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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1918.
U.S. HELP FOR COLONIES? Fresh Capital Welcome On Conditions Parliament Approves The DEATH
ERP Agreement
London, July 6.
American private investment in the colonies was not expect- ed to be great, Mr. Douglas Jay, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, told the House of Commons. today in "tho resumed debate on the Anglo-AmericanTM European recovery programme agreement.
But any inclusion of fresh capital into the colonies,
with safeguards, would be welcomed as en- abling Britain to press forward with her am- bitious plans for colonial development and the improvement of the welfare of the colonial peoples.
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Mr. Jay added: "We shall not exclude privato fin- once from the United States from investment in the colonies but if such investment is por- mitted we shall soo that exactly the same safo- guards and conditions are applied as with Bri- tish capital." **
The ·House approved the T agreement by 409 vates to 12. In the House of Lords, where all speakers paid tribute to the generosity of the United States, the agreement was approved without a vote,
Referring to Europe. Mr. Jay ald Britain would, seek to achieve a closer long-term eco- nomic union with the other Euro- Dean countries. To this end, she ashiready studying in Parla a Jong-term production, and de- velopment programme and also longer term possibilities such as the approach to a customs union. Maintaining that Britain had undenbetter recovery than any other European country
which the had taken major part in war, Mr. Jay gave these figures:
Britain's total industrial ProTM duction was 20 per cent above the 1940 Agure; exports were 35 per cent in volume above pre- war and of the highest value ever recorded. Exports had more than doubled in volume since the end of the war.
The-gold
larger
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The Liberals would, he said, vote for the agreement.
"Commercial Trick"
Mr. D. N. Pritt, Independent Labour, who is Chairman of the British Society for Cultural
Relations with
had Rusela, tabled an amendment to rejecti the agreement, but it' was not -called.
Dad-Wasn't. Believed
Y
Bangkok, July 7. Blamess' palice bellove bicycle shop owner arrested offered just about the weakest ailbl on record.
He was caught with a sub- machine gun In his pozace.
The abi" bought it for 10. (UB) cents sa a toy for my children, You mean it is ac. tually a bun?"—"Associated Press.
EMPIRE COTTON SCHEME
PENALTY RETURNS
London, July 6.
A new clause in Britain's criminal justice bill-reinstal- ing the death penalty for vicious forms of murder is expected to be published this week. It will be put before the House of Commons with- in a fortnight.
Against the Government's commendations, the
Commone Tetently
LI
of
House
voted
to
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hardened
It, and public opinion against abolitiop. The Idea of a compromise is understood to have been encouraged by Cabinet Ministers who themselves oppose the death penalty.
The new clause is expected to ist the types of murder demand- ing the death penalty, These would include murders of police and prison Officers while in the
dutics, execution of their
and other particularly brutal murders.
The "task of
defining the would pre- category of murders sumably
public rest with the
The prosecutor - and the police. clause is not expected to define the Home Secretary's powers of Manchester, July 0.
to place new re- "Lord Linlithgow, President reprieve, or Growing Corporation, sald to- of the British Empire Cotton sponsibilities on Juries.
When the House of Commons ffect on Britain of an economic day that Britain should step to receives the Bill from the House
prove it slump in America and Improve colonial cotton production to of Lords, it is expected to ap- the British
itish bargaining power in end dependence on U.S. sup-incorporated. The Upper
He wanted
Ho
trade negotiations
a far-reaching character with Russia and the countries in East-
rn Europe so as to avold the
hreatened Isolation Britain, lessen her dependence on of Great the United States, minimise the
The
This
in return.
plies. relation to the United States."
Government leaders, he
This would not only save dol- cald, wanted the House to be-
would in- leve in the generosity of the rul-ars, he sold at the Corporation's
annual meeting, but ing classes of America. was the cinas which "cut off lend-crease the purchasing power of the nativa growers and their case and played the commercial ablilty to buy goods from Britain trick of lending us a lot of money and then, by letting prices rip, "Total Empire cotton crops last
worth two-thirds of reserve was actually making it
season,
cald, Lord Linlithgow what it was worth a zer than In August, 1935.
fortnight
were 812,755 bales, a seven per Coal was being
before." exported to
Another uncalled for amend-1846 season.
cent increase compared with the
ment was by Mr Beverley Bax-
A new £200,000 Empire cen- the Canadian-born former i tral cotton reserve station tar.
Beaverbrook's planned in Uganda to encourago editor of Lord
of Daily Express an advocate a greater output from the African Empire free trade.
colonica, Lord Linlithgow said 'He said he would vote against the Government will .but
If the price of Britain's mit would tend to weaken the cotton Industry
the agreement on the ground that up £100,000 of this, the British parts had risse since 1938 6 bonds of Empire and take from fund £25,000 and the Corpora- no more than the price of her the British Commonwealth of tion the remaining £75,000. exporty sha would be 2350 Nations the Intilative and res-Associated Press. million a year better off now ponsibility for its own develop-
more than 20 countries.
In the last nine months, cotton production hadt Increased by 20 per cent and cotton exports by 40 per cent,
Tory Critic
an her balance of payments.ment."-Reuter. That was That
about the amount she would recalve under the Euro.
·pean-recovery-programme.- Mr. David Eccies, one of the Chief Conservative speakers, wel- coined the
agreement, but ert-
ticised the text as obscure. It may be that six months from naw the text will have been given by Mr. Hoffman (the ERP Administrator) and his colleagues a quite different meaning from. that which the Ministers opposite honestly belleve the text to mean
today."
He added that Marshall ald. alone would not suffice to meet
the Communist menace.
behind programme
The
wor memoria!
SOLEMN SCENE AT
FOREIGN OFFICE
London, July 6,
with the new
clause
House
Bill be is expected to pass the fore the summer recess.-Router.
The Best Answer
In Europe
Vienna, July 6. The American Under-Secre- tary of the Army, Brig-Gen William Draper, announced to- Austria day that henceforth would purchase its own god Instead of channelling all ro- curement through the United States military authority.
Gen Draper told a press con- ference this was the Arst sico Loward relieving the country from complete dependence on Amert- cun-supplies
He sold it was expected that Austria would turn to other European countries as much as possible for food. He admitted it was possible Austria might spend come Marshall Plan funds in Cur- countries behind the Iron
Asked if such purchases would
Britain signed the American aid programme agrac-tain, ment with the United States tonight in a quiet- ly solemn occasion at the Foreign Office loss than an hour after the House of Commons had approved it.
Foreign
Secretary
not defeat the purpose of the Marshall Plan in stopping. Corh- munism, Gen Draper replied that he thought it would be the con- trary and that it was the "best answer".
Ernest; summer in Paris, significant pro- United States would have to put Bevin signed for Britain the gress has been made," be said, "The best answer in settling #nder which his "A structure for a joint recovery differences between East and West hor European recovery agreement
receive about programme resting upon European is for sound trade development," milliary guarantees country is to and military. assistance.
£300,000,000 during the first initiative and mutual aid has been, he said, United Press. Mr. Clement Davies, Liberal, year's operation of the Marshall erected. said the sacrificas made in the plan. war had not been equally borne. He did not say tilat to belittle the generosity of America, but to raw attention to the extent, of Britain's wartimo sacrifices.
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to function. The US has given Then Ambassador Lowis Dou-assurance of broad assistance. glas gigned the agreement in the "The co-operation and effort of 'name' of the United States. the people of the participating "The signing of the economic countries thus for displayed, if co-operation agreement by the continued and extended, should The Counsellor of the French United Kingdom and the United, assure the success of a program- Embassy, M. Hatteau, was found States is one`more step In the me as notable for its high pur- dead hanging in his room in the progress of the programme de poses as it is for its magnitude." French Embassy today.Asso- gised to. foster. European econo-Associated Press.
mic recovery" Mr. Douglas said| in a short speech at the ceremony,
"The success of this great programme, depends upon the resolution with which the poo- ple of Europe work together tai recapture thair economic stability."
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