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No. 34816
Established 1845
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951.
Death TollCommunist No Crossing Of
In New Avalanches
Lugino, Feb. 12.
The death roll in Switzer- land's second series of ava- lanches within a month rose to 13, tonight with reports filtering down from stricken villages the southern slopes of the Alps.
on
At least four other people hope of were
buried and all
had been Anding them alive given up, according to reports here.
The danger of avalanches in southern Switzerland remained very grave and all international rali trafe through the St Golf- hard Pass War halted.
Masser of know
temporarily
thundering
loose from the mountainsides in the local "Death Valley" near the Pass burri "like a thunder- clap" over village, eyc- witnesses said,
A
Was
com-
an
Another village pletely
entorbed by
Only the enormous avalanche.
left eburch spire was covered.
un-
A
In this place 11 people were dug
alt alive including little girl asicep in her cot.
In ather were
Disappears
Bombay, Feb. 12.
Unconfirmed reports to-
day said the Bombay Com- Dange, munist leader, A has disappeared from Bom- bay.
Com- Dange, the only munist member In the Bombay legislative assem- bly, did not attend the opening sextion on Monday and reports said he has not been seen in Bombay for
month. about one mor
One source declared that Dange attended an under-
of th around meeting
Communist Party Politburo In -Nor- held somewhere thern India about a week BTO.
One source told the Un- ted Press that the local advised police authorities
a local dally not to publiska anything regarding Dange'S alleged "unavailability." United PreRE,
S. Koreans
Did Not Cross
The 38th
Headquarters Report Corrected
Price 20 Cents
38th Feeds Hungry RED
Parallel Again
Before Consultations
ATTLEE STATES BRITISH VIEW:
WASHINGTON IN AGREEMENT
London, Feb. 12.
The Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, told the House of Commons this afternoon that in the British view the 38th Parallel ought not to be crossed again until there has been full consultation with the United Na- tions and in particular those States which have provided forces.
Close on the heels of this statement came a Washington report from Reuter's correspondent Paul Scott Rankine that the United States agreed with Britain that there should be consultation between the United Nations hefore their forces were sent across the 38th Parallel in force.
Rankine reported that Washington officials said there had been talks on this subject for some time between the two countries. These talks were continuing.
Mr Attlee's statement in the Commons came during a one-day foreign affairs
an condemning aggressor and calling for sanc- tions was likely to achieve the object in view.
debate.
The would now.
were
of
and at-
China
as
at home
(Mr Ernest Davies) had created some uncertainty abroad as well to what the as Government's policy really was. Mr Eder demanded to be told if the Government still adhered but considered that there to the decision taken in Brus- to authorise should be no question of apply-els in December
Mr Attice said that the post- tion in Korea was much more stable and there
pos- sibilities for negotiation.
Chinese, he
Britain had no doubt that added, negotiate China had committed aggression be wise to Mr Attics sald that there was avalanches
break in the continuity of announce- no Yesterday's torn reported to have up electric posts, broken tele-ment by Eighth Army Head- Government policy-support
United Nations phone lines and forced villagers quarters in Tokyo that South the of the obligations of Korean troops had crossed this the 38th Parallel was morning officially repudiated, according to a United Press message.
Swiss Meteorological
spokesman arm. An Eighth Army caid that the avalanche who announced a five-mile ad-
chever danger north of the Pass was vance across the Parallel "erical"-Reuter.
Yangyang now says the report ['wur,
to fee.
Railway trafic between Switzerland and Italy was at a standstill until late today when a single line operated again through the St Gotthard Pass.
The Omce
New
ceptance membership.
Sham peace propaganda re- presented Britain's rearmament
if all as
nations had been and then suddenly disarmed One or two had decided to re-
fact was that Russiz disarmed after the last
The
Mir Attlee said that he would was erroneous,
from concentrate
and on Germany report The amended Tokyo states that South Korean the Far East but atability and
eastern front į defence
East of the Middle foreca
the
part: of essential report Britain's foreign policy. on the cast. An early
on
Agreement fought up to the 38th Parsilel was at
With Oil Coys
said they crossed the boundary to capture Yangyong, five miles north of the line.
CHINA'S ACTIONS Korea was a direct challenge to the United Nations.
the Atlantic
A
An ng sanctions until it was made the inclusion of German armed clear that there was no further contingents hope of achieving a peaceful Pact forces,
TALES WITH RUSSIA scltlement.
"Today the position in Korea Parallel with this there was is much more stable", he said. the question of talks with Russia in which Germany WISE TO NEGOTIATE
would certainly be main "There is good position theme. there for negotiations and I
Eden said it had always Chinese might be seemed to him that they ought think the wise to negotiate,
to try to draw up an agenda "In our view the 38th Parallel for this mealing
with the So- again victs which was wider than ought not to be crossed until there has been full con- Germany alone. sultation with the United Nations and in particular with those states contributing member forces in Korea.
"The 38th Parallel is in no ense a military line"
with
of
must all
Though there was much that
Children
Private Steve Towatege
to a
of Saskatoon, hands out · much needed food
hungry group of eager Korean youngsters. The camp is daily besieged by these youngstera strug- gling for any scrap of food that the generous from their troops save own meals for them. In this picture the private is
was obscure in the last Russian passing a leg of chicken
the through
wire. -- hey had not refused to answer, they draw up an agenda,
London Express Service.
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FORCES
STRIKE New Plan Revealed
FOR
INDIA REQUESTED
(From Selkirk Panton)
Tokyo, Feb. 13. The Chinese Communists have
at last
bared their'
teeth for the first time in a month and early this morn-
ing
are threatening the
whole of the United Nations "slow march" offensive in Korea by thrusting power- fully against the central front.
Aided by
North Korcan troops, the Red forces-claimed to be 40,000 fresh reserves-are striking down the famous inva- sion route north of Wonju along mountainous ridges.
Latest reports say they have gotned seven and a half miles
111
semo places against the United States and South Korean
United
States troops. Two
to be battalions are reported cut off by Chinese Reds as they round American inoltrated positions like floodwaters.
Street 9ghting 13 now going on in Hoengsong, ten miles north of Wonju where the January "Battle of the Bulge" stemmed the Chinese Reds' attempt to cut supply lines and drive a wedge between the United Nations forces retreating from Seoul and the Allied troops in southeast Korea.
The Chinese plan, suspected three days ago when they gave weakly on both extreme fänks of the 140-mile front, but held fanatically in the centre, is now obvious.
Washington, Feb. 12.
Its Arst aim is to throw United President Truman called
Nations' Commander General for a gift of up to 2,000,000
"cautious Ridgway's
offensive" tons of grain for India to-
out of stop. Then when the day, and a bipartisan group United Nations are off balance. of Senators and Representa- to thrust deeply along the tives afganised immediately mountains on the central front to hasten the relief measure 10 split the Allied forces in the west and east sectors of the front. The President said the food
This threat--and it is still only was needed as soon as possible a threat and where we came in to slave of "a real ́danger of } = month ago-may lead to
which famine in India,
of has second Battle the Bulge been plagued by earthquakes, around Wonju with the fate of floods, drought and locusts. the whole. United Nationa
In a message to the Senate
defence line across the peninsula and House, Mr Truman argued hanging on its outcome in this not only the humanitarian res- mrange ballet-Like back and of the case but stated that forward surge of the Korean
through Congress. UN Good
Offices Cttee
I think we ought to proceea with this now," Mr Eden sald. Mr Attlee hoped that there
Russia had in Eastern Ger- might be a settlement
many forces overwhelmingly China, eventual admission
superior to the West and not China into the United Nations, content with that Russia had London, Feb, 12.
He was cheered na he added, the ending of aggression and ataken the inillative la German This report, says the United
rearmament. Britain has made an agree- Press, was given by an Eighth "It is really no good making settlement in the Far East,
Americon oil
about this That is what we Army spokesman on the basis title legal points ment with two
Rumania, Bulgatla and Hun- res of Information supplied by the matter".
work for," he added.
gary had increased their forces companies lifting certain
Britain trade in the South Korean Army and relay-
had had great ex- Turning to Europe Mr Attlee beyond the pence treaty limits trictions on their
Army head-perlence in Asiatic affairs.
not think said that he did
it Sterling Area.
and were
their ed to the Eighth
expanding "Without
condoning in any would be wise at present to send anaments very rapidly. The companies are the Stand-quarters by American military
of the Chinese more than observers to the Paris Isı any four-Power discus- ard Oil Company of New Jersey advisory officers with the South way the acilon
in Korea we understood some conference on a European army sions, one of the first require READY TO START of their reasons, however mis- and the Socony Vacuum Com- Koreans.
the West was a great deal ofments of There
should be evidence to show that the mass that the armaments of the ex- guided they might appear. pany.
understood and of the German people after the enemy satellites should be re- "Equally we
our friends experiences they had gone duced. sympathised with
through were reluctant to engage in the United States."
Britain did not think that a in military service. motion by the United Nations
This was announced in Par Hament today by Mr Alfred Robens, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Fuel and Power-Reuter.
Later, the spokesman said the report, was erroneous. He ex- plained that the South Korean forces advanced only to the 38th They encountered a Parallel. Communist patrol there and withdrew south
COMMENT OF THE DAY
Industrial Insurance
TN principle the industrial insurance
I scheme proposed by the Hongkong
and Kowloon Trades Union Council merits approval, more specially as it pro- vides for self-contributions and is not, therefore, a burden wholly thrust on the taxpaying community. The scheme as outlined by the Trades Union Council calls for clase examination. Not all of its provisions can be regarded as ideal, but if it is accepted by employers and Government as being basically sound and practicable, there is no reason why a workable insurance scheme should not be put into effect. Financing of it is the first important consideration. It bo is suggested that this should accomplished by workers making a monthly five per cant contribution of wages calculated at $100 per individual unit, to which employers would "add-a- 10 per cent contribution, with Govern- ment subsidising the fund another 10 per cent. Employers and Government may well feel they are being asked to bear D disproportionate burden; nevertheless the contributory system as suggested is acceptable as a basis for further study. The proposed benefits appear to be reasonable enough: $60 a month for every person out of employ-· ment who qualifies under the scheme; $30 a month for cach dependant if they are not receiving any other form of subsistence; children' of insured workers below the age of 16 and with- out other means of subsistence to receive $10 a month, restricted, how- over, to threo beneficiaries to each un- employed person: Other suggestions provide for asalstance for paying ront, maternity grants, loans and retire- ment penalons-all very comprehensive, 'ambitious and somewhat exponsive. The Trades Union Council trends on more delicato ground when it introduces the Aubject of regulating. labour. It envisages the creation of a "Govern mental Professional and Employment Administration" assigned to perform
to
of
assistance the following tasks: workers both in employment and un- employment; recommendation or intro- duction to employment; the adjustment, co-ordination and "even transfer local labour power". In short, the proposal is that Government should set whose an employment agency up functions, if necessary, would include the direction of labour. There are obvious objections to this suggestion. the principal one being the interference with the right of employers to make their own selection of labour and the right of employees to choose their own work. An even more serious incursion into recognised individual relations between workers and employers is the proposal that no employer shall bo allowed to discharge a worker without previous approval of the authorities, nor an employee permitted to resign his job without prior approval of the.
These are designated authorities. intolerable restrictions and could not seriously be entertained. It is true a similar system has been employed in in other
countries, but only time of
national 县
emergency. · the idea Britain adopted
during the
tho war, .but
regulations have since been rescinded, it being recognised that in normal times Govern- ment has no right to Interfere with relations between employers workers to the extent that it controls appointments, dismissals and resigna- ·· tians. These conditions apart, the insurance scheme advocated by the Trades Union Council morita earnest consideration by employers, workers and Government, and the authorities could safely offor encouragement by creating an advisory committee.com- prising representatives of employers, employees and Government, to explore the iden in greater detail and to make recommendations as to the practicability. 11⁄2 or otherwise of the scheme, th
•
the Mr Eden thought that increased
threat these forces
рес
tial
ztability of India is "essen-war.
tions in
to the future of free inalta- The dangers of that rugged on the were mountainous terrain
vere central front favour's the fight
there
He Sacal differences | ing of the Chinese forces who
anet
the American
are following up their "Come governments over the into my parlour" tactics of the Red Chinese spider.-London Express Service..
ITS WORK Lake Success, Feb. 12. Important The 38th parallel in Korea between GERMAN DANGER constituted to Yugoslavia was became politically hot again Indian of action which would
course If they could get a genuine a subject for consultation be- today just as the UN finally most effectively cure aggression settlement with Russia, German tween Britian, France and the completed the Good Offices and establish peace in Asia.
would fall Into United States and
the Com-Committee that will try to monwealth Powers.
If the West was not prepared stop the fighting. to allow Yugoslavia to be made the victim
UN observers predicted the of aggression, then It should express
itself jointly issue of crassing the parallel, the (Continued on Page 8 (Col. 3) old border between North and South Korea, would be the first major headache of the Commit- tee. Red China already has an- nounced she would ignore the
rearmament perspective.
"If we cannot get this agree- ment we have to consider the defence of the West and that includes the defence of Western Germany,"
"he said.
דיי
Mr Affice said that the build- ing of forces of the democratie the States should precedo creation of German forces.
is the agreo that there danger of the emergence again of some kind of force that made Germany a menace. But you do not get rid of that by icavlag a vacuum"; he said,
there is that The answer chould be
forco n democratic democratically controlled
Germany.
Referring to the proposed four-Power meeting, Mr Altles
STOP PRESS body.
UN Defences
:
Overwhelmed-
Tokyo, Feb. 13.
Mexico's veteran UN Envoy, Padilla Nervo, took the Luis new team.
Entezam, Nosrollah
Iran, President of the General As- sembly, and Sven Grafstrom,
*
differences PATROL IN SEOUL "However, there should not blind us to the needs of the Indian people," he said,
With 25th Division, Feb. 13.
A South Korean Army patrol "These differences must not de- fleet us from our tradition of penetrated the centre of the city friendly aid to alleviate human of Seoul itself last night and suffering,"
early today the first time that Mr Truman proposed that UN troops have pushed beyond authorise the full the South Korean capital's dock Congress amount of relief requested by area on the Han River water- the Indians, but appropriate front. The patrol engage₫ the funds at this time for only the enemy inside the city and re- first 1,000,000 tons. He recom- tired. mended that the appropriation Heavy mortar fire from Secul for the balance be deferred until was landing early today on the situation has been studied. pinpointed Allled podtions in- Associated Press.
side Yongdongpo,United Press,"
Sweden, are the other two on Your money buys more in a
the Committee Sir Benegal, N. Rau, India, Mr Lester B. Pear- som, Canadian Foreign Minister,
L
said that it was useless to dis- A powerful Communist turned down places on the cuts the question of. German [counter-offensive overwhelmed peace-geciting body, which was
Allled defences in Central Korea created on February 4. rearmament in Loolation,
The agenda for a conference on Monday, captured the key
from Kores, Omelal reports must correspond with the roat-defence clty of Hoengsong and
pushed the Aliles back almost to later contradicted, said itics of the world situation,
Britain would Uke to see the Wonju in an advance of nearly South Karcen force had cross- burden of rearmament lifted 30 miles.
United Nations forces aban.cd the parallel again. from the Russian people as well
doned Hoengsong, anchor base Some UN delegates have said as these of the West
24 General Douglas the Allied fine, after
MacArthur "We shall do our utmost to of
authority under ceck a meeting and to secure hours of vicious hand to hand has enough agreement," Mr Attico
can-Aghting that left in doubt the existing UN resolutions to pur- fate of two entire South Korean sue the Communists into North cluded
divisions.
Korea-if the UN foreta can TORY VIEWS
The Communist attack ex-do BC. Speaking in the same debate, plodes in the snow mount:alne
But others have cald that the Mr Anthony Eden, deputy lead-
38th parallel of the Conservative Party, of Central Korea at 10 m declated that the illness of the and in the first day carried 10 crossing of the
miles to. Hoengsong, A front last autumn by the UN soldiers Ernest Foreign Secretary, Mr
Red d Ching into sorely dispatch sald some of the Con brought Dovin, had left Britain
They favour lacking in guidance at a time munist units were fighting al Korean conflict,
having the armico dop in the 10 miles farther south when direction and explanation most
vicinity of the parallel in · an near Wonju. were both equally necessary.
ah atmos- A dispatch from the US 3rd effort to establish Mr. Eden said that there was Division
favourable Headquarters
more phore. Bald much confusion in the public American patrols stabbed across peace Associated Press mind and
about, the International the Han River into Seoul during siluation and also about certain the night and reported curly to aspects at least of the Govern-day that the Chinese had pulled ment's policy to deal with it.
West
the
for
German Reds. Arrested
In the absence of Mr Bevin out of the capital and left it to
be defended by North Koreans. (who is recovering from pheut United Press correspondent monia) a multitude of unofficial Jack Burby reported from the counsellore interpreting
whint Central
Front that the fate of had hitherto been the declared the two South Korean divisions
Hanover, Feb. 12, policy of the Government had which
Eight prominent West German took the brunt of the
arrested at Communists were order, Chinese counter-attack wa kiven an impression of counter-order and disorder:
"queaston mark" today There Helmstedt on the Anglo-Soviet "As we look at the problems was no root report on the zonal border yesterday while of the West,
remains divisione, which at last
word trying illegally to cross the bor- the-dominant
Eden were engaged
The desperate der from the Boviet zone, the ghing in the vicinity of Hong-West German frontier control songs, night, KAI lost one service reported tonight. Elment wat strrounded, and The Communists"
Included Lirited members of the Bundestag, and Provincial Parliaments-Beuter.
M
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by Mr Bevin's Under-S
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