THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1940.
REPORTS OF CABINET SPLIT London Denounces
Revolt Against Palestine Policy?
U.S. APPEALS
TO BRITAIN
Washington, January '12. The United Stutes has urged Britain, Jarnel and Egypt to se the greatent restralsst in the Middle Eas
to safeguard the Jewish Egyptian truco talks which
to begla tomor row, the Acting Secretary of tate Mr. Robert Lovetti said today.
Geiri
Mr. Lovett told a Down conference that the UNIT Since madr torinal picas
for calinners lioth before and after the shooting down
of five British tapes by the Jewish forces lant Friday. The United States' primary con cern he to preserve pente, and the United States thinkя The truth parleys have pro. mining prospecta of success. he salt.
Mr. Lovett said he has seen nothing
that
10 Justify
the Middle
situation
American
Press
reporta Eastern
1100 hurt Anglo
relations--United
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Political Anxiety Over Events In Middle East
London, January 12. An unusally long sitting of the Cabinet today heightened specula- tion about the possibility of a Government crisis over Palestine. One newspaper report said the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Stafford Cripps, is leading a Cabinet "revolt" against the Middle East policy of the Foreign Secretory, Mr. Ernest Bevin,
Rumours equally unconfirmed declared that Mr. Bovin, due to face o critical session of Parliament next week on the recent events in Palestino, is on the verge of resigning.
U.S. Attitude On Palestine Crisis
London, January 12,
A Foreign Office spokesman tonight donounced the
United Statos' attitude toward the Palestino crisis.
He said also that the Soviet Government is support-
ing the illegal despatch of arms from Czecho slovakia to Israel.
The spokesman used words both locally and in the Middle strong for diplomatic usage in East and Europe generally. lashing out at the other two nations which,
Britain, made
the up
Three!
with
The spokesman Issued a state- ment, intraded primarily for the United States, soon after the U.S. wartime Ble Acting Secretary of State, Mr. Robert Lovett, had announced in At the same time, he called for Washington that America hna putting into full eflect the urged Britain, Israel and Egypt Security Cauneil resolutions to exercise the greatest restraint.
U.S. Criticised For the second
} Palestine which call for troop withdrawals in South Palestine. This woukl take away from the
fle had been anxious for The report of a Cabinet split
Jest the Palestining year. ranges the Minister of Health,long time
events should the
Imperif and
Anglo- Herbert Amerken friecutship and under-ben Deputy Pretnier, Mr.
standing Morrison, with
The West Is Mr. Aneurin Bevan
consecutive Jews gains in two campaigns day, n British spokesman took fought toward the end of last the unusual step of making a formal statement on the dispute has which come to a head last Fri- For the Arst time, there
mention of thday with the shooling down ost that possibility
the Palestine ve British planes in the Pales- “Surely the time has now com cunillet may spread beyond the time-Egypt border area,
Obviously, spokesman Clement mule to agree on Anglo-Amerl said
current situation Attlee, and the Defence Minis-Jean policy and to carry it out," threatens
mi 1er, Mr. A. V. Alexander.
Evening The
Sir Stafford
Mr.
Winning The Cripps against Ar Bevin the when supreme effort must be Middle
"Cold War'
Prime Minister.
he mudded. — Reuler.
News declarce
Foreign Secre-
Boston, January 12. Mr. Prancis B. Sayre, Unitet franight that the
is determined not to resten: bitates delegate to the Valter (Mery Nations General Assembly end will "rvinly" follow the line ehoset in the Palestine meeting in Paris, believe, the Western powers
::
Tyra
winning: The paper
spoke of "gome- the cold war against Russia, ther like a turmol at the For- Me Suppe suit chouns Fox Joven Office over the decision nut peace, now appear to be constetu 11521 before The Security derably brighter than a year aga, Cantil the shooting down of
In the souple between Weil Royal Air Force planes by Israel we philosophy, law, order, and achtera justice and Russia's belief in aule It dreinred Mr. Bevin's health by sheer Sare said, thuse supporting the stram of what must be the most furnier are in the seendent. harassing week since he became
"The nation which plays a fore| Foreign Secretary, hand for selfish power is boundl to lose in the 1 Cente", renture "The dice are heavily Inlet
sand -Unite
material Jower, Air. fording out well under the
London, January 12, Givres unofficially estimated 19 be worth 500.000 were seized by the custong authorities to-world. day in a London safe deposit box stored under the name of against her," "Onbo Colombo,”
According
Evening the
News, the deposto es an Italian
who brought the jewels by Busi
102 Infore they lost war.
Tha!
Hoard consists of 300 punees, ke hung rings watches, brooches, pescants and bracelets
There are get
pares studded
rubies, supplures,
and euraids
ant platinumu!
:
pesels, omga
Ise
COMMONWEALTH MINISTERS TO MEET IN EAST
!
Mounting Tension
East.
-the
Drace
The
security
Pilot's Story Of Shooting Down
was
London, January 12.
-
One of the four Royal Air Force Spitfire pilots shot down by Israeli forces last Friday in the Negov told correspondents in Tel Aviv today that he
over Israel territory when shots from Jewish ground troops set his plane on fire. is Pilot Officer Frank Harvey Close, attached to the RAF Reconnaissance Wing at the Suez Canal base.
Free Wighton, Reuter's Polt-He teal Correspondent, writes:-
Oferal Government quarters tonight categorically denied re- ports of t Cabinet split over Palestine.
full
the spokesman acted with the full support of the Cabinet, which mat in full session for the first time since Christmas.
The spokestnun,
demanding
that the United Nations' orders Jou Palestine be currit ult to
the
"The ketter, said:
| Government notes with
The apparent
British
regret reluctance of the United States Government
range
to
itaril aquarely behind these resolutions.
The spokesman complained that public opinion in the Unit- ed States seeins to lean to the tillende that the British lend to bind opposition to the Jews and uneritical support of the Arabs.
le said that is not the case.
"So far from pursuing a pro-
the
| Arab policy, the British Clovern- ment have co-operated inyurly
implementing
arms emburgo which, through cut- ting of
supplies
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Close was seen by three cor-¡naissance aircraft had strict in me when the embargo was respondents, with his consent,structions not to cross Into Pales-being constantly viointed in the But the mounting tenalon is in the Jewish Military Hospitaling and that interrogation of the interests of the Jews, has fact regarded by observers an an
He said etablished that they did not do so. the Jews and against the Arabs. tenders of the formation as es operated strongly in favour of near Tel Aviv, Indication of the general poli.
could nut say whether his tical anxiety over
The Air. Ministry stands by its the Middle
"In these circumstances, the fight lender knew they were on statement that all the British only possible polley for His Mn- East developments. This
is likely to be shown in the Israeli side of the frontier, planes shot down by Jewish fight-Jecty's Government and, force
01 when Parliament re-His leader was flying 500 ers last week had had Instrue-would have supposed, for
the assembles on Tuesday in the ex-feel.
thuns not to leave Egyptian terri-United States Government, is to Leetation of a statement by the ~"When my plane was flied upon tory and that none had crossed range themselves solidly behind Fertigs Secretary,
I pulled up unit the plane caught the frontier before being attack-the resolutions of the Security IL
ed-Reuter, thought that Me, Bevin fire imnweddiately, 1 jumped."
Council,"United Press. will have to handle Parliament Close said that up to that time in the pean
[with great firmness to avert the bis fight had encountered neither;
new foreign policy anti-aircraft Are nor hasite The Peine Minister, Mr. Cle-birth of n ment Attles, will miles a state-c group in the ranks of planes.
wernment supporters,
Asked whether he knew [13- Eden's Criticism
London, January 12.
A Cominónwealth Foreign
. 08em rdzees of das perzite) sinisters conference will
miri w」4ctxe「
bought held, possibly
into Britab without rustorns e tutore, at Columbo, other duties being first paid,
If the aware makes
legi proceeding with he ing-
be
mest ng Commonwealth consulta-
tituted for the forfeiture and tous when the Houss of Com- condemnation of the propertys passembles on January 18. Colombo Cute disquite that the
dale' of
De
month from the rolier, which was publisher Best night--Reuter,
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Middle East femed, to be followed by free
elections and the formation of
United States of
JAPANESE THREAT TO U.S. INDUSTRY
New York, January 13. American wool gloves and mitton manufacturers say Japanese imports are becoming a threat to their industry.
other British plane had been shot The deputy Conservative lead-down into the sea off the Israeli const a few weeks earlier. Close The Government is not aggriever. Mr. Anthony Eden. In It property is able by furniture byer by the fullau Prime Minister's speech at. Warwick tonight, des,snil he bad read about it in an aling a writ within one calendar sponsorship of on Asian confer-cribed the sight on which Bri-
*Egyptian newspaper.
Not To Fire tish pilots were shot down over Britam hopes 11oilant will pal the Sinai desert
He and the others had instrue- on the Informa- forward ressonalile, comprehen- tion so far made public as en-tions what to do if they ran inte sive propusula 80 interim tirely purposeless and deplorable. trouble, These were in no cir-
Japanese-made wool knit try, he said, that an embargo was Mr. Eden, a former Foreign cumstances to live on ground tur-| of Indonesia can
Secretary, criticised the recent gets even in reply, and to shoot a gloves already have started big placed on them. handling of events in the Midway out against hostile planes sales in the U.S., they say, at
Last year they began coming in during the die East na of confused pur- only as a last resort if trapped prices far below the American gain-325,000 pairs
Arst 10 months, and the volume pose and an 11-considered ac and outmanoeuvrer.
cost. -tlon.
-Close said. they were orderad
is growing-Associated Press. -At-a newa · conference.---Mr. to evade aotion if engaged by James H. Casey, Junior, execu aircraft, The British pilotative secretary of the National were Instructed not to Use Association of Woollen Glove Egyptian landing fields,
Manufacturers, explained the It forced to bale out or land. situation like this: they were to try to lo so along A main
road, otherwise to make
to Ismulla. cross country
woollen glove comparable to the ernment to establish factories He described the Sinal Desertone Japan exports to the US. Britain, pecording to American as an unhealthy area in what puty and freight puli, at $3 anchinist, a trade publication. peared to be a reference to posdozen.
The inpgazine said that about
As Moscow Sees It
Mosenw, January 13.
The Russian publie was tohti
today that Britain
18 getting i
ready to go to war in the Near |
East.
A despatch
from the Beirut
earresjandent Tass, the Bus-
sino news agency, said that the
the newspapers there reported in
hold hesliner preparations
by
Indonesia to which sovereignty would be trans- ferret.United Press,
Israeli Charges Denied In London
London, January 12.
the Royal Navy for a blockade Israeli charges that Britain has supplied arms to
of Isract.
com-
The despatch said that munications from Cairo told of British arinies neur the Suer Canal being prepared the batth. said also that the Arab Legion has gone under the Bri-
sinh
Arab States in contravention of the United Nations Security Council orms embargo were denied today by a Foreign Office spokesman. Contravention of that embar-Israeli representative, Mr. Au- Supreme Command, that go had been undertaken on brey Eban, about British naval the British have commandered massive scale in the interests of operations in the Eastern Medi- ali Transjordan's transport for moving her armies and that Bri-srael, the spokesman added. terranean and British military in Tripolitania, officers and soldiers are He said he would not teal with manoeuvres packing the streets of Amman, certain Israeli allegations, made since they do not fall within enpital. Associat-in a letter to the Security his competence.
Council yesterday by
tish
Transjordan's eri Press.
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"We deny categorically that we have ever sent any military supplies to any Arab State In contravention of the arms em- bargo," the spokesman 'said.
"If there is n threat to peace resulting from the Palestine situation, this derives from the persistent violations of the Security Counell truce by the Israel: authorities.
of
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U.S. FACTORIES IN BRITAIN?
New York, January 13. It costs, the Amarienn manu- Fifty U.S. manufacturers are facturer $7.30 a dozen to make negotiating with the British Gov-
0
which
sible danger from hostile Araba, At retail level, he said. (ie half involve extension of existing
Close said that when he para comparison Is 79 cents a pair for operations, 20 are Arms chuted it was near soine Jewish the Japanese and $1.59 for the have British sales offlers but no troops who gave him first aid and American make.
production fucilities, and five sent him to Beersheba Military
a matter of higher have not operated in Britain at Hospital. Asked about his treat-
he said, but a matter of all-Associated Press. ment in hospital, he commented "They persist in trying to over- feed me."
London Reaction
in London, an Air Ministry spokesman had no immediate comment to make on the Inter-
view. Two
It is not
pricing.
The Japanese pay the current rate for raw wool and their shipping costs are the same a
the next man's, but the aver
age Japanese worker gets $9 a month.
Mr. Casey suk Japanese wool Air Ministry
mitteris statements gloves aml
first cam issued since the Ave RAF planes here in 1934. By 1936 they had were shot down have emphasised so strangled the American indus- that British Middle East recon-
TANKER BLOWS
+
UP IN HARBOUR
Rio de Janeiro, January 12.
"I say this not only on the au- The Brazilian oil tanker, thority of the British Govern-Itamuraii, blew up in Rio de ment, but also on the authority Janeiro Bay today, killing one the reports of the acting person and injuring 10 more, Mediator in Palestine, Dr. Ralph including some shore workers. Bunchc.
Another person is missing. Mit seems to us that the in- All ships in the ares were call- tercate of peace can best bed on for assistanco,, served by vindicating the au The visuel, of 5,720 tons, is thority of the Security Council owned by Lloyd Brasileiro Potrl- in the Palestina dispute.
monio Nacional. The explosion Decurred in the three forward which were empty except
"We hope that all member tanks Your Philishave Slates will address their policles for fumes.
to that end."
A small fire followed but was The spokesman sald he be promptly extinguished by Lloyds Is at your sertives 00 per cent of the arms and the municipal fire brigade.
The cause of the explosion is
vice anytime, reaching larnel come from East-
ern European countries. Ho not known, the captain said.
anywhere.
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Demonstrations at
would not name the countries Reuter. concerned but said Czechoslo
yakin is not the sole source.
The spokesman would neither
confirm nor deny reports about
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