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STALIN BUSY PREPARING FOR "A NEW WAR"?
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Sensational Article By Former Head Of Soviet Metallurgical Trusts, Plants "Straining Every Nerve"
London, Oct. 13. Generalissimo Stalin is accused of "straining every nerve" to get ready for a new war in a sensational article by Victor Kravchenko, a man who broke away from the Communist Party while in the United States two years ago, in the "News of the World," the London Sanday newspaper which this week is expect- ed to approach the 8,000,000 circulation mark. Kravchenko, former chief engineer and director of metallurgical plants and trusts in Soviet Russia, went to the United States as a mem- ber of the Soviet purchasing commission and recently wrote the best seller book "I Choose Freedom," denouncing the Stalin regime, "There is no shadow of doubt that Marshal Stalin will achieve atomic armament, including the bomb, regardless of men, money or even moral obligations," Kravchenko writes in the "News of the World". "All he must have a time."
Kravchenko declares that -Stelin's recent statement that he did not believe in the dan- ger of a new war "conveys in fact the opposite to what he is working for.
Getting Ready "Not only does Stalin believe in the threat of a new war but
he and the Government he runs are straining every nerve to get ready for it. Their whole for-
BUT
An entirely different voint of vi w is held by Eddie Gilmour, hend of the As80- ciated Press office in Moscow, roho has just returned there after five months”, absence. Gilmour saje that all talk of
"zoar
with Russia" comes from outside that country: within Russia, everyone he spoke to expressed amaze. ment at such a thought. The man-in-the-street in Moscow, saug Gilmour, is much mora inférested in the finals, for the U.S.SR. Soccer Cup
con-
eign and domestic policy firms this.
The main object of the Soviet fourth five-year plan is 'to assure the increasing defen- sive capacity of the Soviet Union and to equip the armed forces of Russia with the most up-to-date military techniques."
"The job of putting into effect this plan has been en- trusted to eleven muchine build- "ing ministries. By 1950 they are to multiply production five fold. The Ministry for Arma- ments is working full blast in producing the latest-weapons. A special ministry has been created and is already at work building an army and navy plant."
Hitler's Tactics
his aim of a world revolution would have become a reality.
Stalin is deceiving the peoples. and governments of the western countries, when he aerts that Communism in one country is possible: Disbanding the Comin itern was a myth. It was only an office of the Kremlin for the pur- tical Bureau remains to carry on poses of foreign use. The..._Poli-. the game policy of international Communism.
in Ruhania, Rakoset in Hungary,
ine out the same political bureau policy.
PLANE CRASH
Newcastle, Oct. 18.
Transport Airlines reported today that a Constellation transport of the B.A.F. crash- ed and caught fire near here,,, -None-of the-crew was injured and there were no passengers aboard, oficials reported.
A
Transport Airlince spokesman said: "The plans was on a ferru, flight from "La Guardia Field in New York and crashed when it overshat the field when lend- ing at Newcastle qirbase.”umum - Reuter.
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"WHEN STALIN A Big "?" Over The
DIES.
London, Oct. 12. The "Spectator predicts a struggle for power in the
Soviet Union, such as follow rd the death of Lenin, when Stalin dies probably, it caid, "within the next 10
years and possibly' within five,"
The magasins said that Georgi M. Malenkou, 45, nów second to Stalin in the power ful Politburo and the Contral Committee of the Communist Party, was the most likely successor to Stalin, who is 67. The article described Malen- kov as "a strong Partu man considered to be perhave the closest to Stalin of the Soviet hierarchy." After Malenkov, the magazine listed. Laventi Pavlovich Beris, 47, who headed the Russian sceret. police from 1938 until early this year Associated Press.
Truman To
San Francisco, Oct 13. Broadcast
Washington, Oct. 12,
3.0).
Dardanelles
Istanbul, Oct. 13.
A big question mark dangled yesterday over direct Russo-Turk ' conversations about the knotty Dardanelles question while bilateral talks have reportedly been put forward by America and Britain as a means toward a set- tlement of the dispute over the vital water- way.
There still was no assurance that Turkey was en-
tirely ready to agree to such direct talks with Russia.
Indeed, some competent ob-pressed yesterday the opinion servers, who "two days ago felt that the Turks may decide such that the Turks were willing to a step in needless on the grounds deal directly with Moscow, ex- that nothing more-can be said
than was in the first note to Rus sia and that will also be said again in the second nate, which is due.
Objected To A DBS"
Vancouver, B.C...
soon,
Out of the flood of conflicting report-sand rumours here and to ̈ Ankara, these faels stood out;
America and Britain have re- peated their thesis that Turkey only shall control the Straits, but General Joseph W.
Oct. 12.
at the same time, they did not Stilwell, 63-year-old
advise against the Turks' opening commander of the Sixth cast at 3.00
President Truman will broad-
Twenty-six members direct talks with Russia. These Army who recoiled from Tuesday to put before America ed here shortly after the revise the Straits' administration. (GMT) of the crew were arrest-talks will be only a preliminary to an international conference to "a hell of a beating" in stabilisation, with special tress freighter "Waihemo" ar- the whole problem of economic Burma to help knock on the meat situation.
rived from Japan out of the war,
New Zealand. died Saturday of cancer of the liver.
The wiry general had an operation en Oct. 3 for a liver ailment believed to have been contracted in Burma. His con- dition became critical Oct 9 and he grew progressively weaker.
Informed observers here pre- diet that President Truman in his broadcast will give news of the sters to partially wholly de- control meat urices during his stern talk on the essential neces sity of maintainine a "hold the line" policy on living costs.
Auckland,
Envoys Return
The seamen were
Despite published reports, it is charged
certain that no Russo-Turk talks with wilfully disobeying the have been held.yet. Many feel. commands of the ship's officers that these could come only, after at Auckland.
and that reply is still being pre- the Turks answer the Soviet note,
The men posted $100 bail pending court appearance to day.
pared.
The Cabinet has been meeting constantly for the last
Captain John Ritchie refused almost
voyage as
It will, in effect, be President Truman's major political pre- nouncement in the current Con- to give details of the voyage. three days. The American Am→ gressional election campaign since
The seamen all but two bassador, Edwin C... Wilson, re- the domestic shortage of meat has are from British Columbia-turned to Ankara yesterday from become the major issue in the described the gave
campaign:
aa vacation in Switzerland. White "nightmare from start toen route, he ta reported to have his desk this weekend, studying
President Truman is staying at finish." the proposals submitted to him at to have developed at Auckland The British Ai
zeen American top diplomatic of The trouble was reported Acials in Paris, yesterday's long Cabinet meeting when the crew objected to David Kelly, is expected to expected to have a having a "Distressed British to Istanbul on Monday, definite plan on Monday.
Stilwell rarely wore his de- corations but the army him on his death bed the one he said he most coveted. It was the combat infantryman's badge awarded only for extended fighting at the front. (Labour) Stilwell's combined
forces were driven out of Bur- Allied
end of what General George C. ma in 1942. He was at the Marshall termed "the thinnest supply line of all."
The House of Com "Maurice Thorez and Andre mons refused to loosen Marty in France, Anna Pauker secrecy bans on atomic coli in Italy. Dimitror and energy which one critic, Kollaroy in Bulgaria and Welhelm F. A. Cobb Pieck in Germany are all carry called "a net over the private scientists" and Must Be Checked. gave final passage to a "They are its plenipotentiaries bill giving Government and subject to its orders.
"Stalin must be checked in his sole authority gambling with Russin's national interests inside his country and the western peoples must be wide. ly informed as to the true inward ness of the Kremlin policies as well as those of their own coun- tries.
atomic energy.
over
2.8
General Stilwell served chief of staff to General Chiang Kai-shek, directing the Chinese Minister of Supply John Wil-offensives against the Japanese, mat, who will boss all British until October, 1944 when major atomic research, agreed with disagreements between Chiang: critics of his own party that the and the American general be essential part of scientific pro "exchange of knowledge is an
came apparent.
gress" the KremHn, shopid take into account the facte added that "in the present that for Stalin the England of state of the world, there are today, with its social reforms at
some methods which for rea- home and the prospect of their
sons of national security must further development, is his ideolo- remain secret." gical and political enemy 'Num- ber One","
"The western democracies, both in their relations among them- selves and with
The bill prohibits. communi- cation of any information to anybody about atomic plants production or processes unless the Minister of Supply approves it..
No Scaffold Yet For Nazis
The principal contention was over uses to which the Chinese were putting American war equipment.-Associated Presa.
Newsman Expelled
and he is
Detailed study is being given Seamen in their quarters. The ciated Press, 140,000 tons of canned meat to hours until the British sailor to the Argentine offer to ship ship was held in port for 20 the United States almost immedi-was put aahore. Associated
ately.Reuter,
Press,
International Talk
Only Way Out
Washington, Oct. 13. Some diplomatic officials in Washington yester- day expressed hope that if the Russian and Turkish talks concerning the Dardanelles are held, they would promote understanding be- tween the two countries and ease the tension. But, American officials opined, such talks should be very limited. They felt that the only way to make progress towards a Dardanelles set- tlement is to hold an international conference. The diplomats expressed this ed with attack, the "resulting opinion after Istanbul despat- situation would be a matter for
Typhoon Warning
news
Up to the time of go- ing to press, no had been received as to whether or not the "Otranto" would arrive today on schedule.
In view of a Royal Obser vatory forecast of winds "pro- bably reaching gale forca" this. morning, it is probable she will elect to ride the storm out be- fore entering harbour on Tues- day.
The article concludes. "Britain and the United States must de vote themselves to an unselfish fight for realisation of the prin- ciples of the Atlantic Charter.
Berlin, Oct. 13. British correspondents in Ber- They must be the moral rallying The measure, however, point of the other peoples and cludes places of "scientfiic re- French authorities for fall in- ches predicted that Turkey, as action on the part of the Se- Royal Observatory informed
ex-lin today decided to ask the Governments of the United Na- search or education" from cen-formation of all circumstances insured of continued American curity Council of the United the "China Mail that the At midnight last night, the tions."-Reuter,
sorship Associated Press. the expulsion from Germany of and British opposition to Rus- Nations."
Jacques Souvairan, correspondent sía'e tlemand for an active part
typhoon was situated within 60 of the Agence France Press in the control of the strategic
No Extreme Tension miles of Lat. 210 N Long (French News Agency);
Straits, might agree to the that no one of the Big Three of 7 to 10 knots and apparently After advising the Russians 1160 E., moving at a speed M: Souvairan was escorted out Soviet of the country yesterday on the Ankara-Moscow talks,
request for direct
should try to deal the others recurving northwards. ground that, he was responsible for the leakage of news that the the United States firmly reconsiders the Potsdam Agree which may affect the locality-
out, the note 'declared that on These developments came as the contrary, the United States
-No. 1 Typhoon signal-de- Allied Control Council had re-stated its opposition to Soviet ment definitely contemplated was hoisted at 9:40 mm. yester pression or typhoon exists jected the pleas of the sentenced bases-in the Dardanelles and Nazi leaders at Nuernberg.
He is the first Allied corres-
warned Russia that this country the Turkish Government as a by No. 5gale expected from only an exchange of views with ny, being followed at 6.15 1.m pondent to be expelled from Ger- ed out of the negotiations over
does not intend to be shoulder-useful preliminary to a confer the north-west." Winda of For many during the Allied occupa the vital Straits..
ence of all the interest powers co 9 ("Hurricane") are reported tion,
including the United States, to The British correspondents British Support } consider
a revision of the near the centre. note Britain sent to Russia
Persons familiar with the Montreux Convention"
As to the present relations several days ago, said it also between Rusela and Turkey, In- supported Turkey in opposition formunts here said they knew to any Soviet military expan evidence that Russia might of no extreme tension nor any
Nuernberg, Oct. 13.
Eleven of the condemned Nazis have less than four days to live but no step has been taken inside Nuernberg Gaol to prepare for their hanging next Wednesday morning. United States Army men who "Insulting" Dr. Lubbe, burgo agreed today that the question run the prison said last night master of Nuernberg. that no scaffold is being built inaterials for it are not here
Last Books...
was one of supreme importance from 2 professional point of view. The nature of the charge has-Reuter.
or on order, nor has the name been lost, but when Streicher
THE WEATHER
General situation:A, moderate
anticyclone covers North Chin
sion into the Straits, ON OTHER PAGES The United States latest com- make an aggressive move. and ridge of high pressure
He adds: "Stalin lays the blame for the creation of a war like atmosphere at the doors of of the hangman: been divulged, became a Nazi big shot and others He uses Hitler'a tactles In blaming the British and that their appeals to the Allied taliated by having a marble slab The condemned men learned gauleiter of this area; he re Americans for what he himself Control Council for clemency commemorating his term put is doing.
"Stalin's acts obviously bear had been denied without excep- up in the cell-No. 268 and Page Two no relation to his words. Their through their wives during the to ever be imprisoned in it. The
tion. This they had to learn forbade any common criminal London Diary, conscious purpose is to lull the last visits. vigilance of the western coun- }
alab has gone now, probably to
Page
Salazarea some souvenir hunter.
tries."
Kravchenko Though this action was taken Walter Funk, the financier Page Four
declares that in Berlin on Thursday, "official Stalin is carrying on a “gigan- nolice" had not been received tic political putsch" in Moscow here up to yesterday.. and Leningrad, aimed at those Buspected of having sympathy for the West and at those aus- pected of neglect in Marxian or Stalin's teachings.
Asserting that Stalin belleved the atomic bomb to be serious weapon, Kravchenko states: "No military secret should be confided, to him, for if he had been the first to get the bomb,
whose life was at stake for 10 months of the trial, is now reading "Men Against Death”, ced to life imprisonment, by de Kreuf. Funic was senten-Page Fins
munications to Moscow made these main points:
On the other hand, infor-extends south-eastwards from it mants said the Turks seem to across the Loochoos to the Facifie (1) It declared that when be hoping earnestly for a satia-E of Luton. A depression to the the United States, Britain and factory agreement, short of N of Hokkaido la moving eastward Rusal agreed at Potsdam to Russian military domination of and a trough of low pressurt Government in Jam. propose changes in the Mon- the Dardanelles area--Associattends southwards from it over
the Pacifc F
E of Japan, treux Treaty governing theed Press. Dardanelles, they recognised
Telephone Sets Medo in H.K.
greater
ARAB
LEADERS IN EGYPT
Jegumiem. Oct. . 12.
The typhoon:At 1200 GMT (9 p.m. Hong Kong time Oct. 13) the typhoon was situated immé diately N of the Pratas, 180 miles ESE of Hong Kong, moving NW at from 7 to 10 knots. It appear
Dr. Hussein Khalid and Ahmeded to be recurring northward.
Wanchal to Stay "Out of each other's interests in the
Bounds"
Straits and no one of them had the right to cut the others out Hermann Goering is spending Page Si
2 (2) It favoured *** (2) It his last week-end reading With
rights for Soviet ships in the Himiy Pasha, members of the Forecast:-Fresh or strong NW and Alfred Jodl is reading Ham-
Russians Talk of Football Not Strafte but opposed joint-con- Palestine Arab Higher Com winds, probably reaching R the Passare Birds to Africa,"
War. sun's "The Traveller Fritz Page Seven
trol by the so-called Black Sea 'mittee, left Jerusalem today on a force during the morning; over Powers, chiefly Russia and Although they said that their
one week visit to Egypt - cast with rain Sauckel, also condemned to die, Block Market Takes Another (8) It reaffirmed that Tur visit was not concerned with
Turkey, Spill
key should be primarily respon may meet the Mufti of Jerusalem polities the possibility is that thay sible for, defending the Straite, ither in Cairo or Alexandria but In case they were threaten-1 Renter
ing word on whether or not he Franz von Papen, still await- will be permitted to enter the British zone, la spending the The Jew-batter. Julius Strel- weekend in ruol cher, one of those condemned to hang, has been in this prison before, it was learned yester Is skimming through Braun's
day. He was imprisoned here"Buppy Island. Associated Page Eight for some months in 1926 for Press.
Sports News, ste
Vesterday weather Maximum B4 deg. Fah. Max. Rel. Humidity: 975 Minimum 68.6 Reg. Fahr Rainfall: 0.445 inches Bonshine: 5.1: hours,