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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1050,
CHURCHILL'S PLAN IS REJECTED BY U.M.W
PLAN IS English coast
Labour party opens campaign's "Big Week"
CHURCHILL A DICTATOR
London, February 12.. Among the first Labour leaders to react vigorously to Winston Churchill's blueprint was Sir William Lawther, President of the National Union of Mine Workers, in gn_addross tonight at Loughborough. Sir William said; "We judge the Tories by their performances and not by their promises. Never again
will sensible men and women trust such false friends." Victor Feather, Assistant Secretary of the British Trade Union Congress, in an address at Wolverhampton, accused the Conservatives of historic opposition to Labour Union aspirations.
"Trade Unionists had to spend millions of Pounds to get_a_shorter week," ha said. "Workers had a long-and-bitter struggle against Tory cm- players assisted by Tory governments.”
Vietminh to
fight any aggressor
He added, "It was the Tories
who sought to weaken the Trade. Unions at every pportunity. They do not want people to feel sresite. They want them.
he la
Mate of fear-fear of loss of their jobs, of getting into debt, of geling old, of becoming B."
Speaking at Blyth, Northum berland, Alfred Robens, Partiu- mentary Secretary to the Ministry of Fuel and Puwer, assailed Mr. Churchill's recept tentative sug- gestions that petrol supplies might be Increased or
rotlening
Point four
programme lauded
gale abates
London, February 12.1
The gala which has lasted the English Coast in the last' few days obåted in the river Mersey Area today, allowing. vessels which had been do layed to enter dock.
The Cunard inor, Parthia, dockad from New York a day later. The Alver Severn, In Bouth West England, was still in flood. At Worcester the river was more than nine feat above normal after a six-feel rue in 48 hours. There were no floods yet. In Worcester It- self but the river was still rising.
Many roads in Northern England and Scotland were anow-covered and ice-bound. -Reuter.
ROAD TO BERLIN- CLOSED
Berlin, February 12. Russia's "little blockade" of Berlin was clamped on again tonight after almost 24 hours of-normal truck traffle through the check point at Helmstedt, 110 miles West of here.
German polles on the British
side of the Soviel-Western border
dur
Republicans likely to drop China intervention issue
Washington, February 12. Republicans who spent the first weeks of the Con- gressional session denouncing President Tru- man's hands off China' policy are believed to be about ready to drop the issue.
The reasons are: 1. The new Republican statement of "principles and objectives" corried not a line on Chino in its foreign policy plank,
One thing now seems
certain.
2. Republican Senators lot $10,500,000 on the Korean aid bill for the Chinose Nation- alists on Taiwan slide through last week without a single word of debate. Senator II. Alexander Smith, one of the lending Republican Republicans in the Congress, who pokesmen for all-out United attacked the President fur omil. States efforts to keep the Coming all reference to China,in his munista oul of Taiwan told a reJanuary State of Union message, rier parasiidile Bitte üldo Likewise in that rodeat dea Palicut foreign policy, plank did eitration of principles und ob helabour Democrats for lack of a jectives for the autumn political China policy.
"ampaign.-United Press..
But this version was not, adopt~ |
Senator Wiliam Knowland ex- duined that mention of the Chinn issue in the policy statement pro bably would have necessitated
with denting specifically
her geographical questions a
heell- well-
ATLY
Instead, the Hepatibleans---taf- firmed their faith in the stalled Lipartisan foreign policy bui call- in its
Anglo-U.S. naval exercises
Manila, February 13. sold at 1808 GMT that 25 trucksed for full consultation
The first post-war United were backlogged. The police mild initiation and development.
Senator Arthur Vandenbern States-British naval manoeu- the Russians had permitted only four trucks to pass through the chief architect of the bipartisan checkpoint on the road to Berlin approach, played the leading role vres in Philippine waters will
ring the past hour.
in drafting the foreign polley start the week of March 3, the of Customs at During the day light truckplank. It is reported that he urged Collector traffie un the Autobalin from his colleagues to go plow on any Manila Port said he had been Helmstedt to Berlin was passed statement on China that might be
informed. quickly by Russion guards
construed as a bid for United there was no evidence of the de- States intervention in the Chinese There was no inunediate com- laying ineties of the "by bite civil war.
ment trom U.S. or British oftleial kade. However, Western officials
Although, this view prevaller.surres, although it is known the Bangkok, February 12.
Washington, February 12. and cautioned against anticipating reference to the tragle cone carrier Boxer and units of the
Sovict revent Under-secretary of a change in the Nguyen Duc Quy, Vilninh|ublisheet.
quences of the secret apreements American Western Pacifle Fleet made at Yalta and Poteram was are to be in this uren ot that the. representative in Bangkok, at "More dollars spent on petrol State, James Webb, said today slowdown polley.
Meanwhile, 01 East German added at the last minute and only President conference today mean less for other things. Where that
Truman's government official promise that after Senator Vaulenberg ba "Point Four" programme the Communist "National Front" claimed that Vietminh truops the cut to be made?" he asked. "In wheat, timber, non-ferrous would battle any invading metals and the essential raw mate- would help prevent Com would support a mass meeling of one over the document. troops, including the Chinuseriais now being bought from the munist inroads in the world's 500.000 youths in Berlin on May
37-30. Alfred Wunderlich, deput Reds, if they threatened to in-American continent?".
underdeveloped areas,
Minister of Industry, said: "The entire National Front of fringe on Vietminh indepen- Speaking at Wines, Lancashire, of
will attend with them and whil dence. He refused to be pin-Emanuel Shinwell. Secretary
support them during their pence lemonstration and will, if neces ned down on the question of State for War, referred to Mr.as
garrulous old Churchil whether he would battle the
sary, protect them."-Uaited Press. gentleman,
И
Press
Chinese Reds under any con- ditions.
Mr. Qey said he did not know Ho If the Vieth president, Chi-minh, was a Corninmist, Ent admittest that tour snembers of the Vietminh, government be longed to the Marxist study group which was made up of former Red Party members. These were the commands -in-chief
and He. fence Minister, General M. Nguyen Glap, the vice-Minister
Demand recalled He recalled a demand by Mr. Churchill some months ago for an election early this year and childed him for contending now that the Labour Party had de- cided on an early election be-
The
In o radio interview, Mr. Webb also led the "Point, Four" plan means of increasing future markets for American goods.
"The more highly develmpied country is, the more purchasing power its people have anci th more they buy from us and other countries," he said.
Asked about the dangers nj Commonem
underdeveloped areas, which he Isterius Asia, Airira, Latin America and parts; of Europe, Mr. Webh said that was a "very important potat perhaps the most important."
"Whenever people sive a chance
ted, of becoming better
better
Berlin
Malayan civilians mobilised
Draws criticism
The report aroused interest locally because of the possibility that the Chinese Communists may attempt to invade Taiwan about that time..
Ex
The Customs Collector said It was this reference which arrangements had been made to drew criticism from some Re-extend the courtesies of the part publicans on the grounds that to the British Far Eastern Flest It was looking backward
by 01 nintuanded
Admiral Sh forward, Paradoxically, Damo. Patrick Brind, who will fly hir cratic leaders nt the moment at far on the dispatch vessel HMS least are pushing for, ressec Alert. ment of the United States Far, Other British ships listed Exstern policy.
Intending to pay a call at Manila. Chairman Tom Connally of the either before or after the joint Foreign Relations Commitee said exercises, are the aircraft carrier. the Joint Chiefs of Staff will TIMS Triumph; HMS Kenya, HMS Cossack HMS shortly be called before this com-Jamaica HMS
HMS. Cockade, HMS Con- mitter
Comus, 10 report on their just. completed Pacific survey trip. The sort, MS Constance, destroyers: Chiefs, led by their chairman, the frigates Cardigan Bay, White- General Omar Bradley, reporters Buy and the supply ships Singapore, February 12. to President Truman on Saturday Port Charlotte and Green Ranger. The Minister of Fuel, Hugh housest and better educated, they
Tens of thousands of Malayan and planned a Press conference Tho U.S. maintains naval boses ol Education. Nguyen Khan Gaitskell, at Hemsworth York are likely to reject desperate
at Sangley Point, Manila Bay, and Labour remedies such as Communism and civilians were being mobilised for Monday.
General Bradley told Connally'st Olongapo, on Suble Day on the Nuyen Vau Tao, and the Finalice Party's policy of maintaining em-to begin to appreciate the values today for an intended knock- Minister, Le, Van Ilien:
playinent and said unemployment of the free and democratic way out blow to Chinese Communist commuice before departing for Western side of Bataan Peninsula. the Pacific thai Taiwan, in un- Recently Vice Admiral Ruise) Answering a question, he said Ogres are now 300,000 compared of fe."
asked bands.
friendly hands, would have un-Berkey. The ministration has
commanding the U.S. Vietminh would consider negotin-with 1,300,000 four years after the
Officials sald more than 100,000 favourable strategle consequences Pacific Fleet, told the Associated the for US$45,000,000 for
frst tions with the French only if first war.
"Point citizens will take the offensive for the United States. But he also Press the Boxer shortly will ap- year's operation of the Vietminh is given full recognition
"Unemployment in Germany and Four
"anti-bundit month" against programine and legislation and all French
nch troops are with
both nutions receiving to provide this is before Congress he handful of jungle bands who said the Joint Chiefs favoured no pear in the Phillippines. --Asse- drawn. Only then could Viet-taly
re-Marshall Aid, is ve
Mr. Webb stressed that the new for more than a year and a half milltary Intervention there.
Vo
cause it was afraid of drawing up a new budget which voters might disapprove..
TOBR the Lisbsur Minister, shire, emphasised the
namme
Premier.
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to
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minh consider the question of rentimes higher than it is In-Britain,aid programme was an example of have plagued the country wi maining outside of or joining
he said. Abolition of controls, constructive aspects of the United terrorist tactics. Just when they the French Union."
He said, if
reported, the Viet he insisted, accounts for the rise States foreign policy and urged will go into action is known only to British High Commissioner, and Americans no to over-emphasise tu of unemployment in Italy
Henry Guerney. Nguyen Phon
Sir instructive forces" such as the
The
of The operation in Long was intending. go to Germany.
purpose hydrogen superbomb and the
ake Malnya's plantations. make United to The Chancellor of the Exche- differences between the Chih-minh's Foreign Minister quer, Sir Stafford Cripps, speak States and Russia.
towns, villages and jungle paths a view to negotiations, he ing. al.Bristal,.. stoutly defended le saul niso that both he and safe from Southeast Asian Com- would be disappointed Because the Labour government's polley Serretary State Demrabe ------
dissatisfied will.. Already the campaign seems to "there can be no agreement befof bulk, buying of food and raw Acheson, we tween the invaders and defender materials. He dismissed as a vote the State: fepartment's presenr) have been largely effective in catching stuntut hamidons At the public but Lentiction-the ordinary man tu abolition of bule buying would addet mindenestring but up carens against the rife lower food prices.
some progrees toward providing crime, and murder that has kept The fact is, Sir Stafford assert-people with facts of our foreign Malaya ih tension for 18 months.. ed, that some free ecotiomy coun- |ostaðrs.”—United Press.
--Associated Press. tries of Europe, want Britain lo United Nations mediator be abolish bulk buying because they and Viefra}nê hape to get high prices from be referred to private buyers. Commonwealth lands,, he said, would strongly
of-ihe..count
· Madiation attempt-
Mr. Quy sald any question of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Indian
Prime Minister, acting 40 A
tween Vietnam
would have to
Hồ CHín Minh
Ho
He denied that the recent re-object to the abandoning of bulk
cognition of 1o, Chih-min by purchasing contracts.
Moscow and
and Red satellites
plied
-.
would be
that Vietminh come a Russiah satellite too, le said the fact that Vietminh had been battling The French for freedom for innre than four years was sumcient indication that "we will be satellites to nobody and are only seeking our own Inde- pendence".
"A dictator"
Meanwhile, the deputy Prime Minister, Herbert Morrison, opened the big week of the Bri. tish election campaign today by calling Winston Churchill a dic tator. Speaking for
Labour at Exeter, Asked if Violmiah would wet- Mr. Morrison charged Mr. Chur come volunteers from Red China chill with trying to force the Li- in its fight against the French, berals to withdraw in favour of
he
any
said, "No. We do not want the Tories.
The trouble with the Conser-
foreign troops. We have vative leader, whether as a can-
plenty of our own?
didate, broadcaster
or in the
He then predicted all-out, full-House of Commons, is that he will scale war against The French soon and said this would not be
guerilla warfare but a head-on clash.
on as if he were still Prime
Minister," said Mr. Morrison.
He also accused the Torica of bowing to Lord Beaverbrook,
"The Vietminh ̈ ̈ spokesman at strongly pro-Empire publisher of the conference sald this all-out the London "Daily Express,” in
attack would start within flourishing Commonwealth
few months, beginning in the Empire with great vigour.
North.
Continuing their no. campaign
The first moves, ha added, on Sunday rule, the Conservatives
were quiet today.
would probably be against Cao bang, Langson and Moncay along Mr. Morrison's speech came to- the Tonkin-Chinese border, then day, beginning what election ob- against the larger Tonkin cities, servers say is the "big week" of Hanol and Haiphong. He said hot campaign. Campaigning will was confident Hanol would be in slope off in the final days before the complete control of Vietminh ballotting on February 23-Assu
****ciated Press and United Press... by the end of the
no year.
Referring
to recent. Vietminh
statements that
entire contin-
gent or Chiritse Nationalist troops ary Kuomintang Army remnants
was wiped out Agar Cercoming use
Chobang
Quy said these had been
Speed
Bir which the colonialists' wanted to to relieve their *) besieged to aid beleaguered French troops troops.":"
*edited that 400 and were fighting alongside the Ho added
French "wern...kkavělý ! soph were captured “in the sains. armed." He claimed the Vietminh" setion, which he said took place fortca killed, conturash or wound- nour the Chinese border between: 549,000 Nationalfate of reaction January 14 and 19 —United Press,
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