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THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1946.
BIG BUSINESS BACK IN SADDLE Euthanasia
Possible Effects Or Republican Landslide
President Asked To Resign!
Washington, Nov. 6.
President Harry Truman, faced with a hostile Congress as the result of the pro-Republican landslide in yesterday's elections, heard to night that a Senator from his own Party had suggested he should resign.
The suggestion came from 41-year-old Senator
James Fulbright, who declared: "President Truman should appoint a Republican as Sec-. retary of State and resign from office."
He added that be thought gress, which is right of centre. such a thing
be the can veto legislation urged would
best thing for the country us a whole."
CONTE
Senator Fulbright from President Trumm's native state of Missouri. There has,
by
the Administration, which is left of centre, and vice versa.
Effective use of the Presiden- al pover in times of crisis in.
on
!
ONLY ANSWER?
London, Nov. 7.
The "Star" printing the first British editorial; reaction to the United States election. 'declared "We shall
Amricum big business at tempting to exploit the Re- public vetory.
""The
any answer to ni reaction
America is for Britain sternal on her own feet.
bc
the
as we continue to live on
it and empital, we shall so much more int the mercy of backward decisions Bevoss the Atlantic"-Asso- ciated Press.
the over
CONCESSIONS OFFER ON TRIESTE ISSUE
New York, Nov. 6. The Big Four Foreign Ministers met here today to hear the final Italian and Yugoslav views on the controversial issues in the Italian peace --- treaty.
Ten minutes after the meeting opened, Stanojc Simich, Yugoslav delegate, and Alberto Tar- chiani, Italian representative in Washington, were called in.
ernment.
And The Church
Yonkers, NY., Nov. 6.
The Rt. Rev. Mgr. Robert E. McCormick, presiding judge of the Ecclesiastical Tribune of the Arch-Diocese of New York, denounced volun- tary euthanasia as con- trary to religious, moral and natural laws.
In a sermon, Mgr. McCor- mick opposed the legalisation of "mercy killings" and asserted that the motive. of voluntary Mr. Simich announced that 5. It would be harmful to euthanasia was self-destruction. Yugoslavia was prepared to make separate the town of Gorizia, sec-
His remarks came less than Ivo concessions on the territory and largest town of Venezia two weeks after 54 prominent of Trieste and its form of Gov-Giulia from Its provincial ter- Protestant clergymen in New ritory, with which for a thousand York signed a statement, pre- this subtle situation has always Governor of New York by well
Seated at the Council table be- years it had always been so far, been no comment from vlepended essentially
one pared by the Euthanasia Society a million votes), side the halt
Italian delegate. "Mr. Jentily.
of America, Inc.. approving the White House The President's prestige. personali-phrased it: A choice between Simich offered
011
to increase the
Best Cure ly and gifts of statecraft. On two systems of Government."
legalised euthanasia for "per- territory of the city as originally verdien The nation's
will fihe degree of these qualities
The Yugoslav delegate strongly sona desiring it, who are suffer- "With this mandate from the intensify the leadlock already which he possesses, President people ques the task and duty proposed by Yugoslavia by 44 opposed "giving dictatorial powing from incurable, fatal and
square kilometres-that sharply
is one to the Governor of Trieste, painful" discose,” President Truman mist rely to steer the the Republican Party to give third. The increase would dividing
be declaring this would be de- the this state nud natin a respon made in the district of Ter River trimental to the prestige of the Truman's Administration and | untion effectively through Congress, it will als inevitably rest of his term and prepare sible, stable and forward-look-in the eastern part of the Kanal United Nations and would be In- speed the lifting of the already the lines of battle for the ing Administration."
Valley. rapidly vanishing economic strupele the Presidency in 1988. controls, give. Big Business full rein and returAmerica to the days of laissez faire.
suggestion...
This is one impretant differ- [ ence between the United States e nstitutional problem and that Wall Strot Clay celebrareth-which ruled when Woodrow the news of the Republican-Wilson similarly faced an "On victory by showing an advance sition Congress" after World at the opening of the market. War 1. but rises charged into losses
Wallace Views
are now
Foreign Policy during the first hours I trad-J Of the head lines of foreign ing. afany traders sapcested ; alien, both Amerien's great that the Republican virbury had 1 Parties
agreed. already been disinted in last Leaning from Wit's is week's market advanen.
take. Franklin Breve Lased his war and postwar foreign This is how the Republicar policy in cooperation and agree- victory will affect the constituent of Republienu leadera. tion of Congress: Joseph Mar tin. Repulsion, will replace Sam Raybden as Speaker. The chairmanship of all committed will go to Republicans.
Costitutionally) President Teaman is responsible for the nation's foreign policy, but in practice this is conducted by Mr. James Byrnes wha in Mr. Henry Wallace. Dem erat. fresantly consults the Republi- { ww.who recently resigned as Secre can Party.
tary for Commerce, said: "A The will and officially Republican Cqurreci will jnovit. † America's internationalist pro ...ably multiply our centomic programme and abandonment of
blems and the American pe pleinsdatintisen is unchanged. who are undamentally avengs! Isolationism Fes not appeared progressi. in their attitude in the Republican election will then turn to liberal lead campaign,
ship for help we the result of In dosenti aje, pressure this election. The Demoerivej from Compress will be for more Party will either bewang 27 | comervative policies.
progressive, or it will die. Repudiating The Left
I
of
All surviving Congressional supporters of "Rooseveltian" doctrines are new out.
do not expect if to die."
Meanwhile, the chiefs America's Right-Wing Party swept to power for the first
President Truman faces daily time in 15 years, were puting challenges in all points involv tonight to discuss their posing nativesd controls and inter-
that
vention by the Administration gramme of action they can luck all legislation
in the cernomic and social proposals by the Denkeratic President, who fazes a hostile affairs directed by individual Congress in January.
now
Prestige Low Presiden Truman, back in Washing after a visit te hir home town of
writes:
Max Lerner, in the Left-Wing
He said the territory thus being PM wrate: The crumbling released by Yugoslavia was in the Democratic strength and pur section of Kanal Valley from pass since Franklin Roosevelt's which Italy launched her attack death has given reactionaries on Yugoslavia during the war. their chance for power-and they have used it to the hilt. The evident swing of America
French Line Unacceptable
posing dictatorships on people who had just succeeded in fight- ing off Fascism. He said: "We consider that the best cure for countries where-democracy has
The statement said:- "We wish to state, in our
opinion, voluntary euthanasia, under the circumstances men- tioned above, should not be re- garded as contrary to the teach-1 inga of Christ or to the prin ciples of Christianity"
In his sermon. Mgr. McCor-
been destroyed by Fascism is de- mocracy. Dictatorship is no re-mick said :-- medy. This is one of the main reasons which prompts us to plead in favour of a state which would be under supervision and with the guarance of the Security Council to grant full democratic rights to the people."
"How any ministers of the The second concession offered
Christian Protestant denomina- the Right will be a dishear
tions can support legalised lehine symbol to hundreds of was to give up the request that millions all over the world, who the Governor of Trieste should be
voluntary enthanasia is beyond want to believe in America, but Yugoslav and agree to his be
comprehension, because it is cannot believe in a reactionary ing appointed by the Security
definitely against the natural Council.
law, the innate moral code, the America."
The Italian They would also abandon their
representative. | teachings in the Old Testament Ccares- Renters Dipl.matic
Signor Alberto Tarchiani, told have a garrison in
of the Jewish law, and the pordent in London says that request in
Triosie.
the Foreign Ministers: "In the teachings of Christ."-Associa United States foreign policy, is
Italian Govern- ted Press. unlikely
Apart from these concessions, opinion of the to be in the least affected by the sharp swing to Mr. Simich reiterated the Yugo-ment the whole question of the "French Italo-Yugoslav frontier should the Right in today's Congres-slay position that the
Line" as the boundary of the ter have been, and still, could be," sional election results. This was ritory of Trieste was unaccept settled on the basis of plebiscite being contently predicted in diplomatie circles tonight.
jable.
'on contested areas."
The minimum means of reach-
He then made the following ing a settlement, was to conform
points:
United "The frontier
and the
Vandenberg As Senate President?
Byrnes' Position Whatever deadlock may be in
1. That Istria was Indivisible. with "the consent of the, govern- sture between the Executive and 2. That 18 months after the ended" and with the equitable and Legislature in other fields, im-of war the nations could not ask democratic principles of the At- plied? b? the coexistence until an ally to "relinquish part
lantic Charter of 1948 of Democratic President her own soll which she had Nations Charter. and Administration with a Re-liberated by the shedding of her line agreed on July 3 represents
Washington, Nov. 7. Arthur Vandenberg appears publican Congress, the Secre-own blood.
la cruel mutilation of the patri- tary of State, Mr. James
3. It would be a serious wrong mony of the Italian people, leav-to be the most probable choice Rynes, is expected to be the to deprive, Slovenes who hading large masses of our brothers for Senate president, succeeding least embarrassing member of lived on the Gulf of Trieste for under allen mle without their Kenneth McKellar, Tennessee the present Aalministration.... 13 centuries from all aceeas
to consent derfiocratically expressed Democrat.
Hia seniority.even without and without international guaran-: The turning point in United | the sea.. States foreign paliey, it is con- 4. The corridor between Trieste tees for the security of their his experience, in cooperating with the diplomatic and peace sidered, came between the Mos- and the Italian part of
Mon-human rights.
efforts of the present adminia- cow Conference of December, falcone to the north, propised by 1940--when Mr. Byrnes mude the French Line, was of no im-
tration, promises Vanderberg he chairmanship of the Foreign to the portance to the prosperity of the number of concessions
Relations Committee, succeeding Soviet standpoint and the first city of Trieste, which depended
Jenator Tom Connally, Texas meeting of the United Nations on its connection with the hinter-
Democrat. General Assembly and Security land.
Council in London ́in, January and February, 1946.
Senator Arthur Vandenberg, leading Republican authority on foreign affairs, accompanied Mr. Byrnes with the United States delegation, and the two statesmen subsequently Bat through the consecutive sions of the Council of Foreign Ministers and the Peace Con- fercuce a Paris. applying the ime policy, in striking unani- mily.
Attitude To Soviet
"Veiled Threat? "On the question of the pro posed free territory of Trieste, 1
that an instructed to confirm apart from all other obvious con- siderations directly affecting Ita-
May observers expect Senator lian public opinion, the plan ap- Robert Taft of Ohio to succeed pears to be a dangerous compra-senator Alben. Barkley
of
to and criticism of the State mise. It is questionable whether Kentucky as majority leader and Department is already feared, the proposed new international Two further possible results body would have the necessary
lso to head the Finance Com- of the Republican landslide, economic and political
nittee which writes. the tax ława. about which there is at pre- and independence. ment considerable spéculation in London, are:
Effect On Britain
led
vitality
the
Others think he will prefer to un the Republican Steering Committee and direct operations from behind the scenes.
chair- Important committee
enterprise in the country.
Former Republican President, Herbert Hoover, commenting today on the election resuits, said: "The whole world, includ Independence, ing the United States, has for Missouri, refused to comment years been driving to the Left road of
"It on the Republican victory. He on the totalitarian
would be fundamentally said he would give his reactionplanned venomy. America is
anti-democratic without affording the population concerned at a press conference "in the by this certian the first conn-
try to repudiate this road," near future."
1. Increase of opposition to right of expressing its will. It is
Byrnes' foreign
policy extremely difficult and con- Commenting on the elections. The Republican "New York
Mr. Stanley Burch. Reuters Corres- Sun" declared: “A cold wind of
within his own Party, from tradictory for us to make positive men-are-expected to include "Progressives" 'biew across the pondent in New York, tonight commonsense
by Mr. suggestions" either in the inter-Senators Arthur M. Capper of Styles Henry Wallace, country and in its icy breath
who recently national statute or on the internat Kansas, agriculture; The seizure of Congressional the New Deal withered and Throughout 1946 Mr. Byrnes retired from his post of Secre- constitution of this free territory Bridges of New Hampshire, Chan Gurney, power by the Republicans meana died. The political overtor has applied a foreign policy tary of Commerce after criticis-thus sharing responsibility for it appropriations;
South Dakota, armed services; as an immediate fart the 175 was M nationwide protest from which Senator Vandening the State Department for creation mucratic Party's prestige and against the dominant influence berg has had no cause to dis-It will now be easier than ever Yugoslav arguments, the Foreign shire, banking, Clyde Reed. its tough attitude to Russia. After hearing the Italian and Charles W.Tobey, New Hamp influence aised to an historic in the Democratic Party uf sent, and today's Republic penk by Franklin Rosevelt's Left-Wingers, advocates victory should ensure continu- for Mr. Wallace to represent Ministers discussed the annexes Kansas, civil service; leadership-- Shinged to a State Socialism and Communist-ince of the same policy in 1947. Mr. Byrnes' policy and that of to the Italian treaty and reached Taft. Ohio, finance, and Van- phenomenally low level, and inspired spinus Parties. For The Le chief characteristics the Republican Party as being agreement on two minor clauses denberg, Michigan, foreign re- that as a future problem Premist of what happened yester of this policy have been un- the same thing and to claim but the main questions were ad-ations. Associated Press. Rident Truman and his rebuffed day, President Truman himself willingness on the part of the that only a truly progressive journed until the next meeting
primarily Executive will need to exert the is
responsible. United States
foreign policy will ever recover on Friday when they will also highest political skill to guide Whether frem wilful blindness, sided concessions to the Soviet victory for the Democratic examine outstanding Italian ques
Party.
tions, including Trieste, America's destinies through the or from congenital incapacity Union and reluctance to disin-
2. Decrease of United States. After the Italian representative Smuts next two years in a situation of he has beet. unable to see or terest itself in what happens. utmost constitutional complexi sense a great change in the within the Soviet sphere of in- cooperation in 'economic aspects derstood that Mr. V. Molotov dir
willingness for international had made his statement, it is un ty against the pressure of a tide of public opinion,"
fluence. hostile legislature.
Reactionary America Many chservers here, how of foreign policy, with possible not hide the unfavourable! Im Power Split
The New York "World-Tele-ever, are of the opinion that grave consequences for Britain pression made on him and de America's
is gram," organ of a conservative the Republican victory may and other countries whose clared: The Italian statemen based on splitting power be chain, said: "The verdict of the serve to sharpen the conflict economy have been seriously containa a veiled threat which w
onsider inadmissible," tween the Administration and voters was, as Mr. Thomas between East and West. A big wenkened by war. Congress. From now on Con- Dewey
re-elected increase in Soviet oppaition
constitution
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New York, Nov. 7. The American delegation 40 he United Nations Assembly Jas reported yesterday to have greed unanimously that the As- embly has the right to engage u full discussion of India's harges of discrimination "in South Africa.
Even before the elections, Immediately affer hearing thr President Truman was forced two representatives; Mr. Molotov, to give way to particular.econo-uggested sending the whole Italo mic interests over the removal Yugoslav frontier question back
The decision means that th of price control and discon-to the Deputies, but Mr. Byrner:
Jnited States will oppose the tinuance of State purchasing objected that the Deputies should missions from abroad?
not have to re-examine it as the contention of South Africa's This trend is expected to be line was already accepted by the Premier. Field Marshal Smuts. intensified, with a consequent
Ministers, Mr. Molotov did not that the Indian complaint con- sharpening of economic insist and further discussion wierns Intenal affairs and there- petition in the world markets take place probably at the end of fore is not under the jurisdic-
this week--Reuter: from which Britain and other nations may suffer-Beuter.
London Press Reaction
London, Nov, 1.
· COIT-
The London press announced the. United States election re- turns yesterday with screaming headlines: proclaiming "US land- alide to Right.”
ITALIANS TO STAY
tion of the United Nations
The American delegation was leo anderstood to have agreed that only the International Court of Justice was qualified to decide whether agreements between India and South Africa Pretoria, Nov. 6
on the treatment of Indians con- The South African Govern stitute binding obligations-As- ment has decided to allow some sociated Press The French press interpreted in the Union and those sazion Italian prisoners-of-war to settli the results principally as to stay are to submit applicatione rebute to President Truman to the Department of the Interior with headlines reading, Tru- before their sepatriation to Italy man's Adversaries Triumph," so that necessary · Investigations and "Disavowed by Americans." can be
And Italians The London Standard obsery-
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In Trade talks began today at the ed. "If Mr. Horry Truman were terned in the Union after the Treasury between a strong Danisli Prime Minister of the United North Africa The majority The discussions concerned Bri-
Allied Victories in Abyssinia and team and British officials. States Inslead of President, he would be out of office today, in worked so farms and road contain's financial balance with Ben- world turning more and more struction, Suggestions were med mark amounting to something to the Left America has turned recently that some of the prilike £25,000,000 which has wor
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