LONDON EMPLOYERS REFUSE TO SPONSOR NEW PEACE EFFORTS
LOOKING FOR AN EXCUSE
Sydney, July 18.
Australia's striking...coul- miners only need an excuse to get back to work, Labour Party Bourres suid texday.
Early selfiement of the three- week-old walk-out, which Ved up industry and shipping..
nearly 500,000 people and peat out of works. was foreshadow det yesterday when mhers at Colle Weston Australia, returned to work.
At the same time, the -Mladog i Union's Council and that it will willing to attend any prace talks enbel by the Australian Coumes of Trierle Unions.
Miner
striki of the Federation du counter Propaganda Launched
against the walk-out by The Australian Labour Party,
from reports unions Involved
According to
Melbourne, the
to
London, July 18,
Hope of an early settlement of the dock dispute, now holding up 71 vetsols in the Port of London, Faded tonight When Port employers refused to sponsor a new peace effort. ·
The British Shipping Federation, announcing that it could not intervene in the Canadian dispute which set off the London trouble, rejected a proposal that it should bring together Con- adian ship-owners here and striking mem- -bers of the Conadian Seamen's Union.
The
Governmelit is tonight Kolding additional
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1949.
Support For London Strike From Dunkirk
Dunkirk, “Juty 18. Dockers here today decidad
of
to support the London dockers and the Canadian Seamen's Union by "00 Blow methods on ships from the Port London or Canadian porta.
Representatives of the port's 1,000 dockers, all members of the Communist fød CGT (General Confederation of Labour) agreed to this at a dockside • mealing today. Router.
ROCKET TO MOON
troops in readiness to join more than 6,000 “A DREAM”
Army and Air Force Men diready handling Zargões on 67 thips along the waterfront.
The drit! from work of dockers refusing to handle ·énrede on Canadian ships involved in the Canautian Inter-union
whocker!.
over
"war" is
Moderate unds sairt today
Slaty per cent of the crew al they believe that the miners
the Beaverbrue-one of the two will vote to rul the
which the Canadian ships despite plans
20-lay-old Londan dock dispute hego-slated texty that their vessel is no longer "black".
In a letter to the British Minis- of Labour the seamen called try of on London flockers-a prak total Were tile today-to of 15,341 ara expected to agroa
the
Mind This worthless and misre- unloading of coal which has lain
In the holds of the 7,000-1 presented dispute,"
Leaders of the Stevedores and Canadian collier Malf-
Union--ty which most of the idle London dockers ¦ asked the Shipping | belong-hal
meeting to sponsor a Federation of Canadian ship-owners and sea- about men to clear up confuiskou коре
agreement signed last month. Alleged violation of this rer-
Duxe for nearly ne Lightermen's
of
an
Jules 1120
The. Austalan Council Trade Unions yesterday that the "zek" ban ship was improperly, imposes by the Australion Struñen's Union.-
Press.
Talks Op Kashmir Problem
Karachi, July 18. Indian and Pakistani military leaders had a first guint meeting with the Truce Sub-Committee of the United Nations Commis- kion for India
anet
Pakistan here follay in an effort to eslab- lish a cease-fire line in Kash- mir.
General Mravice Drivoler, the
ment by the Canadian Pacifie Italfway was tite direct enuse of
the present Lonrim stoppage.
A similar request to the British Ministry of Labour. Inst week was turned down and the Shipping Federation announced that it was no more able to intervene than the Ministry,
No Concern Of Britain
"This dispute (insofar
it
ia Industrial and not political) to purely Canadian and no con- Bern of the British shipping or decks Industries", the Federa 1lon stated.
The British Cabinet examined the latest position in the docks when it met today, but there is no indication tonight that any
new official ingasures
Committee's military adviser, al-
ented. Mr. Hernando Samper, | Hel of Colombia, who presidert on be-templated.
Ere cun-
The "Big Five" Emergency
half of the Commission, said that Dock Committee, which has full the delegations are aware of the great advantages which would de authority in the Port under the
ult for both governments from an greed cease-fire the, and that hey are equally conscious of the nherent dangers of the present undefined situalina.
He emphasised that the line which had been presented to the Commission is to serve only as basis for discussion, and that it bad been drawn in the light of bo fachial positions.
Emergency Regulations, toured
the locks and Inler met at its headquarters.
Smith-
Workers at London's field meat market decided by a "fair majority" fonight -not to
WALLACE BID FOR SENATE
New York, July 16. Henry Wallace will be named the American Labour Party's candidate for United States Senator next autumn on a tie- ket which will inelade Repre- sentative Vito Marcantonio as candidate for Mayor.
Patiten strees said the ALP Tjeket #ne-up will be announced tonight by the Party's designating rendaitter,
Mr. Wallace, a resident of South Salem, New York, will seek the Senate seat made vacant by th resignation of Democratic Sena- for Behert Wagner, Sr.
Chirago, July 18. The President of the United States Rocket Society today advised the Canadian Rocket Suciety to give up its plan to send a rocket to the moon in 1960.
NEGRO BALL STAR TAKES A SLAM
AT PUUL ROBESON
Washington, July 18.
A negra baseball star, Jackie Robinson, second Basoman of the Brooklyn Dodgers, testified-be- fore the House of Representatives' Un-Ameri- cân Activities Committee today.
He believes that American'negroes will fight for the United States against Russia or any other
enemy.
statement Robinson re- plied to the recent asertion by -the--negro-singer:-Paul-Robeson, also once a famous athlete, that Americum hegroes would 01 fight against Russia.
BENGAL PROVINCE UNREST
Robinson sold: "There has been a terrific lot of nisunder- studing about Communist in- fluence among negroes and it is bound to hurt my people's cause unless it is cleared up."
Calcutta, July 18. Robinson
sald
that any negro A general election is expect- "worth his salt" is going to re- | ed'in West Berigal this year las sent slurs or discrimination be- ju first-step towards ending the cause of his
ruce, but
"this sporadic uniest seething in the abrolutely nothing to do with
province. what the
Communiste may OF any not
be trying to do. And while people must realise that the more 208270 hale Communian because it chposes Democracy, the more he is going to hale any other influence that kills off Democracy in this coun-
Not that the plan is not outhentically and theoretically said R. L. Farnsworth parrible, ile sold: "It is my opinion that It can be done mathematically it has been worked out for 30 years." The problem is one of financing | try. Only the Government
building
afford to drink about space ships to the moon. He said the exist
et so high it is foolish for anatemus to continue with their experiments.
to
The Indian Congress Working Committee in New Delhi is un- derstood
have tentatively greed to this step, the first of two
recommendations major made by the Prime Minister, Pandit Nehru, his return from a three-day fact-finding.
last
week to Calcutta. "Negroce were stirred นค The Prime Minister, who told long before there was Com.
Calcutta Congressmen that they munist Party and they
wil
should "risk death, if necessary stay stirred up long after that
problems of in facing the
the Party has ditappekrad--únlèss; day, is understood to have ad- Jim Crow (discrimination) has vis
visca carly elections and see dicappeared by then as well." previsión cf
Siren Song In Bass
A
On noteson's 'statement, Robin- son said: "It sounds pretty silly to me and If Robeson wants to
stund Filly that is his business, not mine."
"The Canadians are a group of amateurs who got wrapped up in their own dreams." He added: "We had the same dream at one tune." for the In an unsteing pians preject last week, Boris Dyke of Toronto, Vice-President of the Canadian Society, said a round-
Robinson said that in the cane 3,000,000. But before then "hun of trip to the moon would east about
war negroes would do their dreds of millions" would be need-best to help their country win the same as Italians, Irish, Jews. ed for research and trints. He and the Society is planning a projec- üle 200 test long and 50 feet in diameter. In space pioneers would take sich junts to
other planets on their trip to the moon. Farnworth sald no large cor- poration would finance such a pr Ject. He asked: "Why should they, when they can get a sub contract from the Government and it won't cast them a dime?"
His
own Society had the idea of moon trip when it was or gantsed in 1942. He said: "They Newbold Morris, who Wis H sald we were crazy when Wo "No Deal" candidate in that elec- plauned a roket trip to the moon. ton, Is the Republican-Liberal: Now with the Government In- fusion candidate this year.-United; terested we are just ignored."
United Press.
Mr. Marcantonio, Leftist ALP chieftain who represents the far- Jem area in Congress, recently said he would oppase Mr. William O'Dwyer if the Mayor ever ran for re-election. Mr. O'Dwyer day- nounced his énndidacy last week.
The ALP aigned itself with the Democratic Party in the 1945 election, rolling up 257,000 votes for Mr, O'Dwyer,
Press.
French Communists Defy The Vatican
Paris, July 18.
Swedes. Blavs and other Amect cans would kɔ,
has ever "No one
questioned for n my race's loyalty except few
people who do not amount to very mu
much," Robinson said: "Negroes and other Americans of many races and faiths have too much invest- ed in the United States for any one of us to throw it away be. cause of amiren song kung du boss.
"We can win our fight without Communists and we do not want thoir help."-Associated Press,
LAUREL ON PI INVESTMENTS
broadly-based Ministry, Including all Congress Caelons.
Mr.
Nehru considered that
there slept would restore Con- 1968 anity and stabilise the pro- vincini administration.
Bengal Bar Been fighting for economic survival since the In- dian partition reduced the pro- vince to one-thirri - if its former size, removed vast tracts, of dis agricultural land and sandelled the Administration with 2,000,-
vefagées.
000
The Congress Party, which is In power, is split into three main faefions, each centred around a leader on lines of personal'ull- eglance.
According to an intètial section of publia oplálén ‚'hora, 77-year-old Bir Aurobindo Ghosh, sage and philosopher, is the only living Bengalese who bring about a change of
among the propte
can
heart
of
Bengal. During Pandit Nehru's visit to Calcutta last week, pamphlets were thrown into his car urging him to bring Aurobindo Ghosh' Back to Bengal from Pondicher Muntu, July 18." Dr. Jose P. Laurel, the Opposi mit for
ry, where he has lived, as, 'n'ber-
the past 40 years;-- tion presidential candidate in the November general elections, told Reuter. D newsman Jast night American and foreign invest ments will come to the Philip pines provided the Philippby
thn!
Government can guarantee them internal peace and security
Defying the Vatican, French Communists intend to continue trying to get the Catholics to work with them on the political and labour fronts.
·UN-
strike in support of the dock Noriters.
spokesmen
nounced. But they did re-affirm their recent decision to boycott
Party leaders made this clear
oil ingat undouled by troops. in a series of week-end speeches
The Central Strike Committee, attacking the Vatlem's excone in Britain of the Canudar Sen-tleation decree against Catko- men's Union said in a statement le Communists.
that the refusal of the ship- "Our efforts โ 4ion of owners to meet and discuss
That line carries with it io pre- adgment of a future agreement political issues relating to a Fuce.
India's delegation is led by Seutenmat-General Shringesh nd Pakistan's delegate by Majur- General Cawthorn.
Williams, of the strife",
Mr. William Inited States, is the steand man- er of the Commission's. Truco ub-Committee-Reuter:
ROUND-UP IN THE LEBANON
Beirut, July 18. The Lebanese Government to- ay began rounding up another biltical purly, the Al Katayah Phalangists), sealing its offices, aking 13 arrests and confeca- ng arms. The Party member ip is estimated at 30,000. Le anese extremisls.
The donth
sentences
pro-
ounced on 12 members of the obanese "Syrian National Party" which was. dissolved list
onth on the grounds that i
preparing a coup d'etat have been submitted to: the mnesty Commission for Bun dgment.-Reuter.
VANTEEN
2013) THE FIRST ITAMINIZED
HAR TONIC
Danteen
STOPS LOSS.
HAIR WITHIN
FEW WEEKS
Settlement "proves that they are not Interested in ending the
"Betrayal Of Fellows"
"The Canadian Beamen's Union is willing. at any time to meal with the ahip-owners or any other paity for the pur. pose of discussing * *means of settlement," the statement: as. torted.
We believe that the strike ens end at any time the ship-owners ere prepared to sign an agree- ment based on last year's wages and conditions.
Referring to today's statement by sailors; aboard the Beaverbrac That their thip is no longer black, the CSU said: "By far the majority of the seamen from the tivo strike-bound ships Bea- verbra
And Argoment ore èttil meldily. on 'strike."
The statement uccused the Beaverbrae men of "complete surrender ip the eltip-owners and betrayal of their Yellow trade unionista" and Bald that their sta torment was obviously im splied by the employers Reuter
Algiers Dockers' Support
Algiers, July 18
As un act of soldarlly with Lantion dock strikers, dockers at Algeria today refused to work the British ships Heoron and Venetian, loaded with tractors for Alferlon forms.--Reuter,
He claimed that foreign capital has hesitated to come in because the Government has failed to The Capitalist regime is not | provide stubin artcl secure more eternal than was the bauls for international commerce" feudal regime or the slave ra. and foreign investment-Reuter. gime," he added,
M. Phorez
1wo-
declared thul "tor men of good will not be halted having in the past taken positions by the Vatican's decision," sald ihat did not correspond with the Maurice Thorez Secretary-Gen-| march of history, the Church of oral ol the French Communist Rome suffered amputations from Party, in a speech at Grenoble, which it never recovered. It
The excommunication decree thus lost all influence in was termed "an unacceptable in- thirts of Europe." strument" by No. 2 Communist is a speech at Jacques Duclos Abbeville.
M. Thorez said that in the past the Villen had adjusted ifestf to the regimes of Hitler, Mus- solini, Franco and Petain "re- gimes condemned by history.**
"We will continue our polley of union. We will continue our policy of the hand extended to the Cuthofles," said M. Thores.
"We are sure that the hands that were joined in the battles, or the liberation will not be un- clasped. Associated Press,
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SHIP SINKS
Calio, July 18. The 200-ton Italian freighter, Vega, sank 30 miles outside Al- exandria harbour on Saturday but the Captain and a six- 'erew escaped in Arèbošts, the
Coast Guard reported today.
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