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European Pact Makes Progress
Brussels, Mar. 1.4 The negotiations. for a five-power West Euro- pean pact seemed to be making *"gigantic strides," usually well-in- formed circles here stat- ed tonight.
Britain, France, Belgium, Hol and and Luxembourg experts would meet in Brussels on Fr duy. according to the кате sourees, to draft details of the prospective treaty which would then have to be approved by the Ave nations' lenders at a further
conference.
Such a poet, it was understood, but would be mainly economie, including also political, military and cultural asspects. The Ave. power treaty was now expected In sonite quarters to be signed before March 15,
War An "Invitation Dictator
To Annihilation"
Washington, Mar. 1.
The expansion of United States air power to .
35,000 aeroplanes was recommended by the Joint Congress Board of Aviation Policy in a' report_published today.
Warning that weapons "more devastating" than
the atom bomb were already in existence, the report declares that, in the absence of a "Magna Carta of World Defence," the United States must maintain such a military air force that no sudden attack upon the "American people can succeed, and must ensure that any such attack will prompt "swift and awful ré- tribution in overwhelming volume."
The Board declares that provide for instant retaliation United States military air pow] against a major enemy and the er must be able. under all cir- second to enablo an enemy to cumstances, to protect the air be, held until Industrial capa- space over the United States city could swing into action. and her bases and occupied landa and also to retaliate in a greater degree for any attacks launched against her or against "those free Allied Governments with which she is joined for mutual defence,"
consisting
After its signing, a committee of experts would be set up t:
The Board, supervise the carrying out of ils clauses. No official confirmation egant numbers of both parties, or denial of next Friday's meet with members of Interested ing in Brussels, nor of a prepara-committees ns advisors, divided tory neeling of the Benelux countries in Wednesday, was yet the proposed expansion in two
alternative plans, the first uvallable.---Reuter.
MacArthur Invited To Testify On China
Washington, Mar. 1.
The House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee today invited General Douglas MacArthur and General Claire Chennault, wartime commander of the United States Air Force in China, to testify in person or by cor- respondence on aid to China.
pre-
General MacArthur had vintisly indicated le probably could not appear in person.
“The Caramitted invited him to give his views on the proposals for aid 10 Chinu "and other firtiest areas of the Far East" at this earliest convenierice.
Specially, the Committee asked for General MacArthur's views
on:
the
United
“Useful Talks" On
Germany
of
i
to
Devastating
In Shantung?
Tsingtao, Mar. 2.
A handful of Chinese generals and politicians have set in motion a plan for absolute dictatorship over Shantung province's economic life, "foreign sources said today.
This step is being taken un-i der the guise of the semi-offi- | cial Shantung Yu Lo Enter- prise Corporation, which, ac cording to authoritative Anglo- American sources here, intends to apply for a monopoly over all goods, services, and trans- portation within this coastal province.
rich
Both provide for a total air
Both Chinese and foreign strength of 36,000 planes, over 20,000 being for the Army Air businessmen, aroused by dis Force and 14,000 for the Navy, closure of the new company's but under the first plan, this alm, interpreted the notion ns strength would be reached by an Intent to put all who fail|
under the 1952 and
Recond to cooperate out of business. plan at the end of 1954,
Both the American and Bri- Pointing out that with the tish Embassies have been hand- tional defence in the tradition-
al sense was no longer possied details of the scheme which advent of the atom bomb, "na- would strike a blow at British ble," the report cited radio-ac. and American firma marketing Live dust and bacteriological Shantung's crops.Associated contamination as among the Press. even more devastating weapons already in existence.
"A determined and continu our effort in the United Na- Uons," the report said, "must not be abandoned while the slightest. ray of hope romains, but, in the meantime, an alter- native plan to maintain a bal-
The Other
Side Of
ance of peace must be contrived The Fence
in the free world.
Deadly
Warsaw, Mar 2..
The Warsaw conference of "It is folly, to pretend that European Socialist parties the world does not live under a
from countries not participat-f ACNAQ "of``Impending"" "tragody. Deliberately and continuously Ing in the Marshall plan, ori- wo are faced with the poasi-ginally scheduled for early bility of an aggressive attack. March, has been postponed un-i
"The deadly character of the til late in April, a, party off- new weapons makes war an cial said today. open invitation to, mass anni. hilation."
a
London, Mar. 1.
The official said the delay: The London Conference on Ger- 1.-The Importance to world
mony in reliably understood to have peace and to the United States held today its most successful session, answer to this would be
The report declared that the was due to difculty in finding a dato when all parties would and its position and interests In An informed source said its results Magna Carta of World. De send responsible delegations. the Western Pacific of main-
could be considered as "definitely fence, but until there in a He said the coming elections fo _taming_n_free and independent; useful.” China, friendly to
The session was again held in solid foundation upon which Italy and Czechoslovakia 'and States.
secret
no free men can build for security the Hungarian Socialist Party and was followed by
press, but there is and survival, these free men. Congress due for early April economic statement to the You besome evidence that the question of who seek only self-preservation complicated matters. sulled to trizonal fusion of the French
with and freedom, liare necesury or beat sunstian zone with the Anglo-Aowrican faced with the necessity or are
Zones was the main subject. dis fending themselves."-Reuter Similar opinions were invited russed.
conference has now set up a from General Chennault, who has left the Services and is now
methods of creating interna- *ional control
2.- The measures, and otherwise. "which
The
in China operating a commercial | idee on an expert level to con
airline.
Was
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inviting the left wing British No decision was, reached on
Labourites headed by Konnt Zilliacus," the source 'sald, add- ing that some European Social-
Buenos Aires, Mar. 1. of the Kuhr. This President Juan Peron question, which was fully discussed The Committee asked him to in a plenary session last week, is operated on for appendicitis on 1st parties invited to the War- Monday, it was officially an. Baw conference were opposing appeur, possible, within the now not Immediately before
nounced. His condition was the invitation because of Bri- next week or 10 days."-Reuter, conference-Reuter,
stated to be satisfactory-Astain's participation in the 'Mar sociated Press.....
shall plan-United Fress.";
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