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THE BIG FOUR
BREAKDOWN
The real issue in the collapse of the Four Power Conference, is not so much German economic unity in the abstract as the prob.
lem of what to do with a Ger- of which is in the many half course of being geared into the Marshall Plan while the other half will be expected to wreck, oppose and sabotage that plan at every point. Under these condi- tions, there are only two ways in which German economic unity could be secured by agreement of all occupying Powers.
One
Armies
Are Ready To Face Them
"V-Day for Europe," ran an Irgun Zval Loumi slogan coin- ed during the war, "Is D-Day for us,"
And the recent proclamation by Islam of a holy war on Jewry meant that H-heur had arrived for Palestine's Jews,
Three separate organisations
By O'Dowd Gallaghar
aight Jewry's battle in this un-of violence against the British, The Irgun began a campaign happy innd-Irgun, Haganah,
and the Fighters for the Free- but it was restricted to bomb- dom of Israel (commonly knownings and shootings on the day as the Stern Gang).
the White Paper was officially promulgated and during a few weeks afterwards,
It is reported that they may now nil join forces against the
Arabs.
Whe
formed in
HAGANAH the days of the Turkish domin-
Death In The Desert In September 1939 Haganah
agreement with the Irgun to cease opera- tions while Britain was engng- ed against the Nazis, Jewry's
jon over Palestine to protect had concluded outlying Jewish communitles from bandit attack, and de- veloped, after the first world
war, into a semi-trained force of volunicera who protected the Jewish community from fierce Moslem townamen in 1929.
Wingate's Squads'
supreme enemy.
David Reziel, accompanied by three of his lieutenants, lost
wua intimately involved in this show of force by Hngaaah, and, as a result, British troopa and police occupied the Jewish Agency's henđijuarters at dawn on June 29, arrtated many of its lenders, and began wido searches of Jowish settlements for Haganah arms.
From then onwards, a state approaching war continued be
and the British tween Irgan aecurity forces.
Haganah played little active part. But on July 23, 1946, the dynamiting of the King David Hotel by the Irgun killed more than 100 British, Arab, And Jewish officials and civilians.
According to Irgun, they had, previously had permission from the Haganah to go ahead with the King David operation,, fol- lowing the British occupation of the Jewish Agency head- quarters.
their lives in a vain chase after At the beginning of this year the exiled Mufti of Jerusalem, official Jewish opinion began to
ngainst the Haj Amin el-Husseini, in Iraq, harden
terrorist Reports that Iraqi guarda | groups, and last apring the death have never been confirm- nah action against Irgun, tortured the three Jews to first signs were seen of Haga-
ed.
By the time the Araba ware ready to break into revolt, In 1936. Haganah numbered about 1,500 armed volunteers, "'built
The hanging by the Irgun of around n amoll number of
THE STERN GANG was Sergeants Paice and Martin in supernumerary police constables born a few months after the wood near Nathanya last July recruited from Jewish farmers. outbreak of war when Abraham came as a climax to Irgun out-
Unter the late Orde Wingate, Stern, school-tencher from ragen. then a captain of artillery, Italy, decided that the Pales Haganah received what would tine problem was one of great now be called Commando train-simplicity-throw
would be that the whole of Gering, and scores of young Jews out and all would be satisfac- British personnel in
the British
Saw active service on the fam- ous oll pipeline patrols carried out
Squads."
Under One Flag Despite the running amok of Tel-Aviv tary.
that same night, with the kill- Caring nothing for the Bri-ing of five Jewish civilians and by Wingate's "Night Linh WELP effort against the the wounding or injury of an- Nazis at that time, he broke other 15, n wave of revulsion Among those who distinguish-away from Haganah and the shook the population. cd themaclver WAR young Irgun and formed his own unit, Irgun activity ceased for a man named David Rezle). which still operates, although | white, except for the attack with Stern was cornered and killed while trying to escape from the British police in 1941.
many should be excluded from the Marshall Plan, the other that the whole of Germany should be included. The first policy would strike a blow at the whole con- ception of the Marshall Plan. If the plan claims to be more than a co-ordinated dole, the claim. After the Arab revolt peter rests on what it can do to pro-ed out in 1989, following the intervention of the Kinga of mote the growth of a real com Iraq, Saudi-Arabia, and Egypt, munity of interest, political and giving the rebels an opportunity: economic, in Western Europe, to lay down their arms without and for this the participation of humiliation, the British Col-; Germany or at least Western onia! Minister, Mr. Malcolm Germany is completely and ob MacDonald, issued a White Pa- viously essential,
to the per on Palestine policy.
As
Heritage Of Hate
a Heath Robinsonian "land-tor- pedo" on Haifa police hend- quarters at the end of Septem- ber.
During the past weeks, how. ever, there have been reports His followers are still de- that united command of dicated to the bellef that Hasanah, Irgun, and the Stern Jewry's only enemies are the Gang is to be set up, empower- British.
ed to, act against any Arab
To that end they are prepar- move to employ force in de-
So Irgun Began ed to go to any lengths in co- fiance of the UNO partition This limited Jewish immigra-operating with any nation or plan.
of
Menahem Beigin, Irgun leader,
| second policy, imagination hog- gles at the task of devising a me thod by which the Russians would both keep a voice in Gertion to 75,000 over a period of group of nations. It is some+ It is said that this move is
five years, after which no more times said that they receive delayed by the' refusal man affairs and allow their own Jewish immigrants were to be money, for instance, from the zone to become an integral part allowed unless the Palestine U.S.S.R.
to accept the aubordinate role. of a plan they believe to be aim- Arabs agreed to it.
It is even said that they have offered to him by Haganah. ed against them. In fact, to
The Jews were furious. been supplied with recruits by On the other hand, the Stern state, the dilemma bluntly, it left David Reziel. followed by some Russin from Eastern Europe. Gank., dedicate to the ousting no hope of settirment, no mar- C00 other young Haganah men, Irgun swung into post-war | of Britain from Palestine. gn for adjustment on either side. split off and formed the IRGUN action with an attack on C.I.D. might seem to be preparing for Yet the breakdown need not too VAL LEUMI, or National headquarters in Jerusalem on dissolution, greatly disturb
For the time being, at the Western Military Organisation, dedient- Christmas Day, 1945. Terror- powers so long as they remember to the principle that the ism continued throughout the rate, the Stern Gang is report.
in British Forces it is not the final phase. Since were here legally because the
Palestine spring. the Marshall offer was made, a white Paper was new factor has entered into the, the mandate given to Britain negotiations recovery of econo- by the Lengue of Nations. mic initiative by the West-and provided the Western powers pursue their objective of Western economic revival with absolute
ed
#ny
ed to have decided to suspend
At the same time Haganah their sporadic campaign of per- a breach of attacked British radar stationa sonul assassination in order not on Mount Carmel overlooking to give the British any excuse Haifa. Then Mr. Attlee declar- for staying in Palestinet
100 Years
- Ago
(From the files of the "China Mail)
ed that illegal armies must be Irgun remains the greatest dissolved in Palestine before threat to peace in Palestine, the British Government would during and after any British consider the implementation of evacuation.
fear is real that
the recommendations of the An-1 In the eyes of Jewish Agency glo-American Committee of on- leaders the the-spot fact-finders.
Haganah attacked frontier bridges in co-operation with the Stern and Irgun groups.
Irgun, once the British with- draw, enn come out into the open and act as S.S, men, using the same Laeties against the
It was considered aL this Jewish electorate Rs they use time that the Jewish Agency against the British.
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By SHEPARD BARCLAY
"THE AUTHORITY ON AUTHORITIES"
| single-mindedness they will find that opportunities for further parleying with the Russians will create themselves. The objectives af Mr. V.M. Molotov, the Soviet Foreign Commissar, in this meet-) ing of the Council of For- eign Ministers were very plain. He did not expect agreement on any of the major issues. And on
There was an idle report the two issues which might have
here, been settled at this meeting he Chinese of this place had concerted current on Saturday fast, that the did not want a settleinent. He a rising simultaneously with the one does not want дл Austrian on the part of the inob of Canton,
For he does not who were to have treaty yet.
fire set
to the Factories and cut off the Residents. HK$180.- from Austria
want to withdraw Soviet troopsIt was reported that double guards; WHICH ONE USES IT? worn North-South stores. Those who
or Hungary or had been placed on all the vulposts,
got into 6-No Trumps ranked just 35,-
Rumania. And he thinks, more and the Ceylon Rifles taken, out to
Efectiveness of the Blackwood con
above them. Beating these came the 300.- over, that by holding on he can practice and afterwards marched reution depends often on which of pairs which reached 7-Spades. And get better terms from the So. through the town by way of a de- the partners unes it to inquire about on top of them all was the one pair 250-viet point of view out of allies:
monstratlun.
she hours opposite him. The in which got into 7-No Trumps by the We have been at some pains to formation about the total number of bidding shown in No. 2 above. Since anxious to withdraw their garri-trace the report, and find it to have aces hel 400.-
held by the side-or. perhaps every declarer
took sons and Austrians anxious to see been altogether groundless.
all 13 tricks, the 200.-
kings-may be much more useful to bidding decided the entire issue. an end of occupation and the The sentries were not doubled
one of the pair than to the other. at
Notice what a difference was coun 350-partition of their country. Nor any station, and the marching of the Ordinarily the deciding factor is the elby South's second bid at the two does he want for the present the Riles through the town had nothing amount of trick-taking material, ex-tabler. Where he bid 2-No Trumps 120.-
one, and supremely important, whatever in it of a political charas clusive of top cards, in each hand. to show his strength, North had 300,-
ter procession was pursued The fellow will the larger total so
that step towards German
unity by the Police and turned out to be assets of other kinds is generally in a way t
hand was better than minimum, atau which could be carried out im- an ordinary Chinese funerall the more favorable position to deter his suit, except by hopping to game.
The times mediately and effectively — the
are undoubtedly damine the gross resources of the en The Blackwood 4-No Trumps here "breaking down of the zonal bar-rous and eventful, and no precau- tire pair, and hence more qualified jo
could only elicit useless information rian should he omitted on the part select the contract. not openly of our authorities to secure life and
about North's lack of aces, and the riers." He could
second Lecond Blackwood bid of S-Nu oppose this so he adopted the property in this island. rather transparent device of in- The Chinese, cowardly as
they sisting on linking an agreement are. will run any risk if you will|2-
boundaries with only give them an opportunity of S. 9 3 to open zonal
carrying it through by surprize, HK 106.5 an agreement on reparations of the effects of which they are devout D. 9 6 2 which he knew there was no believers,
C. J 9 4 2 chance this session. That raises police station at East Point, In the another point that needs to be godowns which formerly belonged to borne in mind. This was not a Fergusson, Leighton & Co., appeare Gession to end all sessions, at very judicious, as mounted orderlies least there is no greater evidence may, thus constantly scour the rand of it than than the last was the to the eastward, up to the limits of able). war to lend all wars. There is, for the carringe drive. instance, the American suggestion |
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Trumps only showed one king. So the suit small slam was all South could safely try. But where the 3- Diamonds
by hid was, followell
| North finding out about South's four aces, North had so much unshown strength of other kinds that he took slight risk in bidding the biggest of all
possible stars,
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Tomorrow's Problem
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