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LABOUR TO GO SLOW CHURCHILL Morrison's hint of
PROPOSED
PRIZE
ON NATIONALISATION FOR PEACE
Avoidance of a test with Conservatives ATTLEE SEES THE KING
London, February 27,
The Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attico, will 'discourage any reference to further nationalization in the King's Speech outlining the Government's programme to the now Parliament, it was learned from a usually re-'_ liable source today.
With Labour's majority on a knife edge, the Prime Minister and his senior Ministers have decided that the Speach will not mention controversial legislation.
To introduce the business of the new Parliament on a high note of chal- lenge might force an immediate test of strength betweon Labour and Conservatives before the new left wing administration, with its tiny majority, had got into its strido.
an-
While Mr. Attlee continued † servatives and a Liberaï, res- [ his talks with the Inner Cabinet pectively, won in three delayed this afternoon on the recon- North Scotland 'results struction of the Government, nounced today. The Labour Election results still coming i Furty now holds 315 seats to reduced Labour's narrow over the Conservatives' 296, Liberala' all majority in the House of nine and Independents' 3. Commons to seven, Two Con
BELGRADE TO KEEP FREEDOM
Belgrade, February 27. Yugoslavia will never re- nounce her independence or abandon herself to foreign hegemony and exploitation, M. Edvard Kardelj, the Yugo slav Foreign Minister, told 25,000 workers at Maribor.
In a speech, the text of which was published today, the Foreign Minister warned the Yugoslav people that socialism here would have to develop into a wider de- mocracy than the barracks which Cominform Socialism looks like today.
Referring to foreign comment afier Yugoslavia's recognition of the pro-Comiatorn. Ito Chi Minh. Government in Vietnam. M
Kardell declared that this
puzzled recognition had
many people. They should not forget, he sold, that Yugoslavia is an in- dependent country building her own Socialist order.
up
and
M. Kardelj warned Italy the Western powers that Yugo slavla will never give up its zone of the free territory Trieste,
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M. Kardel lashed out "some Italian and chauvinist im periallat circles who think the Lime has come to grasp the free territory of Trieste."
The pre-election address by M Kardell was made in his native republic of Slovenia,
At the same time, M. Kerdeli admitted for the first time that Yugoslavia is suffering from # shortage of food.
We have the right to hold elections now, at a time when food is short and there is a scar- elty of many other necessities.
because we want the world to see that Yugoslavia. is united to a man," ka said.-Router and United Press.
Peasants on the march
Catanzaro, February 27. Landless and unemployed peasants of Southern Italy to day seized 20,000 hectares (50, 000
acres) of uncultivate estales in a new dare-up of las autumn'à still smouldering pea
sant revolt.
Mr. Attlee's reconstructed Gov- ernment is expected to be an nounced elther tomorrow or on Wednesday morning.
Не saw King George tonight and sub- mited informally to him Cabinet and other Government changes already settled.
The list of new appointments. not necessarily extensive, may be announced in two Instalments though the Prime Minister hopes. if possible, to list all the changes In a single statement.
Mr. Attice, who has been spending the week-end and today outting together his new Cabinet, arrived at the Palace ot-6 p.m., half an hour later than he was originally due to meet the King.
it was the first meeting be- tween the King and the Prime
in
Some trade union quarters bo-
lleve that the Election result will kill the Cripps' policy of pegged
wages.
With several key unions press-
ing wage demands, the Commu nists hope to seize the initiative.
Trade union leaders believe that the political defeat of the Communiate is a reflection of a general loss of influence and that most of the gaps through which they have in the past advanced in the trade union have been effectively plugged.
movement
The question of wages is now tied up with the budget the Gov- ernment will present in a little over a month.
Meanwhile, the General Council is expected to maintain its sup- ort of the Government on wage. pegging.
among
Some key unlons-engineers, railwaymen and miners them are likely to disregard this polley and press wage claims.
The secretary of one union told Reuter today, "I think that the Election has ended the wage
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Oslo, February 27. Winston Churchill and Pre- sident Harry Truman among the candidates who have been proposed for this year's Nobel-Peace prize.
Other PegceTM Prize cardidstér are Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, In- dia's Prime Minister, the former Australian Foreign Minister Dr. Herbert Evatt, and Dr. Ralph Bunche, Director of the United Nations Secretariat.
The list, submitted tonight by the Norwegian Nobel Poace Prize Institute, gave the follow- ing candidates proposed:
·I-Sri Aurobindo, Indian poet and philosopher.
Z-Louis de Bruchere, Belgian politician.
3-Ralph Bunche, Director of the United Nations Secretariat.
Francis Carlisle, New Zea land writer.
5-Sanjob Chaudure, Indian lawyer.
--Winston Churchill.
Ewing Cockell, American
lawyer,
9 Wolter Carti, Swiss journ- alist.
10-Count Condenhove Kalergi. 11-Herbert Evalt, Australian politician,
12-Henri Demont, French law- yer.
13-Robert Hutchins, American University official.
14-Louis Hacßinger, Austrian philanthropist.
American
15-Rafel Lomkin, expert in international law.
16-George Marshall, former American Secretary of State.
17-Wilhelm Mensching, Ger.
man religious pacifist."
18-Maria Montessori, 19-Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.. 20-King Paul of Greece, 21-S. Radhakrishnan, Indian philosopher.
22-Emergy Reves, American peace publicist.
23-Georges Scelle, French lawyer.
24-Dr. Albert Schwetzer, Al- ratian theologian and philanthro
Minister since Labour was re-freeze. On the eve of the Eleph Clarence Streit, American turned to office. Thursday's general election.
There is no constitutional obli- gation for Mr. Attlee to seek an audience with the King since his Party was victorious in the clec- tion. The visit was a courtesy call personally to inform the King of the situation.
R
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tion the TUC was able to get only a bare majority in favour of . Another national conferenco would vote against it.”
Another soat for Conservatives
peace publicist.
Troeme, 26-Andre Protestant clergyman:
27-Harry S. Truman. 28-Johannes Ude, religious pacifist.
The Prime Minister drove up to the Palace in
3-Union chauffeur driven official sedan. He strodo into the big stone building un- noticed by passers by hurrying home from work.
Quarters near the Government ionight made it clear that Mr. Attlee, had received no visits from leaders or representatives of the Conservative or Liberal Parties.
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another election
London, February £7. Baying that he wwe making, no predictions, the Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Herbert Morrison, fold 'a Labour Party Jubilee celebration here tonight that they would be whas to
prepared for another General Election sooner rather than
Party workers for having got out the biggest aggregate vote in British history, Mr. Morrison said this of ths, prospects for Labour in the next Eleation, “Bubject to our people being wise and sensibia In thein propaganda In the meantime,, it le, I think, a fair mumption that the Tories. :have polled their maximum,"
"The British
Fitish electorate will have a chance to think again before the
the next Election when I hope it will decide to return "Labour"with" an adequate working" majority and not recreate the extremely difficult situation which will now face all the Parliamentary parties."
Of the Liberal Party vote of more than 2,000,000 with only nine seats won, Mr. Morrison said that the Liberala, as fær na he could gas, have not done, much good to themagives or any, body else
He added, "It may well be that Liberal intervention dam. aged Labour no less than the Tories."Reuter.
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Indonesia asks extradition of Westerling
Jakarta, February 27.
A British Embassy spokesman announced ́in Jakar; to today that the Indonesian Ministry "of Foreign Affairs had handed a note to the Ambassador formally_requesting the extradi- tion of Turk Westerling, from Singapore to Indonesia. The charges against Westerling, were not stated,
Yesterday a United States of Indonesia communique said that the Government had contacted the British regarding extradition, but apparently the request was an informal one.
A responsible Singapore Gov- ernment official said today that there is no question of Westerling being extradited to Indonesia.
The former Dulch Army Cap- tain
band of cain recently led guerillas against the Indonesian Government, capturing the im- portant town of Bandoeng
In an
hour and a half,
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deportation but he thought that deportation to Indonesia was out of the question.
Welcoming the arrest ,of Westerling the Dutch Minister of Union and Realm Affairs, Mr. Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Bldg. Van Moorseveen, sald at The Hague that the Westerling affair has done Holland more harm than Indonesia.
It is a pity that some circles cial had said that the Govern- have put Westerling on ment 1
studying extradition pedestal," he added. ure in Westerling's case. "The facts will show what a procedure
No decision has yet been reach-great
Institutions:
who have followed 1-Grothus Society, London....
Westerling will be charged in a Westerling have become the vic 2 Civil Service International.
or deported to Hol-time of swaggering talk and in- court of police Internationala
Jend.
competence." Protection des Enfants.
who was arrested Westerling would never have Westerling Union Interparliamentaire. 5.The United Nations Interna-
on Sunday,
any influence in Indonesia, was charged with gained entering the Colony without a he said. The measures taken by the Government were apparently permit. 6 The World Movement for Unlike other prisoners in the effective that all Westerling to flee, Mr. Van World Federal Government Central police station, he is get- could do was Associated Press..
ting his meals brought in Maatrevben added. ---- Associated trays, instead, of the normal pri Press and Reuter. son food
Led, the Arst official said, whether how tho they have made, and
Fund.
The Conservatives have won another
scat, Lord Malcolm: Douglas-Hamilton capturing In- verness with a majority of 4,820 over the Labour opponent.
The votes cast were as follows: Douglas-Hamilton, Conservational tive, 18,050.
Captain D. N. Thompson, Lulla bour 11,238.
Bannerman, Liberal, J. M.. 0,023.
Earlier, the Conservative candi- date retained his scat in the Argyll division with a majority of more than 10,000 voles. In the Orkney and Shetland const!- tuency, however, the Conservative candidate lost the teat to "his
Situation still unpredictable Labour's Cabinet left wing leader, Mr. Ancurin Beyan, the Health Minister, does not appear to have been among the visitors at No. 10 Downing Street the Prime Minister's official resl- dence. The
Cabinet's consultations have been confined mainly to the "Big Threo"-Mr. Attico, Mr. The aggregato vote recorded Herbert Morrison, the Deputy for the General Election was to-
Today's
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Liberal poling brought votes for the main parties up to Labour 13,248,057; Conservatives 12,450,403: Liberais 2,034,402.
Children's Emergency
AMERICAN BAN ON TRAVEL TO BULGARIA
No obligation
on
Britain is not obliged to hand Westerling over. If she has no extradition treaty with Indo- nesia, J. H. Farziji, Professor of International Law at Utrecht University, wald today.
Professor Verzijl added in 'an
Washington, February 27, banned American citizens from The State Department today. travelling on private business to Bulgaria. This followed the break in diplomatic relations between the two countries last week. Interview that even if there were
treaty Travel to Hungary, was banned a
obligation to extradite be no
The
CHURCH LEADER'S
WARNING
Istanbul, February-27.- The Greek Orthodox. Church Athenagoras, leader, Patriarch preaching in the Cathedral hers, Issued a warning against prop- designed to split. the aganda
and unity of the parent church
Moscow He did not mention but-compotent observers here
ed to check Russian Influence en Orthodox churches in East Europe, especially in Rumania-Reuter.
Prime Minister; and Mr. Ernest night given as 28,700,086-a poll Inst December. The Sinto Depart~ably there would still prob- Its branches.
Bevin, the Foreign Secretary... of 84 per cent, and Sir Stafford Cripps, Chancel- lor of the Exchequer, and Mr. William Whiteley, Government- chief Whip. Mr. Angurin Bevan is not in the Inner Cabinet
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Meanwhile, Britain's Imma- diate, political. Tuture ils still completely unpredictablo.
The state of the parties tonight stood as follows: -Labour-pop
Conservatives Libernis
Irish Nationallats Independent Liberals
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.then that it, could not West professor pointed out that | said that his statement' is intend÷
ment
sala. accord normal protection to Ame- 315 rican citizens there.
This was a sequel to the prrest of Mr. Robert Vogeler, an Ameri
who can citizen, tenced recent In Budapest to 15 years' imprisonment for alleg- ed spying-Reuter.
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FUCHS TRIAL
The Conservatives' leader, Mr. Winston Churchill, has summoned meeting of his "Shadow Cabinet" tomorrow to discuss the situation arising from the "stale- mate" Parliament which meets for the swearing in of members on Wednesday but which does not begin real businesa until after the Royal opening on March ́0.
The Government's capacity to candidate died shortly before to Russia.
carry on Indefinitely with its minute majarity may hinge large ly on the mood of its rank and
The latest seizures were madenle whom the leaders will meet
In the early hours of this morn- behind closed doors on Wednes- day to consider the Election after-
ing on the rolling hills and fist
yellow-brown plains which border
the Gulf of Taranto,
In the dim, grey light of dawn. Lashed by rain which drove in
math.
* Bavan's altitude *Observers think that the Gov- aramént may well take the view
from the sea-caravans of pea that its first duty to its followers
sants wound their way from hills to remain in office. Its tank top villages. In some cases they
will be to satisfy the Party gene-
went back on to land which they rally that this can be done with-
had seized and then given: up.
The result still to come will be from Moss Side, Manchester, where polling will be on March 9. The Election here was post- the Conservative poned when
polling day-Reuter and ciated Press.
Asso-
sen-
Landen, February 27.
Bir Attorney-General; The Hartley Shawcross, will personal ly conduct the prosecution against the scientist Klaus Fuchs who is accused of betraying atom secreta The trial, will probably begin on Wednesday-Router.
THE
NEW ZEALAND
out abandoning Socialist prin- INSURANCE
again last year after promises of ciples. reform.
A peasant leader sald today. that local landowners had promiss
Sections of the left wing-may have to be persuaded that Party polley can be maintained without
ed to apportion land and, where precipitating a major clash, be
lore Parliament has really got under war.
this was not possible, to give 'em- ployment. These promises had not been kept, he said.
far, the peasants have ignored police, orders to leave the land thus seized--Heuter;-
PARIS CLASH
Much will depend upon the stin unknown Xlection reactions of the Cabinet left wing lowder, Mr.
Conservative newspapers have been headlining him as "sulking" because the Cabinet did not, take his advice **November, 1949,
“.... Hé- did
not allend Saturday's
Parti, February 27... Poltep and Communiat demon- stratora clashed today on the outskirts of Parle near the Clige Cabinet meeting, but this is be naneourmilltary barracks leved to have been because of Twenty-seven'ju policemen were intestinal troubles No one can injured, one seriously,
Twenty-one persons were des Imagine the Health Minister says,
"ing away from any place.where show-down, might, be yea, the
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