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Union To Prevent Caning!
Eccleshall, November 25. Mr. Herbert Copping, Head- master of Horsely Hall School here, today outlined plans for a children's trade union which he intends to form as a protec- tion against corporal punish- ment.
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Little Chance Of A New Policy
Washington, November 25. Washington policy-makers are expected to pursue à policy of limited aid to China, despite the failure of this policy thus far.
Reason for this, says the magazine United States
But
News and World Report, is that by comparison with the alternatives this policy looks pretty good.
Nationalist China's chance of getting any quick
now American aid dwindled sharply.
Reparation For War Damages
London, November 26.
The question of compensn- tion to Malaya by the Japanese for war damages is ta be raised in the House of Lords on Tuesday by Viscout Elibank.
Ko savo potice of his question. on Thursday,
By King's Doctors
London, November 26.
des- Bir John Weir and other doctors made what wAI cribed as a "routine visit" to the. King at Buckingham Palace today.
A statement aued after the yle! sald bulletin would be issued next Monday.
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that a further
It le not belleved that today's visit indicates any change In the King'e condition since the nature of his Itiness makes regular madical examination necessary. 1
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The King today carried out his usual Btate business and -attended to correspondence. No audiences had been arrang- ed for today and the King was able to spend the day quietly. --Reuter.
Atlantic Defence Talks Next Week
Washington, November 25. He will ask why out of an aus-Seven-power talks on a Wostern Union Atlantic Alli- The United States' hope 3sua inflation: at-home and impetr Mr. Coppinit
anco may begin in Washington next week. children's trade union yesterday that new leadership will show American, efforts to put Western terity total of £55,000,000 award-
eane up to replace General Chiang Europe back on its feeted to Malaya, for compensation: When the seven powers-the United States, Britain, after M. A. Wildimon,
The complexity of the problem for war damage, Japna is due to manufactuTT and President of Kai-shek.
Canada, France, and the Benelux countries- was acknowledged by Mr. George the National Society for the re It is important, also, to keep
C. Marshall, Secretary, of State. Pay in reparations only £10,000,-
agree on the terms of the proposed Alliance, it tention of corporal punishment some sort of Nationalls Govern-yesterday. And, he said, it has 000, while Malayn has to shoulder in schools, who was visiting the
is expected they will invite a number of other rehool, had been seized by the
countries to join. pupila and coned by one of the
The
ment alive to speak for China et the United Nations-lo aide with the Wes! against Russia.
The United States assumption Horsely Hall is co-educational is that if the worst comes to the where wurst, the Communists cannot run free expression school there is no corporal punishment. | China anyway.
union Covernment officials said that projected trades
the the answer to the Chinese appeal
for financial and material help will be delayed pending 11 thorough study of this country's prospects for success.
would secure for children sume legal rights that adults en- Joy. Cupping tuld a reporter 10- day,
"We hope to have a union representative in every school In the country so that childran can go to their local union to
If neces obtain advice and,
sary, protection," he explain.
ed.
"We shall apply for affliation
Lolan to the Trade
Congrat be we shall
Under Review
entire It was Bold that the problem is undergoing review by the top level National Secur. which odvisen Council, ity President Truman on Interņa. tional, domestic and military matters. Questions facing the Council The United States for can save China from Communism, shuping the policy of the T.U.C."what bill it would be, and whe
Reutet.
ther it would touch off danger-
bat, seeing that
numerically the strongest union
in the country, we stmukt be in are whether
very
strong position
France To Share Control Of Ruhr
London, November 25.
France will be given an immediate share in the con- trol and management of the Ruhr industries under on Anglo-American decision announced by the Foreign Office today.
£35,000,000.
to be considered carefully
Conalderations outlined by Mr.
Lord Elibank will also ask Marshall were Congress's attitude toward Increased help to China, why this unfair proportion pay- the availablky of American roable by Japan was agreed to by Government, in sources, and the effect a large aid His Majesty's programme, would have on Uolt-view of the fact that Japan cause ed States. commitments elsewhere ed all the damage, inflicted: many
Mr. Eaton, who is Chairman of brutal and bothuric injurias on the populace and British the House of Representatives' in the world.
prisoners of war and robbed the Foreign Affairs Committee in the tin mines and the rubber estates present Congress, and will be the lender of the juns chief minority of many thousands worth of Ca and ruliber-Asso-Committee in the new Congress, uld reporters the United States ciated Press,
Chino's Need It in no secret that the Ad- ministration is cbary of under- writing the present Government of Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek.
Chiang
re-
Generallanime cent reverses
by Bra traced some officials to his failure to force land and educational re- | forms, leyying high taxen, andi
corruption in tocal
The New York Herald-Tribunsé H ก editorial today said there tendency to lose sight of the point that whatever Americans do In Chine is less important than what the Chinese can do.
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to supply prepared Representative Charles Eaton, (should be
to foreign arms and technical advice a leading Republican
Europeon na- tions they need it and if policy adviser, today lent his friendly Western
America hus it to spare. support to the Alliance.
Ite added that if Western Europe fell under Russian do- mination, it would be the last calamity of our age
Sophoulis Has A Second Attack
Athens, November 25.
Themistocles Sophoulis, the 88-year-old Greek Prime Minister, who collapsed in his offico with a heart attack last night, had a second attack tonight.
"China! The editorial added: ' mizht still be saved with a roa- sonable amount of American as- sintance if opponents of Com- munism there: sought to defeat the Reds not only with weapons but with emcient and honest administration and with ngon had announced a continu- intervie concern for the welfare ed improvement in his cordi-
doctors tion. Attendant of the Chinese people.
of
war
A bulletin carlier this after-
be-
"The need in China is for op-loved he would recover within position to Communism that 10 days unless there are further offers something more attractive complications. than high taxes, inflation and cor- rupt and inefficient provincial and county officials.
"To use a Chinese expression, in Paris what is wanted in China is
Britain and the United States join the Coal and Steel Control have decided to invite France Groups was discussed
to become a member of the last Friday by M. Robert Schu-government that has the roan- German Coal and Steel Con-an, the French Fareign Minis-dato of heaven."--United Press.
ler, Mr. George Marshall, the
trol groups in advance of Tri- American Secretary of State, and
Me, Hector McNeil, the British
managements of the Ruhr mines
Some congestion of the lungs was revealed by X-ray this morn- ing. The disense was expected to fallow a normal course with sub- sequent convalescence.
Talks On European Unity
Paris. November 25.
If Russia's Intention is to can- quer the world the only way to meel that hond on, he said..
The 80-year-old Congressmen States should air the United make it clear to the Russians that any attempt on their part of an armed conquest will be met by the same kind of force that do- feated the Knier and lotor Hit- ler.
Hard Fact
"As long as thie is impressed on Josef Stalin and his con-
●piratora we will not have war," he stated.
When reporters reminded him that Russia was part of that forc that beat Hitler. Mr. Eatou snori- ed and said: "You know as well as I do that Soviet Russia was not an ally. We might just as well face the hard and cruel fact that Russia's intention is to con- quer the world."
Plans for a North Atlantic Al- liance, will soon be completed. General A.G.L. McNaughton, the chief Canadian delegate to the. United Nations, recently told a secrets meeting of high French personalities, it was learned in Paris today.
The only possible threat to the safety of North America, he said;"
The constitution of a Euro-would be some combination of the forces in Europe and Asia which had extended their dominance lo the oceans to the West, East and North.
M. Sophoulis' condition was to- night considered to have worsen. ed and the Government was tak- ing measures in event of his death.pean Parliament or Consulta It was learned from usually re-tive Council of Ministers will liable sources that M. Constantin for the first time be discussed and industries, at the meeting.
On the following day, FranceTraldiaris will be asked to return by the statesmen of Britain, the France, Holland, Belgium and States Immediately from Paris as presented to the United
on Cabinet would then have to be Luxembourg at a conference Both these groups have so far velopments in Anglo-American and Britain a memorandum
opening. here tomorrow after- been Anglo-American bodies, and policy on a number of German management which is still being reformed.
noon.
zonal economic fusion.'s Foreign Office spokesman said here.
France has accepted, a spokes- man in Paris announced.
Minister of State.
M. Schuman made plain the French anxiety over recent de
It was originally planned to "ife-problems, notably that of the studied by Whitehall-Router---- fer proposing French membership until the French Zone had been economically emerged with the Anglo-American Bizone.
The decision will give France an immediate share in the con- trol and management of the Rahr industries, and will thus presuin- ably go some way to meet the French, anxieties over the recent Anglo-American
decision to
place the ownership of these in-
Call For New U.S. Policy On China
Washington, November 26.
dustries in the hands of Germas The Washington Post calls editorially for a now U.S. policy in China besed squarely on the Ameri- can interest in the Far East.
trustees, pending a decision on ultimate ownership by a freely- elected German Government,
on the French demands for inter-
Conference here last week.
Soviet Aim
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The main task of the confer would include both the nations of ence, which is expected to last North America and North West several weeks, will be to examine | Europe. An American-Canadian the various views of the delega-Permanent Joint Board was con- tions on the subject.
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"We have every reason to be- Hove
" he added, "that arrange-
Tonight's attack was said to be milder than yesterday's. The Premier was still tonight in bed In his office, bad weather having so for prevented his removal.
M. Bophaulie was being maintained tonight with oxy- gon. The bulletin taavad to- The British delegation will urge night said, "the urgent crisis the idea of Mr. Emest Beyla that makes diagnosis difficult. Gen. there should be periodic meetings men's looicing to the early com eral conditions are heavler." af responsible Ministers of the plation of this Alliance, are pro
not ceeding satisfactorily and go we It was announced that, the Cabl- countries seeking federation, net Co-ordination Council was necessarily Himited to the Brussels may expect, that shortly all our
countries will be working clospl meeting regularly. The Council Pact powers.
together again in our, mutual der appointed two Deputy Prime
The British and French views fence 'problems, and that our as Ministers tonight to handle the are known to differ, the Frenchsociation will proceed on a rising situation in case of the Premier's aiming at the establishment of a curve of intimate collaboration."
representative Parliament and the Reuter and United Press. The two men are M. Constantin British at an Assembly of mem-m and M. Detorina Ramichalis, Ponents and Rendis, Liberal Minister of War, bors designated by the Govern- with the Benelux pulist Minister of Marine-Reu- countries somewhere in between.
DO YOU KNOW British delegation sources to YOUR HONG KONG? SUSSEX ARRIVES night said that it has come to the conforener on European unity IN SHANGHAI ready to discuss any proposals which may be tabled. It has no Shangin, November 26. new policy should be based-ARMardly of the Ameri arrived her from Hong Kong
The 10,000-ton cruiser Sussex fixed Ideas and no mental reser~ can, interest in the Far East. "That is, first and foremost, ist night and tied up in "Batilo
opposite the Bund. the protection of American lives Sussex left Hong Kong on Tuce-
ship Row" and properly in key ports of the day. Chinese Uttoral (coastal region). At the time of her departure. "Strategy would go out the it was thought that her visit hore window if we allowed ourselves was connected with the critical
It may also have some bearing The Post says: "Basic ap- thoroughly bankrupt the Ameri- national management of the Ruhr preciation of the chaos in China can policy of thinking of China
only in terms mais and industries, which were is that a rebellion against sick, of supporting him with aid
of Chiang Kai put forward by the French de-Chiang Kai-shek is in progres and arms in his struggle to keep legation to the six-power Ruhr-led by many other elementa a non existant power.
in addition to the Communists." "It Is now opportune," the French Anxiety. The Communists are merely Pest said,..."to reyamp. our The naw Anglo-American exploiting it. move will not, however, direct- ly affect the London talks, the Foreign Office spokesman said. The possibility of an Anglo- American Invitation to France to
American policy so as to relieve This they are doing success ourselves. of Chiang Kai-shek's fully, though not so much becoat, talls. cause they are strong as because the Nationalists are weak."
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