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REPUBLICAN JOCKEYING Dewey Wins First Round In Clash With Taft
"Win The Peace"
Programme
Philadelphia, Juno 21. Rival contendors for nomination as Presidential candidate plunged today into a fight to obtain mastery of the Republican National Conven- tion which formally opened its proceedings in -Philadelphia-today,
It was generally believed by delegates today that the chances of Senator Arthur Vandenberg, Con: gressional champion of the Marshall Plan, have receded somewhat, during the last. 24 hours,
Russian Strong Arm Stuff
Vionna, June 21.. Armed Ruslank today seized by force a prisoner being taken in an interna- tional Control car to police headquarters in Vienna, the British authorities announc ed tonight,
This is the third omilar Incident recently. Tha, men is balloved to be a Rualin who was disguised as 儿 Austrian olvillan--Reuter
Homer Doesn't
Want To Go Home
This is because of Senator Herbert Brownell; Dewey's came Vandenberg's postponement ofpaign manager, promptly accepted his arrival from Washington the challenge. until today, because of his con- "I think the Chicago Tribune' tinued silence as to whether helleket is out in the open of lust," nid Brownell, - "I think all the
Genun, June 21. wanted the nomination and
fsets disprove any statement that Vivian Homer, 35-year-old of the | beenuse
immensely Governor Dewey can't be elected Texan sentenced here for passing powerful "blitzkrieg" tactles if nominated. The fact that Mc-bad cheques, collapsed in his coll which supporters of Governor Cormick said that shows he thinks today when he was told that the Tomas E. Dewey carried out Dewey will be nominated." United States outhorities have yesterday and Just night in a The Taft and Stassen managers asked for his extradition for trial series of meetings with dela- vigorously denied that any deal | In America. gates.
was being prepared.
McArthur Bid
PURGE AT THE AIR MINISTRY
Landon, June Z1. The Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attice, today défend- ed last week's decision to ban the a employment of Commu- nists and Fascists from the headquarters of the Air Minis-. ry, but refused to reveal whether the ban would be extended to the local Govern- ment and the Armed Forces.
Answering questions in the "ouse of Commons, he said that all work in the Air Ministry headquarters WAS considered vital to the security of the State. He did not belleve that the decision constituted any exten- ion of the policy announced on March 15 of banning polliical; extremists from security posts in the Civil Service.
The former Socialist, Mr. John Platis-Mills, who was expelled rom the party in April for al- leged pro-Communist views. called the Government's ban "vic-
Homer
atmisation" and 'this Instalment already under medical sentence of death because of the American way of life." In the midst of the pushing, of an incurable threat cancer. He Heuter.
and Jockeying. "Mac-hoped to puss the remaining days hitsling strength in the Aght to control the Conven- Arthur for President" Headquar-in the quiet obscurity of Genoa's
telegram to all prison. tion will come tomorrow or Wed-ters addressed a nesday in the debates over Party Arst ballot vote on the basis of ance Company's branch office at delegates, urging them to cast the
But the North American Insur- policy, including an endorsement their commitments and then "no-
Party Policy
The next test
of
of the internationalist Joreign
Houston has demanded that he be brought back to the United States
polley and the aid to Europe prominate MacArthur." gramme identified with Vandens Dewey, Taft and Stassen will to stand telat on charges of theft
berg.
rus in that order-none
with and swindling of more than $5,-
An attempt will probably brugh margin to win nomina-000. made by the "isolationists** afton-when the first Presidential
པ་ ballat is east, which will probably Italian authorities said that the the party, led by the Speaker of be on Thursday-Reuter and extradition request is likely to be
United Press.
granted-United Press.
the House of Representatives, Mr. | Joseph Mariin, another candidate for the nomination, lo water- down the provisions of this part of the policy.
Keynote Speech
of
Governor Dwight Green Illinois, in a keynote speech at the Republican National Conven- (kon, declared that the Republi cans will wage the campaign as the "Win the peace" purly on the foreign policy front.
Domestically the issue will be "free enterprise" against New Deal "regimentation" and "bur- cauerncy."
He urged delegates to nominate a "new leader for Greater Amer- icu,"
and confidently predieted that the Republicans would win the presidency and keep control of Congress In the November elections.
Deal
lle declared that the "New cannot win with Mr. Tru- man,"
"and even
10 Truman Is dropped whatever candidate is nominated by the Democratle convention must run on the New Deal record which "Is by the American
Peopredited
He added a thinly veiled warn- ing to the ultra-conservative wing of the Republican Party: "We are not going back to any yesterdays. All bur yesterdays have taught us that we have a duty to in- morrow.
Dewey's Succoss
Governor Thomas Dewey's Pre- sidential stock rose today when The captured most of the 16-vote
Georgia delegation.
YESTERDAYS' DUTY TO TOMORROW
Philadelphia, June 21,
The Briton's Problem
London: June 21, "What is the main problem that faces you and your family at the present time?" This was the question that men and women in all walks
life. iving in every parl of the country, were recently asked hy a Gallup poll.
of
Their replies, which are also compared with the replies last January were as follows and show that the cost of living is osily the main problem from the richest to the poorest.
The cost of living today 51
food
clothing shortage
Mr. Dwight H. Green, the Republican Governor
of Illinois, giving the "kaynote" address at the shortage 21 per cent (Janu- Republican Party Convention hera, said: "We shall do nothing to provoke war. Rather, we shall make in this Convention a real covenant for peace."
He said that all our yes- wwwner | terdays have taught us that we have a duty to tomorrow". He
China Coinage Export Ban
Canton, June 22.
The export of allver and copper coins, without permit either from the Central Bank of China or the Ministry of Finance in Nanking is strict- ly forbidden.
...Instructions to this effect, reliable sources report here, have been sent by the Minis- try of Finance to all Provin- cial Governors and Mayors.
Contravention of this rut- ing may result in life Impri- sonment, tho add-Reuter.
KRUPP
same sources
At the same time. Senator Ar- ACQUITTAL
thur Vandenberg made it plain
that he was in the race to stay
and the Chicago publisher, Colone! PROTEST
Robert McCormick, advocated
Taft-Stassen ticket.
Nuremberg, June 21.
added that the United States
had "a right to expect a real
per cent (January 20 per cent); ary 25 per cent); housing 18 (11);
nine ii) health six (lve); personal prob- tems two (three): unemployment problems one (four); miscellane- Jus one (15); none mentioned eight (seven)Router
Destiny Of
return in peace and security" Italian Colonies
for the Marshallid to Europe. Congress had Woted "becauso it believes the free potions of the world can grow in strength and unity, so that they can de fend and support themselves."
"We cannot permanently support the world," Mr. Green declared. Our task is to put it on ifa fact and not on our back."
The young men who won the war und their younger brothers foce a new call to arms, Mr. Green said,
London, June 21.
The work of the London Con- ference of the "Big Four" Foreign Ministers' deputies for the disposal of the former Italian colonies was carried o stage further today.
The report of their Investiga- tion commission on Eritrea was completed and sent to the in- terested governments,
The Somaliland report of the commission, which recently re- turned lo London after a tour of The Now
diplomacy the former Italian colonies, is ex- threw away victory before our pected to be ready within the fighters had won it. It permit-next five days.
Deal
ted the Russians to take Berlin. The report on Libya, which is "Al Teheron and at Yalta, one scheduled to be completed by New Deal President agreed to June 25, may be slightly delayed. Loviet Russia's domination of Reuter.
Poland und much of China. At Totsdam, another New Deal President confirmed the Soviet's .domination of the satellite coun-
tiics.
"Their full policy of ap. poxaement set back the clock Dewey won the Georgia Vic-
of Polish freedom two centuries tary in the convention Credentials Brig. Gen. Telford Taylor,
and pavad the way for the Committee, which voted 26-24 to Chief American Prosecutor at destruction of Czechoslovakia. scot delegation favouring his the Nuremberg
n
war crimes "The cold war we face today candidacy. It was a sharp set trials, today. petitioned the is the lusty child of the New back for Senator Robert Taft of American Military Court
to Deal's rendezvous with Commun- reconsider its acquittal on Ism," Mr. Green added.-Reuter. A group favourable to Senator April 5 of Alfred Krupp and Taft, with Stassen as choice, had protested the seating11 co-defendants of the giant |of Dewey delegates,
Ohio.
second
The decision, upholding a ruling last week by the Republican Na- tional Committee, is still subject
Krupp arms combine. Economic Planning
The Court dropped charges of crimes against peace and con- spiracy to
commit such crimes In Asia
to overthrow by the full conven- because the prosecution had not
happen.
Senator Vandenberg put him-
McCormick Ticket
12
Paris, Jun e21..
Dangerous
Guests
Vienna, June 31. Delegates representing refugees from Poland, Rumania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Albania, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union Pea- "International formed an sants Union" in Linz yesterday, it was disclosed in Vienna today.
They passed a resolution saying that peasants of the countries be- hind the "ron curtain" had taken "o"stand against the regimes
power there but has been "bru tally repressed.”
-in
Austrian Socialists fear that these metivities on Austrian aoil Austrian He. may involve the
on
SWART. AND COMMUNISM
by
sufficient presented
evidence tion but that is not likely to against the
defendants.
—ARèglonat Economie-Com-publle-in disputes against a in Brig. Gen. Taylor said in bik
mittee for South East Asia was ferests.-Reuter. elf into the race on a purely petition that the prosecution re- draft basis. He issued a state-garded as "on erroneous inter-called for today by the Asia Sub- the tribunal's state Commission of the Congress of pretation ment that his position. on the
ment that the "International European, Asiatle and African Presidental nomination was un- changed. That meant he would military tribunal required proof Peoples, which began here not seek nomination, nor would that each defendant had actual Saturday..
knowledge of wars of aggression It also asked for a permanent he refuse it.
Economic Committee formed in order to find him guilty."
Pratoris, June 21. The South African Minister of The prosecution also regarded representatives of the democratic
Bald as equally unfounded the Krupp organisations of Asian countries. Justice, Mr. C. R. Swart, tribunal's reliance on the dis- The Sub Commission said it here today he was examining the Col. McCormick's endorsement missal of Hjalmar Schacht and was "indispensable" to revise the question of Communism in of a Taft-Stassen ticket coincided Albrecht Speer on the aggressive existing relations between Europe Union with a view to "radicat with rumours that some kind of war charge before the intera- and Asia. They should be based ing" it
Asked whether cerain sections "deal"
In was progress. All tonal military tribunal-Reuter. on an exchange of capital and
denied rumours wore
in
plant Installations, and the provi- of the national security regula- high places
aces almost as rapidly as they
sion of European technicianptions, which were repealed by the
on Union Government Reuter.
Friday. rose, but there seemed some
would not have been useful In keeping Communism out of the public services, Mr. Swart sald "Yes, they would. But I profer to doar with; the question by ordinary legislation and not under awar measure."-Reuter,
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The "Chicago
togo Tribune" publish-
statement that he. advocate Senator Taft for. Pro sident, first, last and always, and that he had no second choice. But he suggested that Stassen terrorists and political offenders, is to losve: for. Philadelphia to day to guard 250 Jews, suspected of the Chinese Legislative Yuga, should make the Ohio Senator a who are increasing the propagan-morrow to observe the Republi- Food running mate because he da pressure on Britain for falling can convention. From there, ho was strong with the young people, to repatriate them to Palestine by will go to New York to visit where "mature people think be June 16, lucks
The repatriation was cancelled Mr Chen Intends to return to Col..
flatly that on June 7 because it was const China toward the end of July, He never would take Dewey ordered that it might endanger the He arrived: In Washington last well informed Vatican quartors. Senator Vandenberg, for, the Ros truce, negotiations. The problem week after attending, the world
The Pope was said to be in ex- | Beservations publican nominee, because he did is being referred to Count Berna-asembly of Moral Rearmament cellent health but somewhat tir- Inot think either could win against dotto, the United Nations -smedia- at Riverside, CaliforniUnited i nd by his honvy work in recent
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