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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1948.
US MILITARY BUDGET UP AS THREE SERVICES UNIFIED Increase In Men And Air Group
Washington, September 5.
The cost of the United States' armed services in the next fiscal year will rise to US$17,500,000,000, defence sources estimated today.
The Defence Secretary, Mr. James Forrestal and his aides are now preparing the armed forces' first unified military budget.
The
cost of expanding the Congress for more money to pro- Army Air Force and air arm will vide expansion. Increase the amount of money The Army's expenses also will needed for the servicos in the mount it opens new basez 1950 scal year. which begins throughout the nation to train next July 1. The present 1940 soldier who. are...lacing draft- fiscal budget of the Army, Navy ed. defence costs continue and Air Force totals slightly over to rise at the present rate, US$15,250,000,000,
will it
US$22,000,000,000 cost by 1063 to provide
for the armed services United Press,
Here are some reasons for the inerense in the budget next year:
The Army will be increased from 342,000 to 837,000 men. The Army cost, therefore, is expect- ed to mount from the US$0,080,- 1000,000 for the fiscal year 1949 to
the US$7,882,006,000" in
Ascut year 1950.
Air Force Increase
2. Expansion of the Air Forca
Japan Union On Strikes
Tokyo, Beptember 6. Leaders of the powerful Communications *Workers' Union told their followers in "effect "to walk off 'the, job
whenever they felt like it.
The leftist-dominated Can- tral Committes decided on the new
technique, to fulfil ita announced Intention of continuing the battle against the prohibition of strikes and collective bargaining by Gov. ornment workers.
Henceforth Committee strikes, and waikouts will not be ordered by the Centrai-or even regional headquarters. They are prohibited anyway under Government prder Associated Press,
WORLD GROUP URGES
GLOBAL PARLIAMENT
Luxembourg, September 5.
to 70 groups and ʼn boost in per- A complete transformation of the United Nations
sonnel to 502,000 men. On new
aircraft alone expenditure is ex-
pected to be stepped up from US$2,789,000,000
400,000.
The
neexis
tu US$3,303,-
expansion.
Inquiry Into Gaza Killings
Haifa, September 5.
A United Nations spokesinun at Haifa stated at a press con- ference today that the Investi- gation into the killing of two French-officers at Gaza 'had now shifted from Haifa to Rhodes.
Count Folke: Bernadotte has requested In a cuble received at the UN Headquarters in Haifa fuil and detailed today for a report on the Gaza incident.
has Count Bernadette
askurt for a member of the special UN font to the Investigation team scene after the incident to give necount of his him a personal
Andings.
The special investigator was leaving Halfa for Rhodes by air) today carrying with him the fle containing the 800 words report with 13 annexes so far avaliable in Halla on the incident.
The Ale includes a report on the circumstances which let te the breakdown of communication facilities between Hoifa..and Gaza on the day in question.
Questioning
Organisation into a world parliament was urged hord by a spokesman of the World Fédéral Government. Movement, whose second annual convention opened here tonight. Such uparliament, the 100 to elect 380 representatives," spokesman fold a press con- Mr. Usborne said.
The world constituent would represent R
would draft o charler of "federation of peoples, as dhbly
world
government, and when a
a United Nations photographer by a accepted the
who was sent to Gazn after the charter £1
world incident are included in the re- Kovernment would be formed. Other nations would be invited to post. Join Inter-Reuter.
assem-
3. Navy air arm
Navy a turning to jet-pro- pelled aircraft. The Navy also
more submarines. In
demobilizationference, the rapid which followed the end of the war, the Army destroyed, sold for junk or left to rust a lot of wartinct from a league of sovereign certain number of nations had material. Now the Army is about states, such as the United Na- at the end of its use of world tions was at present." War II leftovers and
Two fundamental changes ir the United Nations Charter wer advocated by the World Federal Movement as a means to achiev-
gold. ing
peuce, the spokesman an 1.-The principle of "one coul try one vole" must be replaced by a system granting each country a in accordance number of votes
must ask
Americans Missing
In Germany
Berlin, September 10.
with
the size of its population. Such factors as a nation's his- torical, cultural or economic Im- torica
portance would also be taken into account.
New Money Rules For Students
Shanghai, September G.
further Includes The report minutes of the questioning of several witnesses on the spot by the investigation team.
made Moreover, photographs
The spokesman asked reporters specially to
deny press reporta Issued last week and asked that. they quote him as follows.
Wils
"A spokesman of the UN true staff emphatically stresses thut press repopis to the effect that
incident itsell the, Gaza photographed or filmed by any- one connected with the United Nations are not based on facts," Count Bernadotie has request- New exchange rulings for ed the United Nalians truc» . Four Americans have been
The present situation, the Chinese students studying Headquarters at Haifa to submit thissing for more than 12 hours spokesman said, led to such ano-abroad were announced by theme copy of the Gaza report in
French. in Germany's Russian Zone, the malies as the United States and Central Bank today.
This special copy after being each Luxembourg U.S. Military Police announced | Luxer
They are: carly today..
/world
1.-Private students now study transmitted to him will' bo signed 2. Any
organisation, ing abroad with no financial re-by the mediator and forwarded whether
modiRed Unitec
sources to continue their studies, to the French Government.-As- Nations or a world government who wish to return to China, ociated Press. should be endowed with legal will be given some Anancial
and effective powers enabling it usaistance to return home.
Provisionally, a sum of US$100,-
MP oflllnls asked the Soviet authorities whether the Ameri- cans' had been arrested.
having
one
of
૦૫૩
STEEL PRICES
TO GO UP
Cleveland, September 8.
The four missing persons left to enforce international laws, the
at spokesman continued. It should 100 will be placed at the disposal Berlin in iwo automobiles
Chinese Embassy in toon yesterday, driving down the therefore, be backed by its own
Washington under a special ac-| blockaded highway toward Wes-police and armed forces.
count to be used for the purchase tern Germany. At latest report,
Delicate: Issue
passage tickets for such students;
Additional-steel-price-incronses The subsidy for cock student are probable if production costs should not exceed $400. In case continue to rise, the magazine students do not leave the United Steel predicted yesterday. States before the end of Decem Reporting that "consumers will ber this year, no subsidy will be have to scratch vigorously to sup- given,
2-Students who are still in port operations" during the fourth quarter of this year, the trade China after passing the Ministry
declared continued publication of Education's examinations, may shortages would affect the pries
provide till go if they can
Berlin..
elvilians.
All Civilians
neither car had reached -Helm- "We realise, however, that--1- stedt, where the highway crosses question of a modification of the into the British Zone, Helmstedt United Nations Charter is a de- is about two hours' drive from licate one. If our efforts fail
this direction, we shall strive to achieve our aims by means of th Co-called 'Usborne Plan' adopter by the senior body of our mave The first car was driven by Mrment, which has its headquarters
year" F. Erdoes, according to the Mili-at Montreux, earlier this year." tary Police, and the second' by 'a
Usborne, Labour Mr. Henry Mr. Sutton. There were two un-Member of Parliament for Bir tamed passengers in Mr. Sutton mingham and British delegate to car. Ali four apparently were the conferenc
conference, told the press that, according to the plan he has worked out a world constituent Russian officials said they had assembly would be convened in no Information about the four, Geneva not later than 1950, and who appeared to have been mis, would later be transformed into led into trying to drive Into 'Eas- a world parliament. lern Germany by rumours that | This world constituent assem÷ the Soviet blockade of Berlinbly would be elected by the had been lifted.
Deoples themselves, who would choose their representatives on The first report of the four the basis
for of one delegate missing travellers came about 20 every million of the population, Hours after six "Joy-riding" According to 'the Usborne American soldiers, arrested late Plan at least one quarter of each Saturday night in the Russian country's population must vote in sector of Berlin, were surrender- this unofficial"ballät. "In Britain; ed to the United States authori for instance, with hor +80,000,000 Lies. United Press.
population, we must get 10,000,
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