THE CHINA "MAIL TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1949.
CALL FOR CO-OPERATION TO Arab Nations Move
BRITONS BY PRIME MINISTER
Confident Nation Can Survive Difficulties
PRICE RISES EXPECTED
London, October 23.
The Prime Minister, Clement Attlee, told Britons tonight that the
nation could survive her economic difficulties only if all peo ple, in whatever s
capacity, co-operate with a firm will to con-
quer.
Mr. Attlee spoke before the cotton industry conference at Harrogate, but he refused to reveal anything of the economic speech which he is to make before the House of Commons tomorrow.
He told the conference one of Britain's biggest problems was to pay for
food from Canada end he warned manufacturers it was up to them to produce the kind of goods Canadians wanted.
Jet Airliner
In 2,000 Miles Flight
London, October 23. The world's first jet-pro- pelled airliner, Britain's De Havilland Comet, recently flew 2,000 miles in less than four hours, the "Sunday Times" reported.
The paper said the huge four- engined plare few at altitudes up to to 40,000 feet on a test fight over Europe at an average speed of more than 500 miles an hour.
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Mr. Attice is expected to meet i The "Observer" said: "We his Cabinet Ministers at No. 10 shall need bold leadership and Downing Street tonight to go over e readiness by the government to again with them measures he will take politically unpopular mea- announce in the Commons and. sures. We shall also need pub later, in a nationwide broadcast.lic
The
comprehension
Sunday papers forecast restraint. that, in cutting his domestic bud- get by £250,000,000 the Prime Minister would:
1. Slash food subsidies from £460,000,000 to £80,000,000. This would cause a gradual rise in the price of cheese, fats, sugar and meat, and possibly milk and eggs. 2. Decree still higher prices and petrol, both
for tobacco bought with dollars.
Buying Sprec
3. Return to clothes ration ing, particularly in dollar. bought cotton goods. Anti- cipating this, shoppers went on a buying spree yesterday and stores all over the country re- ported soaring sales.
fees
for
4. Establish small spectacles, false teeth and possi- Foly medicine, now distributed
At the same time, the De Ha-free by the nationalised medical
and self-
"The position is sadly similar to that in the war-but without the stimulus of an enemy, in- us on to be enterprising carnate and menacing to drive austere."
and
to a tem-
Mr. ATTLEE
UN GETS PAT ON THE BACK
Towards Unified
Policy On Issues
Cairo, October 23.
Seven Arab nations meeting here in session ap- peared decisively to move toward a unified policy on world issues on Saturday night. Hussein Sirry Pasha, Egypt's Premier, emerging from a three-hour session of the Arab League Political Committee (the second meeting in less than 12 hours),.announced that member states agreed upon, and sent to their respec- tive UN representatives specific instructions on the former Italian colonies. He did not amplify.
Sirry Pasha further announced
an agreement from the
Special
Committee to study, overall Palermo wa
stine problems and to report to
the League's council.
Another decision taken at the closed meeting was agreement on principle to establish collective system, a source close to the Egyptian delegation told the Associated Press.
The Political Committee, com- prising representatives of the Lea- gue's members, is in charge of policy procedure. Its re-com- mendations are submitted to the League's council.
Cautious Optimism
Delegates of Egypt, Iraq, Syria, he Lebanon, Saudi Arai bia, Yemen and Hashemite Jordan, privately, expressed a cautious optimism after Satur day night's agreements, which they termed the first construc. tive moves in the present sea- zion.
came after
War With
Yugoslavia Forecast
Vienna, October 23, The clandestine Hungarian language publication, "Mag-| yar Komunista," today re ported that the Soviet satel- lites, with Hungary, as the spearhead, would invade Yugoslavia late this year.
"Magyar Kommuniste" sald the plan to start a shooting war against the Tito regime was drafted at a secret Cominform conference in Prague in Septem- details.” ber, "of which we have complete
following about the plan drafted in Prague:
The paper said it learned the
London, October 23. Leader of the British gov The agreements Mr. Attlee's speech, however ernment and its opposition ave days of sharp differences be will be addressed porarily cheerful audience, e both voiced cautious hope to climax was reached on Saturday tween member States. The which on Sunday had its first night that the United Nations morning when Sirry Pasha, fol- taste of meat for several days will succeed in keeping peace. lowed by Hussein Heikal Pasha, two mutton chops for the whole week or some 13 ounces of beef
Egyptian delegation member and costing is 4d.
The Prime Minister. Mr. Cle-chairman of the Liberal Constitu- ment Attice, Labour, Annual consumption
"Until late this year Russia. Mr. tional Party, withdrew from the through Foreign Minister Andrei and of meat Winston Churchill, heading
Council per person is no around 70.8 Conservative Party, sent mes-
meeting They pounds, compared with the pre-sages to the United Nations Asso-ejection of Heykal Pasha's re-
withdrew following the Vychinsky, is to aim at having the West indifferent in case of ciation for Monday's fourth ann port calling for decreased au- war with Yugoslavia, then at the versary of the coming into force mittee, and increased power for
thority for the Political Com-year's end Hungary, under pre- of the UN Charter.
the General Council.
text is to declare war on Yugo- slavia.
war average of 109.5 En 1941 t was 85.6 and in 1944 96.8. thanks to Tend-lease.--United Press.
FAO MEETING TO DISCUSS CO-OPERATIVES
Lucknow, 'October 23.
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Mr. Attlee said world public opinion and the charter's high ideals of international morality
have
beneficent influence which we hope will transcend in importance the inevitable dis- agreements between nations."
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removal of trade barriers be They
Opinion was divided on
He urged that all support the tween member countries includ-
The paper said the Russians said the Comet expected to cover ther Mr.
whe- Attlee would
UN "in the conviction that bying the reduction of tariffs and pletely, with the exception of a the distance in
would stay out of the war com- reduce three to four defence expenditures, but
Dr. Horace Belshaw, who doing so we shall bring nearer to inter-Arab co-ordination hours. It will be piloted by Cap- predicted a more restricted draft eral of the Food and Agricul- peace, which all of
most will act as the Secretary Gen-fullmert tain John Cunningham and will
few detachments assigned to vari- high hopes of issues affecting member States. gain to provide the British with tural Organisation's technical cherish."
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theference on the part of Russia is {With
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meeting on Far Eastern De Havilland
munications, navigation and civil the war."
reaction to "Observer" said cuts in Govern-operatives which opens here to-
aviation. the fight would
ment expenses would be design. morrow, said in a broadcast series of trials.
ed. first to reduce the amount of tonight that the purpose of the money in circulation; secondly,
conference
was to stimulate divert the nation's labour force and provide guidance for a from domestic activities to the sound co-operative movement export drive.
in the countries of Asia and the Far East
The
spokesmen said be part of a
GCA Practice
airport
plane circled London several times last
with the
wight. practising ground contra!
approach ty*~
a test fight to Australia soon.
So far the plane, guarded con- tantly by security men, has been andled only by De Havilland taff. Informed sources say the omet has just undergone its first all inspection after being flown or a total of 80 hours.
EVATT URGES WORLD UNITY
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Measure Of Success
The Political Committee now Already, he said, in the will draft detailed recommenda- economic and social field work tions to be put before the Coun- of great value is being carried cil, the informant added. out with a substantial measure of success in the UN.
Mr. Churchill, wartime Prime Minister, said he was proud that A second purpose, he said, was his government had been among to indicate specifically the kind
of action which should be taken, the first sponsors of the original "We expect that recomienda declaration of 26 united nations tions will be made (by the meetin 1942. He declared.
"The United Nations must and
Proposal Rejected
The proposal by the iraq Premier, Nuri El Sald Pasha, that the principle of a collective fight against Communism be adopted, was rejected, the same source said.
tem. Tomorrow It will make night-fying trials and will practise landing at London air.
Sydney, October 23. ing) first, as to what member Dr. Herbert port It may also be sent on tralian Minister of External Af-o strengthen and de elop their Evath, the Aus governments themselves might do
He added that Lebanon's Pre- will succeed provided countries mier, Riad El Soth, led the oppo- fairs. and former President of co-operative movements; second-faithfully abide
who have signed the charter sition suggesting that each Arab the United Nations General Asly, to indicate sembly, said here today that the member governments throughout both in the letter and the spirit. its own methods.
ways in hich
by its terms, country fight Communism with world must learn to live together assistance in the furtherance of in the memory of us all," he said. a senior Arab League source told
the region like family
may be of actual
On the Arab position regarding "The horror of war is still vivid the future of the Italian colonies, groupings.
this objective;
and thirdly, to "The knowledge that we were the Associated Press that Arab at a special United Nations Day
was speaking which the FAQ and other inter- through those dark day until to support Laypt's stand what- attention to methods by fighting in a just cause pulled us UN delegations were instructed Church service, said that the national organisations may more the battle was won. United Nations was the beginning ments in this of the Parliament of man.
assist member govern- effectively
ever Egypt would stand for. task
"But there is no lasting vic-said, recognised that the fate of Belshaw indicated that tory unless it brings peace to all mmercial passenger ships obvill, not come to complete frui nations and Australia, and ob-
All
the informant members, about 40 delegates troca However, American ex-tion unless we work and per-servers from the Supreme Com-
Asian mankind.”
the former Italian Empire is of rts say its estimated 500-mph severe and
vital interest for Egypt and that eed makes it impracticable be- bow to the fallacious "doctrine Japan and from the International tion of which Mr. Churchill noted
refuse to accept or mand of the Allied Powers in of the United Nations Associa-Arab countries on this issue.
Both called for public support Egypt should act as the leader of use of its high landing speed, that war is inevitable," he de- Labour Organisation United Press.
The Political Committee ad- clared-Reuter.
would at- tend the conference-Reuter.
he is an honorary Presidentjourned to Tuesday evening-As- Associated Press.
sociated Press.
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The paper added that actual war would be preceded by all-out cfforts
in the United Nations General Assembly by the Rus- sians, aimed at convincing the West that the war with Yugo- slavia is a Sovie: family affair and does not warrant Western interference-United Press.
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