THE CUNA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1940,
BRITAIN'S DEFENCE POLICY "Standing Four Square To Difficulties"
COLONIAL Western Union Planning
For Any Emergency
DEFENCE MEASURES
The Defence Minister had this to say in Parliament yesterday on Colonial de.
fence:
Recent events have shown the importance af pressing on with the economic de- velopment of territories un
der the British Crawn.
--ft-is not easy for the boo? cramento concerned to put in hand
same
tline
Li any substantial development schemes for the defance forces supported by colonial territories.
Nonetheless, the need for adeginto
forces to maintain Internal security is fully re cognised and colonial govern. ment, and Service Com-
mand abroad have been
made nware of the threaten- ing dangers.
are
The colonial
making
within
Every
nicans
governments effort to
Their sirengthen their police forces. Permanent arrangements have been made by which colonial governments receive guidance either from the Defence Co. ordination Committer In the Middle East or the Far East, or from the Service Com. mandi, or direct from the Colonial Office.
Απ Opposition motion of disapproval Government's defence polloy was diefeated
by 291 votes to 165. A Gov. ernment motion of approval was carried by 227 votes to three-Reuter.
MONOPOLY PROBE IN BRITAIN
London, March 3. Mr. Harold Wilson, President of the Board of Trade, today named the first six British in- dustries to be investigated by the Government Commission in- quiring into whether monopoly ownership or restrictive trade practices are against the public') interest.
are:
The industries
matclics -both from the point of view of export and the hunc market; and in respect of the home market. only, machinery for manufactur ing matches; instruments, pliances
np.
(including artificiui teeth) used wholly or mainly in dentistry: electric lamps; i-
London, March 3.
Jewish Troop Moves In Area Of Akaba
Landon, March 3
A Foreign Office spokesman said today that Britain has received reports of troop movements in Palestine.
"They are not yet sufficiently authenticated to warrant comment," he added in an unsolicited statement at *, daily news conference.
The British press has reported that lorry loads of laraell troops have been observed moving in the direction of the Red Sea port of Akaba, Transjordan.
British troops are In Akaba. They were sent there January, Government spokesmen zald at the time, because Britain suspected shatteras intended to attack Transjordan territory. Britain has a military treaty with Transjordan. King Abdullah jinvoked, it by Inviting British troops to Akaḥn. -Associated Press
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The Western Union organisation under Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery is studying the tactical problem of West European defence and preparing plans for action in any”
any sudden emer- gency, Mr. A.V. Alexander, Ministor of Defence, told Parlia- GRIM REMINDER
ment today.
"Its work," he said, 'is a clear indication of our will and purpose to stand
four square to the difficulties of the present international situation." Mr. Alexander was opening a debate on the Government statement on de- fence which accompanied the Defence Budget last month. This Bud- got provides for an exponditure of £759,860,000 for the year 1949-50
an increase of £107,500,000 above the current year.
The total strength of Bribun's " armed forces--793,0019 am Apr 1 this year
· 1s to be retired to 750,000 by April, 1950.
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Their clear mity of aim and the fact that such an agreement should be under negotiation at all are most signifleant.
An Assurance
OF FIRST WAR
Arras, March 3: Searchers today dug into a subterranean army field hospital buried since the patients and ́ doctors 'were suffocated when a shell soaled off their communication tranch in 1918.
Skeletons of the patients were found on their cots lined up in rows along the walls. German rifles and helmets were stacked by the door. The underground field hospi- "Gendumes entering the dyg-
H..
Digging into the hospital, Fleury and other citizens of Arras foundi the grim spectacle.
Rows of cots Ined the sheet metal walls.
On each cot was a white skeleton, in occasional one milnus a leg or an arm
One or two other skeletons were thought to be those of doc
One patient was apparently being operated on when the shell
BRITAIN'S PLAN WITH FRANCE
Paris, March 3. Sir Stafford Cripps, Chancel- lor of the Exchequer, and M. Maurice Petsche, Finance Minister, met here to- French
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Questioned about Purifle du- fence problems, Mr. Alexuzzcler said: "In our relationships with The Government statement exe
the Commonwealth, we have Mr. Alexander declared that very good co-operation plained
indeed. x-while Ramada maintains hee veto We have a joint planning organi that the increase 23) petiture, despite the devreuse of peace, ond
security Britain anti be set up with regard numbers, is due to incensed must carry her full share of the to the Pacific arcit, and we have tai was found on Wednesday by out later reported seeing more rates of pay. levensed cost of defence burden of ther free
rabbit hunter when this font skeletons. They said the dug-out very close consultation and un- gquipment, administration of Cues [propiles of the world,
derstanding with Mir Alexander
the Cupled territories and the hiperse
United broke through the
dug-nut's about 30 et long. said it Ju States."
erumbling roof. sity for sending
It is situated abroad
always been Bellain's belief that extra
Mr. Alexander continued: "We fin an old rock quarry that has be a
Gendarmes estimated it will lo reinforce local security she must act collectively. "must ever forget that our in- not been used for more than 40 forces lo
month before the French Tasures,
quite impossible to think, in the fluence in the work is in a large years.
Army is able proceed with the 31 said that the 1949-30 pro- world as it is today, that
excavation and allow anyone to duction programme is the minivan plan to secure the defence measure due to our membership
enter the grim room of death.- The hunter, Fleury Leblonl Associated Press. fum necessary to rover main-of ne country alone effectively, the worldwide Commonwealth
of Nations.
sult he was pushing his way tenance requirements and allow [he_jakt,
"The meeting of the Common-through foliage that had grown morlest
Mr. Alexander Said he cost wenith Prime Ministers in Lon-ver the quarry when his foot modernisation.
not say much at this stage about The debate was on a Govern The North Atlantic Pact
slon last October atrovstedt an broke through the ground. Peer- The
oring Inside he saw skeletons. # discussion asking
for pets now taking part in the opportunity for
arrangements for returned to Arras to report his proval of the defenes statement, demissions have
between them the present
discovery. The statement has disappointed a large proportion of the world's tries of the Commonwealth
consultation between the rown- the Opprection, which devilert to industrial Jesources and mare defence matters." challenge the adequacy of the than 250 million people. Governinent's defence policy by
subject, he said. It
Work is
on this continuing putting down an zanetdment com-
is contem- plalwing that the country is not
plated that Improvements
w hased Kelling suffelent value
the
existing on ila jinoney,
machinery and developed from Of the three meetings of the
the interchange of Service lai- Defence Ministers
son staff generally approved by of the a Western
ather Commonwealth countries Union countries Europe. Mr. Alexander declared:
The Defence Minister
praised tors "We have
ut the distribution of respon-would like here to pay a special vonsiderable
the British troops in Malaya. "} struck. progress. The Western
sibility. These Union
discussions will Military Supply Board has made affect British defence.
A communications trench be-on co-ordinating the long-term tribute to the troops who are
tween the hospital comprehensive review of the He gave an assurance that Bri-
operating in Malaya,"
and another recovery programmes of the he suddug-out nearby had been hit and two nations. smi elvers, defence production capacity of
tain has adequate quantities of
burted by an artillery shell. The most
important items of 1
A "The courage, skill and de- patients and doctors died of sul-
communique after today's which equipment
take a long termination which they shine to manufacture. The short-
have, tocation.
Arros, near Lille, was meeting, attended by the French displayed in the task of gra-
in the British sector when the | Foreign Minister, M. Robert age of these itens in the last
dual restoration of conditions Scat olferisive began in 1018. Schuman, said the experts will war was the malar brake on the speed with which fighting power
develop, within the framework of the Organisation for Euro- could be deployed.
pean Economic Co-operation, the
• Nevertheless,
The Mayor of hocux Arras, progressive results achieved in difficulties exist. It
a village seven kitąmetres from London. meetings would be
carlier this a false "The arrest of the spread ní Arras, sald, the dug-out is to be week. policy to produce weapons or Communism in thai area is of acaled off immediately and no vehicles now when markedly vital signiflence in the cold war,
conference was a re Coday's one allowed to enter, superior types might perhapo and
sumption
February's Laiks our troops have adapted be developed
when Sir Stafford visited Paris The excavation will be turned for the OEEC meeling. near themselves to the unusual future.
vir
uver to the Graves Registration cumstances with all that resource Command of the French Army.
France will send Britain He added: "But we must look
and good humour which are
wheat, timber, potash, phox- further aheat. The equipment Army,"
characteristie of the
British Robert Savary, son of the phates, steel and possibly meat, we hope-to-have-when-our-pro-
-Mayor, slid-into-the-dug-out-with: butter, cheese-and-eggs. sent jeets begin to bear fruit the debate from
Princess Margaret listened to an electric tureh and reported; will, in most fields, represent a Gallery.-Heuter.
the Speaker's seeing ve six skeletons on
Britain Ukely to modify. outstanding advance on what we
their cats.
her four-year programme for lowing criticism in the Mar- *holt Plan organization.
made
each of the five countries,
Britain's Share
of
"It is today arranging for the equipment of the new clefence forces of the Western Union." * Meteor or Vampire jet figh. ters are already being supplied to France. Belgium and, Hol land, Arrangements pre well advanced for the manufacture of these aircraft under Hoence
Philippine
Would
sulated electric wires and cables Reds
-;aminwater goods; and soil goods.
Under n Act passed six months ago, the Bourd may ru- fer to the Commission any trade or industry.in..whileh monopolles or restrictive practices are be- lieved to exist. detrimental to publie interest.--Reuter,.
REUTER MISSION TO INDIA-
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London, March 3.
Back Russia
Mahil March 4.
After the pact signed, dis- eussions
ate bound
have now.
no
to follow
in the
"Before ourselves und before the, rest of the world, we can be Muriano Balgos, Secretary-clear that our defence measures General of the Communist have
Uggressive purpose," Purty of the Philippines, in an Mr. Alexander said, interview with the "Manila "We regret their necessity, but Times" said his party, will sup- our duty is clear. But so long as port the Soviet Union in the Itusia maintains her · veto on event of a shooting war,
pener and security, so long shali
Mr. Balgos said that should we have to be prepared to carry the Philippines get involved in whatever burden is necciful to war on the side of the United; ruable us to play our proper Mr. Walton Cole, Editor of States, Filipino Communists will part in the defence of the free Reuters, left for Bombay today fight against. their own Govern-Peoples of the world." by Air Indi
International: Homent,
is preceding the Reuter goodwill This would not be treason, Heavy Expenditura
mission, consisting of Lord Lay-uusmuch as their apparent de
ton, Mr. R. A, Henderson and feat will mean liberation of the More money is being spent on Mr. Malcolm Graham, Directors masses from the forces of Ameri- research and development
this
of Reuters, und Mr. C. J. Chanean imperialism, he claimed. year, chiefly on producing new cellor, General Manager, which Mr. Balgos also told the types of aircraft.
"Times", however, that a shoot-
is leaving for Inti shortly.
Mr. Cole was in India in 1945,
-Reuter.
The Defence Minister said it
of ordered government in thai important territory have been worthy of the highest tradi. tlons of the Service.
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BRUTAL MURDER OF RAILWAYMEN
Canton, March 4.
Seven employees of the Conton-Hankow railway were brutally killed yesterday afternoon by wounded soldiers at Chenchow, South Hunan, near the Kwangtung border.
Rare Stamps. Up For Sale
Nearly 1,000 soldiers rioted after attempts to seize a jon a cattle train were resisted.
cow,
of
Fresh facts and figures have also been supplied by other Wes-; tern European countries in the part few months.
quarters
British and French said today's talks have helped to dissipate carlier ideas that Bri- tain's pud. France's long-term policing. are irreconcilable.- Reuter.
DEVELOPMENT OF COLONIES
London, March 3, Lord Milveston left London The soldiers, from nearby today by air for Singapore and military hospitals, seized the Borneo in contection with the Ing war is not likely and invasion is plain that the exchange be- of the Philippines by Russia rottween the five nations of milltary
saying it was sick and work of the Colonial Develop- Improbable. United Press.
should provide food for wounded|ment Corporation, formed by equipntent in any
Londen, March 3. quantity is
One thousand old postage le refused to hand over the cow ugo to borrow £110 million.
soldiers. The owners of the cat-the British Government a year Lo raise considerable flameial problems, requiring the stamps from Ceylon are ex- and resisted its seizure. utmost understanding and good-pected to be sold at an average
A former Governor of Borneo Then the will
on and with an intimate knowledge price of £5 euch at an auction
soldiers turned Commenting on Пл amend- | sale in London on March 0. the railway guards and other of that area, Lord Milverton has ment by the two Communist The collection consists of employees and accused them of gone to, Investigate the possibili Membera
ties of a number of schemes expressing alarmy at the pence issues of 1857-07.
alding the owners of the cow. the
expenditure on armaments,
The authorities werd helpless which have been placed before During these years, the cur- Mr. Alexander said: "These are roney was sterling, after which during the riot and seven em- they whose comrades in France was changed to cents and Ployees were slaughtered. and Italy, clearly acting under
rupees. Among the
stamps are the same allen Inspiration, Have
Chenchow some of the most
railway sought after recently declared that they would rarities of the stamp world-on
station was smashed g=com. welcome the armies of Russia on 1857 unused eight-penny
pletely and then looked. their ferritories.
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Now doubt and dissension and at the rate of £50 a minute, work until the murderers, wera Uus to, undermine the country's which is very high for a stamp arrested and protection will to resist the insidious
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MR. FORRESTAL'S RESIGNATION
Washington, March 3.
Mr. James Forrestal resigned
of nuclear material, or 20. Umaasas. United States Defence Soure- vetoed proposals in the Security try today. Mr. Loule; A. John- Council, ye
you was named as his successor.
Protest Rojected
the
Am Poration.
these is a plan for ex- tensiva rice cultivation, an indus try which suffered very severely during the war. Lord Milverton is expected back in London in April-Reuter,
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