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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1946
DEBATE ON THE KING'S SPEECH America
Eden's Attack On British Policy In Germany
Falling Down On The Job?
London, Nov. 14. The situation in the British zone in Germany rightly gave rise to the deepest disquiet in Britain, said Mr. Anthony Eden in the House of Commons today. He added the battle of the Winter was going to be definitely sterner than that of last winter. The successful administra- tion of the British zone was a inatter of main- taining in Europe, and particularly in Ger many, the British reputation for fairness, honesty and mercy.
Mr. Eden, who was speaking in the resumed de- bate on the King's speech outlining the Gov- ernment's plans for the present session of Parliament, recalled the statement he made in July, 1941 with the full authority of the War Cabinet when Britain's fortunes were very low: "It is not our policy to cause any other country to collapse economically. 1 say that not out of love of Germany but because a starving and bankrupt Germany in the midst of Europe would poison all of us who are her neighbours. That is not sentiment, it is com
monsense.
Mr. Erlen added that he thought those words should still
be the foundation of British policy, He added: Times have changed. The time now been reacted when Government must surely face the fact that we cannot fald our obligations under an inter national instrument If others are not doing the same. This LO the Applies particularly treatment of Germany as an economie whale.
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tinuation of Germany's-econo- mic life."
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Mr. Eden suggested that the Government
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Australia Harps
Theme On Veto
New York, Nov. 14.
The United Nations Political Committee, under the chairmanship of Dr. Dmitri Manullsky (Ukraine), yesterday began its debate on the controversial question of the Big Power veto. right. Australia's member on the Security Council, Mr.
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Paul Hasluck, presenting the Australian re- solution on veto right to the Committee said: "The question we are placing before the Com- mittee is not an amendment of the veto article. The question is whether the Great Powers are carrying out the obligations assumed when this article was adopted."
Mr. Hasluck then gave a detail-
tlutes.
Opposes Smuts
New York, Nov. 15,
The United States came out today in op- position to South Africa's [request to incorporate the mandated territory of Southwest Africa.
At the start of today's meet- ing of the United Nations Trusteeship Committee, the United States delegation circu- lated a statement associating itself with the view that the data before the United Nations Assembly did not justify ap- proval of incorporation.
Dr. Luis. Nervo, of Mexico,
told the Committee that his de- legation would vote against the South African proposal.
"This proposal takes us back to the 19th century," he said.
Dr. H. Lannung, of Denmark,
achd to the British zone in Germany a Minister of Cabinet rank who has had experience just before the war. What hap-ed review of the Security Counsaid he presumed the sub-com- of administration and who had pened in Germany and Italy 7 cil in which he asserted that the nittee which would be formed good political judgment, to as- If it had been possible for the Soviet Union used the velo tento examine the question further would be empowered to call for sist the Commander-in-Chief in peoples of Germany and Italy The plain and rather ugly any information 'concerning
task. He to know where enerous
their leaders
fact that a nermanent member Southwest Africa it deemed ex- thought auch an appointment were leading them and to unhas claimed successfully he can was indispensable. The Minis- derstand to the full the opinions select at will those resolutions on pedient. He was surprised at South ter should reside in Germany of other countries, If the bar-which he wishes to exercise the the attitude adopted by
the | Africa in declaring that the only į and his responsibility should be riers of censorship had been veto. In other words,
Pri
Cũ courses open to her were a continuing one until the pre-l-broken-down, would not that vilege in Article 27 is being push-
influence on d dangerously near the point incorporation or continuation of sent period of anxiety was paat. have had some
the minds of these people? I where one member of the Security the present administration-with- am not going to say it would Council wishes to exert some sort out United Nations supervision. Meanwhile, Senator H. M. have altered history, but it of authority, not only over whet
Council may intend that the Basner, member of the South might have done.
African Senate, who is here to summarised the three charges: "Firstly, the spirit watch the United Nations pro- of the Charter has not been obceedings as parliamentary of served and the veto applied in presentative of 4,000,000 Afri- ways which the San Francisco cans vitally interested in the nover Intended and question of Southwest Africa, Conference contrary to assurances given by told the press today: the great powers in San Fran- "No resolution on Southwest cisco.
Africa annexation has ever been "Secondly, the claims made for taken in the South African the use of the veto have stultified House Assembly. The matter the Security Council's work and has not even been fully discuss undermined confidence in it and ed." essened the Council's ability t deal effectively with matters brought before it
"It is vital that "ecuntries should be allowed to receive in formation from other lands and allowed free expression opinion. I hope the Government will insist upon the line that they have taken on that. The Rumanian dections can be con- sidered already as completely falsified.
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Hasluck
"Thirdly, by employing the veto
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Whatever the merits or de merits of the Potsdam agree-
Food Situation ment, it must stand or fall as Mr. Eden added: "His first a whole. It had no merits if job would be to examine the it was applied only in part. situation as he finds it on the That was precisely what had spot and if necessary to call for happened hitlierto. He believ further help in the discharge ed at present production in the of his responsibilities. It might British zone was nothing like be that he might want to make the level which
the Potsdam an inquiry into the administra agreement and subsequent tion. I have not proposed an agreements had allowed. Mr. { inquiry, because I think the "I have seen a report today, Eden said in the steel indus-Government would de better to send a Minister to the place to which I trust is true, that some try, production was only some- ahipments of wheat from Rus- thing between 25 and 30 per
do a jou for them and decide
"I am not in the least im ala are being made to the cent of what was allowed by the if he wants an inquiry. Some
Similar action of that kind seems ab-pressed that a Lepresentative of British zone. I hope the Gov Potsdam agreement.
figures érament can give us some, ia
ould be quoted about solutely necessary if informa- the Bulgarian Government says the formation about that. It is es coal. In other words, I am on which reaches us is really that generally speaking
Or voting passed off quietly, sential that this supply anculd beginning 15 think the Pots- well fuanded and justified." be continued on a really sub-dam agreement has been made Referring to the food situa- derliness at the rolling booth is stantial scale for so far this a pretext for failures attribut- tion, Mr. Edcn asked what had not necessarily proof of a free as an instrument of national the intemperate tone of General Vital balancing element of the able
the question of entirely different happened 19 the undertaking of election. What has happened policy a permanent member by Smuts address to the United Potsdam agreement has not causes."
the United States that there in Hungary is an example of 50 acting has forgotten its re- Nations on
presentative capacity and its trusteeship, especially his threat Not Best Men should not be a starving of the what could happen elsewhere." obligations under the Charter to to been present at all"
take unilateral action.- Home Affairs
act on behalf of all other mem- Reuter.. Another important point was more underfed British zone,
IMPORTERS & EXPORTERS. Turning to home affairs, Mr.bers." the British Administration in side by side with the American
Eden said the recent warning Proposed Steps
desirous of keeping trade relations with foreign Germany. "I think it is not un-
Mr. Buon said the Lord Pre by the Secretary of Overseas Australia proposed the follow United States Commissioner Manufacturers and any other reliable firms. fair to any there, has been an
the Council (Mr. Trade. Mr. Hillary Marquant,ing steps to remedy the situa-James H. Cullen today dismiss- overwhelming volume of avid sident of
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SHANGHAI, HONG KONG. tration of the British zone is this proposition and also that quite certais, he said, was that
2. Increased measure of con- unauthorized pictures of atomic. falling down on its job. I do he had got assured supplies to there could not possibly be a sultation and a spirit of give and bomb equipment. He said
sufficient evidence had been not think we have got every-both zones and that they should slump in any way. What hap take among the Big Fire.
pened in 19217 Today the where the best men doing the work to the same standard of
8. Development of procedure presented to substantiate the sob. The quality of the Control rationing. Why was it possible exact opposite was the position, in the Security Council which charge. The men were arrested
was on the would make unnecessary eon on Oct. 9.-Associated Press. Commission's staff is by no so soon after the good harvest whose empiasis means uniformly good to put that the food situation in the shortage of iron, steel, coal and tinual voting on procedural mat-
British zone had become HO cotton. If there was a slumpters. it mildly."
desperate unless there was mal- distribution, which meant bad administration?
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its representative saying: "By making changes now we run the risk of abolishing something which we cannot replace by any thing better, at least at present." The Philippines added a fur- Hynd were that the mainten- ther resolution. Sir Carl Berend- ance of the present health stansen, of New Zealand, said that his delegation was opposed to the people, veto principle root and branch." dards of the German low as they were, and that the
Senater Tom Connally, of the maintenance of the present United States, intimated that he rations had been something of would reserve his reply until the a miracle in view of the pre- next meeting. The discpasion was sent tremendous difficulties adjourned until today. Reuter. Germany had to face.
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Removal Of Plant K. Mr. Eden asked the vern- ment to give clear statement how, it stood in respect of the continued removal from the British on of Germany of industrial plants which were essential to the economic life of that zone. lle declared: "It stems we are still continuing these reparations deliveries, or at any rate, still continuing to dismantle industrial establish ments for 1eparations deliveries. This is quite apart from the fact that undi! very recently no
Mr. Eden thought the British
in the near future it would be The first of the small countries contributions. so far as I know,
to be
because there was not enough to support the veto was Poland, have been made by our Russian Adininistration seemed
essential (Continued at foot of next Col) two stools.
production of these ally, to treat Germany as an falling between
Eastern Europe commodities and not because economic while. In those com "We have not got the resour ditions it is net very surprising ces in manpower to administer Referring to the free elections there was too much." If the that is the British zone they the zone in detail ourselves. On in Eastern Europe, particularly object of the Government was have been giving rise to deepthe other hand we have mit Poland and Rumania, Mr., Eden to increase production it was despondency, 82" we are told, taken the necessary steps to said the Opposition supported dangerous to draw parallels the position among all thinking Germans, hand over the administration the Government in the protesta with 1921 when
that had been made against was entirely different. There and in particular Germans to to the Germans subject only to
was unemployment in 1921 be- whom we have to look to to supervision en a high level by the endeavours of the Govern-
cause cotton and steel were not establisa true democratic a small bat efficient and comments of those countries to aystem, in Western Germany." petent British staff. Our Ad- prevent really free expressions being used, If there was un-
ministration shows signs of af opinion.
employment now, it would only Ordered Plan.
in detall, Referring 19 the recent be because there ... was
Credit To Britain. Declaring that he recognised over-Government
instances too speech by M. Kante Zilliacus, enough of these commcdities
On numerous occasions there that the Opposition had the while in some responsibility to make some heavy a burden is being placed the Left Wing Labour member, and that was the true position were only three or four days' THE RIGHT' SPIRIT FOR ANY CELEBRATION
if he really which should have been stated supply of wheat. The fact that constructive suggestions. MP on the limited staff. It is diffi- Mr. Eden anked
Bulk Buying distribution had been maintain- Eden said: This question of cult to produce concrete evid- contended that free speech and
of ence, and statements of even free, axpression opinion. .Mr. Eden 'concluded that the ed, a complete breakdown and the removal of plant from our
German leaders would go to a nation's head. Conservative Party felt the epidemics prevented, was zone mast be considered first responsible
of bulk credit to the British represen in the light of a contribution must, I admit, be treated with If that were so what was his Government policy
political buying of raw materials had tatlyes. made by our allies, Unless caution. But there can be not attitude towards the
It was possible last year to that contribution is full and much doubt that the greater progress of the peoples of In- not been a success. It was easy
to buy intelligently, on a rising divert ships to Germany, but. adequate and continuing, there part of the evidence has been, dia, Burma and the Sudan?
market, but not so good on a British reserves had reached a should not, in my judgment, be in effect, that we are not run-
fluctuating market, and in rub- low ebb, which made it ex- any further deliveries of plantning our zone well." at all. On the other hand, if Minister Should Be Sent
ber and cotton the Government tremely dangerous to engage in Quoting criticisms of the
had completely misjudged the such operations now. Germany market. (Opposition cheers), was facing another grim win- The Conservativen welcomed ter, but Mr. Hynd did not share decision to the apprehension that the bat the Government's reestablish a free market in tle would be as difficult as last rubber in London, but it seem-year because the restoration of ed aurprising that the Govern German transport which did not ment should at one and the exist last winter made it much. same time persist with their better." plan for bulk purchases of cot ton and place them on a per- manent basis. Surely the Gov ernment-would have been wise to extend to cotton and to a whole range of commodities, the policy upon which they had so judicibusly decided for rub- ber?
the others do make their con-
Mr. Eden added: "We all have to begin somewhere. In suppression of the voice of the common man, whether it may tribution in accordance with Administration and conditions be by concentrating powers in the terms of the Potsdam agree in the Britfeh zone from Bri- the hands of one party or in ment which has not yet been, tish press articles, representing a few of the more forceful done, then we should consider all shados ut political opinion, members of one party, there together, bow we, the allies, can Mr. Eden said: "I do not know is a serious threat to true in together make, en ordered plan now whether these charges are ternational co-operation.".. which would ensure the can justified or not. I have not
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Mr. Hynd aid the record of what had been done in Germany! Mr. H. Hynd, the Minister with a rapidly diminishing staff responsible for the British did not bear out Mr. Eden's Administration. In Germany, statement that there was over- replying to some of Mr. Edon'a | whelming evidence that the Ad- remarks, said there was every ministration was breaking reason to expect the mainten | down E
ance of an increased ration of It was true that they had not 1,550 calories a day over at in every rost, the best possible least 80 per cent of the popu- man for the job, That was not lation of the British zone until possible in the situation which the end of this month. By that Britain faced. The recruitment time he boped conversations system had been completely with the Américan authorities overhauled and the methods of would have produced the an recruitment, bad been tightened Lower to the food difficulties: Mr up while numbers of staff had lynd sald the local breakdowns been cut down. It had been caused by faulty distribution suggested that they were not might continue until there was devolving sufficiently expedi at last six or seven weeks' food timualy on the Germans. In fact, supply in the hands of Ger the progress mufe in devolution many EWMAN wangfairly, 66tlefactory-Ren-
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