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THE CHINĂ MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1951.
German Reds Baronet Given Atlantic Countries'
Try A New Approach
Berlin Proposals
Berlin, Feb. 28. East Germany's Socialist Unity Party today pro- posed an East-West "Ac-
tion Committee," equally balanced, to set up an all- Berlin administration.
Western Alljed officials that the offer had
Order To Quit Scots Castle
Stonehaven, Scotland,
Feb, 28,
Sir John Stuart Knij, 04-year-olg Baronet,
have to leave tila
ters in a Scottish and seek lodging
where,
here today.
Judgo
will
quar.
Castle
else.
decided
his
With him will go wife, three children, chin-
Eliters chilla rabbits,
of spaniel pupples, a cat and
A
hero. "the
box of mice. The kilted Baronet, 30. duced
sald odour of another propaganda trick."
The Bocialist Unity
Party (SED) auggested that the Com- mittee should havé equal num- bera from each side and should
provisional work out a stitution. Ex the number armament
to such poverty that his wife, Lady Knill, went to work i
Пах
mill. rented the room in 140. rleston - Castle for £1.
week. Ills landlady, Miss
*
Ida Meldrum, sought
hlm Court order to turn out. She alleged that the pald ront had not been since
Con-
and
of a single police force, prepare a law for
the
protection of peace for the whole of Berlin and abolish the
ter.
sector buumdation.
March, 1950.-Reu-
It should also discuss means SCAP LIFTS
in prevent remilitarisation, de- mand the withdrawal of all oc-
cupation forces
from the city,
of
Introduce a currency, for Berlin, and discuss the possibility free democratic elections.
The
grumme
the
pro-
Its Party based
to unite the city an
urgent need of preserving peace in view of the American war preparations in Berlin." A spokesman of the British High Commission here said that the reunification of Berlin was not
པ༣ purely a
a German matter since Berlin was placed under four- power administration.
A United States High Com- mission
official said that one
of the first steps to reunite the city was to get the Allied Kommandatura to function aguin an a four-power level,
The Western Allies offers to hold tree and democratic elections in all four sectors of Berlin had been flatly rejected by the Russians, he added. Heuter.
THE EGG WAS
ADDLED
London, Feb. 28. * The failure of a Government scheme to provide Britain with 20 million eggs a year from a form at Gambia, West Afrien, was reported the House vi Commons today.
The Colonial Secretary. Mr Jumes Grifhs. said that the export of
of eggs would be discon- tinued because of fowl typhoid, The scheme, which hari so far cost £825,000, would have to be considerably modified, he said. A substantial part of the capital would be lost.
Me Grimihs said today it had become clear that enough feed- ing stuffs for the number of poultry planned could not be grown on the land-Reuter.
Soviet Strength
In Germany
Berlin, Feb. 28.
The West Berlin newspaper.
-Per-Abend-quoting—“Soviet- Control Commission circles" in East Berlin,
had now 620,-
the Soviet Ported today that.. 000 troops and 080
aircraft stationed in East Germany.
"These troops are organised
into 26 divisions and nine air groups. Der Abeng said.
It
claimed that these figures ex-
the Western Press so far.
BAN ON
RED CROSS
Geneva, Feb. 28.
Strength Will Make
War "Unprofitable"
ESTIMATE BY GENERAL CLAY
TUC WANTS
END TO WARTIME MEASURE
V
-London, Feb. 28. British trade union leaders today called for an and to compulsory Government arbitration in industrial disputes.
A wartime law sti in force mako strike action
Washington, Feb. 28. General Lucius D. Clay, former American Military Governor of unless 21 days notice has bee Germany, said today that he was convinced the North Atlantic Pact naziven to the Labour Minister tions could have forces ready within a year to make Soviet aggression that he can appoint an Im zeem "unprofitable.”
',
He was addressing two Senate Committees in support of President Truman's policy of helping European defence by sending more American troops to Europe.
the
General Clay said that he did not believe Western European build-up would precipitate Soviet aggression.
Sergeant Gets Ten
Years
Klagenfurt, Austria, Feb, 23. Sergeant John Dempsey,
ol
"The Soviet masters would have precipitated war by now if they were rendy," he cold.
He cald the "thin screen" of British and American troops in Germany after the war bod
Russians delerved the
from taking over Western Germany.
"The Soviets knew that they could not RD
that through svrcen without becoming in-. volved in a total war;" General Clay declared.
in
General Douglas Mac- Arthur, the United Nations Commander-in-Chief in Korea, has lifted the ban an Red Cross national uniforms and emblema in Korea, the the Royal Army Service Corps, was today found guilty and sen-
He said the presence of Allied League of Red Cross Socie-tenced to 10 years' imprison-
had prevented, ties announced here today. ment en three charges under troops
Western Europe, "the wave of General MacArthur forbade the Official Secrets Act.
terror" which made Eastern membera of the Red Cross
After a three-day court mar-Europe Inll' a victim to Com- teams in Korea to wear their
tial, heard in secrel, he was also munism. own uniforms, Insignia und profound guilty of
more than 30
If it had not been for that tective emblems on the ground
other theft offences and of small number of United States that they became menibera of obtaining goods on false docu- troops and their British Allies, the United Nations Command onments, and two of desertion.
"I am
convinced that all of arriving in Korea,
The sentence has still to be The British. Canadian, Danish confirmed by the British Com- Communist hands today," he Western Europe would be in
and Norwegian Red Cross teamsmander-in-Chief.
sald, were informed on their arrival Dempsey was also sentenced in Tokyo that they would not
to be reduced to the ranks and be allowed to wear the emblem. (ushonourable discharge from They protested to the Inter-the British
The court Army. national League of Red Cross | inartial, which was presided Societien, which in turn pro-over by Colonel A. A. Crooke, | insted to the United Nations.
declared open to the A British Red Cross team of public during this afternoon's
scasion three, which has been held up final
for hearing of by the bau, will
The leave for
30 charges of theft and Korea later this week.
obtaining goods en false docu- General MacArthur's Head- ments.
Dempsey quarters lifted the ban resteral charges. Mr
pleaded guilty to Elliot Gorst, day followin a protest by the International League
who had come specially from of Rest Cross Societies to the United London to defend the prisoner, plended for mitigation of the Nutions.
sentence-Reuter.
A Norwegia team and part
of a Danish team who have hold
in Lake Success for the same
was
reason were to leave for Tokyo America
tonight,
the International League announced,
A Canadian team and part of the Danish team are already in Korea, but have not begun work among the civilian population
pending
u settlement of the matter. Neuter.
Not
Keen Over
New Pact
New York, Feb, 28, The State Department
was
Schacht Rumours reported in an American-press
Laid_To_Rest
dispatch from Washington to-
day to be cool towards the
idea of linking America with Paris, Feb. 28.
any Mediterranean defence al- Hitler's Anance
the present time, expert, Dr lance at Hjalmar Schucht, after a week
Americans
familiar with the told an Ameri- in Paris, left again last night-
Mediterranean for Germany, not Brazil.
the United can reporter that The 75-year-old' Bnancler States would have no objec-
ceeded the highest estimates of told reporters before he left by Lion" if anti-Communist nations train that he would shortly there worked out their own start a new business in his own mutual defence alliance, country and
Latin not in
Omcials said that the Ameri- America. He had earlier been can attitude did not mean that reported to be awaiting a visa the United States would alt idly for Brazil-Reuter.
by if Russia attacked countries ira the region, particularly
After the manbeuvres last November Allied Intelligence experis put tho Soviet Army strength in Germany at. about 250,000 troops-Reuter.
A British Crossword
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18 Nourished
10 Lofty
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4 Emanation
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Lissoine
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YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD Arms: " Ginger 4 Baris,
Turkey or Greece,
The Middle East situation is being studied by the State and lines of beeing what could be done to protect the region from outside attack.
Defence Department on the
A Suggestion
For Gaitskell
London, Feb. 28. Higher incorde taxes for Britons but Increased exemption for those lower, wake brackets were recommended today by an organisation virtualis all members in Britain,
The Trade
representing trade union
partial "Solomon's Court" to decide between employers and workers
The General Council of the 8,000,000-member Trades Union
ment
Congress will aux the Govern to withdraw the low- known as Order 1,305- and re-
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place by now Order en- couraging arbitration but not prohibiting strikes.
Trade union leaders have been uneasy about Order 1,303 for some time, Trouble came
the forefront with the prosecution of seven unofficial dockers' leaders who appeared
A
charged
today
London Court
with
organising stke in deflance of the order.
TUC leaders
the
give
Aro meeting Minister. Mr
Labou Aneurin Bevan, later today to him their decision. He- 1,305, there been few union-backed strikes since the war.-Reuter.
cause of Order
have Unlon Con-
gress will ask the Chancel- lor of the Exchequer, Mr. Hugh Gaitskel, to consider its recommendations In drawing up his
budget which is to be presented on April 1.—United Press.
Newsprint Shortage In Argentina
Buenos Aires, Feb. 28. From Friday, Argentine news- papers will be reduced from,, 12 to eight pages, according to a decision by a meeting of news- paper publishers.
The difficulty of obtaining newsprint adequate supplies of was stressed by the Minister of Jose Barros, who suggested that Industry and Commerce, Signor the best solution for the time being would be for all papers to reduce their consumption by 40
HOOVER CHALLENGED
Mr Herbert Hoover's statement that with the exception of Britain Western Europe is not doing enough to build up its de- fences was challenged today by
Tom Connally, Senator Tom
De- mooratic Senate leader.
Mr Connally, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Com- mitter, told reporters today that he thought the Western European nations had "done as have." as we much
"We have not
sent a single soldiar
there
except General Eisenhower," he de- clared. "We are in the North
The reduction was made front- Atlantic Trealy just as much as page news by the morning paper, the European nations
La Nacion, which spoke of the confidently believe that if we pitiful state" of the country's sent ground forces over there newsprint. slocks, at present Russia will not attack in, the amounting to only 12,400 tons foreseeable future, he said.-being unloaded from three ships. Reuter.
over
are.
percent.
& decree to this effect is expected very soon.
-Reuter.
UN Collective Measures Group To Hold Meeting
Lake Success, Feb. 28.. United Nations machinery designed to safe- guard world peace will roll into action on Monday with the inaugural meeting of the 14-nation Collec- tive Measures Committee.
There was also a possibility that the peace observation commission, charged with investigat- ing areas of International tension around the world, would hold its first meeting next week.
Rumours of a Mediterranean
The two Committees were to elect officers and discuss how pact cropped up during the
established last November by the to go about making a completo past few weeks after visits to
* General Assembly under a report by next September" on Greece and Turkey by the "united action for peace" resolu- methode to preserve world Secretary of the Air Force, Mrtion by the Secretary of State. posca-United Press, Thomas Finletter, the Assistant Secretary of State, Mr George Mr Deau Acheson,
McGhee, and Admiral Robert Russia insisted upon member-
of the American East Atlantic naval forces--Revier.
French Snub To Cairo
B. Carney, Commander-in-Chlef ship in the 14-nation Peace Observation Commission but refuted to serve on the Cols lective Measures Committee on
Calro, Feb. 28. the grounds that the Committee
The French Ambassador, M was usuping powers granted to Couve de Murville, today the. Security Counell...
-clined the invitation of the
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He sent an apology for hin maid the inability to keep the appoint- Committees would
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SANCTIONS STUDY
Study of collective measures to be taken against Chinese Communist Aggression Korea
Queen Juliana called on Pro- major war. fessor Romme to "inform" ber on the possibility of forming a Cabinet which would be, back- ed by the majority in Farila ment. He is the fifth politicn) leader asked to try to settle the erials since the Socialist gov= ernment was defeated in confidence vole 35 dogw.ago United. Prods.
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