THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1949.
MR. CHURCHILL'S ATTACK ON BRITISH PALESTINE POLICY
'Astounding Mishandling' By Foreign Secretary
Barracks Riot In Singapore
Singapore, January 26. About 100 Malay troops rloted tonight in the Alex- ander Barracks area, Ologa. pore; and burned down four Indian housER.
Several firemen, including Europeah, were taken to hospital.
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London, January 26. Mr. Winston Churchill today attacked the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, for his “astounding mishandling" of the Palestino problem.
Speaking after Mr. Bevin in the debate on Palestine and the Middle East in the House of Commons, Mr. Churchill said that in the spirit of the gen- eral policy which Mr. Bevin had pursued, the Opposition had supported him and they did not withdraw that support at the present time. iron-this-barts-and-with this buckground that we are forced to consider. his astounding mishandling of the Palestine problem,” Mr. Churchill declared.
"We feel that this has been 10 gross and ginring that we should full in our duty if we did not expose it in the plainest terms, And we shall not only do that in debate but we shall support our criticism in the lobby" (vote against the Government).
"No one ever made such sweep ing declarations of confidence In
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London, January 26.
| Mr. Clement Davies, leader of the Porliamentary Libáról Party, today supported Mr. Winston Churchill in his criticism of the Government. · When the Jews pursued their enemies across the border of the Negev Into Egypt, the Govern- ment protested. But there was not d word of protest when the Egyptians Invaded Palestine.
We have not got a single ways be Jewry's best friend. trlend in that important area Israel should realise that it has today. We might not only much to gain from cultivating have had a friend but it has the friendship and goodwill of
Britain, he said.-Reuter, been suggested that when the State of Israel is really going. it may become part of the Bri- tish Commonwealth.
that hope it heart and
2
British Talks
With Dutch
policy by the Government"
Mr. Richard Crossman, leader of a group of Labour Members hostile to Mr. Bevin's Palestine "I am quite sure he will have for even three thousand years.
"The recognition of Israel is pulley, accused the. Opposition to recognise the Israeli Govern- ment and that cannot be long not to be compared with the re- of "staging a death bed repen-
London, January 26. cognition of some countries with tance beside the rotting corpse Anglo-Dutch Anancial and delayed,
Communist banditti such of a policy which they had sup-
for three trade talks 'will begin in Lon- Paris, January 28.
rexisting in Malaya ported consistently
don on January 31. "I do not feel any great confid- we are
or the anarchist forces the years.". M. Paul Coste-Floret, Minis-
ence that the Foreign Secretary Dutch
Mr. Crossman said there was are trying to resist
The two delegations will draw in ter for Overseas France, told
has not got a prejudice against Indonesia,
growing alarm about the growth up a trade programme for 1949, the Jews in Palestine. We have
The
the the Overseas Territories Com-
Conservative Party, o of terrorist tendencies In
based on a review of the pay- mission of the National Assem-himself on this point than Mr.
position of the s managed our affairs as to find
whole is responsible for the Dutch gulder and sterling areas. bly today that he thinks the Bevin and no one has been proved ourselves ranged on the opposite many of them in it, have always | People of Israel. "If any single monts
hat in mind that, there would man
growth of Fascista
Holland now has much more the one question of the return to Indo- by events to be more consistently side to the United States and develop a Jewish State."
and Soviet Russia, to the Palestine
Mr. Churchill said that now alde Communism on the sterling than she had a year ago. China of Emperor Bao Dai of wrong at every moment than ho
settlers and their Zionist sup-national Jewish home had come other, it is the man who has when her position was described Annum can be settled favour-has.
of acute sterling em- into being, "It is England that conducted British policy in Israel as one ably before March 15.
"Every opportunity for obtain-porters all over the world, without the slightest service to the doing
and barrassment," British off- Ing a satisfactory settlement was
Concluding his speech
'Mel thrown away Immediately after
Dutah delegation will agree to: the war.
"He laue import licences for A
slightly higher total
value of goods this year than they did in 1948.
He did not give any account of the negotiations between the French Government and Bao Dai.
"The Government have always been
one or two and sometimes Asked about reports that the three steps behind the march of strength of the French forces in events In this matter. There the Far East is to be reduced, never has been, in my belief, the M. Coste-Floret said they will slightest appreciation of the Pales be maintained ut
by their present tine problems strength (108,000 men).-Reuter. Becretary.
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"This is dua not only to the past. We ought not to grudge mental Inertir and lack of gril staked his personal career on
fair share of the deserts of
on the part of the Ministers solving the Jewish problem. He the Negev to the_Jown.”
concerned, but also Ian. afraid can be remembered as the man Referring to Mr. Bevin's state-
on a very strong direct streak who staked all and lost every- ment some time ago that he
of blas and prejudice on the thing down to the last penny would stake his political
reputa-
on the Inst throw, part of the Foreign Becretary and then, tlon
setting the Palestino on
"The course he took led di-won everything back again. problem, Mr. Churchill said: "No rectly and inevitably to a trial more rash bet has ever been of strength and the result was corded in the annals of the Bri- the opposite. I believe, to what tish turf."
ho expected. I will not say more than that"
Mr. Bevin: "Was it a greater bet than you undertook when you went after Denikin and Kolt- chaky"
Mr. Churchill: "I certainly did not stake my political repulation
Mr. Bevin interjected: "Enough."
Worst Policy
"For the present we, seem to have deprived ourselves of
Ordinary Man's Opinión
Against this, they think Brl. tish exporters will have a much more diffoult job walling their. goods in Holland in the fu ture.
Two reasons for this are given by an authoritative source to- "But do his words give any night: 1. The combined Bene- Justification for fealing that a lux exterior tariffs will only now change of heart has really will in many cases be appreciably really begin to operate, and these panad if they could ar would vote for the Government to day,"
higher than the previous Dutch tariffs.
Mr. Norman Smith, Labour, 2. The import licensing of upon the success those-generals the frulis of peace. Moreover, said that Mr. Crossman's views goods exchanged between Bel-
would have, but I think the day the Foreign Secretary and
his
many
pre-
will come when it will be re-uolicy has been the worst po- do not represent the opinion of gum and Heiland will shortly the Englishmen in the street. be lifted. It is thought here that cognised, not only on one side oficy for the Arabs. I am aure There is still no anti-Semitian, the psychological effect of being the House, hut throughout the we could have agreed imme- A civilised world, that the strangling lately after the war to a parti-rampant In Britain today, but able to buy and sell without fill- of Bolshevism at its birth would on scheme which would have there are many Labour supporting in forms will cause
Dutch Importers to turn to Bel- favourable to the org among the working class lon suppliers for goods have been an untold blessing to Seen more
who are "wondering just for Arabs." the human race."
what purpose some Members of viously bought in Britain.
They The Prime Minister (Mr. Cle-the Parliamentary Party are in think several such contracts may even have been placed in Bel- this House." Becretary because. his
"fam supporting the Foreign clum already Reuter.
policy throughout has been marked by resistance to aggression. It 18. the point of
of view of the ordin
tions.
A Wasta
of your
RUSSIANS TO
He added: "We are should be stated that aggression BE EVACUATED
ment Attlee): "If you thought Mr. Churchill said that the you could have done that why Government had rejected the didn't you do it after the war? Anglo American recommenda-You were in
Mr. Churchler."
"Because the Mr. Bevin: "We accepted the 10 nation and the world had the points. Mr. Truman accepted one inestimable blessing
the 100,000" (immigrants into Palestine).
vidently In the presence of pro- Churchill added that no longed, repented and
serious agreement was reached upon this miscalculations on the part of Issue. The Government, he said, the Foreign Secretary and his had also refused to allow the advisers and colleagues." United Nations Commission to
The act of sending forces to enter the territory of Palestine Akaba wore an aspect of decl- a fortnight before the ter-alon unusual in recent British until mination of the mandate,
The Colonial Secretary, Mr. Policy in Palestine, he said.
Arthur Creech Jones, interrupted
·
resisted,"
Mr. Lipson, Independent, who
Geneva, Janúary 28. is on
anti-Zionist Jew, said it is too early to say whether Mr.
The International Refugee Bevin's policy has falled or not. Organisation's Executive Com He hoped the people of Israel mittee decided yesterday-de- would not success go to their heads."
let their military | spite Chinese objections-to evacuate the 8,000 White Rus- Their truest interest lay In sian refugees in Shanghai. cultivating the best possible rela-
Many of the refugees have
"I hope that having gone theretionship with their Arab neigh expressed fear for their safety if
to describe this as an' untrue. We shall stay there and keep an bours. Britain is and will al- they come under the jurisdiction
of the advancing Communist armies.
ample margin of forces there until the whole question has been finally decided by the United Nations and until their award has the, they should have come to China's representative, Dr. Wu been accepted and obeyed by our aid two or three years ago." Nan-ju, contended that the
The Commission reported that it was unable to carry out the an United Nations resolution and ac- cordingly remained in New York, Creech Jones added.
both Jews and Arabs. After declaring that the Bel- "But we feel bound to make tah polloy in Palestine had our protests and to dissociate led to vast waste of money, ourselves from a policy of folly, repeated loss of British lives stupidity and fatully the like of and humlilation of every kind, which it is not easy, to flad Me. Churchill said: "We have modern experience and
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If the British policy had been White Russians are not endanger- vell and wisely conducted "anded by the Communists and should contacts made, he believed Bri-be kept in China. He said there tain could have had American is no indication that White Rus
sians already within the Com- assistance as an alternative to the evacuation.
munist ed have been persecut-
Mr. Churchill said in conclu-
at length evacuated but we which the Foreign Secretary and 50
slon: "We (the Oppositan) The refugees will be moved stiff find surasives involved in the present Cabinet are respon- must take this opportunity, be temporarily to the Island of this problem,"
yond doubt or question; to saver Samar in the Philippines, pending Mr. Churchill said the Foreign Mr. Churchill then complained Ourselves from this latest case of their permanent resettlement Secretary would not take ad- that RAF pilots were sent out on mismanagement of the Palestine Associated Press. vice. "It was alx weeks ago recompelsance flights in conel-union when
the Opposition formally [tions which 'axposed them to the edvised the Government to re- greatest danger. cognise Israel."
Historical Event "Whether anyone likes it or not, the coming into being of the Jewish State In Palestian is an event in world history, hardly to be viewed in the perspective
of a generation or a century bui
of
must make our
proteal against the course of acti
action, pros langed over nearly four years, U.S. Attitude"
which has deprived Britain If he critialsed the British the credit she has earned and Government, 14 Was by no the rights and interestą she has msana' to declars' that the at- acquired and has made her af Nitude of the United States har chce the mockery and scape- boon Impeccable in this mat- gont of very many States” “who tor, Mr. Churchill said.
hove never made any positive "Considering the sentiment contribution of their"
in the perspective of one, two and interest they have in Pales- | Reuter{
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