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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1947.
Ordinary Men and Women Are Taking The Crisis in Britain Calmly, Says JACK_SMITH But The Government Is Digging. In For
A WINTER OF
HARDSHIP
Britain's Labour Government shall plan England will
He demoted Emanuel Shin-
Is digging in for a winter of "gradual economic atrangula well, the Chairman of tho hardship.
flon", and that this will spread Party's Executive, from his pos- It is determined to keep the to Europe. Ilustry wit heition ns Fuel Minister, In the national
economy alive with brought to n stop. Unemploy-process, Mr. Attic, brought in a stop-gap measures uti the ment will become more collection hoped-for fulfillment of the Marweldesprend
of young, vigorous and privation Labourites, whom he deemed shall plan,
greater than ever.
"practical" men likely to get the fullest cooperation from indue. try,
Comments from Conservativea,
Socialists, indicato,
"If I could nee a dellaite poя. sibility in sight of the Marshall plan by next done", sald Econ mies Minister Sir Satford Cripps,
then stop.gap probably would through."
needed to accumulate the dol. Sir Stafford Cripps
Socialism At Stake added lara necessary to buy food and that anti June,
Atako Britain's materials for Industry.
British Spelallem is int economy must be based.
in the critical days ahead. An British Industry is handicap-economic collapse could ne emergency expedients. These in-ned by worn machinery, lessen-wide
have elnde sales from gold reserves, ed incentives
political consequences. for workers Leading nequisition of dollars from the tightening markets and occasion that a Government collapse
Labour officials say Anxious Europe, and parti International monetary fand in al, but grievous, industrial botan extraordinary general cularly Italy and France, beset exchange for aterling, possibly a tlenecka,
tion In the near future-for by the problems associated with | ben from the International Banki Mr. Attlee's extensive ny which Mr. Winston Churchill for productive" enterprises, and Government shakeup, Conserva- has already called-is possible steadily mounting reanonic crisis, will derive immense relief frozen $400,000,000 balance
the hoped-for release of the tives and Labourlies agree, was only if the winter brings from the action
of designed entirely to af President
atrengthen wholesale the $3.750,000,000 Truman in summoning Congress loart.
Amerlean the administration for the dif- suffering.
unemployment and Some Conservative feult days ahead. The Prime cadera Ray that a collapse of
Will Be Hard British leaders agree that the winter will be hard. They say as well un aids that increased production for ex-that in a measure at least Mr. ACO us port is absolutely essential. It is Attlee has achieved his alm.
21
THE CALLING OF CONGRESS
or
elec-
To meet i11 Washington DM Government and industrial Minister dismissed or shifted 30 the Government or new election November 17. No prediction asenders any that without a Mar- senior and junior Ministers.
to the outcome would be safe,!
hut the decision which represents
a complete change of mind on the President's
part, indicates
that his closest advisers have a full appreciation, which has
Civil War Barometer
Government
Unsteady
Shanghai. Oct. 23. and merely suppressed everythlog Power over the that correspondents
members of Congress who have to greater efficiency.
and fighting
Makden, um after the outbreak of the
sive, was
had
written
Relations
make a coalition government
indicate
Is "probable." Others have alvised the Conservative Party to be ready for a new election campaign at any time, possibly within six months, The Con- servative reasoning is that the Government muat sacrifice many of its Socialist goals to
CARNIVAL
By Dick Tumor
COAL 1941 BT NEA SERVICE, NG, T. M. REG. V. B, PAT, DIY.
"Well, yas, it does have a sort of message connected with
it-if it doesn't soll, I won't be able to pay the rent!! A
Britain's Stiff
Economic Task
tern of Britain's
inonths.
The
In the ab
of
sometimes seemed lacking in America, of the terrible prgency
meet the crlalu and thus Picce by plece the complex pat, in the same or worse dollar diffi- of the European problem. Altrit.
stiff economic culties than Britain. antagonise the Left Wing of the task is being mapped out, until We are therefore thrown back ing inflationary tendencies in there which the Civil War is takThey did not even permit such as Labour Party and create a split now it is a fairly complete pic the first alternative,
ing is reflected lo the post werk by innocent story as an interview to the postponement of nationalis port targets needed to bridge the United States, with the usual asual events, both on the Chinese an Australian ex-Public
The Government has. In mindre. A few weeks ago the ex-only other way is for the U.8.A. companiment
of rapidly rising home aineter of Napking's
to find the means f",
of making prices, contributed importantly,
man to go through. In Shanghai alltion of the steel industry and The chief
gap on the overscas payments ac- dollars freely available for set- no doubt, but bigger factors it easiness is Chiang Kai-shek him-Miniarry of Informationing the retrenchment of its housing pro- count were announced. This has ting trade balances.
orders, gramme. It questions whether been followed by an up-to-date sence of the "Marshall" or any | may be guessed, were overseas de- ff. The fact that he comb! absent {printed nothing of the State Head's the Left would risk the wiping overseas trade "budget" for the other dollars problem herself
inuerit from the rspital daring the brief isir un he had gone.
Britain 19 striv velopments, including the formeritical period
coming vital out of a Labour Government to comial interim fiscal budget will by aiming for an even greater
Soon is Excit admission These precautions may
aine to tion of the Cominform with the that all is am going well. He un that the Genecalissimo has fresh protest against. such retrench- apen intention of
give details of the domestic finan- defeating the
felt-k has doubtedly
ments. brech
general mind the alleged plot by dissident
export target than that needed cial measures Marshall Plan. Concerned, t viral prot
which Britain will just to square her overall over- ly proven true that his presence at northern generals, sald encouraged
General Election take to curb inflation and hasten reas Accounts. This will are the attitudes of the numerous otherwise indifferent sutartines by Feng Yo-hiang who is now in
was needed gear
Normally the Government the now export drive, Here, course, take time and other means would serve out its full term, however, we are concerned with must be used to pay deficiencies been visiting Europe to study the spirit, Ilis recent trip in feipfux and By JOHN RODERICK ending in 1950. But, the Prime the overseas trade budget, fram until it is renched. That is why
Minister may call a situation for themselves. Though A Communist six Manchurian offer the United States, to seize power and election to seek a new mandate tain's
generaled by Sin Staford Cripps. Bri-the recently negotiated gold loan Minister for Economie of £80,000,000 from South Afrien it is reported that different
is so welcome, with before then, Or, the Government was designed to give his trust- groups have come to different Conclusions, there is, in reality, in a tight spot.
Time Of Flux ed Heutenam, Chen Cheng, a fand the Communists. Hard on the heels may resign, if defeated in the By JOHN KINGSLEY of the plot's revelation here, there House of Commons on a major
In this time of flux it is dit.- only one cunclusion to be drawn the same way, Chiang's recent appeared in the Government's Cen bill,
Affairs. Outgoings for the com-cult to assess the future extent It is as stated in the Report of the fight to Tripatao polated up thetral News Agency a series of brief There are 640 members in the ing 12 months are put at a total of of Britain's deficiencies with dol 16 nations who took part in the nation. This
Kravky uf the Shentong militacy
news items front Chengtu, Chungking Common's, 394 of them
£1,650,000,000 and comprise foodlar and other hard currency areas. Paris Conference, that Europe which nearly everyone
was the bailefiam
North China points to the effect bourites. The hard core of the raw materials £650,000,000; oil, blem in however obtained from a feeding stuff, £700,000,000; Some idea of the size of the pro- that provincial governors and mayor Left Wing of the Party had writea unaided cannot ger on her fert off as settled, since the Cummunists were calling on Communist under-bers about 40. The Opposition business travel £200,000,000; net ngures for the first seven months num-tobacco, manufactured goods and breakdown of oversens trade again and may, indeed, collapse had been ousted from the cities of
ground elements and sympathizers-- altogether without external aide
Weihaiset and Chefoo. Now it ap
which Kuomintang army men inter-totals 246, of whom 191 are Government overseas expenditure of this year. To the end of July pret a Democratic Lea
Conservatives. Leaguers-to-
£100,000,000. On pears that they are just
the income total imparts wore £1,000,000,000 Though the French Foreign
as ever, and by persistent guerilla
sender
der ur suffer severe punishment. The ordinary men and women side, banking. Insurance, shipping and exports £605,000,000 leaving Minister, M. Bidault, in his ap warfare, have tied down tenup which A sample of the kind of treatment to of Britain are taking the present and other services, plus foreigi a
a deficit of £335,000,000. Imports peal to America, bluntly used the Chiang had hoped to ship to Man-
be expected if "surrender" i nocconomie situation calmly. News. tourist expendituro in Britain from hard currency areas were argument that delay in action duria,
immediate appeared in Sian a week papers complain that the should bring in £75,000,000 and howover £470,000,000 compared would be to play into the hands of!
foreign UNUSUAL SECRECY
s ago, when nineteen "Commu-masses of the people do not un-000,000. investments. another £75,- with exports of only £143,000,000 The Generalissimo's flight both to
derstand the difficulties of their
The export of goods deficit of £333,000,000. Im- to ports and experts of soft currency tha areas virtually balanced. On this are basis all of Britain's extra ex- at less than ports should therefore go to the Americas but that is hardly feasible under present conditions. British imports from the United States are how five times as much hor exports to the U.S.A.
atrony:
unusual cerery.
Tu noastempt at
the Communists, the case for ur Tsingtao and Shanghai wak gent American action rests, and tendied with should rest,
upon the economic "Usingana there was rather than the political dangers, press censorship. The Corrinots Cum
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economic
pressure can
100 Years Ago
FL.M.B.
first the
and
ни
er .30
nista" were executed.
Democratic League leaders wald
the northwest,
-
La-
and
As
must therefore be raised that one of them was their chief for pallion and, in fact, doubt that 21,500,000,000 to balance
a crisis cxiste,
overall account. Exports COALITION
There have been cuts in food, currently running One of the most interesting te clothing, tobacco, movies, g480-£1,200,000,000 a year. velopments of the past few days, to
line and countless items of con
Present Prices which some persons are attaching sumer goods, and more cuts are These figures I must stress aro significance, was a statement by
coming. But the wage earners based on present prices, current Communist relief agency's representa still have their jobs. Meat and production and home consumption tive in Shanghai to UNRRA's Cen- unned goods have been searce, et levels which might present against four times in prewar tral Commitice. It was on the sub but fruit and fresh vegetables when the import cuts have had years; the ratio for Canada has jret of relief to Red areas, but one have been abundant, though ex- thelr. affect. They are not a fore risen from, three and one half to
the end was to pensive. Now the acason la near trading for the current calendar twice to four times,
Cant of the probable outcome of six times and for Argentina from the effect th
that supplies should be when fresh fruit becomes hell until Jeinocratie coalition had rarity. A pineapple often costs the boosting of experts have and- year-recent cuts in importa and been formed.
This could be an in£6. Vegetable stocks will consistically altered the overseas trade dication that the Communist have
observation close
П
hat, so many people say, given up of potatoes, cabbage, brussel picture. Furthermore, this bud- the idea of coalition with other sprouts and
little else, Cold get achieves a bare overall bal
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
ports
that they 30
ed
the
.
MARXIST HISTORY
"OUT" IS
For the third straight year
the Russiana aro in an Ideo- logical deadlock over what the courses should contain,
If Britain could "place" her ex-taught in the schoo.i of
exactly balanc
quadripartite-occupied Berlin. Bor
imports from each ecun because the Western Allies and try, than the problem would be pritharily of Increasing
ana production of export goods to the necessary volume.
But as I have pointed out in
""The Russians want to teach provious notes and as Sir Stafford a defnitoly Marxist version of Cripps re-emphasised a few days history and we cannot and wvill ago, there must, in addition to not agree to that," said Paul the volume needed to reach an F. Shafer, Chief of the Educa overall balance, to a further in- tion Branch of the American Second, he had approximately an crease to look after the short-fall opening bid himself and reckoned with individunt creditor countries milltary Government for Ber- diamonds to help protect that suit avaliable to the whole world or that North either had something in unless dollars are made freely! Jin,
"The Authority es Authorities"
scarcely be avoided. And if Italy goes under to Togliatti, a France under Thorez would not be long delayed. Moreover, every day of postponement gives support to in- istent and insidious Moscow propaganda, alleging that, help| (From the files of the "China from the United States will be Mait") forthcoming only, if at all, for
On Friday morning about 7 o'clock partier. That it would not be effect weather is at hand and the Gov-ance only. It does not allow for (FARE) political reasons, in fact, the wham Reach, in a village on the group holds control of the govern will be insufficient coal for all
a very destructive fire broke dut in fed as long as the present Kuomintang ernment has warned that there|dividual countries and tho ai-1
widely varying unbalances with IIK$180.-
crisis is so real, and mai lund, opposite Bambino townment seems to be part of Man Tze homes to be well heated.Ag. meat universal shortage of dollars, no history courses are being acute, that Europe's needs tràns which from the long continued dryung's thesis-Associated Press.
sociated Press... 35, cend politics. Whether the Com- weather
Te and
Coinbustible munist drive succeeds in rolling materials, burnt with the 300.-
greatest up Europe and drawing the hand burns down all the market, and in less than an hour rapidity, and in 250.-whole of the western area into various stacks of houses. By the as- 400.- the Soviet fold or not is of im-tance
retidered 200,- mense importance, but not more "Ma
"Mariner" the further progress of Important today than the fate of the fire war stopped. At the 350.- millions should Europe fail to get had come in plunder, and therefore Chhese had an idea that the boats 120.-through the winter crisis. Failing came down to them with pikes In aid, appalling misery will sweep their hands, but on seeing: the Fire the_Continent, and shortly after Eggins, they donned their_weapons, wards, unemployment will swamp
and began to chin-chin mnitem. Some of the nicest plays ever made the United States economy.
phatically, No
are those that develop more or less
Shafer said that a four- responsible person has ever chal-Į By lettern received from Whampoa automatically out of the elements of game try sound in No Trumps.
or else enough elsewhere to make the other means are evolved for squar power Education Committee of lenged the thesis that if Europe this evening, we learn that an exist. Instead of being built up it then won the J with his A, having world to-day is the dollars pro- of guiding principles for Ber- a aitration which simply happens la He held up on the feart K lead, basle economic problem facing the for a long time to draft a set
the datalled ing
account. The which he is a member 'worked wants help she must help herself was opened at Canton, on as much as an outright effort can of Helth seams with, it is a from, his careful efforts to protect if the spade fineste worked.. He drain is threefold-first, the Unit Education. Then the German
Friday last, to enquire into the death
liberately by
by the declarer, they result
counted aine tricks as in the bag blem. In the case of Britain the In's achieve. But, one suggestion, by leged, came to be end by violence bined with his alertesz to seize up- and lost the spade, a to the K. The Unkonstaterade fich for group was told to present
himself against various risks, com
German Ministry of: a Congressman recently returned on board a Foreign vessel lying it on the circumstances that crop up ninth trick would now bulkd up for countries;
went to duinny with the diamond A from Europe, that the 16 Na-that anchorage. The names of the and make the most of them. Among him if West led third heart, but needed to pay for essential sup Printpe
other dollar tions should start from scratch|been transmitted to us, but we do the vagaries of the deal which would fact, so went back the diamond I to Ver payments in hard currencies: was unacceptable to the Ame
parties with full particulars have an
such plays are some produced by that defender could also read this plles from other countries asking
Becond, the dollars Course which would meet these again and draw up a new Report, not deem is right to prejudice the never be thought up by a man dethe, K. The spade A and J, club A. and third, any net deficit in the ricans and the other Western "What they came up with would be as futile as it is in-case-by disclosing them at the pre-liberately fabricating a tricky hand. pade 2 and 6 were then scored, the dollar accounts practicable. Such n demand- would sent stage of enquiry.
Last of these giving East a hasty area, for which Britain acts as told them to go back and try of the Sterling powers," he said. "So Wo problem.
If East, now holding
banker. two clube Reduced Imports and two diamonds, discarded the club
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Greater efforts as well as greater the United States has the raw (Dealer: West cuts and a grimmer standard of materials exential to the carry Wert North musterity. But it would be peril- ing out of the Marshall Plan, Pass ous, were, America to delay rein- The sooner their forcement until: Europe has ex- thrown on the gide hausted her remaining resources. tion, the more President Truman's experts have quarantén. submitted-a-report showing that recovery-is-justifled
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again. While the new attempt was being made, the Socialist J, he would bave to give declarer the Commonwealth, and other riepke, was fired from office The action now being taken by Hood of Education, Horr Nest- the game trick in diamonds after in
was thrown in. If he tossed a dia Starling area countries will it because the Russians objected mond he could be thrown la with hoped substantially reduce calls to him. That act, back the
that suit and would have to give under the third head.. An to the
up the game trick in clubs, This first two the alternatives would bole project and now Heaven pretty finish was built up rather ac normally be first to reduce im- knows when it will be cidentally, but: South had to be share parts from "hard" currency coun-ished At any rate there. to take advantage of it..
er to increase exports, to was no agreement by the time them,
to do, gehlovea. maximum September, let combination
ng with', hin, dia- fing or am Britain is now striv. tho new school year bogen: 0
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of both or accond Shafer, sold that Americans, South why spoil good story by bringing to balance the deficit on the British and French could not Pay 1D
INT
hard currency account by export-
South's last bid was based on money
and be able to convert surpluses which in taught to forman ing more to soft currency areas agree to the version of Alstory Nevezal factura. Firar, he avoided What is the greatest fundamental on the latter account into hard students In the Russian oc supporting Lespedes because the difference between the defentire play currencies; but this is manifeally cupied zone. He described this daryll by North made the of the finest cardinen, and that of inpossible at present because undiluted: Marxism. Asso- media U17 Ghy” four chick” “"verage playersdomme
Ky of the "soft" opuntries are stated Pressewaen