GENERAL ELECTION MAY RESULT IN A CLOSE FINISH
EUROPEAN RECOVERY PRAISED
New York, February 1. Thirteen newspaper editors and publishers, returning from a three-week tour of four European Marshall Plan courĀricayıqariyad sadayantikk praise for the European "Re- covery Programme,
The executives toured England, Western Germany, France and with Ituly where they talked Irading Government offelais, eco- nomists and politient leaders.
The editors were most Impress-
Brown, associate
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London, February 1.
THE CHINA, NA
Att ko Attloo
campaign In the North
London, February 1. The Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Allee, has planned *nino-day swing through Central and Northern Britain a part of the Labour Party'u
Mra. Attire "will drive the Prime Minister in their family car on the tour, polí tlest informants reported "to-
Britons everywhere are asking what will happen
about the nation's Government if the Generalerat election campaign. Election has such a close 'finish that no Party obtains an outright majority in Parliament. This possibility is visualised by many ordinary citizens, to whom the size of the Liberal Party's bid for recovery has come as a major surprise. "They have over 400 candidates-and-may-have- unpredictable effects upon Socialist and Con- servative candidates,
And
apart from the Liberal effort, there is grow. ing belief that a swing to the right may also have the effect of narrowing the verdict.
The question, uppermost Inships In harbours because there the layman's mind is the not chougil inbruge, spandsTan Pen election résult ia indecisive, land). giving no Party sufficient Mem- bers.of Parliament to form a Government, what majority will follow?
Labour's answar
thelons. But the Labour Party has an answer, and how effective it is cannot be known until after the votes are counted. The answer is:
10
are
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• During the tour, Mr. Attles
to make about 60
The Prime Minister" with probably ve London L
Не weak from Wednesday. has to be back in London by February 18 to wind up the Labour Party's series of elec- torat broadcasin.--Atsoclated ' Pract.
Accent will be
on youth if Tories get in
London, February 1.
Mr. Winston Churchill, will form, a Cabinet of, ox- perienced but comparatively young men if his Conservative Party wins the general election, A survey of political sources today listed these
likely choices:..
Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the House of Com- mons, Mr. Anthony Eden, 52. Foreign Secretary, Lord Salis bury, 50, or Mr. Richard Austin,
47.
Minister of Labour, Sir David Maxwell Fyto, 49.
Minister of Health, Mr. Walter Elllot, 61.
President of the Board of Trade, **Mr. Oliver Lyttelton, 50.
mahe Minister of
Roys
TRADITION BROKEN FOR BEVIN
Rome, February 1.
Mr. Claude Granville Lancaster, 50.
Minister of Defence, Mr.
Brenden Bracken, 19.
Minister of Transport,
ΟΙ
Mr.
INDIA'S REPLY TO U.S.
New York, February 1. Indian commerical circles in New York expressed dis appointment at the general tenor of the address given
Colonial Secretary, Mr. Harold yesterday by the Assistant MacMillan, 56.
Secretary of State, Mr. George C. McGhee, to the Peter Thorneycroft, 40.
Far East American Council Chancellor of the Exchequer, of Commerco and Industry. Mr. Oliver Stanley, 13.---
Mr. R. Sakseña, Consul-Gene- Minister of Food, Lord Wool-ral for India in New York, said ton, 06, or Mr. William Morrison, Mr. McGhee showed that tho
56.
Latest election odds by leading approach of the
Government and
Deputy leader
Mr. Eden in known
to the
United States
of American An age-long Vatican tradi-bookmakers quote the Labour business generally to the econo- tion that, the Pope grants Party as an odds on favourite at mie problem of India and, nolgh- "Yes, you have your queue audiences only in the morn-4 to 7.
bouring countries has not but they are getting shorter.
changed. You have some money to buying was broken for Mr. Ernest
Mr. Saksena referred particu- something. You
have Bevin, the British Foreig" world generally for his work aslarly to Mr. McGhee's statements security, and there are jobs for Secretary, who is now here. Foreign Secretary in the 30's and make more definito statements of that India and Pakistan should your men. You needn't worry Mr. Bevin was also given the that on Saturday night they use of the Pope's private lift used will be coming home with dis-only by the Pope and one aged missal slips. There aro Cardinal to go up to the Pope's
at queues
the employment study. offices and no ana is lining up for a dale,"
of the
during the war. He is also the their policy toward both foreign
Party, and domestic investors. Deputy Leader acting as its chief in and out of Mr. Saksena sald so far as the Parliament when Mr. Churchill is Indian Government was con- out of the country.
cerned, it had made clear state- Moat sources expect that Mr.ments of policy regarding equit Churchlit, should he became able treatment of foreign capital Prime Minister again, would and it could not be more definite want Mr. Eden to handle, a or
or more liberal, Deputy Prima
and As regards Mr. McGhee's Leader of the Hoven, the day warning that the trade disloca- by day problems. This would tion between India and Pakistan leave Mr. Churchil frte to might lead to a permanent
The queues, shortages and die drab life seem to be a handicap Political observers -consider to the Labour Government which et with the recovery made in that neither the Socialists nor the after Ave years is still thinking Italy. All said the Marshall plan Conservatives would be likely to in terms of controls and restric Is worklog satisfactorily and accept the task of forming
B administration without American funds are being well next spent.
reasonably safe Party majority. the John Love, columnist of
a Coalition Nur can they see paid Cleveland, Ohio, "Press,"
the ground that tribute to the "completeness and emerging, on
have which American the three biggest partles extelaess with personnel are handling the very drifted so widely apart since the complex problems of administer-famous wartime partnership that nothing short of a fresh threat to ing our Annelal aid.
survival is likely Britain and France might not national need continued financial aid after bring them together again. 1952. In Germany, if aid is not!
The partition of Ireland is ex- continued, there may be possible recession. When I was there two pected to be the ilveliest issue in years ago conditions were hope-the General Election campaign in lave, Now
visible Northern Ireland for seats in the Ulster progress is
Mr. Bevin spoke with the Pope British Parliament. Two
alone for 15 minutes and then everywhere,"
Unionists Sevellon
(Conservatives)
It is a hard-hitting answer, Im-presented to the Pope his two likely to be returned unopposed tor of the "Providence Journal North Antrim
women who re- private secretaries. and Armagh, pressing older
Vatican officials said that Mr. #al Bulletin," said. "On
member dreary stretches of un- But 23 candidates will struggle whole American dollars are being But
19 employment in the between-the-Bevin's visit, was completely pri- of the other well spent. American financial for possession
The Labour
Party vate. These war years. fecis fairly
sure of the will be needed in Wes- Northern Ireland
Mr. Bevin told journalists today older, Support
10 Unionists, Ave working class women.
that he had come to Italy "to try tern Europe after 1052. This as-comprise
But the the Northern Ireland Labour sistance may not be given in the
natural jute and its products, Mr. three Nationalists, youngsters, who can't remember to understand the views of the Italian Government and people recall it only and with the hope that I can ex- rue form and manner but it will nominees,
that the Mr. Saksena Bald
Indien
be needed in any case."
three Sinn Feinors and two So. unemployment,
not be so. thrilled
concious brand clalists of another
Foreign Government was fully from vaguely, may not be C.
The more
adven-plain to them our views".
1935
to of the risks they ran Bartz,
the Northern Ireland Party.
tilbody.
life, opportunity and the
1938. He has also been Secretary Roods were not made available to elimination of controls which the A Paradox
of the Colonies and for the Do the American market ut reason. Conservatives promise, may be
nble prices. minions, now Commonwealth re
to But India had
contend more appealing to some of the much in common. We must work lations. A
situation is paradoxical
aince young girl voters. So the women's together in the great tasks facing
One source said however, that Pakistan asked for higher prices
ngainst impeded supplies that the anti-partition move
vote remains something of a Europe."
the party might decide it was ment to itself threatened with a puzzle.
He congratulated the Italian inconvenient for the Foreign Setor 11s fute in terms of the de
valued rupee. the split in
Beats by nomination of Sinn Fein candi- In studying the puzzle, politi-Government on its "good work of cretary to sit in the House
Mr. Magan 5. Dave, President reconstruction in the face of enor-Lords rather than the Commons of the Indian Chamber of Com- overlooking the reco dates new serving sentences 10 fact that life has become a bit mous difficulties."
In such an event, the choice
merce of America, said Beifant Prison for complicity in casier in Britain lately: there is a Mr. Bovin spoke to about 80 for
would Foreign Secretary little more food, n little
mare Italian and foreign jouralists in bably be Mr. Butler, Mr. Butler American business appeared
demand not
merely of the Hall of Victory of the Foreign is one of the Party's chief polley but long-term guarantees a little better variety goods in many shops. And it would Office after an hour's talk with writers. He has also been a Par- the Indian Government surprise no one if the Govern the Foreign Minister, Count Carlo liamentary Foreign. Secretary, economie policy. ment, found itself able to Increase Sforza,
the
publisher of the Sharon, Pennsylvania, " "Herald," said "I was sceptical before my departure and had opposed the Marshall plan,
have now changed my mind. The Amerl- can people are
but
getting their money's worth. While it
looks like
gambie,
11
atill looks
like an excellent one."
Robert Bats, editor and pub- lisher of the Meadville, Pennsyl- vunzin,
three
scats.
the Irish Republican Army. "Tribune," said "I returne edentlightened and nware of
many, R
signs of recovery being
Although they are disqualified from becoming Members of Par lament, there is nothing to stop their candidature.
made, in Europe."
Edward Lindsay, editor of the Decatur, Illinois, "Herald" said the recovery in Europe is greater The Home Office stated today that if their papers are in order
than he had expected and the ad- ministration
Press.
American funds
is particularly good.-United they cannot be turned down by the electoral officers. Only if any of the three is is elected can a petition be lodged them.
-Difficult days for Denmark
Copenhagen, February 1.
A leading Danish economist says that Denmark faces diffi- cult financial days and he foresees the possibility of even
In general strike.
Mr. G. Gandii.
chief
by
cians are not
Mr. Bevin said that Britain and the Italy must look to a new future in in their relations.
"The two countries have so
Minister
de
oversee the general pollutes of cline in American absorption of the Governmens.
Lord Salisbury acted Eden's Parliamentary Under-Secretary from
of
KK Jute
that
to
short-term
from
in Its
not go
| Minister of Education and briefly India, he sold, could the meat railon (about a pound á Mr. Bevin will leave Rome by in 1945 Minister of Labour,-As beyond the assurance it had al- week per person) before polling train for Britain tomorrow morn-sociated Press.
ing. day.
counts on
Anglo-Italian conflicts of policy Best argument
in Africa are understood to have been the main subject of Mr. Bevin's discussions with the Ita- The Labour Party to unscat
full employment as being its most lan Premier and, Foreign Minis- telling campaign
To orgument. make it very simple, the terms Later-he-told-journalists,-"Ita- "full employment" and "Income" ly and Britain must close the door are not used. They become "obsaver the past and look to a new
More than half of the 34,400,- 000 Britons qualified to vote in the general election are women,
could swing the whole thing.
no
ter.
And if they stuck together, they for all" and just plain "pay." future in their relailons. The two The
The registration of electors countries have so much in com- mon. We must work together in classification до 10 {the great tasks that face Europe.
Both Mr. Bevin, and Count Consequently, the exact pro Sforza wer smiling broadly as portion of women 10 men voters they emerged from their one-hour He is not known, and because the talks to face cameramen and 80 poli is secret there is no telling Italian and foreign journalists.
So to the campaigning poll.makes clans these days there is no more sexes. Important consideration than the "women's vote."
Family first
how women vote as a mass.
But there are more
women
Eggs were thrown by a group
of youths at Mr. Bevin as he drove past Naples' Town Hall in
and Associated
ready given,Router.
Nationalist raids proving effective
Taipeh, February 2. effectiveness of Nationalist air attacks on mainland cities is illustrated by a communi- cation received here, from a foreigner in Foochow, opposite the Northern tip of Taiwan. stated that in recent raids on Foochow the Na- tionalists dropped 500-lb, bombs and machine- gunned specially selected targets.
Searching for a clue as to how Mrs. Britannia will use her bal-than men in Britain and they are of the lot, the canvassers
Those raids stopped all forms, is being done on the overworked showing been sh have
much more interest in the morning on his way to Rome. of activity for several hours at planes. "Business Information Council" listening attentively in the shop political events than they did in Police quickly broke up the de-
They said the air crews con- sald that Denmark will not benc-ping queues. And these are some, the last general election in 1945. monstration and arrested the a time.
served their bombs whenever fit as much as other
countries of the complaints they hear:
be known youths-Reuter About all that con
Even the small foreign com- possible. It. bombers were unable from the Paris decision for Mar-
munity on Nontal Island (the to right their specifled targets foreign residential section) fre- owing to bad weather, they would quently had to dive for shelter, as return with their bombs rather Nationalist plants passed over-than unload them on other tar- head.
gets,
shall Ald countries to free half "Why don't we get more dried of their imports.
Countries like Demark with no
State bulk buying and selling
frall?""
of the voting behaviour of Bri. Press.
tish women is that they do not vote for women just because
are women, If they did, p ment would be filled with women,
more
QUAKE SHOCKS IN INDIA
The Nationalist. Navy la ateo doing an effective job blook- ading, the coast,
"Must so much of the sugar go have to free considerably more to the canteens and restuarants?" but as matter of
of fact only 22 items than where the
bulk of "Such scandalous prices, for of the 640 members of the House
The increased activity of the overseas trade is done by the children's shoes, and they last of Commons, which is
Bareilly, February 1. Air Force since. passing out
the Two savers earthquake, shocks of the year makes the likelihood beginning State, he said.
of existence are female.
were felt in this town in Uttar of a junk-borne invasion of Tal- Mr. Gandil's opinion is that fortnight."
But there are many
Pradesh
United (formerly the
Naval or Army units control abolition State buying in
The shrewd speakers at the women candidates now than there Provinces) shortly after midnight. wan more remote than ever. strategic points opposite the Britain and other countries la political meetings of all parties were in 1945, The Labour Party The first was at 19 minutes past
Two foreirm correspondents mainland from Shanghai to the the only way of effecting
(local time).
Nationallstar Gulf of Tonkin, in South China. improvement in European trade, have generally agreed that their is putting up no fewer than 40. midnight
como down aratory has to
to Conservatives and Liberals will other, which was more severe, Denmark's general
As long as the Nationalists can earth, and that it had better not have more than 50 each, and rocked houses and situation in difficult because of be vague. Women's intercals in few Communist women may be dows and doors. No damage or pressed
rattled win-Shanghai
were genuinely im- keep those places, some of which by the Air Force's have air strips, the chances of the devaluation, he said. She has to
and Ax-loss of life have yet been reported, striking power, and particularly Communists massing an invasion pay more for her Imports from austere Briteln, most of the ex- candidates-Reuter
-Reuter.
"by the maintenance work which fleet will be slim-Reuter, both dollar and sterling areas.perts believe, lle close to
real
financial
At the same time, she receives home and family.
less for exports.
Danish workers Aro seeking
the sociated Press.
"A minority may be Impressed higher wages and shorter hours, by a candidate's scholarly The income of the average Dane proach to relations with
vole, the politician, soon
др
Ching,
WEEK-END
The
and
$708
is higher than warranted by the but, in bidding for the women's national incomo-Reuter.!
around to kitchen china, British are great hecklers, the candidate who does not come to grips with the every-day realllles soon htars a shrill voice demanding:.::.
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