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UNITED STATES OF EUROPE
LOOMS IN NEW BEVIN PLAN Tathay Pacific Cooperation Of Western Seaboard Countries
Blunt Comment On
Russian
Expansionism
London, Jan. 22.
The
1
This rather unpalatable for me ill to have to do but the world never get right unless they are the
thing in all its nakedness."
Talks on a union of Western Europe have already begun.
countries immediately concerned are Britain, France, Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg. Announcing this in the House of Commons tonight, Mr. Ernest Bevin, the Foreign Secretory, urged that the overseas ter- ritories of these countries should be brought within this union so that "this stretch tremendous cooperation would through Europe, the Middle East and Africa to the Far East."
The formation of a united West- ern Europe would have to be done one step at a time because they were dealing with free nations.
"I must be a terms of equality and ment main all the elements of freedom.
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prosperity even with the aid of the ĮMarshall Plan.
La-
He warned the Government not to attempt to built the unity of West; ern Europe on the basis of socialism. There must be room for all parties. Power Politics Mr, Zilliacus the Leftwing "If the prevent division of Europe bour Member, fraced the organisa- continues, it will be by the will oftion of Western Europe on the basis the Soviet Governinent. Such a divi of the Marshall Plan was part of a sion would be inconsistent with the wider policy of a return to power statements of the highest Savier apolitics. thorities and of Marshal Stalin him- |
self."
rebels without
Italy and "other historie European countries"
would have to be associated, he declared, Before making this important die. Government of Communisi cloure, M. Bevin, warning Russia could be recognised fater let is dangerous in international danger. Then a Communist Govern affairs to play with fire", had said: ment would be forced upon Greece "Nothing the Government does now and she would be incorgimenteil in will be directed against the Soviet the Soviet system of Costamanism l'ainm or any other country, but we with the rest.
entitled
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organised kindred souls in the East"in Greece but less attempt, bupe" he said, "that treaties constantly maintained, to bring that will be signed with our near neigh-contry into the Soviet orbit. bours, the Benelux countries, making "This is a dangerous situation.
with France an important nucleus inis a case of power politics. Western Europe.
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Turning to organisation in support of the Western Enim, dir. Bevin *ait: " woulf emphasise that I am
concerned only with Europe as
1517!
He asked the Government to consi- der Inviting the Scandinavian Mr. Eden
countries, The Benelux Union and France to send delegates elected by Mr. Anthony Eden, for the Con-proportional representation so meet servatives, declared that the policy similarly elected delegates in Britain: the Foreign Secretary had outlined [u aliscuss this projected union. offered the best hope of restoring He did not ggest that Britain European political stability and thus should
reject the Marshall Plan, providing a basis for ensuring pence, but feared that it would be a disas
"Mr. Bevin's proposals are con-trous failure unless accompanied by tructive and mrnace to no
a different attitude to the Sovict while showing in unmistakable terms Uniori and other Eastern European for our own determination to main countries, Ittain our own way of life and Mr. John L.. Lawson, former L.- join with like minded people fur bour Secretary for War, hoped pro- that purpose."
bren
"The United Nations have flouted by the Balkan neighbours of Greece. There is a very real danges that they and their Soviet mentors may make a great blunder in
a geographical conception. Europe business,
we have tr
There were two very serious medine threats D peace, Eden continued.
this
has extended its influence throughout 1 would advise, in all solemnity, look great care. Provocations like this
lead sometimes to serious develop-| ments which we, and I hope they,
the world further afield.
out
are anxious to avoid,
"It would be better to seule this i
"In the rst place, we turn eves My Africa, where great respon sibilities are shared by us with South Afties, France. Belgium and matter in accordance with the As- Portugal, and equally in all overseassembly decisions of the United Na terríturies, especially in South Eastions than by the promotion of Asia, with which the Dutch are close-civil war or in any recognition of ly concerneil.
the Marks Junta
The Western
ле
organisation uf "If we accept the Assembly deci- Europe must be reostomically support.
sian in other matters, we should ac ed. That involves the closest possible cept it in the case of Greece. collaboration with the Common. wealth and overseas territories of not it is anly the British it the French, fairs Duick Belgian and Portuguese let
ritories overseas.
"These
say no more except this-that dangerous in international af. to play with fire." (Applause)
War Of Nerves Referring to the war of nerves and
territories are large pressure brought upon weaker na- Primary producers and are capable tions, the Foreign Secretary said that
of
great development. They have
ple abroad realised that Mr. im- Zilliacus spoke only for an insigni- Mr.ficant number of people in this coun
| try, The first was the violence of Com- Mr. Vernon Bartles, Independent, unist propaganda
and action iturged the need to incorporate West
night ern Germany in the new
Western European union. No patriotic Ger. The second was that the Western man, he said, wanted a puppet state. democracies might fail to
conintries like Greece, which set Europe alight,
New
rebuild 1-Reuter.
Orientation
Of British Policy
Washington, Jan. 22.
Mr. Bevin's speech was interpreted in Washington as involving a new orientation of British for- eign policy of the first magnitude, bringing it into line with the Truman Doctrine of "con- taining" any Soviet attempts to dominate Europe.
impossible. Mr.
raw materials, food and resources attempt to scitle international af.
fair which can be turned
by these methods made agree very grea ment dikult, if advantage, both to the people Propaganda was muas in the territory itself, to Europe, ani
not a contribution to the world as a whole."
to the
settlement of international problem.
No Need For Conflict Da Egyst, Mr. Beyin said
he wanted to get away from "this at
The Foreign Secretary said there Junosphere of past disagreements" and was no need for confiar in this mat- įway not without hope of being able ter with the other two great powers, įto do so soon, “We may take a little the United States and Soviet Russia, time," he added. which have tremendous resources.
Bevin's language, it was noted, was in fact stronger and blunter even than that used by American statesmen in the early days of the Truman Doctrine and the bitter exchanges which preceded the American decision to send aid to Greece and Turkey.
Mr John Foster Dulles, the Official French circles were re- "All these steps, both in the Mid-eading Republican foreign affairs luctant to comment. The French "It is essential," he said, "if West dle East and in Western Europe, are delegate to the United Nations, Bidault, made no statement pre- authority and the United States Foreign Minister, M. Georges ern Europe Is going to meet
les in keeping with the United Nations. halled significant" and forecast sumably because he wished to re- balance of payments and to get a When the ideological marrel be that it would "greatly encourage" serve his declaration for Parlia world equilibris, that these retween the four powers is sealed, and Congress in its work on the Mar- ment which reassembles next sources should be developed and it will be sooner or later, and pro shall Plan. made available and the exchange vided the will
to peace takes its
Senator Arthur Vandenberg, the carried out between them in a correct place, all these things will fit into a Republican Chairman of the
world pattern. manner." proper
They are all design Senate Foreign Relations Com- Mr. Bevin, who was opening - led on this regional basis to t inmittee, called Mr. Bevin's state- In The Hague, the reaction to twunday debate foreign
D
affairs, with the Charter in the end.” ment "a terrific speech:"
and
that
I have heard from Europe.
the
week.
Hague View
Mr. Bevin's declaration of policy
become impossible without Pri-
of
and begun by aaying that he realised On Germany, Mr. Bevin asid the He described Mr. Bevin's refer- was that European politics have
decisions
ons taken now would be British Government had always con-ences to the linking of the Benelux vital to the future peace of the world, |sidered that dismemberment would countries with Britain and France tain, the "Liberal Nieuwe Cour-
Speaking of Russian expansion eventually Mart an irridentist move as "one of the most hopeful things ant sald
Underlying the importance ince, the war, he said the British went, causing a resurgence, not of a Government had looked upon the peaceful, but of a vengeful country. Mr. Christina Herter, the Ro. Mr. Bevin's statement on the co- volution of Poland, reached at Yalta, Under The Surface
publican foreign relief expert in operation of European countries, as a "sensible compromise between
House of Representatives, the newspaper continued: "Europe canficting elements" but there was;
'There Was the agreement at said: "I think the United States lies in a stormy zone of world no doubt that it hnd "revealed Potsdam to set up a Central Agency uid programmes will benefit from polities and no European country
can defend itself alone," new this dramatic indication of the policy
Soviet leading to the evolution of a on the part of the
The talks at present being con- Union to use every means in their German State on a new basis. But willingness of European countries
ducted are a "further step on the power to get Communist control in the
started to cooperate among themselves." Savier Eastern Europe and, as it now ap. hurling accusations at the Western, Mr. Bevin's appeal for an im-road towards a super-national uni- present peats, in the West as well."
Allies instead of trying to evolve a portant nucleus in Western Europe dication of Europe, the
could not have come at a belter necessity of which has been proved comraon policy.
beyond. The Marshall
time in American opinion. programme
Matters Little
Goverment
hal
He went on: "It therefore matters brought in light vividly what must little how we temporise and maybe have bees under the surface all the
time, appense or try to make arrangements.
Baruch Proposal Sinilur proposals by Mr. Dulles Mr. Bevin said: "No one disputes and Mr. Baruch are being widely It has been quite clear, I think the idea of European unity. That is discussed in Congressional that the Communist process
ROCK C
| ruthlessly on in each country,
and
The Conservative "Trouw" call- ed the proposal for a European union "striking" in view of the pronouncements by M. George Dimitrov, the Bulgarian Premier, on a future Balkan Federation. not pussible. The issue is, if Euro- diplomatic circles here in Wash-
The Catholic "De Maasbode" "We have seen the game played done without the domination of one however, to be further than
pean unity is achieved, can it be ington,
wald Russia was building Eastern Mr. Baruch's proposal appears, Europe into a mighty political, aut in Paland. Bulgaria, lengary,
Mr. economic and military bulwark, power? and. more recently, in Rumania. "The world will realise that if a Bevin's and involved an
actualudding that "after # Ume From information in que possession,
In pursued of trying topolitical, tecnomic and defence of balancing between the Soviet other attempts
may be made else pulier
dominate Europe by any one power union, guaranteed by the United Union and the United States the where.
States. in- by whatever means, direct or
moment of decision has come for This issue is not simply the or direct, you are driven to the con-
Mr Walter Lippmon, the "New Britain."-Reuter. ganisation of Poland or any other
York Herald Tribune" columnist, country, hut the contral of Eastern clusion that it will inevitably
today_strongly opposed the Wes again to another world war. Europe by Soviet Russia, whose
"I hope that the idea will be dis- tern European pact as it would fromiere therefore have, in
tend to divide Europe rather than by all of us," been advanced, to Stettin, Trieste,
stregthen it. and the Elbe.
coun-
fact,
carded
lend
He said that it was British policy to give the smaller powers a chance
He argued that certain tries, auch as Norway, Denmark,
"The time has come to find ways to evolve under the umbrella of the France and Italy, would not be in and means to develop our relations"Big Four" without fear of conflict, a strong enough position to go to with the Benelux countries. We are but added: "We could not agree to the defence of any other of the
in close concord with our
French
Mysberg's Defence
Shanghal, Jan. 23.
to begin talks with these cutica four-power cooperation while one of 18 Marshall Plan nations if at The amount' of currency found
those four powers proceeded to im-tacked and most of them would at illes. Yesterday, our representatives in Brussels, The Hague and Luxem-pose its political and economic sy therefore refuse to sign such a of Abls and Company last year
pact. bourg were instructed to propose suchtem on the smaller states."
talka
in consultation with their French colleagues,"
Unpalatable
Com. Replying to questions by
French Caution
to
the American brokerage firm
represented cash securities and was not used by the Company in transactions of buying and selling, Mr. Bevin's policy statement Mr. Frederick Mysberg, the 05. "In no case would there be an ex-munist members, Mr. Bevin said: "In clusive effort, but done with the ob- Paris M. Molotov threatened boek was seen in Paris tonight as a sign year old manager of the concern, the Shanghai High Ject of making the whole world ourselves and France that we would of a coordinated Anglo-American stated in
| Court yesterday afternoon during diplomatic campaign. in have to look our for aquaile if we dealing with the development richer and safer," he declared,
with the European recovery speech was presumed
The British Foreign Minister's his retrial. of went
have. Mr. Mysberg, who was santene. overseas territories.
Plan
been made after consultations with ed to one year's imprisonment "My reply was that Great Britain the United States Government, Inst year for alleged violation of had been accustomed to threats anad It was on in responsibla Paris the government emergency Referring to Russian expansion, ke we would face thèm”.
political and press_circles as a gulations banning foreign odded: "Yet the evidence that Laser referting to the strikes la waming to Soviet Russia that the rency and gold "dealings, further Boviet Russia, is not satisfied with France, Mr. Bevin added: "We Western Ailles did not propose to told the Court that the zestre this tremendous expansion,
| have Information- of almost - preciso allow the developmet of a one-business of the company was the *Is Grance, it had been, asumed dates 'when their troublen ere going sided instience over Europe wilby mlikog and buying of telegraphic that the United States and Britain) to take place and when thew KOMEDİ out an organized and coordinated tenndurskind dead distan would get tired and the so-called are likely, to occur..
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