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FRANCO-GERMAN SPLIT OVER SAAR POSES NEW PROBLEMS FOR AMERICA
Mr. Bevin's opposition to meeting
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Washington, March 5.·
The sudden critical French-German split over the Saar has posed a sharp now problem for high lovel American government conferences on Gorman policy opening here on Monday. State Department officials said today they hoped the latest outbreak of French-German diffi- culties can be worked off without causing real injury to projects for Western European unity. "But they are by no means certain.
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New York, March 5. The Paris correspondent of the New York "Times" sug- Along with the question of | day denounced the Saar ogrce- gested today that Washington dovelalling Germany into 蟲 ment giving France exploitation und Paris were favourably dis- broader European organisation. rights over the Snar coal mines for 50 years as the first great posed towards an early meeting State Department oficials
also concerned with Я parallel foreign political success of Sövlet. of the Western "Big Three"
economie problem-that is how to Russia and, at the same time, a Foreign Ministers, but Mr.
and markets for the increasing
success of Germany's nationališta. / Ernest Bevin, the British For-production of German, British eign Minister, was hesitating because of the close British Election result.
The Correspondent, Harold Cal- lender gave diploinatle circles" In Puris as the Bource of his information. He blamed the Bri tish political deadlock for tho Foreign Secretary's hesitation,
Callender said that the question of such a conference' and the KLOJE of its agenda would be
and French factories so their out- put may serve the aims of an ex- panding economy.
Russia, with its own huge capacity for absorbing industrial goods, is in a position to bid for the German output not only for its own market but for the voten- tially great Chinese market.
On Friday, France and the sami-Independent, government of the coal-rich Saarland completed un agreement under which France will take the Saar's coal for 50
promise of complete indepen- donec in 50 years.
In a speech at a local Party conference at Mouse, reported by the German news agency, DPD, Dr. Schumacher, complained that Germany had not been given an opportunity to make her heard.
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It was an affront that the Saar was to be admitted to the Council of Europe as member with rights equal to those granted to the interest of Germany. "In
and France Europe, Germany must meet onch, other round the
discussed-by-le-French Foreign-years-and-the-Saarlanders bavitable-sconthe-declared. Minister, M. Robert Schuman, and Mr. Bevin this week, when M. Schuman, accompanies the Pro- sient, M. Vincent Auriol, on his State visit to London.
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The correspondent asserted that in contrast to their attitude when # three-Power conference Germany was proposed last Octo- her, the French are eager for qulek deelsions on a high level because of the urgency of the situation in Indo-Ching.
It was believed In Paris that British hesitation about a con- ference might arise also from the Inet that by recognising the Close Communist leader, Mao Tse-tung. Britain had created a divergence in Western polices which greatly troubled the French who see the only hope in unity of polley,
The British had hesitated so lur to commit themselves "to a European Payments Union and ulher measures looking toward the integration of Western Euro- pean economies, the correspon- dent added.
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It was assumed that this would be one question discussed at the -Foreign Ministers conference
which would be designed gchieve maximum harmony Jo the aims of the three Powers of all major issues.----Rouler.
On Saturday, the West German Chancellor, Dr. Conrad Adenauer, reflecting the Saar's importance
Not Secondary
The Baar problem was not secondary in importance to that of Europe. bad
A European under. standing could not start with a unilateral solution of the car- dinal problem of the continent.
4 German political issue, charged the agreement damaged German faith in the Western Allies.
Washington officials admitted today the objective of American diplomacy would be to try 10 minimise the problem in the in- terest of the greater purpose of European unity.
Bid for support
Germany must reply to the present solution with
"qulet and factual, but most determined, No."
Dr. Schumacher said that Ger- man unity would be furthered if the people in power refrained Behind this Intention in a from putting on "Bismarck's inck- feeling
Aro the Russians
boots," particularly as they find sharpaning their bid for support | not Bismarck's stature, and eventual control of all Ger- many by appeals to German nationalism,
From Leipzig, meanwhile, it is reported that the Communist- dominated East German govern- ment has almost completed, a trade pact with Soviet Russia. One will also be negolluted with Communist China. The Foreign Trade Minister, Mr. Georg Hand- ke, told newsmen attending the opening of the Leipzig fair of the plans to Eat Germany Into an inter-continental Russian-led trade bloc.
Dr. Kurt Schumacher, leader of the German Social Democrats, 10-
Bid for world trade by Eastern Germany
Leipzig, March 5.
Soviet-controlled East-Germany-made-a-new-but-
doubtful bid for world trade today with the opening of the Leipzig spring fair. Eastern state-owned industries, ranging from
to in-
The Bral condition was the maintenance of the maximum political freedom in Western Ger- many.
The second condition was "
reasonable deal for Western Ger- many by the Allied occupation. authorities.
was
The third was social justico in the West. There
nothing. the Soviet Union desired better as a stimulus to propaganda than an unsocial policy by Western Germany.
Dr. Schumacher dismissed re- ports of a new German nationalism as "nonsense." Any suppression of a reasonable national feeling would bring forth a revival of nationalism. His Party was op- posed
German superiority and inferiority complex, as a product of the propaganda of the victors. Associated Press and Router.
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Tito denies "deal" with
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THE CHINA-MAIL TUESDAY, MARCH 10A0.
Omolal starter Bidnay 'F. Morgan, wondrously garbed in red coat and brass helmet, darts to autoty as 20 women get away to amassad stays In the 515-year-old traditional Shrove Tuesday pancake race at Olney, Buckinghamshire, Contestants had, to sprint 415 yards along the granite-surfaced main street between the old Bull Tavorn and the Church of Saints Peter and Paul, each tossing a well-baked, papeake in a skillet. The race was won in one minute 10 and two-fifth reconds by 18-year-old Florence Callow (ptome on starter's helmet points directly 10. her). AssociatedPress Photo.
SOVIET BLOC PUSHES DRIVE ON PEASANTS
Dutch Govt lodges protest
Hague, March 5.
Vienna.
The planned proletarisation of agriculture, de- signed to destroy the conservative peasant class and to furnish recruits for industry and the military, has taken giant stridos lately in Russia's satellites,
The example set by Russia herself is being faith- fully followed but the tempo is much quicker.
The most striking recent monopoly in the form of State The Netherlands. Govern-development has been in Bul- tractor stations and forco individ- ment has lodged a sharp garia, where the publication of ual farmers by this means to sell now draft statute for co-bread grains to the Government protest with the Czechoslovak | a
took their buying agencies for about a third Government after the sen-operative farms
of the prevalling price. tence of the Prague Court members by surprise.
While they had expected to By this and other inducements,. against the Dutch business-share in the profits of the co-such as free seed, cheap fertiliser man, J. Louwers, became operative in proportion to the and tax remission, the peasants known, it was officially an- nounced tonight.
The announcement said that the Czech Minister in The Hague, Dr. J. Martinic, was called to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs today to receive the protest.
land they had "voluntarily" cod- ed, they found they would be paid Instead 20 to 30 per cent for their land and 70 to 80 per cent for the number of "labour day" they put in.
In branches such as livestock breeding, vegetable growing and It said that the Dutch Govern- other special activities they will ment
followed the course of be paid entirely according to the Justice in the trial of Louwers quantity and quality of their with painful surprise and indigna-work. In other words they ecast tion.
to be land-ownorz. This course of affairs, which
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is a primitive agricul- would not be understood in Holtural country, but after five years land, could only have a harmful of Communist administration influence on the retations between bread is rationed there partly as: the two countries,
a result of three years of con- tlauous bad crops.
Accusations unfounded
The Dutch Government strong-
were coaxed into the collectives, Now, as in Bulgaria, "norms" aru being established and members of the collectives are beginning to and they work for wages under a speed-up system.
Mihaly Keresztes, Under-Secre- tary of Agriculture, suid on Jan- uary 25 that "if the income dis- tribution was effected justly on
of labour units each" the basis member of the co-operative will work well and as much as possi- ble."
Two days Inter a conference of production
machine group and tractor station workers in Buda- pest promised that "we shall tako cure that income of groups be ly protested against the fact that Food lines appear distributed on the basis of labour the Public Prosecutor did not be------
units. We shall end reactionery The newspaper "Rabotnichesko equal distribution sitate to express completely un-
based founded accusations against mem-Delo" said that "there appeared working days." bers of the Dutch diplomatie.re.. infront of the Commisariat. What-this-means-is-piece-work presentation in Prague.
Bureau lines of four to five hun-in agriculture as in industry. Finally, the statement said that dred persons who stood therd the Dutch Government pointed waiting in the cold weather from
Soviet Union again to the legal inadequacy of six o'clock in the morning." This
Belgrade, March 5.
Marshal Tito today denied re- ports that Yugoslavia was con- templating a ""deal" with the Soviet Union.
do not know who spread this rumour, but if anyone (wants to
first started this
microscopes to locomotives, 'contributed 2,300 of the 7,500 foreign and German exhibits.. Buyers from Chicago, Stock- entirely for export through Soviet holm and Bombay were among trading companies. The German the 6,000 foreigners due spect the Soviet zone wares.
producers have nɔ voice in 'Zor- eign distribution. Despite the political division of Their displays,however.. discuss things then it should ba their
country. 750 West German showed a definite improvemeat in the one who manufacturers
participated
quality and variety over previous quarrel," he said. largest German fair
Addressing about 80,000 people at Split, the Marshal said that since his speech two weeks ago rumours were circulating that Yugoslavia was "going this way or that way.
this, the since the war.
in fear
Lairs.
Many amall businessman The Soviet Union overshadow-Leipzig, regardless of their ed all exhibitors by taking over of police agents, hinted to an entire pavillan for its display eigners that they are rapidly go- propaganda and technical pro- ing broke because of Government ducts.
of
pressure,
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the case as clearly demonstrated was despite the fact, according to by the facts that the Dutch au- the same newspaper, that the "So- 108 thorities were prevented fromvlet Government and our beloved the Comrade Stalin sent 160,000 tons contacting Louwers before trial and providing him with legal of wheat." assistance, and the refusal to allow the Dutch Charge d'Affaires to be accompanied by his Inter- preter during the trial.
The
Netherlands. Charge d'Affaires in Prague, Mr. Van Der Gang, has been instructed to take similar steps there, the statement added. Reuter.
Hungary, once the granary of Europe, had to Import Cana- dian wheat two years ago. Now the situation is better locally, but she has still no wheat to export. That done not worry her Communist regime whose Idea fa to convert Hungary lito an Industrial country.
TWO KILLED IN
Actually agricultural collect- ¡visation proceeded faster in Hun- "We did not provoke quarrels MALAY AMBUSH
Cary than in countries where The German publie found the
with anybody. We want to liva
Iand reform was carried out on most interesting Soviet products trend towards concentrating all is going to ask for talks, surely They said there is a powerful in peace with all, and if anyone
Singapore, March 5.. Two Malay special constables ists who dominated her Govern- less radical lines. The Commun- to be copies of 1045 models of American passenger_cars. These stores.
retail trade in state owned chain it will not be us," Marshal Tite were killed and a British assistant ment since 1945, having seen that were mat for sale. Soviet officials about 80 per cent people's owned.
Manufacturing is
estato manager and three Maloy |** nadohol Tito said that Yugo-spesial constables were seriously fractured into
feudal
idal agricultural, system was declined to name their price or
timeconomically possible delivery arrangements,
Fair ofcials estimated Leipzig slavia had been so much slander wounded when they were am- mail individual forms, then reas would be visited plo during this 250,000 peo-ed that those who had “been" | bushed on the Eldred 'estato in sembled: those farms.
week, including responsible should first of all the Segamat 'area'' of. Johore
The next step was to confiscato 40,000 West Germans-Associated "apologise and, then talks to us", yesterday afternoon, it was an machinery owned by the wealthier Press
Inounced today.—Roûter.
peasants to establish a threshing
Wide choico
Hard hit by Western econo- mile warfare, East German ex- hibitors, nevertheless managed. to offer a wide choice of finish- ed goods for hard currency buyers, Thele prices and do. livery date were vague, how- ever, i
Most East German firms, if was admitted, are producing almost
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