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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1947.
Mr. Morrison's Challenge
-Tells Tories: Produce Your Own Plan Or
Keep Quiet
Quiet NEW INTERPRETATIONS
Else Keep
"We Must Now Make A Supreme Effort"
London, Sept. 6.
Mr. Herbert Morrison, Lord President of the Council and Acting Prime Minister, challeng- ed the Conservatives tonight to produce their own crisis plan or keep quiet. He castigated those who would "get the Socialists out" at any cost in a speech at a Labour rally at Fulham Palace, Southwest London.
"Where is the counter plan of our political critics?"
he demanded. "I have not seen it. Where is their list of the further import cuts they would make with the estimated saving? I have not seen it.
I invite them to put it to the test of public opinion.
The speech was feature of the anural garden party of the West Fun Labour Party. Fulham
Palace is the official residence of
The Bishop of London, who host
lent the gardens to the West Ful ham Party for al fete since ung before the war,
The Bishop for the past
two years, Dr. J. W. C. Wand, was away to day on business,
"The Government are entЯled to ask critics to consider....in the light of this severe national and world crials whether their behaviour during the past two months has ryt been calculated Increase the dificulties and hard. ships, not only of the Government, but of the nation.
I deplore the
Parly attacks made at his time! with
the len of
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CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE
Tranents, Sept. 6.
The first ruin for 47 days fell late today over a consider- oble et af Belgium, Butt tum ipi fute to prevent chat official describes a "catus. trophic damage to crops~~ Reute
What Cut In Imports Means
Sociollets t' whatever the conI
to the nation may be.
"Only a few days ago I band a letter from a Conservative indy, written on nice nole paper, from a very comfortable district, and saying in so many words, 'We are fer economie zuin 10 living under u Socialist totalitarian regime."
The sensational speculation to what is going 16 happen, the gloomy prognostications of ruin and sturention and irresponsible demands for premature statements will damage the nation more than they will damage the Govern. ment,"
to achieve
OF BEVIN SPEECH
Ernest Bevin
Prime Minister? Britain's Next
London, Sept. 7,
Mr. Ernest Bevin's "grandstand proposal for the redistribution of American gold this last week was the opening gun in a drive to make him Prime Minister," writes the correspondent here of the "Chicago Tribune," who quotes au- thoritative sources for his information. "Bevin, a big and beefy Right Wing Labour leader, is expected to take the helm of Bri- tain's foundering Socialist Government from tired little Clement Attlee within three months," he says, and continues: "There is still a strong possibility that Mr. Winston Churchill, wartime Prime Minister, may final- ly be called back to head a coalition Cabinet if conditions worsen.
Washington, Sept. 7. New interpretations of what Ernest Bovin meant by his proposal for a "redistribution of the Fort Knox gold" failed on Saturday to thaw United States coldness toward the idea, Some London sources said the Foreign Secretary's theory was that by raising the dollar value of its big gold holdings, the United States could make a "profit" which could be used in paying for aid to everyone without imposing a direct additional burden in American tax payers. One Government analyst called this "another invitation to make loans or gifts." Another recalled that U.S.Dot prior consultation with his Secretary of the Treasury Sny Foreign Office and Treasury col- der recently denied that there leagues when he made the sug-chill. was even a thought of chang- gestion to the Trades Union ing the $35 an ounce price of Congress at Southport. kold, and said the Treasury
would be "dead against it."
In any event, he said. any change in the gold price would have to be made by Congress. He expressed the opinion that Congress is not disposed to do any such thing.
are
con-
Principal objection raised by United States analysts to the new interpretations of the Bevin proposal was that it would herense Inflation, boost- ing prices within the United States as foreign nations "up- ped" their buying in this coun- try. They also cited w siderable body of opinion that; most European countries' cur-j rencies alrendly
"greatly overvalued" in relation to the United States dollar and any thing further added to the valuo of Lifene currencies might "make matters worse."
While the extra buying-power lost about $1,000,000,000 rations would get in this coun worth of business try from dollar devaluation through the recent Bri- would help them Import more from the United States, these tish, French and Austra-analysts observed, it would lian decisions to cut im- also cut down on their sales ports, a survey showed to the United States and thus. on Saturday.
retard their eventual recovery ---Associated Press.
London, Sept. 7. American industry has
All three nations critically nent the goods they have de- eiled unt to buy, but all say they must conserve their Mr. Morrison' said the Govern. I dwindling supplies of dollars ment rat alteinpled
fur are rasentials. recovery, without prolonged aus.
Britain is slashing ber im- terity, in economic collaboration
ports to save at le rate of with North American countries
$12.000.000 a year. Virtually who were
all of the savings will be in dollars.
willing ond haa 20.
sources to help Britain.
course of international
"The -polities
far more unfavourable to us than could reasonably have been ex. pected. We must now make a supreme effort and achieve re. covery the hard way,"
Mr. Morrison said the Govern. ment was modifying its four-year plan, announced carly this sum. mer, lo cut out fria and con. centrate on essentials.
mee decreed a savings of and econmics has been $250,000,000 ml: ne during the
next six montļus,
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"When it has been completed,
It will be announced," he said. *But it is unreasonable to asit
the Government to produce in t
flash a master plan to solve all
the difficulties of a disorganized
and uncertain world." ~
Australia cut her imports by $40,090,00 a year.
Most of the dollar savings will be effected in the United Stater, but smaller dollar.com tries, especially Canada, wi!! feel the pinch tro-Associated
Pos
Denial
London, Sept, G. A Foreign Cillce spokesmaŁNI
said today that Mr. Bevin's
auggestion for redistribution of America's gold hoard at Fort knox was not intended to be tied up in any way with the Marshall Plan discussions.
Early Jap Peace Is "Mandatory"
Honolulu, Sept. 6.
He said, there still was no as. Dr. Herbert V. Evatt, Australian Minister for Ex-
It was the first formal com. ment on Mr. Bevin's gold pro- posni after leaming the dia- patches published in the Unit- ed States alleged that the For eign Secretary intended the formally In connection suggestion to be considered any Marshall Plan aid-Unit- ed Press.
Fast Old Lady!
Southampton, Sept. 4.
with
Th
83 - year - all finer" "Aquitania" reached here to day nearly ten hours ahead of schedule, after covering the 2.601 miles from Halifax, Nova Scotia, qu agn speed of 23.02 kusta-Reuter.
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'Self-Rule" For Burma's Defences
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A current witticism moking buried at Fort Knox, Kentucky, the rounds of the smart Lon-was regarded as a dramatic bid don drawing ronu, according for popular approval," he con-; to the correspondent, is that tinuA.
"Any anti-Ameriqu the Government is going from utterance or shifting of the, from Attlee to Bevin to Chur is stock-in-trade A to B to C-In other words, hame on to Shylock Unclo Sam for British politicians these days, and Mr. The second change in the Bevin's sally drew a round of Cabinet shakeup slated to come applause at the Southpart meet- placement of Emmanuel Shin-gress, off, he writes, will be the re- ing of the Trades Union Con-
Power, by a one-time miner. gress well. Minister of Fuel And
the Con- James (Jimmy) Grimth,
he uned to head, and who stealing the show from other; now holds the portfolio of Cabinet members, Mr. Bovin Minister of Insurance.
cleverly linked up Britain's ad- Mr. Skinwall'a exhortatlona verse balance of
paymenta- have falled to cut out absentee that is, inublilty of the United ism in the minesjar lult the Kingdom to bring exporta up strikes, such as the disastrous to importa-with the United one now underway in the York-States gold hoard. shire coalfields, he writes.
"It is known here that Mr. The nationalisation of mines Bevin made the proposal, al- by the Government sight though a certain American months ago "hos pathetically diplomat attempted to dissuade failed to bring about the rasy him, pointing out that the millenium the Labour leaders American gold stocks were the promised during the election equivalent of dollars. campaign."
"Unleas Britnin can bring! these payments into line and American
credit or 'dollar charity' is ended, this country will shrink from its position as the heartland of the vast Em- pire. It will shrink to a amall agrarian island with a reduced population," the correspondent The Dairy Farm, Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd.
If Mr. Bevin climbs into the Prime Minister's seat, the Gov- ernment ambitious nationulina- tion programme will undoubted- ly skid to a stop, the corres- pondent says, pointing out that Mr. Bevin is leader of the right wing faction in the Govern- ment which also includes Mr. Attlee and Mr. Herbert Morri son, Lord President of Council.
the
"The leftist buys in the Cabi- net who think that the patient should be made to swallow a whole bottle of medicine at
once, instead of a done at a time, inclule Mr. Shinwell, Mr. John Strachey, Food Minister, and Mr. Aneurin Bevan, Health Minister." he writes.
Bid For Approval "The demand that the Ame-
Rangoon, Sept. 6. The Burma Govern- mént announced tonight that there will be no British officer in com- ricans dig up the gold stocks mand of units of the
transfer of
Defence Forces CONGRESSMEN
TO SEE FOR THEMSELVES
from
fn the capacity of advisers and instructors."
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Another press note denfed re- ports that the Government had issued instructions to heads various departments to maintain In clone watch on Communists and Pro-Communists employed under them."-Reuter.
He denied that. Mr. Bevin mentioned his gold proposal in connection with the Marshall Burma Plan to members of the Herter after. the † Congressional Committee who
power. talked with him on Thuraday
A pross note anid: before enplaning for Berlin.
"British The spokesman declined to Burma will be withdrawn
forces stationed in elaborato further, but well-in-Burma as soon as possible after formed Whitehall quarters the transfer of power and it is
London, Sept. 6. reiterated that Mr. Bevin was not anticipated that any difficul A "Skymaster" of the United only "thinking out loud" with- ties will arise in regard to ar States Air Command, carrying rangements for the withdrawal., three American Senators and six
majority of infantry bat- members
of the House of Repre- talions are now
commanded by sentatives, circled Northoit air- indigenous officers and it is export, near London, for half pected all infantry battalions will hour today before. the pilot. Cap- Le completely Burmanised in the tain
tain Gregg, could lock hip
under. Bear future. A small number of carriage and land safely. British personnel will be kept only The party, on the first stage of European tour, consisted af Senators Alben W. Barkley, De mocrat, Kontucky; Enri A. Democrat, New Mexico; Dourke,
laten, ternal Affairs, today urged that the prelimin-
Hickenlooper, Republican, ary phases of the Japanese peace conference
and Representatives T. S. Gordon, Iowa; be arranged before the United Nations Gener-
Democrat, nole: Pete Jarman, Democrat Alabama; al Assembly convenes on September 16.
Walter H. Judd, He arrived here on Friday | States leadership in post-war
Republican, Minnesota: Mike Mansfield, Democrai, Mon. Mr. Morrison's charge was night three hours overdue after Japan is fully recognised da it
ATOM PLANS tana; Karl Mundt, Repubilean, denied by Mr. J. R. L. Thomas, his Plane was forced to turn was during the war.
North Dakota; Lawrence 13. Vice-Chairman of the Conserva. back to Canton Island because
London, Sept. G. Plans to send at
Smith, Republican, Wisconsin. educational tive Party, in a speeth in the of trouble in the landing gear.
"The object of this trip is to are atomic energy exhibition, installed test the effectiveness of our edu He is en route to Lake Sue-highly critical toward the Unit In a train, on a tour of 20 leading cational programme in Europe," a Mr, Thomas Conservatives Cess.
ed States policy an regarda Ja-British towns and cities-shelved spokesm
three months ago because
Ived spokesman said.
"We want the of the present crisis.
Dr.-Isvaty "Hold-an immediate
Radio Moscow broadcasts American concern that alomcularly in Europe, to know more peoples of other countries, parti- "It has been made abundantly pece settlement with Japan is heard in Washington charged crets would be disclosed-are now about the American way of life, clear by Conservative leaders," mandatory "if the future of the that the United States Ignored ging head. said Mr. Thomas, "that the Gov. Pacific is not to be prejudiced." "the most important recom-hibition, beginning on November work
The decision to hold the ex- and we have come to see how that ernment will have the full sup. He suggested Hawaii as a mondations of the Allied Con-110, was taken after an agreement
"The Committee will eventually
progressin". port of Parliament if they will fitting site for the negotiations.trol Council for Japan between the Unlied States Gov-will decide whether this kind of
report back to
to Congress, whien act nationally fiz this national- The Australian Minister flat-pursuing the same policy of ernment and the British Govern work should be extended." crisis and show some semblancey denied published reports unilateral action in the ques-ment, it was authoritatively learn- of generalship,-
that his country is dissatisfled tiún of the peace treaty..... ed_today.
The party will leave for the "There is a world of difference with the United States pecupa- and does not intend to take the
Consultations were between making Party capital and tion policy becausen Australia interests, and wishes of the because the American Government warning people of the triis facts." is relegated to, a secondary other great powers into conformation about its atomic energy
position. Ho
Bold
United Bideration."--United Press.
gurance that the austerity cuts already announced would be the Plant wo shall have to endure."
Forest
Tory Denial
of Dean.
denied that the were making political capital out
-United Presi.
"JANE"
The Alpine suN. rises over the Aut where Janei and Eric are. innocently
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WAKE UP JANE!- THE SEARCH PARTY HAS
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resources to Britain-Reuter,
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INTEREST IN THE PACIFIC
London, Sept. 6. Britain rotalna her "tradi tional Interest"in the develop-| ment of Pacific countrica, De. Tense Minister, A. V. Alexan- de, told a Pacific Relations con- ference opening hero on Friday. He added that the British people"sorely vexed them- selves," have a "frm grasp of the essential unity of the world and the realisation that the re percussions of disturbed econo mie and political conditions (in the Far East) can not fail to be felt far beyond its bounds. -Alexander, addromed dele- gaton and observers from 14 countries. at the session spon- nored by the Royal Institum of International Affairs.---Annoci- ated Press.
writes.
In the opinion of expert ad- visers here, he learns, the Unit-i ed Kingdom cannot continue to. police and exploit" a colonial empire all over the world, and still make both ends meet.
To Meet Crisis
Withdrawal of! troops from many points in the garriaon
world would be the first step in solving Britain's crisis, Other steps would include:
1, Harder work..
2. A cut in the housing pro- gramme to dwellings related only to industrial
areas.
productive
of
3. Postponement of the pub- He works programme, which is absorbing large quantities sted that might go into export. 4. Tighter control of ma- terials, reducing consumption for home use.
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These steps 'would mean lowered standard of living: In- stead of taking them, the Bri. tish are expected to ask for more dollar or gold "charity" from the United States,, the correspondent concludes.-Reu-
ter.
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