MR. BEVIN SAYS:
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, · 1949.
'WEST WILL NOT SHRINK
FACE OF WAR THREAT'
IN
STRENGTH OF RIVAL GROUPS
Washington. April 4.
The North Atlantic Treaty unite! 12 Western Countries with a total population of 332- 439,000 nearly 15 De Cent more amanpower than the Soviet group.
Russia, with als arx EasterA Europesos nettes, Poland, Czechos Blovaki
Ilaugary. Rumorju, Lalea fa and Aihania, population of 274,739,008,
ath
manpower,
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Washington, April 4..
Mr. Ernest Bøvin, British Foreign Secrotary, speak- ing at the Atlantic Pact signing, said: "I am satisfied that the stop wo are taking has the almost unanimous approval of the British people.
"We have witnessed a period in which, while the countries represented here have been striving to rehabilitate the world and to restore it to prosperity and sanity, they have been constant- ly frustrated in their efforts.
"We
had to got together and build with such ma- terial as was available to us, and this material was happily at hand in this great Atlantic com-\ munity, with its common outlook and desire for peace.
"Our peoples do not glorify. war but they will not shrink from it if aggression is threat- the fened."
twitt preset aimed trength of the As a result of the Pact demo- Treaty nuntios and The Soviet gracy wIH no longer a series of
bloc is edunaled to be roughty futed units but had become thr
That envers the stands | cubesive
matan and hip porces | wildest, bart clares, pret på lyder risavven that "ut this is not the bad end. might be called up in the eventį We shall pueste, with every en- deavor the mikling of a truly Most of the indil413 manpower | universal Liste Na' wou
DƐ wat
to
of the Allinte group is centred | which this Broug of entries be the same skin of the Unit-will be no mean conliduntur,“
Mr. Hess also said: “lo and France. averunt – Jor ↑ penting my signature
ed States, Botam
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ERNEST BEVIN
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over a wide area of the world were thrown
Into
state of and harassed undertainty
by wars of nervos and civil wars. The common people, who only to, live in pesée, have been unable to follow their peaceful
10 Organisin", Mr. Devin pursuits or sleep safely in the positions which those people
thek beds.
that are the depository of the They have seen their consti- ideal
Western Of
civilisation lutions crushed--constitutious in Joempy in the world." made their liberty secure.
thought sich they
they h
A Peace Pact We have witnessed a period in
The Norwegian Foreign Minis-`| which, while the countries re-ter, Mr. Halvard Lange, sold that presented here have been steiving | Norway Was looking fur to rehabilitate the world and to greater measure of security be- the 12-Porter Payt today, I sin doing so on beare
andyond that provided by member- prosperity of a free parhanwentacy nn-
ranity, they have been constantly hip of the United Nations." and am sankhed that the We have all tried
frustrated in their effurts,
Mr. Lange described the Pact peace" and as with genuine wat tinted step we mn Inking has the al-
destre and high purpose to built
no nation, Againet must unanimous approval of the about 1,121,- British people.
nt effective United Nations. We
It Ex directed solely against have endeavoured to " other
make its
aggression itself." siguratorias. 4213
nattchinery work Bl
Norway was folulug to create
the Al- The United | seuntry has hul forced upon i
high conkikuce Helen
Ja 12i Rrent dance because "for reasons which plus the grant task of lighting to
world organisation so as to en- wurde
we all know, the United Nations WHAT? ARninst BERI Ession
able it to establish rectuate for cannot truly give us or any other all the peoples of the world.
nation the security to which we had confidently looked forward. "Under these circumstances my country temporarily had to lank for a greater measure of security. beyond that provided by me-
about 3.111.360 of
total of 4.148,400
Russia the ut perser of the
Soviet grmin
1,050,000 mere ins at Her other allies and
J00 to that figure
The big haves, pl
State:
the
Allies, Bor
P
witle edge
+
As for
armer inICES.
s the ther A Lube allaneetthin a period of a quarter of a
century.
CASE
LIP powers military only Bunge. They experts can astimate that the total number
of atroplanes in about the sanie for the Western and Eastern blues, but believe that the At lantio Powers probably muster morn
bombers.
long.
range
In addition 1 Ther
potential
manpower advantage. the Wes- tom Powers together possessi
7(1)
More than three lines and much capinefly
ducing steel,
tow
prom
(2) More than I re us m2)
For
Appalling Cost
it tp
Illusion Ended
hut so far our hopes have not auc-ben tully realised. What course then was left to us! We had 19
one
"directed
"The cent in human life and treasure WAR appalling. coeding generationa In the period following early struggle get together mat build with such hership of the United Nations."--
Eight Umes as much vzd. Almost 34 tunes a nich ocean-going merebant. ton-
coal production.
GA
c)
(5)
nage. Nemly much motor
Reuter
three:
materials as were nvaliable to us, | Renter. and this material was happly at boul In
In this great Al
Allantic cor- ny, with a
a common outlook and desire
for peace. "The entries whose repro- sentatives are signing this great 13 Pact times
today are composed Of peace-loving peoples with spri- uties, but they also have great pride In their skil and their production and in their nekievement in mustering thei
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Violent Battle In Greece
Athens, April 4.
forces of nature and harnessing A violent battle between 4,000 (the great resources of the world | guerillas and units of the Greek tor the benet of mankil, Our Army South West of Grammos peoples do not glorify war but is going on, the Greek General they wil
wil not shrink from it if staff announced tonight.
aggression is threatened,“
the
said
“Our föreen are defending their Dr. Slikker, Foreign Minister
while
reinforcements. of the Netherlands-which with positions Britain. the Unitesi
States, arriving in time, have joined the
battle." the communique France, Belgium, Canada and
It claimed that the Luxembourg,
scized heights rounder member-sald that the signing of the battle have been recaptured Brst stage of the treaty marked "the end
a
Pacific Pact Is
Next, Reds Say You must try
Moscow,
{"Pravda's” ̧_international commentator/said today: The Pacific powers, seeking the leadership of the Anglo-American aggressors, are proceed- ing to expedito organisation of a Pacific pact." The commentator said the preliminary step for this purpose was the recent East Asia conference in New Delhi.
This, he said, was summoned ostensibly to discuss Indonesia but served only as a pretext for 16 main objective-realisation of an Anglo-American plan for
a Pacific bloc
"The New Delhi conference
banner
of
proceerled under political union which was будь м ganised to curl the war between Anglo-American
circles
ruling and reactionary anti-popular elements of certain Asiatic coun-
PACIFIC
PACT PROBLEMS
Manila, April 5.
The Under-Secretary of For- eign Affairs, Felino Neri, says
Pacific
tries on a basis of jobit struggle there are tremendous problems against growing popular temo-in bringing about the cratic movements," the commen-security alliance proposed by Wfor salel.
President Quirino but these are The "Pravdu" writer declared not insurmountable and can be that Japan is intended to play met by short and long-term a principal role in the contem- planning based on the prin- plated- Pacific bloc,
ciple of Arst things frst, The commentator adder: "Te Mr., Nert and Mr. Quiring ber deal with Ruhr mangnater In levey the plliance desirable if Europo and with Japouse bly in meet the need of Imple- magnates in the Far Eastshotnting President Truman's pro- this but an Americas variant gramme of aid for under-deve- I the Japanese-Germain ant-loped countries. Cominform pact? The proramme **The programme cun create a
Paciße ploe being formed is
for the clear. It is unleashing war by Pacte pael in the same manner. the Anglo-American Imperialist
R: the Marshall Plan does with camp against forces standing for espect to the North
Atlantie Insting dainocratio peace,"
pact."
Among problems posed by the "Pravda" also said That proposed aliance are hugelary Pacific pact along
for the same impleations
United times as the North Atlantic AL- States, unsettled conditiona Ilance wil
be proposed by Chim and South East Ask and American "ealing cirotza" to the military base on which ti
in the alliance must stand.
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Novel Theory
entranch thomcolver British Dominions.
A
The article in the Communist Jarty organ, distributed in Lon- on by the Soviet Ambassador, suki:
is ecriain that the Paciße subsidiary of the Atlantis pact will be fully subjugated to Amer- can ruling circles which will ploy it in particular to estab- Ish themselves Ja the British Dominions and sever them, from British. Empire."United 'ress and Associated Press.
he
SILENT TO THE LAST
New York, April 4 Seven grim-faced Russian Jelegates to the recent Cultural und Scientific Conference fol World Peace in New York left LaGuardia Airfick last night for home after maintaining u stony silence to newspapermen at the airport.
legales. A group by the rebels in the
proper
the
economic bu
Mr. Quirino,
the
ון
in suggesting presibility of Including
Japan in the
alliance.
proposed Pacific envisaged
past
be
whereby membero would bound to settle disputer peace. fully, encourage economic col. laboration, 'develop Individual and collective capacity and rosiat aggression. The President clicl not mean military pact. Under the pro- Jectet alliance members woulst consult together whenever the rrrlorial integrity, political in- dependence or security
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is threatened.-United Fress,
MIDDLESBROUGH STRIKE ENDS
Middlesbrough, April 5. Striking Middlesbrough dockera led today to return to work tomorrow, ending a six-weeks' unomcial stoppage which has held p nearly £250,000 worth of ex- port cargors. The dispute cou- revncil the rrangements und The party's interpreter, M. Ivan bones of work. Razhanski. refused to translate Ships have been divertel from the repertors
Lort questions to inc the
during the strike.- of reporters
Reuter, tried to evoke some response from the Russian composer. M. Dimitr Shostakovich, a member The communique
of the both sirle
He had suffered losses
delegation who
is rumoured to eribert Bio stubborn and violent carshot of Shostakovich and ang
lier communique had des
speak English. They stood within fighting in this area.
sak: "I hate Shostakovich's music According Lo Free
anyhow. think it sounds ter- Radlo report, the Greek Cons- ribic." Shostakovich did not res- munists have opened a now c
of an illusion the hope that and added: "The battle continues
secure
the United Nations would by itself
international peace" but it also marked the birth of "a new hope of endur ing peace.
"Freedom from fear is being |brought nearer to all of us today.” Western Ideals
the
wych
uniminished violence."
added that
An earlier
Greek
pund.
Challenging the effetency of offensive against the Government A group of 12 Americans bade United Nations to secure troops on the Grammos-Smolikns the Russians farewell. Several of prace by itself, the French For- front in Northern
Greves, Henr the Russian delegates were seen eign Minister, M. Robert Schu- the Albanian border. The Radio kissing the Americans good-bye.: mun, said that France was sign- added that the operations, which There were no plckets and no ing the Pact also because "began on April 1, are developing | demonstrations-Reuter. would be criminal to neglect afovnurably int nécording to pinu. single opportunity, or a possible cuter.
wid,
for the
Leuce".
preservation of
The Danish Foreign Minister.
Mr. Gustav Rasmussen staled,
"By signing this Treaty the
United States has in advance ex-
CHAPLIN AT "PEACE" CONFAB
Paris, April 4.
pressed readiness to stand by de- Charlie Chaplin will take part mocratic and peace-loving peo-in the World Congress of the Partisans of Peace, to be held here from April 20 to 24, the Congress Secretariat said tonight,
ples
Denmark was signing because the Treaty "is an instrument of peace, because it has no other
The Dean of Canterbury. Dr. purpose thun defence in case an
Hewlett Johnson, and Mr Juha ormed attuck should occur against Pall Mills, Independient Labour any one of the signatory Powers." Member of Parliament, have Dr. Jose Careiro da Matta, urumised to attend-Reuter. for Portugal, assorted that the Treaty was "an. Inatrament of defence and International co. operation"
It was "more than ever neces- sary to defend the principles and
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