THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1948.
CONCILIATION BY THE WEST
Berlin Crisis Left On Council Agenda
Four Dead In Adelaide Fire
Adelaide, October 27.
in Adelaida's most dia- astrous fire, four people were burned to death tonight and six others were injured,
The fire occurred
the Covent Garden cafe which was crowded with diners.
The bodies, which were all
those of staff member, were recovered by firemen in the uppermost part of the bulld- Ing. Many of the staff jump- ad to safety as the building become an Inferno-Associ ated Press.
"TOO MUCH EMPHASIS OF BOMB"
Russia To Settle
Out Of Court?
Paris, October 27.
The Big Three Foreign Ministers tonight made what diplomatic circles considered a concilia- tory move towards Russia.
They announced that they would leave the Berlin deadlock on the agenda of the Security Coun- cil.
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This means that they are not, at prosant, taking it to the General Assembly of the United Nations. Mr. Ernest Bevin, Mr. George The meeting of the Western Marshall and Robert Schuman Foreign Ministers
followed met at the French Foreign Oflee meeting earlier in the day be- and they announced afterwards tween Mr. Marshall and Mr. e- that their governments are ready vin at which Mr. Bevin formally to continue to ruint their obliga-notified the Secretary of State tions and discharge their respon-that the five members of the siblities with regard to the Se-Western European Union had curity Counelf, which is still ready voted to ask the US and Canada 10 exomine any developments of to join a North Atlantic defence, the situation."
It also
alliance.
It means, according to a French 1-The Yugoslav Deputy For-
These developments came as spokesman, "that the Security eigh
ign Minister, Ales Bebler, de- Council in t slc its "lauf ivered a three-hour speech in word,
the Assembly' Politieal San Diego, October 28,
Cam- means, according tomittee attacking the Creek Gov. There has been "a tremend-fanother Western spokesman, that!
US, and Western aus over-emphasis of the atom there is still
jerniment, the a possiblity
in general. power pulley nomb,” Rear Admiral William 1he Soviet Government injy after
Committee rejected Sterling Parsons, the US Navy's to settle the dispute out of court. 45-8 a Polish motion to invite a by top atomic expert, said today.
Greek guerilla leader to partici- pave the debate on Greece.
Admiral Parsons suid one of a dozen atom burda dropped an US cities "would be just another Pearl Harbour. It would cook the goose of any nation đưảng 16-- unless that nation hnd hundreds of atom bombs to Juliow up with,"
Admiral Parsons commander
WAN
Still Hope
Authoritative sources showed no optimism, but today's com. munique was regarded as a sign that all hope of a anttioment had not been abandoned. The junt communique
said:
"The three Forelin Ministers en bomb sidered the situation produced by in the B-29 which the Soviet vrtu of the Security dropped the first atom bomu on Council resolution
'
regarding the Hiroshima. He Is now head of Berlin question, atomie defener in the office of "As is known the three Gov. the Chief of Naval Operations. jernments accepted that resolution
land declared their readiness out loyally.
to
It would take hundreds of carry it atomic bomba to knock out an "They stand by their expressed Industrial nation materially, he willingness to be guided by the
principles embodied therela.
"The question is at on the agenda of the Security Council,
stated.
Japan was "atrendy flat on its back when the first atom bombs
hit Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
No nation has sufficient atom
hombs to wage a stressful "sole-
Bovin-Marshall Meeting
"The three Governments
irre
y" atomie war although the US ready to continue to fulfil their
11 "good start" in developing obligations and to discharge their
members 25
of
a sufficient supply. Russia did not responsibilities atart serious work on atomic pro-that body, which is still in a posi- jects until 1945
or 1840-Asse-tlon to consider any developments cluted Press.
la the, situation."
Powers Agree On German Industry
Washington, October 27.
An agreement to roview the German industrial plants, marked for reparations, to bring them in line with the European recovery programme has been reached by the three Western occupy. ing powers, the State Department announced hore today.
Royalty Mingles With Crowds
London. October 27.
The
mot unanl-
Not Time For Truce
New York, October 27. The President of the French Chamber of Deputies, M. Edouard Herriot, writing today in the magazine United Nations World, asserted that this is not the tima for a
forma! truce between
and West.
Eant
He said: "An arrangement of this kind would imply that whether one likes it or not. It is still legitimate to have recourse to armed force even though the Charter out. Jawa wa
WE war.
"To accept a concept of a temporary truce would be for the United Nations to admit Impolence and failure. it would bring us back to the Ancient practicos contrived
for the Interruption of pri vate wars among familles."— United Press.
Emergency Bill In Commons
London, October 27.
IF US WITHDREW
JAPANESE COMMUNIST
REVOLTS
CERTAIN
Washington, October 28. Communist revolts upon the withdrawal of Amori- can occupation troops would be almost certain in Japan in the opinion of Japanese experts here.
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The opinion come during discussion of the revolfs led by Communist cells in Korea a week ago and whether the same thing could happen in Japan.
"It not only could happen, but it would happen," saya Lieutenant-General Robert L Eichelberger, former comman- der of the Eighth Army occu- pation forces in Japan.
SHIPPING PROSPECTS
IN ORIENT
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General Eichelberger, in, his three years as commander of the occupation troops, watched Com. min lat movements of all kinds.
He personally helped quash
San Francisco, October 26. Communist inspired riots at Kobe, Shipping prospects in the He saw huge throngs of Com-Orient are not bright for the munist-led men and women dis-immediate future but are much perse the
there before drawn pistols better in the long range out- of Japanese pdite. Now, back look. in the United States with offices E.
Bussol Lutz, Vico--Pre-
at the Pentagon headquarters of sident of American
President
he United States milltary forces. Lines sald this on his return
he says that Japan must be given from a four months tour of the strength to protect herself inter- Far East.
nally before any withdrawal of Mr. Lutz attributed much of occupation troops is possible. ..Asia's economic woes to civil Much of it appeared to
Dangerous Group
bellion.
af
unrest.
be the aftermath of the war, disturbances may disappear as Only a
the Orient rebuilds its economies comparative few A bill to allow the Army and
and re-establishes trade, time-expired regular Service
the Japanese police have arms, the Royal Air Force to recall
Mr. Lutz cited the of any kind. Those few
Chinese are civil war men in an emergency, present
equipped with
the rebellious Huk- platola only. Little could be done by this balahaps in the Philippines, trou-
ble ed by the War Minister,
force against an organised ro- peninsula and Slam. in Indochina, Mr.
the Malay Arms Roduction
Emanuel Shinwell, was for-
Mr. Lutz reported that the Phi- 2.--The Budgetary Committee
Administrative
mally read for the first time
Uppines is not having the cur in the House of Commons to Communists
On the other side there are rency problems of some Oriental
throughout mously approved R recommenda- day.
Japan, nations but is preparing import Some are
In organised son that the US continue paying
which Eroups, restrictions
witl The bill's purpose is to make Some are working individually, some braking on trade. 130.00 per cent of the UN's US$33,- avaliable a nucleus of trained men some have become labour leaders. 100,000 budget for next year. The as instructors should
He predleted the China US wanted to pay one-third of gency arise or should it become Japan."
"There are 600,000 Koreans in Programme would probably have the total.
anys Eichelberger, and to be continued for another year necessary to extend the period many of them are of the North to attain its purpose of helping 3-The Assembly's sub-com- of National Service, which, from Korean Communist, black mar. China back on its feet-Asso- mittee on arms reduction rejected New year's Day, will be 12 instead keteerited type."
ciated Press. Polish compromise proposal for of 18 months,
The dangerous
North Korean tackling the arms
Men Hable to recall problem- Western
will not group, The says, is concentrated delegates
the have urguest
to report tül a state of for the most part in the Kobe- Polish proposal was much like a emergency has been proclaimed. Osaka area, with some athers defeated Soviet resolution-Rey-Only men with 18 to 21 years' scattered throughout Japan-As-
service are affected.-Reuter, sociated Press.
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ter and Associated Press.
Canton Takes Note
Canton, October 28..
Hong Kong Government has ex- The co-operation which the
an emner.
TUC Threatens, To
Leave WFTU
London, October 27.
tended in helping the Chinese The General Council of the Trades Union, Congress
Government's currency reform measure has been noted here by
Mr. Chung, director of the joint office of Canton's four Govern- ment banks.
Mr. Chung told reporters that the Hong Kong Government had extended much help in the mat- ter of appointing banks for re- mittance business purposes. As sistance had also
from overseas Chinese living in the British Colony.
come
decided in London today to recommend that the World Fodoration of Trade Unions should. sus- pend its functions.
If the WFTU refuses to do. The Council asserted that stute- o, the TUC will withdraw from ments made officially by spokes- the organisation, the General men of the Communist Party in Council decided.
The British representative will recommend the suspension of the World Federation at the next meeting of its Executives. He will also recommend that trustees He further revealed that the should be appointed to hold the four Government banks are once accumulated funds of the World more handling overseas Chinese Federation and meet remittances, one bank alone hav-months to discuss the conditions within 12 received nearly HK$1,500,000 in in which an attempt be made to Defining the area of agree- 23,
such remittances since August revive an international trude Iment on the reparations ques-
unien organisation tion, the statement sald:
Early in August it was Tow The General Council of the "It ported that overseas remittances Trade Union Congress also issued has been agreed by the three to Canton had shown marked today a declaration governments that there is
on Com- a Increase over the pre-new cur- munism. need to examine certain por.reney era and that it was ex-
"Allempts to wreck economie tions of the reparations lists pected that the upward trend recovery In the interests of a with a view to determining to would continue.-Router.
on)
plants
what extent some those lists might better serve
the needs of European recovery King Frederick and Queen left in Germany than if re- Ingrid of Denmark today moved and re-erected clse- mingled with the London where."
crowds to watch King George and Queen Elizabeth drive in state to open Parliament.
It was King Frederick's wish to get a man-in-the-street view
of the pageantry.
and
The statement sald the United Stats Government. had already made a preliminary review of the lists of plants separate list of plants "which re
that
quire more detalled study" had been drawn up.
Staff College Appointment
The Ministry of Defence has
London, October 27.
announced
foreign powers whose policy is to keep the world. divided, Im- poverished and in constant read a third world war, must be condemned and repudiated by all trado unionists." It declared.
of
It called for energetic steps to stop the evil machinations which threaton the economio recovery" of Britain.
Chief of Stuff, BAOR,
the appointment of
The Council furged the Execu~ Major General W. H. Stratton, lives of all affiliated unions and tas the responsible officers and loyal next Commandant of the Joint members to counter-act every Forces Staff College.
Afterwards, King Frederick Look Queen Ingrid for a ride in-
manifestation of Commualst in- cognito, on the underground rali- The statement concluded: "The
quence within their unions and to Way.
review is being conducted from He will succond-the-present open-the-eyes of all working Tonight the Danish Royal the standpoint of European ecc Commandant, Rear Admiral C.E. people to the dangers of subver- Couple have booked stalls at the nomie recovery and not with the Douglas Pennant, Royal Navy, in sive activities which are being Piccadilly Theatre to see "Off the object of bringing about any gen April, 1940.
engineered In opposition to the Record,
ona of London's most cral re-adjustment
of the F
declared successful comedies which
'the Trade at-parations programmes.
Brigadier W.P. Oliver has Union Movement."
policy tracted the King because of its
been appointed Chief Army In- The Counell stated: "The at- naval setting..
"It is intended by the three structor at the Imperial Defene titude of the British Communists A sepecial plane from Den powers that subject to whatever College in succession to Lieute is in full conformity with that of deletions from the reparations nant General C. G. Simonds, of the Communist organisations in its may be agreed as a result the Canadian milliary forces. Hother countries, notably France. of this review the balance of the will assume. duties on March 7, "The industrial conflict reparations programmes shall be 1010 and granted temporary rank taging there clearly demonstrates at the Victoria brought to, a speedy conclusion. of Major General Router.
the outcome of this policy,"
mark carrying Danish delicacies will land at Londen Airport to morrow for the buffet lunch be fare ties opening of the Danish
Art Exhibition
and Albert Museum.
The Duke and
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State Department officials
clorify the
in
017-
Duchess of attempting to
Gloucester and Queen Mary, the nouncement said that the dis-
opening.--Reuler.
ERP PURCHASES
would continue."
པ་
of
Queen Mother, will attend the mantling of the questioned plants
Deliveries the dismantled plants to the al- led countries would stop until a definite decision has been reach- about their future. The three power statement said that while. the Investigation is in progress The first Marshall Plan pur-fdiller plants not under study will Chase from Hungary of $1,000,000| be; made, available to the 16-n- worth of "goods wagons for a- tions reparatione agency for al- wone Germany was approved by location to the allied powers. the Economic Co-operalinn Ad-
Washington, October 27.-
ministration today. Paul Hoffman, has appointed a The ECA Administrator, Mr. The & purchase at $825,000 committee of prominent American worth of coal from Poland for industrialists and government Austria was alig authorised officials to make the study, of
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