike bogged down at least tem: "The young Slav Democracies porarily in disagreement over ex- are in need of each other, es-tending any east coast settlement pecially when the older Demo to the Pacific cracies show disregard of their All ports are closed in the strike national interests. But the of the CLO. Maritime Engineers young Slay Democracies want and the A. F. L. masters, mates A Colony?
to establish friendly relations and pilots aver higher pay and "The Anglo-American pro- with the older Democracies as preferential hiring for union posals for Trieste mean in well as with each other," Mr. members. actual fact making the city | Melatov continued. something like. a colony," he He pointed out, Js one
The French proposal, example of these friendly reia said. which the Commission adopted, tions, that the Soviet Union was "nothing more than a re- includes 13 non-Slav states, as vised version of the British-well as three Slav Republics. American proposals."
Articles Agreed
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Eastern shipowners already
have accepted in principle the Preferential hiring for union deck ulcers and engineers in previous contracts but the Pacific. Ameri- shipowners association is steadfast against such a system,
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Wages are not major obstacles the strike settlement Asso clated Press.
Commons Questions
On Siam Rice
London, Oct. 9. Replying to a question in the Commons by Sir Waldron Smithers (Conservative), about the number and cost of Lord Killearn's establish- ment in Malaya, Major Mayhew, Under-Sec- retary for Foreign Affairs, said that the figures which the Foreign Secretary gave on July 29, although based on information available here, were incomplete: The staff numbered at the beginning of August some 350 persons, ex- cluding a considerable number of drivers and maintenance staff.
The total annual cost of the Mission is estimated at 2326,- 500. This cover's salaries, broadcasting units, telegrams, transport and housing, but ex- cludes office rent.
The Colonial Secretary also told the House that every effort is being made to see that as much rice and flour as possible is shipped to Malaya.
Colonel Recs Williams, Labour, had asked the new Minister how he was dealing with the grave food shortage in the Malayan Union and Singapore, and Captain Gam- mans, Conservative, asked if he was aware of the hardship .which was being caused in Malaya by a reduction in the rice ration.
the difficulties in regard to the transportation of rice from Siam to Malaya, but every- thing possible is being done to get a big a proportion QA possible of what is available to Malaya."Reuter.
Where
Are We
Heading?
Washington, Oct. 9.- Sumner Welles, form- Mr. Creech Jones replied: The shortage is not one
ofer Under-Secretary of food generally, but mainly of State, declares in a book
imported rice and flour. The sharply attacking Secre-
reduction in the rice ration has undoubtedly caused hardship, and although: there that both Russia and the State Byrnes a serious tary of
States must has been a small compensating United increase in the flour ration,
realise the combined change their policies if cereal ration is very low. the danger of an atomic
"With the cooperation of the war is to be averted. Ministers of Food and Trans- port I am making every effort to see that as much rice and flour as can be made available
the existing supply positioned to promote unity in China and is shipped to these territories, faces grave dangers there."
2. The United States has fail- Everything possible is being ed either to regenerate the Jap- done by the Governora con- anese people or to handle Jap-↑ cerned to ensure the maximum anese policies in a way to promote production of food supplies international cooperation. locally."
in
Siam Rice
Among his criticisms of foreign policy are these:-.
Daylong conferences under the guidance of cautious Government conciliators encountered an in- passe.
Agreement on the east and guir coasts by both unions appeared possible but the engineers insist-fully "This," said Mr. Molotov, The Conference adopted the ed the Maritime Commission re- "prezents the people of Trieste preamble to the Italian settlement/new the commitment it made a with a semi-colonial, enfran-
the preamble text bad week ago to put into effect on chised state in a milder form though
been unanimously adopted in west coast governmental vessels West Warned
terms of any agreement reached commission. Mr. Molotov asserted that Articles 1 and 2 were quickly with the Atlantic and Gult car this was in contradiction with and unanimously passed. The the decisions-of-the Foreign Conference witnessed its irst real Ministers Council on Trieste. division on Article 3, scaling with frontiers "The plan embodies auch theItalo-Yugoslav restrictions on the legislature Byelo-Russia demanded a roll call and executive, and grants such on its amendments, which had wide powers to the Governor, failed in commission, to move the that hardly anything retains of line westward in Yugoslavia's Democracy," the Russian Minis-favour, ter declared.
It was rejected 14 to 5, within Molotov appealed for concilia- two abstentions. Ethiopia Joined Poland, Czecho- tion between the Slav and, non- Byelo-Russia, Slav nations, but warned the slovakia and the Ukraine in back- Western nations that they musting the amendment as. Belgium Yugoslavia abstained. The respect the rights and position and
combination of the Slav states.
Paris, Oct. 9. "An 'accord is possible among similiar Yugoslav amendment
Employees of the nationalised in regard to rice from Siam, On the second roll call, Bel- all." he said, "to the extent
French Broadcasting Company that nations do not attempt to glum and Ethiopia abstained, and impose their will on other Yugoslavia joined the other Slay have threatened to strike on
The Executive Com-1 will states in supporting it. In both Friday. Mr. Molotov charged that the cases, Russia, faithful to her Big mittre of Radio Workers de- Western Nations sought to in-Four commitments, voted against clared in a statement clude "China, India and even the amendment, thus supporting that the Government proposals relating to their wage claim did Ethiopia, simply to increase
not entisfy their demands.- their numbers of votes."
Renter. He then warned that "this The Conference than adópied division of the nations into Article 3, fixing the Italo-Yugo- Eestern and Western, into Slav slav boundary along the "French oh-Line," by a vote of 14 to 5, with and non-Slav states, is viously leading us into absur-two abstentions, The Slav states, dities."
except Russia, opposed it. Belgium and Ethiopia abstained.'
rations."
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At one point, Welles Byrnes of having tried to "ap- pense" Russia at a meeting in Moscow last December by yield- Captain Gammans aaked had ing to Soviet demands for domin- not Malaya expected to get pation of the Balkan states. In so large quantity of rice from doing. Welles says, Byrnes Siam and was this likely to be guilty of a "cowardly retreat" of the "freely forthcoming. When would the from the
Governments rice ration be raised?
ciccted which the late President Roosevelt Generalissimo. had persuaded Stalin to accept at Yalta, but we hope the supplies which Heading, will be publishing, to- Welles book, "Where Are We to China
day. The airthor characterizes be diverted to both Byrnes, and President Harry
Truman as having come into con today Mr. Walter Fletcher, Conser- trol of American destinies with- vative, recalled a parliamentary out the "lightest knowledge of statement that Lord Killearn international relations." had signed a contract for 1,500 Welles asserts that Byrnes par- " 000 tons of rice from Siam, ticularly has "continually vacil-
and asked the Colonial Secrelated" in his colicies toward Rus Italian territory, was adopted Lary to explain why if there ria, while the Kremlin has been Was this surplus in Siam, the alert to take advantage of any without comment or objection. ',
United weakness The Conference unanimously British Government had been diplomacy. sped through Articles 6 to 9 in- unable to move it less than clusive, conceding the Tenda- 500 miles to a country where - Article 4, setting the highly Briga and other small areas to there was severe famine. controversial boundaries of the France along the Alpine frontier
Mr. Creech Jobes: "It is im- free state of Trieste within former I with Italy-Associated Press. possible to enter into details of
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Welles attributes much of the post war upset of foreign, rela- tions, to the death of Franklin Roosevelt-Associated Press.
Gold In Them Thar Vaults
Washington, Oct. 10. . Uncle Sam still has plenty of gold for sale, although the earth's biggest stockpile of the precious metal at Fort Knox, Kentucky, is now down about $1,000,000,000 worth from its peak value.'
"Not just anybody can buy the gold Legitimate uses are limited largely to a fow industrial,. pro- fessional, and artistic purposes. and for settlement of international balancta
The peak amount stored at Fort Knox' was about $18,000,000,000 worth, of gold at one time ----As- sociated Press,
SCHOOL CRASH DEATHS
Speldoorn, Holland, Oct. 10. The death total now is 28: in the crash of a stunting, piene into the root directly over the gymn← rinsum of a school, here on Tues- day
This figure includes 21 boys, the young pilot and the pilot's mother, who died of heart failure when, she saw her son's. plane crash
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