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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1947. -
BRITISH REDS TO WAGE WAR?
No Support For Production
Four-Point Plan For
Future Action
London, Dec. 15. Britain's Communist Party officially abandoned support for the Labour Government's produc- tion drive at an executive meeting last week- .end..
The Executive called on Communists in the trade union movement who hold important posi- tions in the mining, engineering and electrical industry to pursue the fight for improved wages and conditions without concessions to Government.
In an address to the Executive | 3. Struggle against the "rich the Party Secretary, Mr. Henry and Imperialist class." Politt, pointed out that under the starshall plan, "production "renses will not be utilised for the benefit of Britain or the people but will be sub rilnated to the Reneral link of American polley."
Co-
in- 4. Efforts to "organise the unity of all leftwing forces within the Labour movement” by operating with opposition ek- ments within the Parliamentary Labour Party and trade unions.
Strikers
In Chains?
Auckland, Dec. 15. Describing the conditions as scandalous for New Zea- Innd territory, Mr. H. Barnes, President of the Waterside Workers Union, alleged that dockers in the Cook Islands, which New Zealand administers, were taken in chains to the court house after a virike.
The men allegedly struck when they were offered six shillings daily after they had asked for eight shillings and food.-United Press.
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U.S. Navy
Left Wing Split To Lend
Two Ships
comes
Drive
Pilots'
Strike Settled
Shanghai, Dec. 16.
The pilot strike was settled today as striking pilots were transferred from the Shanghai Cus- toms jurisdiction of the Ministry of Communica- tions.
The licences of 22 pilots, which were revoked when they walked off their job, have been reissued by the Communications Ministry. The pilots have now formed an association which will handle all pilotage business and will be run by themselves under steering captain M. T: Wang, pilot ICH presentative of the Ministry of Communications.
This, in the view of observers here, appear to bring the British Communists into ne with the new industrial palley adopted by
This Communist move their French comrades since the establishment of the Cominform.
at the moment when leftwingi Just as the French Communist critics within the Labour Party
Honolulu, Dec. 16. itader, Marles Thorez, nubilely are divided mere sharply than in
Fully armed and equipped
While the pilots were striking criticised his party's weaknesses the past into supporters of the U.S. Navy veancis will be turn in Shanghal. one of the largest
fores policy in Sghting the French Govern European "third"
ed over to a foreign Govern- pilted by Chinese and Russian ports in the world, ships were under Richard Crossman's lender ment and the rightwing Ship and supporters of
all-out ment for the first time on Dec. pilots used by the United States cialist lenders" at the end of October, so Mr. Polit now con: the leadership of Konni Zilliacus, and one patro craft go to the at the close of the war. The only cooperation with Bussin under 30 when two tank landing craft Navy when they opened the port fessed Out "we were late in
The latter group, which appreciating the full scale f the
now Philippine. Republic's naval Incident of the period was that diift to the right of the Labour criticises "third force politicians"
patrol.
one freighter attacks the
was nground for Government and clung to old as unreservedly. ns it
Pust Foreign Secretary,
transfera Mr.
been hours without serious damage.- have Ernest formulas and approaches after it
Bevin, has become the target of for the disarmanent of vessels
of made under restrictions calling United Press, hed revealed itself the Instru
str ng offelni porty attacks in pient of the Imperialist camp."
connection with its public sup. and the removal of communica- "Reactionary
port for the Communist-spon- tion equipemt. sored "People's Congress" in Ber-
n.
The Communist
change
with
The
While it had been absolutely correct" Er the party to lend the Aght for increased produc ton" at the time, and they had policy also coincided reason to be proud of their re-election campaign now in pro- cord, it had now to be realised cress in a number of trade unions; that "any tendency to separate where officials are coming up for the issue of production from the. re-election.-Reuter, main issue of a change in policy, necessarily can only result in trailing behind the Government's Mr Pollitt tionary polley".
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He made an excenti n
for the Communist miners' leader. Mr. Arthur Horner, whose campaign fight for increased production had been successfully combined with the fight for improved was and A
conditions, “as that no mitsunder. standings could aro
his
The Secretary ummed un conclusious in a four-point néo- gradune of party action in future in which the
producti drive mentioned. In- [stnad, emaliosis was placed ont
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In this caso, however, the U.S. Navy will retain the title to the craft, while the Philippine Republic operates and main- tains them at no further cost to the United States.-Associ ated Press.
Pre-Xmas Strike By 50,000 Workers?
pre-Christmas strike of 50,000 United States
Washington, Dec. 15. telegraph workers was threatened today by leaders of three trade unions.
Minister Offers To
Surrender
The preliminary results of a nationwide ballot, they said, showed a vote of 10 to one in favour of a strike to support union demands for a 15 cent wage increase.
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Mystery
Air Crash
SINGAPORE, DEC. 15. AN AIRCRAFT, BELIEVED TO BE AN AVRO-ANSON, CRASHED INTO. THE SEA OFF THE VILLAGE OF TANJONG HANTU, IN THE DINDINGS, OFF THE WEST COAST OF MALAYA, YES- TERDAY AFTERNOON.
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The unions, affiliated to the Department was sending two American Federation of
experts to investigate-Reuter. Ln- bour. represent -workers throughout the United States, except in New York City.
In New York, the representa- tives of the American Com- munications Association-ali-
Bangkok, Dec. 15. The. Siamese former Minister
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SIAM RICE PROGRAMME
Washington, Dec. 16
The UNO Food and Agrical-
fo the Congress of ture organisation is launching arms store was recently discover yesterday to call out employees production in Siam as part of Industrial Organisatione voted an attempt to stimulate rice ed, has written from an undle of three major cable firms on its efforts to meet the world closed place to Mr. Khuang New Year's Day if new Aphalwong, the Prime Minister, tracts were not negotiated by
food shortages. сол- and to Marshal Pibul Songgram Dec. 31. offering to surrender if allowed
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The three unions involved mission under the FAC's direc tions.
tion will go to Siam in January, Telegraphers Both the Government and the Union and the Telegraph Work-production there
Union, the Telegraph Employees hopeful of restoring the rice military power in the State have ers Union called off a threat levels which approximated 5,- to pre-trar agreed to hla request, it
Was ened The MITCHEL •Harry DWI revealed, and will speed the in
atrike last spring when000,000 metric tons annually.-—- the Western Union Company
Associated Press. vestigation.
The military authorities have granted five conts an hour wage meanwhile announced a large "closed shop."
increase and the epuivalent of TO-MORROW | reward for Information leading
to the arrest of Mr. Tiang Sirik-,
An agreement permitted the George hand, former Assistant Minister unions to reopen the wage issue Brent of the Interior and member of in October. This was done but at
the former Free Thai movement, deadlock ensued. "IN THIS OUR LIFE” in connection with the alleged A union spokesman said that,
plotting to overthrow the present 2,500 workers Government.
of the Mackay Radio and Telegraph Company, The arrest is also reported of the Commercial Cables Com- Mr. Lunng Arthasarn Prasid, pany and the Cables Division former Under-Secretary of Fin of Western Union would be ance--Reuter,
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