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UNITED
EUROPE RALLY
"Shoulder To Shoulder...To Face The Future"Tathay Pacific
Mr. Churchill's Stirring Appeal
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Amsterdam, May 9.
Crowds thronged the Dam Square here and massed on the roofs as Mr. Winston Churchill arrived to speak at the United Europe Rally hold in front of the Royal Palace today.
Mr. Churchill drove up with Mr. Anthony Eden. Be- fore the speeches commenced, a moss choir song a song of welcome and later, accompanied a new song: "Europe by a police band, played Unite" composed by an Amsterdam musician, Louis Noirat, for the occasion.
The gathering had a strong!
with Dutch religious flavour Protestants and Catholic speakers. The delegates stood with the crowd when a hymn was sung between speeches.
the
great
Governments, towards reviving the old glories of Europe and to help this famous continent, the parent or guardian of so many great ideas and states beyond the ocean, tô rẹ-| sums its place an Indepen. } dent and self-supporting mem ber of a
a world organisation." Mr. Churchill said: "We have! come
to the here to
to procialm world the mission and designs of
May Break Off
Relations
Caleb, May 9.
The Arab League fa.com. Bldering
2 recommendation to member states that they . break diplomatic relations
with any country 'recognizing “ the Jewish State, it was re- ported today-United Press.
Special Powers For Chiang
Nanking, May 10, .The National Government last night officially promulgated "temporary constitutional pro- visions" granting President
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The decision was the result of Chiang Kai-shek emergency, an all-day session of the Political powers for the duration of the Committee yesterday, which last-Communist suppression cara- ed from 9.00 a.m. until, 3.00 a.m. palgn. local time, with interruptions only Tile provisions, which were ap for meals.
proved by the National Assembly on April 18 in an almost un- animous vote, stipulate.
-Last night's session quickly Fesolved itself into clash be tween
who those
bellova Europe will take a lively in terest in European union only if the peoples of Europe are themselves invited to elect a European Assembly and those who preferred to almat nominated Constituent Assem bly as more likely to be real- ised in practice,
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When Mr. Churchill compared two extremes of totalitarlan- im to the North and South Poles, with more penguins at one and
and more polar bears of the other, but equally unco
uncomfortable there canas a big spontaneous2ughter from the crowd, many of whom appeared to understand English
They applauded when Mr Churchill said: "The kind
of life and laws and liberty which you and we on the other aldo
3. A-Now Europe of the Channel have establish
"This Europe we wish to see ed ought not be crushed or
arise soon, to be safe from crup- flattened out by any form otion from abroad.
of totalitarian tyranny, either the hated Nazi domination that we unlied, but where people will be have cast out or by any other prout to says 'I mn a European. W. G. Mackay (Labour) and where they will be members Mr. Harold MacMillan (Conserv of similar despotism." of the
community ative) joined forces to urge the Europe.in Before the meeting closed,
resolution Mr. Churchill was invited by Father rather than of their own country Congress to adopt a
be put before the Henel de Greeve, a Dutch Catho-arid still owe allegiance to both which could
Parlaments of Europe
with He broadenster, to give his fum-
rensonable chance of success. "V Sign," this time not for the winning of an armed war but for winning the peace."
during the present. Hongkong (1) periof of national crisis the President may, villiput previous consent of the Legislative Yunn; take a take emergency mensures to Imminent danger avert, security of the state or the peo- plc, or to cope with serious, finan- cial hr economie situations, pro- vided such mensures have been An udvocate of what was vari-opproved, by the Executive Yuan. a United Europe whose "moratiously described as "shock treat- (2) That the Legislative Yuan conceptions will win the grati- ment" and "revolutionary tactics" may modity or abrogite such tude of mankind and whose was M. Paul Reynaud, a former measures. physical strength will be
such that none will dure molest tranquillity,
Premier of France, whose resolu- (3), That the President may, on hertion calling for n universally his own initiative, at the re- elected Assembly produced a de-quest of the Legislative Yuan, de- bate in which the speeches forcare termination of the national both sides at times roached a higheriris.-Reuter. level of eloquence.
form
United Europe
Churchill complied Mr. thunderous applause.
umid
After the ceremonies, Mr. Churchill returned by car to The Hague where he was to attend a dinner at the British Embassy for Conference delegetes and Dutch Botanities,
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them."
A Europe
"Here alan," Mr. Churchill said, we and ourselves in harmony with the great repbile of the United States, whose herlinge to mankind in this period of tension
His opponents came from two main camps.
In the British delegation, Mr.
Shanghai Fracas
Shanghai, May 10. Nine were injured when 200 soldiers clashed with police and #endarmes at the Tien Shan theatre here while Mei Lon- The Union of European Federal-fang, China's foremost female
Irresponsible
and strain command our grail-ists Chairman. Dr. Henri Brug impersonator, staged "The
lude and also command our true
་་་་
cooperation.
"As a part of the world or ganisation, we hope that there will soon be formed a Counelt of Europe, which will comprise
mans, of Holland, opposed M. Drunken Princess" Reynauld's amendments, while The dispute began over the welcoming is note of urgency, senting of the soldiers, and after the vote decisively 13 of the latter were arrosted by and swung against the motion.
gendarmes, 44 of their colleagues turned up some hours later with
M. Brugmans said that the re- solution as proposed by the Com-
the Governmente and peoplesitter was more likely to lood fron bars and clubs and stormed!
of as many European status as
the theatre's booking ofcu. smashing windows and furniture.
the incident.-Router,
China's
that
hold our conviction and ac- ta an all-European Assembly Mr. Churchill, repeating his
broad freedoms cept the
of Mr. Mackay attacked M. Rey- Information from the Garrison Feall for a United Europe, told democratic life as established naud's proposal as "foolish" and Headquarters disclosed
the cheering crowd that Britain by the freely axpressed will of likely to make The Hague Con- severe punishment will be meted and Holland, "who share the the people.
"the laughing stock of the out to the soldiers responsible toi fame way of life, should, move "This is the Europe which we world." forward together, hand in hand wish to see arise in so great Ho-Bald. M. Reynaud was irres- and, if need be. shoulder to strength as to be safe from inter-ponsible, adding that the resolu shoulder, to face the problems of nai disruption or foreign inroad."tion stood no chance whatever of the future."
Mr. Churchill concluded: "We obtaining the assent of Farlia- The sunlit Dam Square was hope to see a Europe where men ment in Britain, or in the other Bag-bedecked. Mr. Churchill con-or every country think as much countries represented. tinued: "Any stliance which the of being a European as belong- British and Dutch, and any othering to their own load. And that free Governments, may make without losing any of their love hetween themselves is not direct- and loyalty for their home and ed against any particular coun- birthplace." try ur people, but only against the powers of evil, whoever, they may be, and wherever they may
"Hurry Slowly"
he
Cabinet
M. Reynaud retorted that believed the principle of an elec- led rather than a nominated As-
Shanghai, May 10. sembly vital.
President Chiang Kai-shek is; "If the people of Europe are expected to submit Cabinet ap- offered
only an Assembly of pointments, including nomination Deputies elected by other Defor the Premiership, almost im-
there will be a wave of
if they are
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" M. Raynaudiately after his Inauguration: 20, to the Legislative May called
Yuin, which must approve them, upon to slect a new Assembly according to special Chinese des to unite Europe, there will be patches from Nanking.
upsurge of hope and en- Reports add that all indications thusiasm."
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Naval Exercises In
North Sea
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London, May 9.
The British Navy is holding its largest exercises since 1939 on May 33 and 14 in the North Sea off the coast of Norway."
The Foreign Office, aware of unconfirmed reports of pressure on the Scandinavian countries by Russia, denied emphatically that there was any ulterior, motive in the naval exercises at this time and in the North Sea.
Command
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would put three military men in three of the highest Government posts-himself, Vice President Li Tsung-Jen and Ho Ying-chin.- Reuter.
U.S. Socialist Resolutions
Reading, Pennsyl-
varria, May D. The Socialist Party national convention today passed a reso- lution that the United States must continue economic old to free nations if Russia rejects plans to democratise the United Nu- tions.
The convention urged the United States to "proceed to the forma- tion of close effective organisation of all nations, that recognise
the wisdom of this programme."
The delegates, who
nominated Norman Thomas os presidential candidate, also went on record as favouring the elimination of the big power velo in the United Na- tions, opposing peacetime con- seription and advocating univer sai disarmament.-United Prcan
Inflation Threat In Japan
Tokyo, May 10. Japan's price situation, which
Whatever the reason, the, Ad-
The exercise, the Admiralty miralty is collecting a naval force for the exercises. Taking announced, will be the usual one part will bo two battleships, composite naval force will Auson and Howe, both of which be attacked by aircraft and sub- I marines and later subinarines completed la
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