THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1930.
Armour moves to the front DEFENCE MEASURES
viaduct through a Bouth U.S. light tanks mounted on railway flat cars move over p Korean town on the way to the front. The badly needed armour will be welcome sight to Allled trospe battling against numerically superior enemy equipment. (AP Photo).
AMERICAN DELEGATE ADDRESSES THE TUC
Brighton, September 4.
"The United States would not hesitate to cross the Atlantic and the Pacific to defend Democracy when it was endangorod and assaulted by the new totalitarian for of freedom and Democracy-Soviot Russia," Mr. Alox Rose, the Now York Trade Union and Liberal Party leader, told the annual Conference of Britain's Trade Unian Congress here today. Speaking as a fraternal delegate from the American Federation of Labour, Mr. Rose told the Congress that, for the first time, it was America which fought first-in Korea-instead of coming in later.
SECURITY MEASURES IN UK
Liverpool, September 4, The Cunard Steamship Com- pany has banned all visitors to the giant liners, the Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Mary, at Southampton as part от Britain's latent efforts to tighten up security measures in docks and harbours.
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Tals niep follows hard on the hocis of Admiralty moves over- hauling security machinery naval establishments, where there have been a number of cases. suspected sabotage involving war- ships.
In the case of the two glun
troop liners, which acted as curriers between Bellain and 'the United States in World War II, passes already held by officials are being carefully checked.
New applications for passed will be screened.
Friends and relations seeing passengers off from either of the liners wBl have to apply for n dock permit. They will be allowi edno further than the custom barrier.
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"This new historic faci dis- pels completely the cynical notion of some people that we are ready to fight Soviet im- perialist aggression and totali- tarian subversion to the last European," he said.
Mr. Rose's half-hour speech was interrupted by derisory com- ments from a minority of dele gates. The President, Mr. Herbert Bullock, intervened at one point to appeal for "British fair play" and to order the ejection of a man in the public gallery who Joined in the interruptions.
Mr. Rose sald that the first and foremost task of the free world inhour movement was to wrest the initiative from the Communist totalitarian aggressors.
"The fact that the Communist war against Democracy is not an open-armed struggle with huge military operations In every phase and stage does not mean it is not a full-fledged large-scale warfare," he said.
Major battles expected in Indo-China
London, September 4. General Vo Nguyen Gimp, Commander of the Vietminh Army in Indo-China, has told his men to prepare for mas jor battles in the autumn and winter, the New China News Apancy reported today, quot ing_the_Vietminh Radio.
The General ordered stiffer action on all fronts "to shat. ter the enemy's autumn and winter offensive plans, and to speed up the development and consolidation of guerlila Warfare."Router.
United States wants no Commu- nist exports.
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"Imperialism over Soviet imperialism had in the
The heckling became so vehe- Cominform, the national Commu-
ist parties and the World Fede-ment at one point that the Chair-
the man interjected Iration of Trade Unions (WFTU),
comment A Afth column for more deadly that the interrupter was a non- then the Nazis ever had, he said. delegate and asked the stewards
to throw him out.
Partisans of war
Describing the sponsors of the Stockholm "Peace Appeal" as "partisans of war, Mr. Rose said: "We want none of these Commu-
Other shipping lines are also
nist exports-whether they be tightening up on security men-Stockholm petitions; crab-mea'. A spokesman of the Royal Mai furs or skins, or skinners of any Steamship Company sald: "We kind." have :mado a number of security regulations."-Reuter.
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IN WEST EUROPE ARE INSUFFICIENT Much yet to be done by Atlantic Pact nations
London, September 4.
The North Atlantic Deputies' Council today declared that the defence of- forts of member governments so far proposed ware insufficient and that further offort and sacrifice will be reqired,
In a communique issued to conclude the recent series of meetings in Lon- don, the Deputies said that they had examined the reports submitted by the member governments of their proposed increased defence éf- forts.
"They found that much re- mains to be done and that further effort and sacrifice will be required," the com-. munique said.
In reply to a question, Mr. Spofford denied that the state ment in the Deputies' communi- que that "further affort and sa- crifice" would be required of member governments implied any specifle criticism of the pro- posed defence programmes of any particular government,
Social services
"Nevertheless, the Deputies were encouraged by the steps being taken by member goverp- ments and the determination evi- denced by these steps to streng then the defence of the West."
The communique opened by Asked whether the increased saying, "The North Atlantic effort and sacrifice referred to Council Deputies on Saturday ad- |would entreach upen the pro- Journed their meeting until gramme of social services of the September 13, 1950; when they countries concerned he said that will convene in New York priorit was desired to protect the to the meeting of the North standard of living of the North Atlantic Council,
Atlantic treaty countries. "The Council Deputies drew up
Mr. Spelford sold that the plans to implement and finance a problem of the revised defence priority production programme
social programme impinging on and recommended to their gov-services had been seriously con-
the military organisation of Western Union with that of the mlitary North Atlantie Trosty's organisation was within the scope of the study urgently inaugurated by the Deputies.
U.S. aid
In reply to a further question Mr. Spofford said that the amount of appropriated aid made avall. American able in total by the
Government at the present time was already known.
The Deputies had not reached agreement on the allocation of but indicated that it this ald would take the form of machine- tools and raw materials for coun-
tries engaging in the high priority arms production programme,
In answer to another question
ernments its Immediate placing aldered. He agreed that the newhe indicated that a main task of of orders up to the full utilisa-
sa-programme might mean that the the study group set up by the tion of existing capacity for rate of improvement in social Deputies and due to continue work London would be to fix certain specified items of equip services might be rolarded.
definite commitments for coun- ment most urgently required for under the forces contemplated
on the tries receiving this aid
thom- the approved defence plan, This
understanding that they priority programme will be em-
selves would supply their Euro- pean neighbours under the now bodied in future long-term plans for the production and Anancing
production programme-Router. of military equipment.
"The Deputies inaugurated an urgent study, with the assistance of the appropriate agencies of the North Atlantic treaty, of the measures required, first, to strengthen the military organisa- tion of the treaty and, second. to decide what arrangements would bring about a fair distri- bution of the financial burden and the most effective and nomic use of the collective sources of the 12 countries the defence of the North lontle area."
Progress made
eco-
re- for
At
Mr. Charles Spofford, American Chairman of the North Atlantic Deputies, told a Press conference after the communique was leased that he was left with the
which had just
ad-
Mr. Spofford' stated that the Deputies had not discussed the question of the number of Bri- tish and American divisions which might be sent to Germany or the question of the creation of a West German police force or the possibility of bringing West German production into the defence production programme of the North Atlantic countries.
Mr. Spofford carefully evad. ed his
when questioners pressed to say how far short the of eventual requirements existing proposed defence pro- grammes of the Atlantic Treaty gavernments now wera. He thought that the reporty submitted by President Truman last August had to be considered In the light of developing policy. Supreme commander
Discordant note in Canada
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Ottawa, September 4.
French- Independent Canadian member of Canada's Parliament, Mr. P. E. Gagnon, of Chicoutimi, Quebec, said to- day that large numbers of Canadian fathers and mothers were, ready to sacrifice their sons in defence of Canada but not of Korea
He agreed that he had in mind the recent decisions of Britain, France and Belgium to
extend
Addressing the Canadian House rethe length of military service and
Indicated that an announcement of Commons, he said that a large impression of progress from the of the same kind was be ex-rection of the Canadian_popula- meeting
tion
was opposed to Canadian Journed.
participation in the Korea war.. This progress, he said, had consisted In getting first things done first and In astting up the necessary machinery to achieve this.
The Deputies, he recalled, had to deal at the same time with a short-term long-term and a problem.
He thought that they had suc- ceeded in not letting long-term considerations Interfere with their immediate recommenda- tions for urgent action nor had the immediate tasks been allowed to make them neglect getting started at once with preparations for the Jong-term aspects' of their task of defence.
A number of stewards gathered around the man, argued with him, and then let him remain. He made no further comment.
But at the end of Mr. Rose's speech, booing about equalled the volume of applause from the
Mr. Spafford said that where 916 delegates-representatives of
high priority production almost 8,000,000 British workers, The TUC is the biggest force be called for under the agreed pro- hind
ruling Labour gramma was being tied by the Party.
producing countries, it had been
Britain's
time
the
will
He said that American labour would not do anything to "heip the Soviet warlords get the means Mr. Rose told the Congress: agreed that it should be financed for purchasing strategie materials "The
for swagger-stick from their own resources essential to their military offen-plomacy and Imperialist politien assistance from the United States sive
the against
democratic in Asia is over."Router and As-where it was judged erstitial
equitable, world."
"THAT
is why American labour will have no truck with the phoney Stockholm Porca Appeal. To American labour, Moscow's asif-styled Partisans of Paxos are only the partisans of war"
The delegates, greated with mingled boos and cheers the American Labour, lender's 'denun- clation of Soviet Imperialist ag- gression:
Quo delegate interrupted with a shout of oogy when Rose told the Congress that the
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Mr. Spofford said that the De- puties
had inaugurated the urgent study of the military or- ganisation of the North Atlantic treaty to which the commualque refers without first discussing the the future military set-up Treaty pawOTS.
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A Caundian force for Korea was being raised by voluntary enlistment, he said, but experi- ence had shown that this was prelude to conscription.
He
asked If It was necessary" for Canada to do more than, for instance, India or the countries
tioners, he reference had been given to the organs which are to conduct the study of the Treaty's military organisation.
But, adralited that terms of of Bouth-America-p.com.
Asked whether the desirability of appointing a Supreme Com- Atlantic mander for the North aren fell within their scope he Bald sharply, "I can't comment on that."
He refused to give any indi- cation whether the merging of
Canads was helping the South Koreans, in clvil war to upset a Communist (Clovernment, but was turning, hor backs on :Spain, a bastion against Communists.
Mr. Cingnou spoke' "during the debate on the Address in reply t the Speech from the Throne.
On Saturday, another French- Canadian Independent, Dr. Raou' Poulin, opposed the despatch of a Canadian force to Korea-Reuter,
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