SIR STAFFORD TO LEAD
WAR ON RUIN?
London, Sept. 15.
Sir Stafford Cripps, who the Government chose to administer to the public the bitter medicine of "more work and shorter commons" of its new export plans on Friday, as a consequence is being increasingly spotlighted as the probable generalissimo of the war against economic ruin.
His chapter and verse announcement of the 30 per cent extra production targets demanded from industry, and the sanctions by which the Gov- ernment will ensure their achievement, are considéred by Government supporters to have produced a profound and satisfactory reaction effect-on the country.
tene on Trum
The real tener of prefs to show changes in the disposition
extreme anti of the Cabinet hierarchy of fiv Government" 10 pro-Governing Mr. Attlee. Mr. Bevin, the deputy new-paper-, is thought surprising Prime Minister, Mr. Herbert Mor-| ly good.
isun. Sir Stafford Cripps, and Mr. Dalton, Chancellor of the Exchequer.Heuter.
The Government is considered || Hugh by s critical burkers to have re- gained the initiative in the crisis, After a period in whigh the gel. ministration lay on to any well- directed Opposillon attack.
The Ministry of Labour is ex- pected to follow up Sir Stuffard this week with previse information of how it is
pri rity industries.
The road bugs of the Govern anent plan is to fireet the flow of labour mainly by trolling the supply of raw materials to in tries m their order of expart ima porlances
Cripps To Speak The empulsory dirretion labour is exported to apply only where a worker has taken a new job in deflanes of the Control 1 Engagement order which "freeze labour in given industries, though not in given establishments within
that industry.
Survivors' Story Of
Tragedy
Glasgow, Sept. 15.
THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1947.
Clothing Allowance Again Reduced
London, Sept. 15.
A new basic clothing ration of 20 coupons to last for five months from Oct. 1 was announced today.
The new rate has been cut from the existing allowance of 32 coupons for seven month,.
The Board of Trade warned that maintenance of the cloth- lup ration at four coupons a month would depend on the texifle industries increasing output by one-tenth,
Examples of coupon values are 18 for a woollen and fully. lived overcoat, 20 to 20 for a man's nuit, nine for a pair of nieu's-aloes (und seven for "women, 11-for a woollen dress and even for others, and one and a half to three coupons for a pair of stocktugs.-Reuter.
America Anxious To Help British Recovery
London, Sept. 15.
The Secretary of the U.S. Treasury, John W. Snyder, said today that the United States was very anxious to help re-establish Britain's economy.
He also gave his full bless. ing. at a crowded prena confer. ence In the United States Em- bassy, to the Marshall offer of
to American assistance
the
European programme of self- help.
Mr. Snyder said:
.!
1. The United States has
no intention at present of rais-
Three survivors tolding the price of gold in the United States, particularly in view of the inflationary trend of prices there,
the
today how a heavy wave their. motor Swamped boat in the Firth of Clyde yesterday, craft going down with 20 of their pleasure-seeking companions.
David Johnstone, 24. Michael
The control of the great switch over of industry to an allont drive for 1.000.000 exports per month in the trends ut an inter- Department (vernment commit. Valerin, 21, and Mrs. Catherine ter, which with Mr. Harold Wilom, Secretary | two-year-old 1, of Overens Trade, in the chair.
will meet on Friday Gralind -- who lost her husband. father-in-law
A Board of Trade offcial today
described. Uw winching as geared
up is work on the outlines of the Cripps targets with the varks industries.
and twas sisters in the tragedy were saved by a Naval Isunch.
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Cleveland, Ohlo, Sept. 15.
Mr. Averell Harriman, the Secretary of [[Com- merce, declared today that if Britain is to be- come an active partner in the European group seeking recovery, she must again ship coal abroad.
In a blunt talks on "what I feel Britain should do in contributing to its own recovery and the reconstruction of Europe," Mr. Harriman said: "Britain certainly cannot pull her oar in the world boat unless she produces sufficient coal, first of all for her own needs while, if she is to become an active partner in the European group seeking recovery, she must ship coal abroad again.
Ho expressed confidence, how-ference to Britain's coal crisis by ever, that in the Marshall plan a member of the Truman Cabinet proposals emerging from theby anying "I feel that in the Pari, conference. Britain would Paris proposals Britain will come come forward with a scheme to forward with a programme along raise her coal production up to these lines.
pre-war levels at least and thereby We all hope she'll make every
1947
AUTUMN & WINTER
GARDEN SEEDS
cut Europe's total dollar require-effort to increase her soul FRESH STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE SOWING ments by as much as $800,000,000 duction as rapidly as possible for yearly.
there is no other way whereby she
"Astonishing"
of
Mr. Hariman, whose speech, to can make so great a contribulion the Chamber of Commerce here, to her recovery and that took on added algnificance because Europe." of his chairmanship of the com- mittee working out how much the Mr. Harrimad referred to the United State can afford to
to con "astonishing spectacle of American tribute to the Marshall plan, add-coal Ilterally being carried to led: "If Britain should increase Newcastle",
her coal production from the pm-
il.
"The first is that she would save the dollars spent here on coal which, because of the high ocean freights now, costs her about $20
per ton.
He was equally frank about the sent rate of less than 200.000.000 crisis in the grain oxport supplies ions this year to 245,000,000 tons facing the United States and in- the pre-war production two sisted that voluntary control of important results would be affect-feeding wheat to animals must be institated if exports Bre to ho maintained. "We all know that the forces of Communiam plan seizo power at the opportune. moment, that is, of chaos and the retain power permanently with No Other Way establishment of a police state.
"Famine "The second la that if she could
conditiona breed from buying her goods el Johannesburg, Sept. 16. export from 30.000.000 to political chaos on which dictator- where if she can get them
The first move in mak-40,900,000 tons to European coun-ships have always thrived. cheaper or if there are other
tries, this would increase their American
people muat decide a strategic Infustrial productivity, provide whether our wheat is to go to the purely commercial advantages ing Africa
defence centre will be a her with continental goods and re-hungry people of Europe
lieve the dollar requirements of whether ready to discuss the thawing great international net-the European countries now buy be consumed by animals of the Jast US$400,000,000 of work of roads for the ing coal from us. the American loan as soon as whole continent. the trend of Britain's new con-j vertibility agreements been established.
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4. The programme of im- discuss the building of a master at a lower cost and increase her Sir Stafford Cripps, meanwhile, {miralty "floating pier, but after
ports
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were Scotland,
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Thursday.
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ment prevented Britain from countries with colonial interests France, Africa including reducing her imports from the in United States without making Belgium, ami Portugal. Tentative
rl
Wednesday.
Cabinet Changes
The Cabinet is now clearing the decks for a new session of Parlia ment, opening on Oct. 20, that is likely to concentrate nina-t ex- clusively
restoring
ONLY ONE LEFT the cesnomic equilibrium.
Lake Success, Sept. 16. For the #ral sion since it
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at
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the pence organisation's re- be busy upon plans for n fovrca- ment reshuffle at an early date, commendation that all While such an agnouncemen may bera recall their top level dipl he imminent, it is described by muts
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Death Sentence To Czech Socialists?
14
Prague, Sept. 15.
In a new move to form a united front in Czecho- slovakia, the Czech Social Democratic Party has signed an agreement with the Commun- ists.
The agreement, which came, cialist Party after an all-night sitting of the munists.
with the
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Singapore, Sept. 15. Lord Klilcarn, Commissioner flow to Mr. Herriman concluded this for South East
with his food adviser, Dr. William rat thoroughly frank public re-esselton, North Borneo, today! Clyde, at the invitation of Mr. E. F. Twining, Governor of North Borneo, to discuss the question of long-term rice production.
U.S. Deserters At Large In
corresponding cuts in imports proposals suggest that Britain Britain
from other countries.
and France will be responsible
a and
London, Sept. 15. "It is a strictly commercial for a quarter of the cost of the agreement," Mr. Snyder, said.international highway.
Press reports that the search "Britain definitely can buy in Britain his already made for US Army deserters in Bri. tnin has been virtually cheaper markets under Article start with the planning 9."United Press.
construction of a rond linking abandoned were met today with Rhodesia with Uganda through silence, at the Military Attache's Other of the United States Eni- Tanganyika and Kenyn.-As.
bassy. Aociated Press.
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Soviet Puts Screws On
Vienna, Sept. 15. American officials revésied to- night that dwindling oil deliveries from the Soviet-operated Zistor- dorf oil field to the Austrian government "have practically stop- ped vital food movements" in the Upper Austria area of the United Stales Zame.
The British occupation authori- ties said similar situation pre- vailed throughout Western Aus- tria.
1
GERMANS NABBED IN ANGLESEY
Holyhead, Sept. 10, Harry Scharenberg and Otto Hartmann, two German senpen fron Luebeck, were arrested at lyhend on Monday on a charge of having deserted from their ship
at Purflect on Sept. 11.
According to the reports, there is an almost complete inck
Dr.
ilis visit follows that of Jack, agricultural adviser to Lard Killearn, who recently surveyed North Borneo and Sarawak areas suitable for rice growing and drew up proposals which, according to official statement from Lond Killearn's Office, may lead to a notable increase In the acreage now ander rice production".-- Reuter.
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The gold was found in Germany run up against the civil police by the Allies and was retained by an identity challenge them for its return to Italy pend- that they are detected and then ing the ratification of the Halian over to the United perce treaty-Reuter, turned States authorities.
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Association reported. any case, a navy shore patrol is
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Press
The American announcement said Soviet deliveries from Zister-Asciated Press. dorf during the months of June, July and August had "dwindled
to considerably less than one-half
of the miniumum requirements" in the Zone.
The announcement said that the entire liquid fuel supply available Social Democrats social com- In many places the agree to official transportation-would-be- mittee, contained a proviso that ment was taken as a complete completely exhausted by the end
of this month.-United Press. a similar agreement with the fusion of the Socialist and People's Socialist Party would Communist Parties, and was eventually be negotiated and nigned later,
Sept. 16.
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Ottawa, Sept. 16.
A Canadian Government spokesman said on Mon- day that the Department of External Affairs had approved the sale to the Chinese Govern- ment by the Canadian War Assets Corporation of 150 twin-engined Mosquito aircraft of the type used by the British in daylight bombing raids on German cities during the war. Į These craft are now con. The sale to China is being|
met with misgivings in many Social Democrat quarters. NEW GOVERnor of Two Ministers, Bohumil The Central Committee of
KOREA Lausmann, Minister of Indus- the Social Democrat Party of try, and Vaclav Mayer, Minis Pilsen, for instance, wan re Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, ter of Food, were reported, to ported to have issued a state have tendered their resigna- ment in which they said that) Major General. William F. Deat, tions over the week-end. the agreement was a death scu-assistant commandant of the Com-sidered obsolete by the Royal arranged under terms of al
M. Lausmann was said to tence to the independence of mand and General Staff College, have disagreed with certain nc- the Socialist Party and
was was notified on Monday of his Canadian Air Force and 600 1945 agreement by which Cana- tivities on industry and M. prejudicing the possibility of appointment as the new military of them recently were declarda was to sell certain sur- Mayor was said to leave op an agreement with any other vernor of South Korea. He willed surplus to bo offered for pluses," including aircraft, to
succeed Major General Archer sale by the Government-operat- that country. posed the proposed 'building of' (People's Socialist)
party in Larch, who died last wocked War Assets Corporation.
Associated Press.
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The price was not disclosed as details of the enlo still are in negotiation, but Canada. 18 seeking pay-| ment In US dollars,
The Government spokesman emphasized that the sale,vas a purely commercial matter that and without implication Canada may or may not ap prove, Chinese Government pol licies. Canada has a policy of embargoing the sale of arms to warring countries; but it in? not. felt the spokesman, said, that the sale of surplus-Mos quito planes violates this po- planes" would licy, sinca 150: not be sufficient to decide à military issue.
He said that bo did not know whother any other sales of this type were contemplated but asserted, "Canada wants no trade in arms.”—Associated Prons
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