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NEW FRENCH PRIME MINISTER Decisive Vote For Robert Schuman "Saving France" Programme
Paris, Nov. 22.
M. Robert Schuman, the Popular Republican fin- ancial expert, tonight obtained a vote of con- fidence to form a Government by a substan- tial majority -by 410 votes against 184 in. the National Assembly. Asking the deputies to give him a vote of con- fidence which would enable him to form a Government for crisis-stricken France. M. Schuman told the Assembly that the work of the Government must be dominated by the overriding consideration of saving the Re- public.
French Strikes Spread
attempt to after the
M. Schuman, an
advocate of economy in Government spend- ing, was anked to form a Government Assembly's rejection Inst night of . Lean Blum. the veteran Socialist leader.
As the new Premier-designate offered his pelley to the Assem biy, France's tennent crisis since the war showed no indication of casing PARIS, NOV, 23.
with almost three- quarters of a mBlon FRENCH workers on strike.
organised RAIL
SPREADING
STRIKES STALLED
TRAFFIC ON THE GREAT Saving France
that
HITLER'S M.O.'S TO DIE
Nuremberg, Nov, 23. General Lucius D. Clay, Governor of the United States Zona of Germany, today rejected appeals for mercy from Karl Brandt and S8 General Karl Geb- hardt, personal doctors of Hitler and Himmler respec- tively, sentenced to death by hanging Inst August with five other Nazi doctors for crimes against human- ity.
seven men
Among the whose appeals against the death sentence were Bino rejected
TYDEN
Waldemar Haven, chief doctor of the Buchenwald concentration camp-Reuter.
American
H.C.L. Rising
Schuman Fails To Impress
MANILA
CONNECTIONS.
FOR
- Paris, Nov. 23, The success of Premier Robert Schuman in win- ning a vote of confirma...). tion from the National Assembly appeared to have struck no spark of enthusiasm among Paris- TEN jans on the streets to- night.
Some half.heartedly wished him well, but seemed to feel that he was only holding back the time until General Charice de Gaulle would ride into Paris to | take over the Government.
A talkative barber sald he wished 4 Popular Front Govern. ment had been formed in which one or two Communist Ministers had places. "They would tell the miners to go back to work and they would go." he explained.
But when he remembered that -one of the men he was talking to WASHINGTON, NOV, 22.
was an American, he added, "In THE LABOUR BUREAU the end we will have to choose PORTED A NEW JUMP IN Russians and I will choose the eOF STATISTICS TODAY RE- between the Americans and the THE UNITED STATES COSTAшerleans, I have never seen n OF LIVING, BUT THE RE-hungry American," ~ Associated
TO PUBLICANS
Press CONTINUED ATTACK TRUMAN'S
PRESIDENT TEN - POINT ANTI INFLATION PRO- GRAMME.
MARSEILLES PARIS LINE sald, meant
"Saving France," 1. Schuman TODAY AND
"defendhu freedom! OFFICIALS and putting an end to the politi ANNOUNCED THAT SABO- cal exploitation of distress." TEURS HAD CUT TELE- After
Indicating PHONE LINES CONNECT- favoured certain reforms in the ING TWO ARMY FORTS ON
voting procedure within the THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE
tracies unlon movement, M. Schuman CAPITAL.
said that the Govern. welcome aid from abroad which ment he proposed to form would Idie the country needed and that it would make determined war on Communist-inspired inflation, walkouts which have virtually The Government would also choked off economic activity in Marseilles, Toulon and other cities. The strikes were being backerl energetically by the Communist Party.
were
It was extimated that nearly 700,000 workers throughout France as a reauit of the
stand for a united French Em- pire. Schuman said: "We do not be Turning to foreign polley. A lieve war is inevitable.
Insisting that the Government would maintain order
Sokolovsky Attack
tion Zones of
since September.
Prices have increased further EVC
"Nothing will be done by 119 The back to work movements which might deepen the split in were argely in the hands of the world, the Anarcho-Syndicalist
Food prices appear rising most rapidly and ele- ment, whien, after
being dormant for years, hun sudden ly sprung back into activity Asociated Press.
Troops For The Arab League
Cairo, Nov. 23.
and see
that the law was respected, he have the added: "The Government should support of all thone who believe in democracy and legality."
Duclos Booed
M. Schuman was Joudly sp- plauded on most benches except by the Communists.
M. Jacques Duelos, the. Com- Dinist Party spckerman, <- nounced that his party would vete against M. Schuman, who lic accused of representing
An Arab source said today pelier hostile to working
interests. "We Communists
Ibn Saud's offer was made
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The new figures showed that
London, Nov. 23, Marshal Sokol vsity's attack on higher than in August 1939. this year was 66.6 percent control of thele Western occupa the cost of living in September the American, British and French
Germany on the of the Bl Four Foreign Ministers Conference in
Londor: was regarded by observers today to be as one more indication that the now great powers were approachinr stand at 203.6 percent compar- next Tuesday's Big Four meeting with 1936-1939 average, in apirit of compromise but in They stand ten percent higher Expectation of a violent clash of thun in June 1920, the worst views.
Mirshat previous inflationary period.
Sokolovsky's attack was seen by these cbservers a The general price level has more significant
for its timing risen 12.3 percent in the last than for the detalled criticisms It 12 months, and 22.9 percent contained. since June 1946, when the price Most of the accusations, it wa control collapsed.~Reuter.
pointed out by a British spokes man of the
Control authorities
NO MORE FREE RIDES
Moscow, Nov. 23.
nad previously been made by So vlet spokesmen.:
A hint that the Soviet driega tion to the meeting of the Farrier Ministers would raise questions I control in the Western Zoner of Germany week when the
that King Ibn Saud has placed not believe war is inevitable," he 6,000 soldiers from his regular sald. "I salute M. Molotov's an army at the disposal of the
nouncement about the Arab League to be uned if the discovery
Sovict
come earlier thir of
Sovlet deputy atom the British evacuate Palestine and which, we regard
bomb It was announced officially Mr. Andret Smirnov, stated that Arab forces are sent to occupy nisking for peace."*
factor today that the Presidium of world opinion would be interest This remark was greeted with celled, as of Jan. 1, monelary Council by the Foreign the Holy Land.
the Supreme Soviet has can-ed to know to what extent the In. loud boos from Centre and Right awards and other privileges Ministers last April on demilitari siructions issued to the Con- through
Wing benches and vigorously a afforded winners his representative,
the Communist
of high So-sation Sheikh Youssef Yassin, in mid. plauded by
and de azfflcalion October, the source said,
viet orders and decorations. been implemented.--Reuter. deputies. He Tonight's vole.
averted stated that as soon as the Mos-need for
the They will continue to be ex- lem pilgrimage period to Mecca which, in the opinion of
general election empted from paying any income ends, 6,000 Saudia Arabian sol-observers, would have put
many tax, however,
into diers would be placed at
General tho power
Charles disposal of the League. They Gaulle. Observers noted that M.
Schuman was would be used wherever
careful in speech today whenever was considered
to avoid
and best
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had
Athena, Nov. 23. Greece will ask for her share Privilegea cancelled include of the Italian Fleet at the con de the right to ride free on rail-ference of naval experts in Rome
Dec. 1. his ways, street
cars and water on
to divide the feet casting transport and the right to re- News Agency reported today
the Allies; the Athena any slurs on General de Gaulle.ceive discounta on their rent Beuler.
bills. Associated Press.
by a military committee set up Reuter. between the Arab Governmenta which are each represented by a senior officer.
Ibn Saud stipulated that his; troops should be fed and sup plied by the Government on
whose territory they wera bas-; ed but for this he offered to pay compensation in United States dollars.-United Press.
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Hammelburg, Nov. 23.
The bodies of about 13,000 Allied prisoners of war from seven countries have been found in 68 mass graves discovered in a strip of woodland near Hammelburg in the middle of the United States Zone of Germany,
conditions
survivora
that
The graves, which were dis- "plots," leading to the belief covered following extensive in- that death was caused for many vestigations by officials of the by malnutrition, maltreatment International Refugees Organisa and rigorous living tion, were found to contain the within the camp. bodies of British, Australian, Two of the camp's French, Italian, Belgian, Russian have told IRO officials and Yugoslay prisoners of war. Soviet prisoners were especially The graves were found three singled out for maltreatmout kilometres from the site of the and extermination. Ali Soviet former German prisoner of war bodies were stripped befora camp at Hammelburg, Available burial and individual Identifica evidence indicates that most of tion is considored unlikely. All the prisoners were buried in information on the camp has large groups, possibly after mass been handed over to representa- executions,
tives of interested Allied notions mans for their examination-Reuter.
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San Francisco, Nov. 23. graves in the woods, the IRO The Rev. Charles A. Glunz. officials' began a search of the 78, veteran Presbyterian mis- area and uncovered several masa slonary in the Philippines. graves, in one of which was con- died today at the University tained the bodles of 10,000 of California hospital. Soviet schifers, and 1.100 Red. He was
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