THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1940.
ROUND-TABLE CONFERENCE ON "Big Six" Unions
INDONESIA'S FUTURE OPENS
Transfer Of Sovereignty An Irrevocable Resolution
DELEGATES' OPENING SPEECHES
The Hague, August 23.
The Dutch Prime Minister, Dr. Willem Drees, opening the round-table conference here which is to decido the future of Indonesia, said that the Netherlands had taken the irrevocable resolution to transfer the sovereignty of Indonesia to the United States of Indonesia, "In the first place," he said in his inaugural address, "I feel the need to declare to the Indonesian delegates that when on the Netherlands side in previous agreements the preparedness was embodied to transfer the sovereignty to the United States of Indonesia, this signified for the Netherlands an irrevocable resolution,
"This decision does not rest on an impulse of sentiment nor on an unwilling acquiescence in a superiority of circumstances, but on gradually ripened realisation that along those lines in the present world situation the in- terests of the Netherlands and of Indonesia and a beneficial co-operation between these countries could best be promoted."
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chief Then the Prime Minister, Dr. 1 people in the world had become helvstars cat rutuel a large aval Drees, rose mod began to speak, revolutionaries inflamed with In he centre of the Japa
dynunde spirit he sald.
try-hung Kuigies,
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Foreign And
and heads of diplomati HENSHIDA, a frese Bulch doddingt publie fitus es a badal of the pouble bat in the small resa avataisle 1 non-pra ticipant
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Dr. Deres sat in the centre of Ale val table On his ikht, pred pound The wide curve INST NA MAIN thor, wie the iespalta um deles Patien
Jay Premier Jr.
Mohammed Hata, and next to thei the Plent defeater were grouped bound these lead- er. Sultan Bamid 12 of Ponfirmen's. for the Chairman's left was the Dutch deleration with the vet- Vin Makter, Dr. J. H. Seas Maarst veen in the centre, flank- ed by the Foreign Mindes, T 12. US Stikker, and 1r. J. 11. Van Rosen, of Dutch negatider.
Between the Federalists and the Dutch and faring Dr. Drees sat the ambers of the tailed Nations Commission with Mr. T K. Crifebley, the Aue taliter
entative in the centre arthug presentative
the Commision's Chairman for the week."
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The press gallery was crowd- ed with 200 journalists, about 50 of whom, were Indonesians. Three Radio commentators des. cribed the
in followed by gates filed small army of adviners and
scene
secretarial staff,
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conferener mant enthe to elvar agreements sittel arrangernenda,
"We huse," tu said, "definite principles in poule aug."
Tragic Relations
nation.
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Crown in Indonesia and the in- acceptable
terim government, which was not to the Netherlands
Government,
It was on this division of res- ponsibility that all negotiations
had been stranded and had twice resulted in armed violence.
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General Acceptance
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"If my information rect, political circles In the Netherlands have generally st ready accepted the Immediate transfer of sovereignty
inevitable consequence. And The
Demand
Cut In
Cost Of Living
London, August 23,
Four of Britain's “Big Six” unions came out today with demands for stronger action to make the Labour Government cut the cost of living. The move brought to a climax months of negotia- tion between trade union leaders and Sir Staf- ford Cripps, Charicellor of the Exchequer, on wages, prices and production costs--key fac- tors in Britain's export trade and the dollar gop. The attitude of the trade union leaders to the de- mand will be decided when the Ganeral Coun- cil of the Trades Union Congress meets tomor- row to give final approval to its economic policy report for the annual TUC conference next month,
The four unions' demand hos been put on the conference agenda.
These unions are the Transport and
Union, General Workers' with more than 1,000,000 mem- bers, the Amalgamated Engineer- ing Union, the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers nod the National Union of Rall-
waymen.
The Unions have maile telear that wage-pegging to keep down
The
wages
are
If sovereignty is to be transfer-production costs is acceptable if
real workers' red anyway, it would be best
boosted by price cuts. to complete within the shortest possible time the negotiations at this round-table conference concarning the transfer," Dr. Hatta declared,
He went on to any that every NOver- delay
in the transfer of eignty would be felt by the In- donesian people us a political stratagem
lo continue colonia rule in
would. Indonesia, and therefore, cause the people to be suspicious of the Netherlands' in- tentions."
Dutch-Indonesian relations had subsequently developed Into "tragedy" benuse actually there was C common objective, the gunting of indepentlence to the To these belong, mentioning tonesian people. There existers maly a few, the speisty establishe
Daly difference in views regard- inent of the United States of In-
which this manner by ing the donesia as it sovereign democrats objective was to be reached. the state in a federal basis, Die Recognized ur not, Dr. Hatta autority of the populations, une
the people of the Republic saad, the Netherlands, operation with perably with the United King-emelves us a sover- dom of the Netherlands, compris. it was the Netherlands' view ng the Netherlands, Surram and that as long as sovereignty had The Antilley ITS A Netherlands-st actually been transferred to Indonesian Union headed by the the Indonesians, full sovereignty eignty be entirely unconditional,“ Queen of the Netherlands,
cemained vested in the Nether-Dr. Hatto salt. Jamis. The Indonesia view was "We fully understand that the that the transition period should Netherlands Government wishes be characterised by 21 transition from the colonial status to tie to be assured that sovereignty with a federal form of govern- status of an independent nation will be conferred on an Indonesia
To achieve this the Republie
outrement, and that a union is to be had been willing to make sacri- established between the Republic tres and to relegate itself from of United Indonesia and the The status of a sovereign nation
Kingdom of the Netherlands in conformity with principles. by
tr
The question of whether etjes cially the Netherlands United Kingdom of the Nether hands al participate in Union shall only be decubed after
thes
consallations bell with Surinam and the Antilles."
If the conference led 10 д satisfactory agreement
"Nor will the transfer of sover-
the Renville follow
ed by a practical rentisation of the aims in view, then the door was opened towards an inde
and sovereign
pendent
Inda.
ncalan national existence and towards a co-operation of both peoples on the baals of freedom and friendship. However
to the position of a component the Republic Stute. However,
the attributes wanted all sovereignty, such as the army and foreign relations, to be conferred on the te
the interim government and to be continued by the latter,
Dr. Hatta said. the dele.
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These conditions were not felt"
and the the Republicans Federalists as being restrictivé to sovereignty.
With the support they could expect from smaller unions, these four Unions could influence the outcome of the conference and determine whether the TUC lead- crs should go in for harder har- gaining than in pust negotiations with the Government
Annual Report
1
suite of 18 months of co-opera- tion with the Government in a policy of pegging wages, profita and pricta. It adds ita convic tion that this is still the only possible polley for the unions to pursue.
The Ceneral Council has tabled resolution that Britain's difa- culties can only be solved by greater production at lower cost and by Internationally-concertari offorts to maintain living stand- ards and full employment.
The resolution calls for the greatest possible measure of res. traint in making wage claims un- related to increased productivity. and promises continued vigilance by the leadership cn prices and profits.
Of the four challenging unions, the Transport and General Workers' Union
voices concern that high taxation is being main- tained, and grave concern that basic food prices have gone up as a result of Imitation in food subsidies Incorporated in the last budget.
The annual report of the General Council the leader
It speaks of an imperative ship of the movement-implies necessity for price cuts and re general satisfaction with the reduced profits.
'Let's Keep Them'
NY Paper Says
New York, August 23.
of
Dutch fears that the transfer Sovereignty would jeopardise
The today, that the
some atom bombs send Britain, said:
"Let's not do it. Let's keep all thene weapons,
present and
Control Of Profits
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The engineers call for a stric- tor contro! of profits, fully maintained subsidies, and tax cul, and warn that the cost of living will be a major issue at the next general election.
smaller unions A number of
Daily News" editorial express similar sentiments.
The other big discussing the report
debate
the United States may conference will be on
to duet of nationalised industries.
After consulting the unions concerned, the General Council
Government has asked the
to ap- In theory, he continued, sover-Dutch capital investments and
point more trade unionists to eighty in the interim period economic interests in Indonesia, future, in the United States. Park boards of State Industries, to re- would remain with the Nether Dr. Hatta said, were completely some of them in England or any educate officials so that they ac-
desire tants, but its practical exercise
to void of any grounds.
consult other foreign country under no quire a sincero in certain mutters could be en-
the After quoting
political matter what security precautions the
in the fullest sense of the term trusted to the interim
with work-peoples representa- govern- manifesto of the Indonesian Re-
and we will only make it a bit mcut.
lives and to see that this con The Indonesians held that this public, issued in November, 1945, easier for spies to get close to
sultation to demonstrate this, Dr.
cather comes before, conception
in conformity al ith the first of the six additional said, "People in the Noth
than after. Important policy de. look ahead und must be able
cisions are made.-Reuter. principles of the Renville Agree-s
see with a dynamle vision that will to be enused forever | men on January 17, 1948),
o Independent Indonesia belonging to the Irrevocable
not be detrimental to their in- Dr. Hatta said that this Indo-terests." neslan conception created
On the contrary, Dr. Hatts said, problem of the division of res- i would benelit Holland. ponsibility between the high re- presentative of
Drees said he did not want Dr. to go further into the past.
"Much will further have to be forgotten on both sides, at least it will have
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said.
of the representatives Netherlands and Indonesia met at this moment as equivalent partners to discuss in free con- sultation the future of their coun- tries and the relationship be tween their countries.
To Avoid Distrust
It was important, Dr. Drees said, that everything should be carefully avoided at the confer ence that hurt or nourished dis- trist.
"I must not omit to point out most seriously the necessity that the actual fight with weapons us well as propaganda cease," said.
he
It there was still a fight to be fought it was a fight against all that might separate them and threaten the dignity and pros- perity of their peoples.
and
Dr. Drees said that as Prime Minister of the Netherlands he thui was personally convinced provided no factual circumstances the Occurrences disturbed atmosphere the possibilities were great of bringing the conference to a satisfactory conclusion.
In conclusion Premier Drees welcomed the
members of the
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the
United Nations Commission and relterated his hopes that the con-
ence would be a success,
Speaking in indonesian, teader of the Republican In donealan delegation, Dr. Mohammed Hatta,
that
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"the vary not of our gathering here for the round-table con. ference Is the manifestation of the firm convictions of all par ties concerned that our sulations will produge the end we have in vlawan, uncondi tlocal transfer of complete and real sovereignty to
to the Indo- nesian people.
"The bitter experiences of the past years have impressed upon us the fact that the only solution to the Indonesian question is an Immediate transfer of soverTM
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