THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1947.
"A THREAT TO WORLD PEACE" OPPOSITION TOLD OF
British Labour Groups Condemn U.S. Aid To
Greece And Turkey Margate Conference Resolution
London, May 21.
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Five divisional Labour parties announced today that they would ask the annual conference of Britain's majority Labour Party_to_condeinn American aid to Greece and Turkey as threat to world peace. Their emergency resolution also demands United Nations investigation of American policy in Turkey on the grounds that this policy tends to produce international friction. They said they would ask jier mission from the Standing Orders Committee to move the resolution
an emergency measure ni the party conference opening Margate next Monday.
The text of the resolution was as follows:--
"Firstly, this conferenc, notes
would be a direct sing at the Labour Government. The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Hevin, already is un record as welcoming American aid to Greece and Turkey.
They said they were raising the question as an emergency Imatter hernuze President Trumpo. did not announce his aid pro-
that President Truman's decision | gramme until after the deadline,
to give military and eretionte assistance to Greece and Turkey was taken without consulting the British Government and India regard of the obligention of the Hoiled Nations Charter.
"Secondly,
is firmly
the inethods opinion at the
R1 purposes of this policy constitute
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- a menace to world peace and wre
a negation
* democratic principles for the preservation of which the grave suerifiers a the fast war were unde;
for submitting resolutions hnd expired.
oner-
Mr. Zillineus, ons of the Labour Party' foreign policy rebels In the House of Commons and the Gateshead delegate to the con- ference, snid:-
The
of the sponsors gency renolution point uut that President Truman's decision intervene in iceece and Turkey in an event of historic Import- aree, profoundly affecting Bri- tain's international position polley and the whole world situa-
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"Thirdly, belleves that Ameri- can policy in Turkey should be a subject for investigation andles Article 94 of the (United Na
An attempt at today's meeting tions) Charter no tending to pro ..f tha Parliamentary Labour duce international-friction;
Party to curb the Left quetbly
Wing Government ko arges
"rebel" was overwhelmingly de propose to the Security Council that feated. aid to Greece be given only in ar The
Mr. The chairman,
Mautiro cordance with a plan drawn up Well, in a private talk before by the Food and Agricultural De-
meeting
with ganisation of the United NationsAttlee, decided not
Minister and that Britain. the United, the Party regulation ejecting any to reimpose Union
Labourite who did not how Greek
Party policies.
Slates and The Soviet
1
should jointly help the
Prime
tu
Thus the Left Wing rebels who denouneed Britain's foreign polley will be free
criticise Labour palieles until the end of the current Parliamentary
Mex
people to stamp out Fascism as the three powers undertook to de af Teheran na Yalta:
"Fifthly, demands the imore. diate withdrawal from Greece of British police and military mission. sions as well as ceronining Bri fish troops,"
The Executive will put forward new recommendation for Party allegiance before the next #f the resoltelina session.-United Press.
Slap At Bevin
Adoption
GERMAN POWS
IN RUSSIA.
London. Mau 21. Mr. Richard Stokes (Lab.) demanded in the House of Commen today that
Gou ernment explain what hap pened to 2,500,000 or more
German Batez reportedly
held in
The Foreign Affaire_Under- secretary, Major C. P. May- how, repeated the Agure of 800,632 prisoners
listed by Russia at the Moscow confer
ence.
He added that he under- stood some surprise had been expressed at the towness of the figure, in view of Ruzzin' strat war victories, but made no other comment-Unitext Preas.
Doctor
Advocates
'Easy Death'
No UNO Action On
PLAN FOR INDIA
London, May 21. (By Fraser Wighton) The Prime Minister and the Viceroy of India have informed the Conservative Opposition of the plan of procedure for the transfer of power which the Viceroy will lay before the confer- ence of Indian leaders at Delhi on June 2, I learn authoritatively today.
Germ War Mr. Attlee and Lord Mountbatten outlined the
Lake Success, N.Y.;
proposals to the Conservative leader, Mr. Churchill, his deputy, Mr. Eden, and the House of Lords Conservative leader, Lord Cranborne, in the Prime Minister's room at the House of Commons.
May, 21. American officials to- day ruled out any Unit-inform the
The Prime Minister will also is intended to be the climax of
orthodox Liberal the arrangements. led Nations action
Party leader, Mr. Clement
Two Pointers against
germ warfare Davis, of the proposals for pro The tendiness with which the until Russia accepts the cedure. It is emphasised that London talks seem to be proceed. United States plan for the Opposition has been "informing is taken to inficile two im- global control of atomic energy.
awer
ed and not "consulted."
portant things. There is no question of the These are, first, that the Labour Government inviting Op- Viceroy before coming to Lon- position advice on the proposals.don has obtained a large mes- The American position
want wil}
act entirely on its own sure of agreement among the made clear in an apparent an initiative. Equally, although it Inglian leaders on the kind of to Russia's Andre has been informed of what is procedure needed for the smouth Gromyko's new demand for proposed, the Opposition will be transfer of power and second, United Nations treaty prohibit ing atomic weapons and "other weapons of maxs destruction" without awaiting the inspection and control machinery desired by the United States.
the
atomic
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entirely free to take such action that the Viceroy and the Bring, RENCO NEW ZEALAND SMOKED CHEESE na it thinks fit.
Cabinet have agreed on the im-
It is considered alikely that medinte demands of the situa- the Opposition, whatever its reton, action, will take any parliamen Conversations are taking place tary netlen until the resumption fig an atmosphere of the closest Official Bources Hay
of Parliament on June 3, after secrecy Un'ed States will continue
and official quarters to the Whitsun recess.
make it clear that there will be, nist that a foolproof
Offelal quarters today digeno disclosure of the tntrol system must be ackpiral credited the report
British cireufnted proposals until the Viceroy pre- before the United Nations tries in India London, May 21.
that if the Indian sents them in their final form to Dr. E. A. Barton today problem
to tackle the even more complexfitical lenders were not com- the Indian leaders for their
of preventing ing to London, it was advocated "easy death" bacteriolgical or chemical war-that Sir Stafford
believed consideration. and said he
Cripps, and Despite the remaining Gov- was not fure.
the Secretary of State for India,ernment hopes that the Cabinet ashamed to say he had The differing American and Lord Listowel, would accompany Malou plan for a united In- taken
Russian positions were stiffened Lord Mountbatten and General din will be once more examined, the life
of a by Gromyko's latest rejection of Lori Ismay, the Viceroy's Chief. the conclusion in the British po- patient.
the United States proposals of-Stuff, back to New Delhi, Speaking- Euthanasia Leginiation Society, Energy
to the
tical world presupposes the Voluntary which confronted the Atomic An official spokesman descrih-inevitability of a division of In.
Commission as it mated Dr. Barton sail;
the report as
completely dia.-Renter.. for the first time in exactly one untrue, adding: "This sugges "We are extremely cautious f shouldering any responsibility in
month for another attempt tion was the resurrection of taking a patient's life. I am not
to whittle down Russian reais similar story that crept out so. And so have ashamed to say that I have done tance.-United Press,
without the slightest possible some medical
foundation, a fortnight ago". friends of mine, of the most ap- feaned to me that they parent honesty, who have con-
The spokesman added: "It may be taken as definite had to
Copenhagen, May 21. give, way to patients crying for merty.
The Danish Parliamentary
when the Viceroy returns Deihl from London he will carry! "We know such things are done, resolution in
Communist Party today tabled
with him the clear view and au- but they are done legally. It is Parliament claiming that there thority of the British
the Danish wilful shortening of there is an ugly name for it."-
life
Govern. and
was no longer any justificationment to act on his own initiative United Press.
for the American occupation of the immediate future in the Greenland.
Communists light of the agreed Britis said that Denmark must con- policy decision". sequently take steps to regnin full sovereignty of the country. --Reuter.
"We Provide The Men" Hong Kong
London, May 22.
The Labour party declares that it is willing to ac- cept a global foreign policy to fit the gibe that "America provides the money while we pro- vide the men."
In an admitted
"That suits us better than providing both the men and the money," the party said in a booklet called "Cards on the Table" a phrase used re- peatedly by the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Bevin.
leftist Lubaur critics who con- possible for Amerien' to adopt answer to of American security, it is im- tend that Britain elings too à polley of world aggression close to United States palleies without British agreement. and shoves the Russians away.j "The nature of the military the book saya "the Labour¦ cooperation between America government does not propose to take sides in a line up for the next World War
Reviewing Big Three rela tions, the booklet observes that for a Russin which foreяnw a ntruggle with America. Britain wis not possible ally, for, Britain could not under any circumstances adopt a policy which might lead to war agalust America.
and Britain makes it impossi- ble for either to fight if the other remains neutral." the pamphlet asserted.-Associated Press.
Pound Of Flesh
Link With New Play
London, May 22. Sean O'Casey's new dramatic play in poetic prose "Oak Leaves and Lavender," which open- Theatre, Hammersmith, ed last week at the Lyric
has a link with Hong Kong:
The
Jinnah
that
LU
According to present ar- rangements, the special meeting of the full Cabinet on Friday)
Calls For An Alliance
(By Doon Campbell) --
New Delhi, May 21. Mohammed Ali Jinnah, President of the Moslem League, called for an alliance between Pakis- tan and Hindustan here tonight. Interviewed as the British Cabinet was putting in- to final form its plans for the transfer of power to India next year, Dr. Jinnah explained what the separate state of Pakistan demanded by the Moslem League would mean to India and the rest of the world.
Points made by Dr. Jinnah Jan niliance, pact or treaty bc. were:-
tween Pakistan and Hindustan,
northeastern
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aggres-
The playwright has dedicated his work to "little Johnny Grayburn." Lieut. Grayburn was the V.C. hero of Arnheim and is proudly acknowledged by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation as having been a member of its staff be 1. The Moslem League will again in the mutual interest of fore he joined the army.
demand
corridor through both and against any A platoon commander of a Hindustan to connect the two sive outsider," parachute battalion, Lieut. groups of Pakistan provinces in Grayburn was one of amall northwestern and
Partition gallant band who dropped at India.
I asked him whether he Apart from all other co-
Arnheim. In the autumn of
favoured a federation of Pakis- siderations it observed that
2. The League will "ght fan states, even if there is to 1944. Although wounded every inch of the way" ngainst be partition of the Punjab and "Britain depends entirely an
Wellington, N.Z, May 21..
several times оп the Rhine the partition of Bengal and the Bengal. supplies imported by sen and The Prime Minister, Mr. Bridge, he refused to leave. In Punjab. could be defeated in n few Peter Fraser, today weeks by the American fleet regrel that Egypt, Iraq and
expressed the end he was killed,
The Grayburn family have which it noted is now six other countries were trying to long been associated with the ship can be established be- vocal section of Caste Hindus In timea as big" nx Britain's
Hong Kong and "squeeze Britain fur flect.
Bank. The V.C.'s father, who The booklet
was designed penny she owed, without
was a friend of the playwright, partly to disarm critica who sidering what Britain had done are shaping a heavy attack, for them."
was for many years one of the Bank's senior officials. Mr. Fraser told a by-election against Bevin's policies on the floor of next week's annual crowd at Avon that if it had not party conference at Margate.
been for Britain's aetion in the' The aim of Anglo-American War Mussolini would be ruling understanding is to prevent in Cairo and Hitler would be war by proving to Russia that astride Iraq”, an nggressive anti-British po
He said New Zealand would licy la doomed to frustration," not join in the "stupid cry" that
Britain was down and out. It noted on the other hand, "Britain will never be down that "as long as Britain plays and out?" Mr. Fraser said
it sald.
a decisive part in the defenca United Press.
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"The new clamour for purli- 3. "A really healthy" relation that has been started by a tween Pakistan and Britain.
Bengal and by the Sikhs in par- tan would be "popular and results if these two provinces are 4. The Government of Pakis- ticular will have disastrous re-
partitioned, and the Sikhs presentative.""
.5. Pakistan would seek mem- the Punjab will be the greatest bership in the United Nations. sufferers," he said. "The Caste
The friendly and reciprocal re- Hindus Jerusalem, May 21.
will suffer moat in Committee's Department of Na- factions should promote The Palestine Arab Higher lationship between the
main western Bengal and eastern their Punjab. tional Economy announced to- mutual interests, Dr. Jinnah told "The idea of partition is not night the opening of a special Bie. He added: "That is why I only thoughtless and baseless, office in Jerusalem to tighten have. up the Arab boycott of Jewish separate in a friendly way and grave error and will prove dan- been urging, that we but, in my opinion, it will be a
will also help the Arab public goods in the city. The office remain friends thereafter."
gerous immediately and far "All the armed forces,"
he more a to obtain commodities now in continued, "must be
in the future. Im- divided mediately it will lead to bitter- short supply.-Router,
completely, but I do envisageness and to an unfriendly at. titude between eastern Bengal and western Bengal, and the name will be the case with a torn Punjab.
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"Partition, if effected, will no doubt weaken Pakistan to a cer- tain extent. A weak Pakistani and a strong Hindustan will bo a temptation, for the strong Hindustan to try to leinte," added Dr. Jinnah-Reuter.
Budapest May 21 The - Hungarian police, aro holding under arrest Lansin Laky, General Delegato of the Hungarian Bepsiriation MIS alon for Austria and GermaDNÝ, who was reported missing on May 12 after he had attended the conference in Vloma di
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