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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1946.
FRENCH REDS AND PREMIERSHIP
COMMUNIST
Right Of Party With Majority Of Votes And Seats STATE IN
Socialists Now Embarrassed
Paris, Nov. 17.
The Communist Party today publicly claimed the right to Premiership in the new French Gov- ernment.
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The claim, which was put forward in more general terms last week, was today made specifically in a letter addressed by the Communist Party to the National Council of Socialists which met in Paris today in private, to consider its position in relations to the formation of the new Government.
universal suffrage.
absolute
EQUAL RIGHTS
Lake Success, Nov. 18. The United Nations Cul- tuval and Humanitarian Committee, after three days. of discussion most of it by
delegates 18. animoully approved a Danish revolution asking the General Assembly to request all 'men- bera to give. isomen equal. rights, with men.
The resolution was offered by Denmark with the obser vation that some members of the United Nations had not vet applied the United Na- fiona principlex equal righte to all regardless of aes- Associated Press.
UNRRA Prepares To Close Down
(By Robert N. Cool)
New York, Nov. 18. UNRRA is preparing to conclude the biggest re
lief job in world history. After spending near- ly $4,000,000,000 to feed hundreds of millions of hungry persons in war devastated parts of Europe and Asia, as well as helping to estab- lish whole nations on their economic feet, UNRRA is scheduled to end its European operations on December 31 and those in the Orient March 31, 1947.
parts of
did
GREECE?
Salonika, Nov. 18.
A Third Army Corps
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9.30-12.30 p.m.
attack and the recent Commencing Wednesday, 20th Nov. 1946 surge of frontier" "in- cidents" are part of a "well organized foreign- directed campaign" to establish an independentj Communist state", in Northern Grecce.
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The letter says: "As you vote sport of an have had occasion to point out, majority.
It continues that they do not previously is the right of the
Though almost 75 per cent of Greece and China, there was no party having the targest num-wish to exclude "any Republi-
UNRRA funds have been contri- evidence of any significant quan ber of votes and seats to asca collaberation" but merely doubt about Communist deter-buted by the United States, most city of, UNRRA supplies being sume the premiership in the wish to point out that the mination is invoke in their Americans see little of the gigan-traded in black markets."
Communist and Socialist parties favour the precedent already (tic undertaking. In Government.
No Controls "The Communist party clains have sufficient power
in the created that one of the leaders Europe and China, however, But in China, where Govern- The officer showed nowspaper- this responsibility, which has Assembly "to form a solid Re of the largest single party in UNRRA supplies have meant thement controls
"Intercepted"
letter not exist, men been clearly assigned to it by publican majority for a Gov- the Assembly becomes
Lissas" and signed "Captain the difference between life and death UNRRA had to take steps against erument presided over by a Prime Minister.
to vast populations,
the reselling of its supplies. To marked with a crude hammer and most qualified representative of
sickle." Harold King, Reuters Diple- In his report on the second prevent speculation, food supplies the most important party in matic Correspondent in Paris. quarter of 1946, UNRRA Direc-were placed in the same category Addressed to a resident of the the National Assembly."
adds that the Communist in-tor-General Florello LaGuardia as medicine, to be distributed village of Aznglireri, south-east Joint Meeting vitation for a teto a tete before gave a picture of the organisa-free of charge to the needy by the of Salonika on Mount Holomonda,
the multilateral party negotia-¦ion's far-flung activities at their Government.
the letter said: tions for the new Government peak. It showed that at mid-year When UNRRA ends its opera- get under way, is likely to em- UNRRA had shipped 5,934,473 tions, its work probably will be barrass the Socialists who, after tons of food to famine-threatened divided among several agencies their electoral defeat, involving regions, nearly half a million tons National Governments will take heavy losses-both to the Com-of clothing and 104,932 tons of on part of the relief problem, oc- munists and parties on their medical supplies.
cupation forces other parts. Tho Right-appear more than ever While grain was the staple item UNO also is expected to help. inclined keep
In the back- Jof food-with the United States In many countries, officials now ground and leave the compro contributing around 301,000 tons hope, the worst of the post-war mising initiatives to others. monthly-special feeding pro-crisis will have been passed by
Tactics?
grammes also were carried out, the end of the year.Associated Since the General Elections In Italy, for instance, 2,000,000 Press.
and children received a week aro pelitical circles and wonen the majority of the French needed dairy products regularly. press have expressed the belief In Greece, 1,000,000 children were that the Communist claim to being aided, 550,000 in Poland and premiership is purely a tactical 250,000 In Czechoslovakia, manoeuvre and that at the b-report showed. tom the Communists are to:
munist.“
"If our two parties, are in agreement it will be impossible for anybody to couliteract the will of the electorate and to prevent the formation of a Government of the Democratic The Communist letter pro- Union presided over by a Campses a joint meeting with the Socialists fratly to ensure the The letter points out that information of "an undenaming
Government the new Assembly, the Commu- tional Social nists and Secialists. with a Democratic Union" and second- number of verseas territorfesly to draw up the Governmental "of whom one can be assured programme
"national re- that their votes will always con- e. very,"
The letter was form to the interests of Do-
couched in left no possible mocracy" together are nly one terms which
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inform our supporters with in three days to send us the names of the Monarcho-Fascists and those wearing black hats (Right wingers) so we know who to execute."
"In a few days, we will have the full victory of Democracy us already won long ago by our brother Bulgarians and slavians."
The letter was dated four days before the Skra attack.-Asso- ciated Press.
American Premier's
and togben, Ears May Plea For
Other UNRRA shipments, range Motor trucks and tugboats, bridges from seeds to heavy machinery.
and hospitals have been provided under UNRRA's industrial and agricultural rehabilitation pro- grammes.
In China
Burn!
London, Nov. 18./
Patience
Yugo
Cairo, Nov. 17.
This was their attitude 13 months ago when they emerged as the single strongest party for the first time, but as the Independent newspaper Combatų. points cut today, it would be" In China, where UNRRA has unwise to assume
an extensive that it is been carrying out again their attitude. this time. Programme amid great difficulties, There are many signs, so far, La Guardia reported that the reings are easily hurt
do well that this time the parts led lief agency had made use of will by M. Maurice Thorez-means landing craft to ship supplies into close their ears when new treaty between Britain and
business. Reuter.
Accepted
the interior. They were found to
- Americans whose feel-
The Egyptian Premier, Sidky
Pasha, today urged his country
men to be patient" until de- to tails of the argotiations for à
communique from his office
be well suited to this work, and the "revolt" by 58 La- Egypt could be disclosed. one of them made the fastest run bour Members of Parliale statement was made in a on the upper ment against their Gov-after a meeting of the 12-man combat famine, UNRRA ernment's foreign policy craft, ordered 110 former shipped 23 tugboats and 335 other is thrashed out in the U.S. British House of Com Navy landing vessels, 705 barges
Paris, Nov. 18.
every recorded The French Socialist Party Yangtze River. accepted conditionally today an To offer by the Communista negotiate on the formation of - government.
The decision was taken by the Socialist National Council after an all-day meeting was held to discuss the results of Jart Sunday's assembly elections and to chart the party's course, --Associated Press.
and several floating machine shops mons today. for China. With 33,000,000 Chin-
Some of the rebels, who are
ese facing starvation last spring, calling for an independent So UNRRA brought in more than cialist! 600,000 tons of food,
only
Egyptian
treaty・・ delegation
which enden last night without News of the meeting had a decision being reached.
given rise to rumoure of a "breakdown" in negotiations. consider the proposals, agrecti The meeting was called to foreign policy, are rain London between the Foreign The Director-General reported the United States over the conla
heprsing speeches that may rake Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin. that "excepting
and Sidky Påsha for a revision Poland, as vigorously as some American of the 1939 treaty between
Congressmen criticised the British Britain and Egypt. at the time of the loan debate,
Yesterday's "Observer sammed up the two anxieties that beset most of the insurgents, who have signed an amendment to the King's speech opening Parliament, Papers that seven members of urging that Britain follow neither in favour of the treaty pro- the Egyptain delegation voted
posals and three against, with two abstentions-Reuter.
Professor Laski On Britain's Future
A
Chesterfield, Nov. 17.
Professor Harold Laski, former Chairman of the Labour Party, speaking here today. sald that what Britain made of the nationalisation of mines "is going to settle whether we remain a first class power, with a voice in the future of the world proportionate to the greatness of our past, or whether we descend to the level
of a second class power."
the United States nor Russia.
"""The Brat" said the "Observer,” s that by tying cur economy to "America we shall be unable to | protect ourselves from the ten-
idency of capitalism to
from boom to slump.
The second is that by allying ourselves with America In the political-diplomatic field, wa
| shali "promote" the division of the world into two giant blocs which are bound to clash in war.”
With most of the "rebels,” It is
to
Addressing coalminera parti- in the next few years is going cularly, he said: "What you do to determine the standard of not a case of loving Russia mare, ife not merely of every man, but of liking America less-es- woman and child in this coun-pecially since the Republican try, but in a considerable part election victory gave rise of Europe. If you have seen, the opinion generally held here as I have, the grim conditions that United States big business of life over large parts of is "In the saddle and riding hard." Europe you would realise the magnitude of the responsibility,
Atomic Bullets
Berkeley, California, Nov. 18. The press has been shown the University of California's huge cyclotron which produces atomic bullets of 200,000,000. electron volts,
Instrument,
Associated; Press.
LIBERAL DENIAL
London, Nov. 17. Lady Violet Bonham Carter, President of the Liberal Party Fothergill, Chairman of the organisation, and Mr. Philip Executive, tonight denied that negotiations were going on be tween the Conservative and Liberal partic
is a reservoir of unexplored "In the mining industry, there talent, the wastage of which in. the past has been one of the crying scandals of this country, The electro magnet in the de- We have had political liberty, vice for shattering atoms weighs political liberty without ccono- but never economic liberty, and 4,000 tons. Fole faces of the mic liberty is a name of noble net are 184 inches in diameter, This determines the power of the sounding, but squaild results." In the United States, he sald, The magnet whirls particles he was often asked how the around in the chamber about miners of firest Britain get 10,000 times in a period of one of the industry. His answer national ownership and control Utusandth of a second, and they was that miners never lost their emerge as'a beam of projectiles.
Dr. R. L. Thornton, University fighting spirit. physicist who has charge of the
Generalissim "Stalin asked California cyclotron, said the him similar questions, and he atomic particles now being act told him that miners were de colerated are deuterons, the termined for social and tech nuclel of heavy hydrogen atoms: nical reasons to make our mines a model and example to the rest of the world. Athens." Nov, 18. "We are moving from General Stephanos Serafis, Com-spech that is dying," Professor
PLondon. Nov, 17. mander-in-Chief of all Elas forces laski concluded, "to an epoch The Anglo-Swiss talks on the during the occupation, has been struggling to be born,” march- | operation of the monetary agrco- formally banished to the Island ing from the grimend of ment between two countries of Carizotto, between Crete and ghastly, tragedy to the rising.
and the
trend of j the Pelopeneus by the Greck of a curtair. that will lead to the sterling area have now ended
prababi ments between Switzerland" and Security Committee on grounds that he is a threat to brighter in happier days with an understanding on our "Greek sacurity Associated British miners will get the coal rency problems, the Treasury an Preis
that is needed?-Reuter-_ nounced today Reut
Associated Press.
the
an
They were replying to the claimed that the Liberal group, Sunday newspaper report which i including between 80 and 40, involved in negotiations. the prospective candidates, were ultimate aim of which was to draw up a joint programme, which an equal number of Con servatives and Liberais would sign-Reyter
Premier's, office described as Today's statement from the "devoid of all foundation" re- porta published in certain news-
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