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CHURCHILL
ATTACK
ON LABOUR POLICY
1 London, October 28, Mr. Winston Churchill, Opposition leader, speaking in the debate in the Commons on the King's speech, sharply.criticised the Government' for dropping the word "British" from the concop- tion of Commonwealth.
He said "Ministers have no right to put into the King's speech words contrary to the facts and ~constitutional position,
Such grave constitutional changes ought not to be:
effected in this way. The project had caused widespread concern, especially in Australia and Now Zealand.
"I will make it clear that the [manitarian and soldierly senti Conservative Party will resist menis". (Opposition cheers). my attempt to destroy the ex- pression 'British Empire' or to abandun the Constitution, the term 'Dominion or to abolish the word 'British' from our collective designation."
“Alarming Situation"
In Indonesia
The Hague, October 29. The Dutch Foreign Minis. ter D. U. Stikker, left yestar- day for Indonesia to check
on
"the alarming altuation
there," a communique sald,
the He will Inquire into change of resuming negotia- tions with the Indonesian Ne- public, which recently nut down a Communist revolt.
The communique maid M. Stikker decided to go to in- doncia "in view of the in- has creasing unrest" which given the Dutch Government
cause, for, great concern." Asacolated Press.
Russian Gains In
Manchuria
New York, October 28,
"While the Russians are tak- ing It easy in Berlin, they are moving, fast in Manchuria," says the New York "Sun" to- day.
It adds: "Through their allies, the Chinese Communist armles, they are conquering Manchuria.
This they will integrate with Northern Koren, probably in of tiric
4 naiv country. Out Manchuria they will set out to conquer firat the Yellow River valley, then the Yangtze valley.
"The, Nationalist Government will undoubtedly. retreat Canton, which they can hold. But what becomes of Chino us an United States in war7 ald to the Marshall will have to
"George. answer that question some day. Did the United States for more than 40 years oppose conquest of Manchuria by Russin and Japan. only to hand it to Japan as o Mr. Churchill said that for some "Our policy should henceforth
gifi because Stilwell and Mar
Chlang
Kni- years the tendency of the Socia- be to draw the sponge across the West in aid defence, they could shall did not like ists and left
of the past only be for many years to come shek?"-United Press. wing forces had crimes and horrors been to replace the word "Em-and to look for the path of our subsidiary to the deterrent effect
salvation towards the pire" with "Corumonwealth."
future of the atomic bomb.
He added: "This alone at the There can be no revival in Europe
prevents the without the active and loyal aldipresen! time
barbarisation and the enslavement of the German tribes."
the Communist chill said that whatever milltary forces directed by the Kremlin."
On Western Union, Mr. Chur-ct Europe by preparations were made in the'-Reuter,
The Statute of Westminister under which the Dominions were granted complete independence deckled to sweep away the formal constitutional safeguards "which seem to cramp the freedom and ના સા independence of the
great self- governing Dominious and to rely for the unity and cohesion of the British Empire solely upon the ink of the Crown which joined them
· The Future Mr. Churchill added: "Revenge mos! of all satisfactions the costly and long drawn out, Ro- tributive persecution in of all policies the most pernicious.
Morrison Replies To Churchill
"Now we are asked, with scio evident hesitation, to consider the abandonment of the sole remain- ing symbol and legal foundation The of the British Empire," Mr. Chur- chill rumbled on.
"The King has been made to say the peoples of my Common- wealth' which is not a constitu. tional expression nor is it in ac cordance with the facts as they are today.
A Kingdom
"Britain la not a Commun.
wealth but a kingdom-the Unit- ed Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
exi
herself
London, October 28,
To
Lord President of the’Council, Mr. Herbort Mor- rison, described Mr. Churchill's references to the Commonwealth and Empire as "irrospon- sible, mischevious and calculated to 'do a great doal of harm.”
word The
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RAF Officer On Betting Spree
St. Athan, Wales, October 29.
Wing Commander Roger B. Brown, 42-year-old senior ac- countant nt the Royal Air Force station here, took a week off. to go to the races.
He also look £700 of the RAF's funds with trim and at the end of the week the money was gone.
of
A court martial, after hearing Wing Commander Brown's story picking losers, yesterday eashi dered him from the serulce.
He will go to prison for tour Wing Commander Brown's" de-
"Commonwealth" years. He added: "We believe that the word Commonwealth is a was "easily the best and was the
in its unity Tence counsel, Wing Commander encouraging better word in spirit and
ac- most
and that notwith-. A, Crockett said, "This is not a curacy to describe this extra- and outlook ordinary assembly of nations standing the fact that three now happy story."-Associated Press.
countries Commonwealth
Pakistan anst Joined us-India,
CHICAGO GRAINS than the words 'British Ein- nire' were."
Ceylon.
have
+
May
The recent conference of Com-
Spirit Of Unity
Chicago, October 29. monwealth Premiers was an "ox-
"The spirit of unity, the pida. Grains recovered only partially a midday sinking spell. “Canada has long proudly call-ceedingly successful conference"
sure to arrive at accommoda-fram £5 was the Commonwealth Parlia-
one lower to of 'The Dominion
tion and to agree on the general Wheat clused spirit of Canada' though it now seems that mentary Conference.
Tex-higher. the things. the word Dominion is to follow aire. The word "British" had not Mr. Churchill was too doctrin-
December $2.2914-4, ceedingly encouraging. the word Empire into disuse.
"The spirit of unity and com- $2.21-. July $2.3334-7, Septem- been universally used for some
purpose in the Commun ber $2.014. "The ward Commonwealth does me. There was no offcial demon
Corn was to lower. Do- not apply to any of the colonies cision to drop the word "British", wealth today, the wish to agree.
Oals. were unchanged to of the British Empire, all of which it were dropped, what did it is not only no less great than it cember $1.39%.
{ without exception stood by us matter If the word "Common-ever was, but I would be inclined loyally in the dark days.
wealth was generally acceptable to say that it is greater than in lower. December 78%
Soybeans were 231 to 3% low and was all the more accurate in the history of this community of
er. November $2.51%-Associat nations. "To hatt the description of the
the description of the States?"
said that Mr.ed Press. Morrison
Mr. Morrison Mr. our association to My Common- wealth' is to all to make any Churchill: "He is incapable or Churchill almost sounded as if he
· SILVER ARRIVAL currespondency with the actual moving forward as the years go would be willing to break up the Commonwealth to maintain the
IN NEW YORK existing facts, leaving quite apart on and he will not face the fact Com
handling of Common-particular word which had been the impropriety of such changes that the
New York, October 28, wealth problems in the years used since his early years. being introduced in this way."
It really was not worth it. As
The arrival tomorrow of 400,- 1048 is a different business from what it was at the end of the the years rolled on, and with 100 uuttices of silver from Lon- India, Pakistan and Ceylon joined on, further contraction of con- 10th century."
up with the Commonwealth, the sumer demand and the sudden, use of the word "British us but not unexpected, selling com description of the whole of the petition between feguler-bullion nations became a little more un-traders today caused a 14 cont real as compared with previous per ounce decline in the foreign {times-Renter.
silver market-Reuter.
11 constitutional titles were to be changed, Mr. Churchill said, the Government should make fortol fund"positive proposals to Parlia
ment which would consider them,
'Reconciliation With
Germany
sald
of Mr.
Reds Take Too Much
Of Loot?
London, October 29.
"All good Socialists
are ex- pected to retrain as much as they Jean from Alug the words 50 much held in honour-Dominion, Empire and British. No pentitles. I gather, are at present to be at- tached to any infraction to this
Ал assurance that Russia rule," hự commented amid does not receive the battleship | laughter,
Giulio Cesare under the Italian are urged
to practice
before treaty
HMS Royal in order this
to enable Mir. Cos- telle and Pandit Nehru to part-Sovereign, lent, to the Soviet cipate to the full if they choose Navy by Britain in 1943, is re- all the benefits of our associa turned, is to be sought from the
them- British Government. .. tion without committing
in
"They
next
Peruvian General Claims Success
La Paz, Bolivia, October 28, General Manuel Odria, leader of the Peruvian revolt, today claimed control of all Southern' Peru,
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In a broadcast he declared government to remedy the un-
Army groups certainty and permanent intrans. “QUEENS VICTORY""
discharging HK, 21st Nov. selves to the sightest obligation Squadron Lender Sir Gidord that dissident
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8.8. "MARQUETTE VICTORY”‚.......... the Parliamentary Secretary to ing Peru and the nation was Dealing with foreign affaire, the Admiralty for such an assur-threatened with chaos.
Aprista, a Loft Wing, political the Opposition leader said that ance in the House of Commons
party led an uprising on. Octa Britain should put no obstacles
General Odria, in a broadcast Wednesday.
ber 3 at Callao, the port city In the way of reconciliation He will also ask whether the from Arequipa, the insurgent
of Lima, which the Govern with Germany. He hoped the Parliamentary Secretary is aware stronghold, alleged that Busta.
ment crushed. In three days of democracies would win the soul that a number of German war-mente falled, to act promptly and
bloody fighting, b of Germany.
ships including the aircraft ear-decisively to forestall the recent rler Zeppelin, the battleships Apriita revolt in Callan "although Arequipa radio-sold that Lleu- He said: "I deplore the harsh Deutschland
and Schleswig- it was no secret that the Apristas tenant Colonel Toroado, com- procedure which the Foreign Se-Holstein and the heavy cruiser were conspiring to install amander of the third army divi- Lieutenant Colonel cretary has authorised towards Saydlitz have been or are being totalitarian government."
sion, and
General In a broadcast heard in La Isidoro Ortego were the aged German generals laken repaired for service by Sovlot
collaborators' and' prisoner and who for three and Russia and whether In view of Paz General Odria sold, "Peru's Odria's chief
half years have lain in our the principle of tripartite division situation has become unbearable." the radio listed four major army power without any charge being of German warships it la pro Wo saw no solution but to detachtenis os having joined posed to asic the Soviet Govern- dispose of n wonk vacillating General Odria-Associated Press.
mado against them."
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