THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1950.
LABOUR PARTY UNITES Sabotage may
AGAINST CHALLENGE FROM CONSERVATIVES Vital debate in Commons on the Schuman Plan
London, June 21, The Prime Minister, Mr. Clemont Attlas, today rallied the entire Parliamon-
tary Labour Party behind him to beat off the challenge of the Con- servative leader, Mr. Winston Churchill,' on the Schumani Plan in Par- liament on Monday.
Facing a full meeting of his Parliamentary rankers, Mr. Attlee gove notice that he will fight back by pressing Mr. Churchill to come off the fence" and explain what the Conservatives themselves propose. in European unity.
1. Confronting the Government is a Conservative-Liberal motion asking that Britain participate in the current six-Power talks on the Schuman plan to merge European coal and stoel.
the manifesto ak
initiated this
afternoon by M
an ex-hoth for the high nuthority and
One thing the Prime Minister
ted was
regretted
publication, which, by mischance, Opposition already
M.
first
have caused ship disaster
Landan, June 21. The "Dally Graphic" ro ported today that widespread inquiries are being made into suspected sabotaga In the ex- plosion aboard the 7,139-ton British steamer Indian Enter- prise which blaw up in the Red Bea on Monday night,
The newspaper
paper sald that Middle East security officers are hurrying to the Red Sox to investigate the myatory explosion aboard the vessel, The Ministry of Transport In London has bogurt pra- liminary investigations into the disaster. A report will be made to the Minister, Mr. Alfred Barnes, who will than decide whether to hold enquiry-Rautor.
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"Little girl, what now?" all Hollywood
wants to know
Hollywood, Juna 21. Little girl, what now?, All Hollywood is asking the question today as the film capital recovered from the nows that the scroon singer, Judy Garland, slashed her throat in a moment of despair over hor career.
Some say this means that the star, who has had marital and health troubles recently, is through at 29,
Others contend that Metro.. Goldwyn-Mayer would never discharge an actress whose re- cent films grossed about $5.- 000,000 (£1,700,000) each.
One thing is certain. The "little girl with the big voice" has almost everybody's sympathy.
It is no secret that her health has suffered
recent years. Since May, 1949, she has been receiving treatment for a nervous condition.
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In addition, she had to diet to keep slim enough for pletures. Canberra, June 21,
Sho has frequently sald she Labour dominated wants to continue her carcer. The
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After today's meeting no The Foreign Minister, Robert explaining the reasons leading to Labour Member of Parliament Schuman, briefed the French the French proposal, M. Monnet.
London, June 21. is likely to vote against the Cabinet today on last-moment de insisted that the finni object of
today démanded Government, and few, if any. velopments in the six-nation coal the pool was to create a single
and steel pool talks which started market with the lowest porsible Senate risked the possibility biggest attractions. Yet it replace eliminate
studio considers her one or it that the Iranian Government are expected to abstain.
the prices and at the same time to of new general elections to ed her in three films in two years situation allegedly created abnormal The challenge. If it succeeds,here today in earnest. would probably bring down the text of a draft approved the raise the standard of living.
The Cabinet alo
day by rejecting a Govern- because she "caused embarrass- Guvernment.
treaty for setting Al a further meeting tomorrow What mally heartened the up a supra-national high authority the heads of delegations will givement bill to outlaw the Comment, delay, inconvenience and by the activities of American loss of morale among co-oil prospectors along the rankers was Mr. Attlee's support to administer the coal and steel their impressions of the munist Party.
workers"
Soviet-Iranian border. pool. The draft would be submitted French proposals and present
Representatives of the Labour Party Executive's to the conference as a working text their views on the main difficul- today refuse to accept a Senate and studio executives expect they said the Russian
Her contracts. are still in force, The note, which Radio Moscow manifesto op European unitynt the end of this week following lies to be overcome and later the amendment which placed on the will make more Alms under them. Teheran delivered to the Iranian Embassy in which had been widely criticised
Government the burden of proof clashing with Government off the preliminary general discussion French delegation will put their
MGM said today: cial statements of polley and asean Bonnet, bead of the Frenchments which it suggests as a basis ed down a Senate
Government, declared that the final draft of the working docu-that an outlawed Organisation is in fact Communist. It also turn-
Last resort
Iranian promise or May 18 to re- solationist in tone.
for further talks,
amendment "We are very relieved to frain from taking aerial photo Mr. Attlee is understood to have delegation, who gave a broad ex-
which gave a person accused of planation of the
know that early raports of Miss graphs along (the "Russian border French Ideas
U.S. Senators' suggestion to trial by Jury.
being o Communist the right Garland's condition wera exag.cannot be recognised as satis- document,
the technleal details of the pool.
gerated and that, her injury is factory. Monnet's explanation of The Senate today refused
only slight and superficial.
The note concluded, after re the Schuman Plan will probably pass the law without the amend-state of mind have been of great the Persians over the past two For the timing offis!
"Miss Garland's health and viewing previous exchanges with take up most of today's meeting, ments, coincided with the Government's Although the six-nation Schu- French Foreign Office spokes
The action meant that the bill concern to us for some time.
years: statement on the man plan conference had barely man said earlier.
is unlikely to become law for "Having known her for many "The Soviet Government deems Plan.
The French draft, the spokes several months.
· got under way, there were al-
The constituyears and working with her, so it necessary again to draw the Despite, today's unanimity among ready signs that the French would man sald, would include:
tion provides that the Govern-long, we have made every "at-attention of the Iranian Govern the rankers, the Government wl run into opposition from some The organisation of a supra-ment may submit the bill again tempt to do what we can to make ment to the fact that measures put out a three-line Whip (stron-Continental countries participa-national authority and its func-after three, months. If the her comfortable and keep her of the Iranian authorities in
Its powers, Senate again refuses to yield, the happy."
districts bordering on the Soviet The Dutch In particular are re-its functions and its means of ap- Government has the privilege of culties with Judy in the past and admission, bolh of mullary algn- The statement recounted dim- Union are, according to its own asking ported to dislike the French kieu peal.
dissolution of both On each of these points, a sub- Houses of Parlament and calling sald of her most recent suspen-ificance and being carried out by of drafting the treaty Best andi then talking over the technical committee would be created, the for new elections.
sion: "Replacement of Miss Gar-foreign, and, in particular, Amer- details Inter. The Dutch are said spokesman said.
The Prime Minister, Robert C. land. was not
hasty move ican, representatives mid can to favour working out concrete
In Washington, American Re. Menzies Conservative Coalition prompted by pique or irritation. created a threat to the borders of detalls before trying to draft any
publican Senators today proof Liberal and Country Parties "It was the final and last resort the USSR and that such measures treaty.
posed that the United States Won
majority of 27 seats in arrived at after all other means in the above districts pursue aims French ofcinis however poo-
should "fine" Britain $340,000, the House in the Parliamentary had failed, and arrived at with which are incompatible with the pooed the Iden that
the election last December, unseating the greatest regret."--Associated good for staying this might
neighbourly relations be- Schuman Plan.
Mr. Joseph Chifley's Government. Press.
tween the :USSK precipitate a fight in the
and Iran. THEY
circulated there ference, The French draft
Because of hold overs, however, In the Senate Labour retained a majority
envisaged in the provisions of Was merely intended
a rough draft of the proposal, a working
the Soviet-Iranian treaty of Feb: ruary 26, 1921."-United Prest. document and there was no in- which would cut Britain's Mar- the Senate.-Associated Press. tention of thrusting it down the hall Aid in two for as long its she refused to join in the Parls
THE DECLINE IN
STANDARDS ..
gest Parliamentary order for ting. members to attend) for Monday's debate.
Hands not, tiod While strongly approving the National Executive's statement as an expression of Labour Party policy and aims, Mr. Attlee made it clear that in dealing with non- Socialist Governments the Cabinet at times had to forget doctrine.
The Labour manifesto. fore, could not be allowed to the -the hands
of the Government in its negotiations-any more than
05
con-
tioning, its missions.
000
out of
"
a Labour conference resolution throats of the five other delegadiscussions on pooling European could do.
tions.
One theme advanced by rankers M. Mannet. "Inther" of The envy Industry.
Britain's share of Marshall
gress, is $085,000,000.
at today's meeting was the need Schuim Plan, suggested that the Plan funds, authorised by Con- for the Prime Minister in Afon-supra-national authority control- day's debate to make a construic-ling a European coat-steel merger tive statement in Labour Party should be responsible to a Euro- principles for active European co-nean "Parliament." operation.
at thu
In a two-hour speech It was argued that even if Bri-six-power conference in Paris on (ish counter-proposals 10. the the Schuman Plan, M. Schuman Plan could not be put presented an outline of sorne pos- Monnet forward at once, the 'Prime Minissible methods of putting it into ter should describe the general operation. British approach to the problem
of European coal and steel.
New Fronch proposal
France will propose the pool. ing of other European basic resources it the Bohuman plan for a coal and steel pool goes
Chief suggestion
In
AMAZING STORY TOLD IN COURT Nelson, British Columbia, June 21..
EXPULSION OF U.S. ATTACHE.
London. June 21. King George expressed concern today over the post war decline public and private standards
Washington, June 21. The State Department an- nounced today that Rumania had expelled Captain Herschel Hu!- sinpiller, assistant U.S. military attache, as part of deliberate The Senators planned to place
and centrally directed' campaign the
proposal before the Senate. Michael Verigin, known as against the Americans In Com- Appropriations Committee in the the "Archangel", and his aide,
munist Eastern Europe. Economic Co-Operation Adratals guilty by an Assize Court here charges that he possessed small Archbishops, the King said, " form of an amendment
In replying to an address from to the Podovinikoff, have been found Hutsinpiller persona non grata on and York presented by the two. Rumania had declared Captain the Convocations of Canterbury for Marshall Ald. tration Act which sets the rules of encouraging members of nems ammunition as part of
of conduct.
share your concern with the de-
We frankly want to put pres-the "Sons of Freedom" colony American plot to arm anti-Com-cline in publle and private stati sure on
on Britain to join the pool", to burn down houses, commit munist groups in Rumanis. The dards of conduct. Not the least of one Senator said.
adultery and run around naked. Department is withdrawing Cap- the disasters of war is the weak His chief suggestion was that "I we lose in the Apropriations The Defence said that there ain Hutsinpiller from Bucharest, ening of such standards which the high authority should be Committee we will COITY our had been wife-sharing, nudism although it has rejected the it brings in its train."-United ~collectively--responsible to Bght-to-the Senate floor, and no-schooling for children be charges.United Press.
common Assembly of Deputies Reuter and United Press.
fore Verigin arrived In 1944 as from the Parliaments of all the
leader of the colony-a group of the Doukhbor Sect.
participating countries.
M. Monnet put forward
this
But Mr. Justice
into effect. It was reliably re-idea of a "supra-national Parlig FRENCH CONVOY Coady said in his James M.
ported in Paris.
ment" to the five other delegations
French farm leaders have call-as a means of ensuring that the ed. for
jor a pooling of
ATTACKED
In
Jury: "If you come to the conclu- sion that these two men agreed] to promote the continuance of Western high authority's actions should be
Saigon, June 31. Europe's agricultural resources, essentially under democratle con-
French planes and paratroops spiracy."
these practices, there was a con- and the French Government is trol.
were today reported to be clear- eported to be examining The delegates-of France, Wes-ing
dedant resistance to the reliably yournoy.
Vietminh guerillas from a Canadian authorities, members of the Iden
tern Germany, Belgium, Holland, strategic points 20 miles South of the Doukhbor colony at Krestova, However Government Bources Italy and Luxembourg-were Donghoi, in Central Vietnamn.
day of
near Nelson, burned down their admitted that any other pool pro-meeting for the second
The guerillas had attacked a own houses in a wave of destruc ject was still in the first stages of their conference to hammer out supply convoy to the Northern tion in April, and held solemn general examination and that no details of a workable scheme. front. Planes and paratroops wero nude parades round the pyres.-- action would be taken until the An official attending the meet sent immediately to help the Reuter. heavy industry pool gets undering, held in the Salon
Beauvais convoy. a French communiqut of the Foreign Office, said that in said.
Jakarta, June 21. A local operation against the An Indonesian Embassy will be guerillas in the rich rice-growing opened in Canberra delta of the Red River ended according to
very soon, the Information yesterday, the communique add- Minister, who revealed that an ed.
Indonesian office would also be Severe losses had been inflleted opened in Madrid, but for the on the guerillas and two mortars time being the Paris office would and one automatic weapon cap- bu charged with relations with tured.-Reuter.
Spain.-United Press.
"End state of war with Germany" plan
London, Juno 21.
France will ask the Working Committee of tho
"Big Threo"-meeting in London on July 3- to and the state of war with Germany. When the Western Foreign detailed announcement Ministers met in London last London meeting soon.
of the
⚫ month, they appointed the A British, French and United Committee of Experts to re- States study group was charged port to them on these three with studying the problem subjects:
1-Ending the state of with Germany.
of
anding hostilities with Germany
war Foreign
2.--Revision of the Occupation
Statute,
3.-Germany's debts."
It is understood that the
French propose to declare that
the state of war ended jurídicial-
at a meeting of the Big Three
Ministers last May. Mr. McDermolt denied know- ledge of ■ Prose raport Pacin
that the French will formally propose a
of
from
comation
the state of war with Germany when the study group convenes. The French position is under-
ly with Germany's unconditional stood here to be that Germany,
Twill
Aurrender and the disappearance through her co-operation with of the Nazi Stato, and that it is the Schuman plan for merging now up to each of the victorious
lous the coal and steel industries of nations to, take tha
necessary the
Western European countrier, steps to end the treatment of has become more fully associated German citizens as enemy allern. with the Western community of
In Washington, the
the Stato
De nations. pariment, pokosman, Michael United States oficials said pre- said the United States viously that the London study
be soon for the three-power
troup may also discuss the pro- or London blem of strengthening Western meeting
in early July which will Germany's pollice foxcos. consider the possibility of and-United States position has been ing the state of war with Ger- that a cessation of hostilities would involve complicated legal Mr. McDermott, at his delis problems which it may take Press conference, said the State long time to Department will make a more, and United Press.
many.
The
surmount-Router.
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