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CLASH OF BEVIN
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1948,
AND MOLOTOV
Suspicions As To Designs Of Soviet Union
Britain May Not Accept Treaty
...
Paris, Oct. 11.
The Slav and the Western nations clashed last night over the questions of freedom of navigation in the Danube and of commerce with Balkans, as the Paris Conference rushed to complete the text of the treaty with Rumania.
Attacking the Dollar Democracies," M. Molotov, Soviet Foreign Minister, accused Britain and the United States of seeking to further "Im- .perialist ambitions" in the Balkans. Mr. Be
vin, who led the attack with U.S. Senator Vandenberg, said that the Soviet proposal to restrict the use of the Danube exclusively to the countries along its banks was "not only a retrograde step but a deliberate discrimina- tory action against their Allies who fought with them in the war."
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He said the main thing and Britain, they will be able which had emerged from the to puraue 4.11 independent debate on the Danube was the policy? They would live "desire to settle the problem of the bidding of others... the Danube in the
Dollar Democracy peace treaties with the former satel-
the present situation lites of Germany, by dictating equality of opportunity means to the vanquished countries. not equality but an economic "Certain of those who urge picsition in which capitalists the establishment of n new may become the masters of the Danubian regime are giving the whole states and rule them by impression of dictating to the the method of dollay democracy. Allied countries orders
"That is why we must see cerning their native Danube that the question of the Danube which will be binding on
coll-
them," he continued. This one-sided lack of objectivity can still be seen in the way in which the Danube problem is
being raised. now?"
19th Century Imperialism
M. Molotov described the machine established on the Danube 90 years ago as typical- ly imperialistic policy of the 19th contury."!
"If we really intend to aban- don imperialism of the 19th contury why should we cling to such survivals of imperialism as this?" he asked. "We are now being offered a new pro-
SCOTCH MUST
BE SCOTCH
London, Oct. 10.
The Parliamentary Secre- tary to the Board of Trade, Mr. J. W. Belcher, today re- ceived a deputation from the Scotch Whisky. Association on the subject of the protec=" tion of the word "Scotch" as a geographical designation applied to whisky through- qut the world.
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Examples were "cited to the Secretary of world-wide in- stances where local 'products were falsely described Scotch whiskey--Mr. Belcher told the delegation that the question of appropriate action would be considered.---Reu- ter.
Virtual State Of Siege In Rome
Rome, Oct. 11.
Pamphlet Bombs In Palestine
Jerusalem, Oct. 11" Thirty-six pamphlet bomba exploded in Tel-Aviv and Jeru-, salem, breaking the calm of Palestine at the beginning of the nine-day Jewish festival of Sukoth.
The bombs, which scattered propaganda of the Jewish ex- tremist organization Irgun Zvai Leumi, injured four Jew fsh passersby in Tel-Aviv where 30 of the missiles exploded.
There were no casualties in Jerusalem.
Police were on the alert for possible Jewish-Arab troubles springing from the festival.
Troops with tommyguns kept Jews from the Arab quarters.
The Sukoth festival comme- morates the falling of "manna from Heaven to feed-Israelites
Calm was restored yesterday in Rome where.two persons were killed and more than 100 wound- ed in a clash on Wednesday between demon- strators, relief workers and the police. Heavy police forces guarded the approaches to the Viminale Palace, scene of Wednesday's riot- ing, but only a few persons were allowed near the barricades. Apparently a Government an- takon positions at all approaches nouncement that the workers to the Palace. During the night, would be absorbed on another barbed wire was strung across all project, instead of being dismiss streets leading to the Palace. ed next Saturday, restored order. Within the Viminale's courtyard,
A death roll of two, and 141 tanks and mounted policemen are wandering in the desert.-As- persons injured, resulted from ready for any renewed outbreakssociated Press. Wednesday's bottling between
Deep Causes Palace, the Government seat, as workmen and police, at Viminale
Government Premier Alcide de Gasperi heav-141, 18 of them by gunfire, Six-
communique HULL BETTER placed Wednesday's injured at
Washington, Oct. 11. By guarded, strove to solve Italy's
The Naval hospital reported to teen arrests have been made. threatening labour problem.
The Government announced yes Statu Cordell Hull
day that former Secretary of Early yesterday, strong
showed con- terday that it planned to absorb aiderable improvement Hall, 75, is with helmets and carbines, had missal from the Romo project, inte, suffered Sept. 30. Once dur- inforcements of police, troops, the workmen threatened with dis being treated for a stroke which
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are allowed to operate there then we claim exactly the same rights:"
Vital Matter Speaking of the Danube, Mr. Bevin said: "It seems a little strange sacrifices we should be placed that after all our in the worst position, worse mic trustees for parts of Germissal, which the Government said ded than we held before the war."
The announcement of the'r dising the week his condition was re- 4.9 grave-Associated The Danube was silting up substantially related to avoid Wednesday's rioting.
many and Austria. Peace it was an "error"
Press, rapidly in parts and navigation ance of economic barriers," must become
There were implications tha impossible a comparatively short time,
in Vandenberg said.
the cause of the street fighting Slav Attack
went deepr than even Italy's "The establishment of inter-
ominous is not settled in a hurry. Bei national machinery to arrest
The United States Senator Signor de Gasperi struck out in
situation. 33 cause one has more force, dol- this deterioration and prevent Deputy Premier, Eduard Kar- forces attempting to explait the
WRG followed by Yugoslav news lars or pounds sterling, he is scrious disasters
conference at "political not, ertitied thereby to dictate vital and of the most extreme deli, who attacked the majority difficulties that any Italian Gov his will and give his orders to urgency," Mr. Bevin said. "We report on the ground that the ernment would have to cope with the vanquished allied coun- do not claim that the previous Peace Conference "is not com- today, and the Communist press tries," M. Molotov added.
international regime was per-petent to deal with the Danube accused Fascist conspirators with fect but at any rate it, did question. He claimed a grea-provoking the bloody conflict.
Associated Press. ensure that this great water ter Danubian role for Yugo way should be kept open.
More Attacks slavia because "50 per cent of its course is through Yugoslav territory."
Mr. Bevin said: "I want to see the Danube as a great artery of commerce as free as the sea, where merchant ships of all nations move freely and peacefully, bringing prosperity to these needy lands."
is therefore
Suspicions Of Soviet "We cannot but feel that the Soviet proposal which seeks to restrict the use of the Danube Not Enslavement
is not only a retrograde step He claimed the right of equal but a deliberate discriminatory treatment for all in commercial action against their Allies who relations with Rumania. fought with them in the war "We have been denounced and It is this policy which gives gramme equality of opportumisrepresented for trying to do rise to a good deal of suspicion nity. But if we are to speak this and our policy has been as to the designs of the Soviet of equality of rights and op- labelled as
спе of economic Union in this part of the world. portunities of states in the enslavement. How can it be en-I know of nothing that will do matter of waterways let us slavement if we ask exactly the more to remove this suspicion talk about them in a fair and
same treatment for all he than the acceptance of the pro honest, way."
posal for freedom of naviga- tion of the Danube."
"The Danube is not the only international" waterway.
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Panama Parallel "Let us talk for instance of
demanded.
"Really these slogans which are hurled at Great Britain are both unfair and unjust.
are
M. Vyacheslav Molotov, the Soviet Foreign Minister, mak ing one of his rare extem- perary speeches from" hastily scribbled notes, followed Mr. Bevin..
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.He then declared:—
"We must not mix up Demo- cratic principles of the past century with the living condi- tions of today!"
Jabour
Triests Oct. 19. The headquarters of the Italo- Sloveno Anti-Taselst Union were and Gorizia, the towns which the attacked yesterday, in Monfalcone Paris conference is to leave just inside Italy
In Monfalcone two members of He contended that it would the Union's Cultural Club were be absurd to impose obligations shot and seriously wounded when on Allied countries such Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia
as five shots were fired-Reuter. simply to impose them Rumania
on
Spheres of Influence Yus clavia could not accept in- Edelj served notice that
ternationalisation except by the "free consent" of nations com cerned and by them exclusively.
He charged that the Commis-: sion majority was only an ex- tension of Western Imperialism. He said the internationalisation of the Danube was born after the Crimean War, as a measure Imperialist powers." directed against Turkey by
Molotov
Closes
The Door
(By SYLVAIN MANGEOT)
"I am not at this plenary the Suez Canal or the Panama session going into details, but Canal, in which a great num- I mention it in order to reserve ber of countries are interest- my position before the final ed. If you grant equality of settlement by the Council of Avoidance Of Barriers
Paris, Oct. 10. opportunity in Rumania, Bul- Foreign Ministers. The main
Paris .conference observers. re- garia and Yugoslavia for in-point is that it will be very ed a Slav argument that the "Senator Vandenberg, answer-
gard M. Molotov's uncompromis stance, what will remain.. of difficult for us to accept
ing rejection in the plenary ses their industries? They can all final treaty unless Great Bri- more about the St. Lawrence turs. We can
the United States should think "We live in the 20th Cen- sion today of the views of the Western powers on the economic be very easily
bought by tain is given precisely this same River than the Danube, by de- books. There is no sense
read history future of the Balkans and the in- American capital in a short treatment as the others
Internationalisation of the Danube. time and so become the pro given. Here I must make it nations are welcome to use the derstand the meaning of the
claring that vessels of all pretending that we don't un- as closing the door to any hopes of perty of American capital. clear that we are not opposed Saint Lawrence on terms of present discussion-the fight for these issues.
an eleventh hour compromiso on "We might live to see the to nationalisation and have in equality with time when although living at fact announced in Parliament United States and Canada."
those of the
spheres of influence is not over Members of the Western pow- home in our native countries, opr attitude towards pablic
yet.
era delegations, commenting on. we hear the English or Ameri- ownerships. But we do hold for United States is riparian by poly of navigation on the Mediceal their disappointment. One More than that, he said, the "Why should there be a mono- M. Molotov's speech did not con- cad languages whenever we fair and equal treatment for proxy so long as United States terranean and an internationa- of them expressed the opinion turn the wireless on... If we foreign intereata in connection consider this situation can we with any policy that la adopt forces are occupying sections lisation of the Danube? Doesn't that M. Melotar appeared to have believe that, should we enable ed. If joint companies with whose economic progress
gone back on the principles TC=" of Germany and Austria to the Conference think that cently enunciated by Marshal the small countries to compete the other Allies are established Danube is "indispensable.""
power politics can endanger Stalin, who in an interview, de freely with the United States | by Rumania or if other countries
"We must act as the econo- and Reuter.
world peace?-Associated Press clared that it would be possible for the Soviet and the other pow- era to reach a working under- standing in the Dostwar world despite ideological differences.
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Mr. Bevin's speech today on the economic aspects of the Rumanían pesce treaty is seen by some ob servers as a most-significant con-- tribution and the best yet made to the proceedings.
All 13 political clauses of the Humanian draft treaty Wate adopted quickly by the plenary sesalon of the Paris conference meeting late tonight. Theac cleases mainly provide for the release of pro-Allied internees, the dissolution of Fascist organi- sations and the surrender of war criminals. Altogether there are 38 articles and six annexes to bo voted before the session enda under the one-day limit for dis cussion of the treaty. Beuter.
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