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No. 34831
Established 1845
FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1951.
"Monty" Has PEKING STANDING Welshmen
An Escape
Valeita, March. 1.
A very light rocket
narrowly missed
Marshal Virorunt
Field
Mont-
gomery as he stood chatting recepiten committee soon after his seriyal at Euga airport today,
Apparently fred from the direction of the Bir- port control tower, it “screamed-a_few feet over Lord Montgomery's head. Later a Unlied Blaten Army Jet Oghter made an emergency landing,
Field Marshal Mont- gomery Sal here overnight
on his way
'to Catre for the dedication and unveil- ing of the Eighth memorial window In All
עוכבות
Saint's Angilona Cathedral
Assoclated on Sunday, Prem.
AMERICA
TIGHTENS
EMBARGO
Washington, Mar. 1. The United States Commerce Department today placed con- trols on non-strategle American exports to Russia and Soviet bloc countries.
2. Books, magazines,
exempted,
PAT ON
ITS TERMS
Lake Success, Mar. 1.
Communist China was reliably reported today
to have notified the United Nations that it still stands by the Korean peace terms it proposed in January.
Informed quarters said this message was re- ceived from Peking about two weeks ago through the Indian government, but had been kept secret by the three-member Good Offices Committee, headed by Mr Nasrollah Entezam, President of the UN General Assembly.
It was this message, It was] Committee as set up under the understood, which led the Good Assembly measure, Offices Commitice to extend last week's peace
feelers to the Chinese Communiste through diplomatic channels,
Both Mr Entezam and the
Swedish delegate, Mr Sven Grafstrom, a
the member of
Raid Good Offices Committee, today they still had received DIVER reply from Peking. The third member of the Committee is Luts Padin Nerve of Mexico.
no
obtain and ethers expressed belief then
processed were
A peace feeler by the Good Offices Committee, it is under- slood, was sent in the name of Entezam as Assembly President rather than as chairman of the Good Offices Commities. It was merely a verbal inquiry through the Swedish Ambassador In Peking as to whether the Chi-
deal nesr
Communists would with the Good Office's body and
50, how and where. No to the
proposals were made Peking government.
JANUARY PROPOSALS Red China's January proposals were:
peace
That negotiations be con- ducted on the basts of agreeing
to the withdrawal of all foreign troops from Korea and the solution of the international affairs of Korea by the Koreans themselves.
That subjects for negotia-
Celebrate
Welshmen in Hongkong celebrated St David's Day yesterday. One function was a dinner last night at the Hongkong Hotel where the traditional ceremony of Initiating new members of the Society by making them eat a leek standing up to an accompanying roll of drums was carried out. This picture shows one of the initiates performing the rite-Staff Photographer.`
More Demands For
Bevin To
.
Resign
London, Mar. 1.
Demands that ailing Mr Ernest Bevin be sup- planted as Foreign Secretary spread from the House of Lords to the House of Commons today.
A National Liberal MP, Mr Frank Medlicott, said that the House was "being increasingly handi- capped by the absence of the Foreign Secretary."
The signideance of the mes- sage. from Peking is that t comes in the wake of the Gen- "Exports of a strategic nature crat Assembly's adoption of A to these comtries have been US resolution condemning the controlled for rome time. To-Chinese Beds as aggressors in order, effective tomorrów, Korea, India's Sie Benegai Rau
exporters 10 licences for such non-strategic that the Assembly action would Indi sausage skins and end all possibility for a peace certain types of machinery. actilement in the Far East..
and ships stores
PEKING FORMULA
2, Informed Peking, message stated that the US armed forces from Formosa quarters said the tions must include withdrawal of Chinese Communists still were and the Furmosan Straits, and ready
to discuss a provisional other problems concerning the Korean cease-fire as the first Far East. order of business if the UN would call a seven-ration con- the Soviet Union, Britain, the China, 3. That Communist ference on such other problems United States, France, india paas the
withdrawal of foreign and Egypt take part In the troops from Korea and the negotiations and that the place Fleet, from the Formosan Straita tablished the seven-nation withdrawal of the US, Seventh of Red China in the UN be
"as from the convoca- The Peking formula was
Conservative members shout- ported in substance by
by the ference."
De- ed, "Answer, answer" at Asian-Arab bloc in the Assern-
4. That the conference beputy Prime Minister Herbert bly but rejected by the Assem-held in Chinu.. Associated Morrison. But the Speaker of bly majority, The Good Offices
the House ruled that Mr Medli- Hic Press. is understood, how-
cott's statement did not apply to
The
The order formally renewed controls on the export of all types of goods to Communist China.
North Manchuria and Korca, The volume. and value of United States exports to Russin and Eastern Europe have dropped sharply in three years,
Lest totalled US$800,000, Exports to December, exports
Russia last year were so small that on several cccasions the Commerce Department did not list them in monthly statistics-Reuter,
trade
Committee Italian Cabinet · fever, to have seen some
couragement in the fact thal
Not Resigning
ต
-ere
es-
con-
the Peking regime still stood More Pay Agreement
ready to negotiate after being condemned as an aggressor,
Washington, Mar. 1.
Rome, Mar. 1. An Italian Cabinet crisis ended tonight with communique Shortly after the Assembly Rallways and is non-operat- which said the government con- acted, curly in February, the ing brotherhood signed a new alders-it-to-be its duty to coa-Peking radio bitterly attacked wage agreement today, giving tinue its work in the interests the UN revolution as ülegal and million employers a two and a of Democracy and peace.”—- said - China would have nothing | half-cent per-hour pay-raise. —- Associated Press.
to do with the Good Offices United Press.
COMMENT OF THE DAY
Britain's Foreign Secretary
LORD Salisbury's demand in the
a man
House of Lords that the Prime Minister appoint another Foreign Secretary to replace the ailing Mr Bevin will probably be widely echoed in Britain by people of all shades of political opinion. The agitation for a new Foreign Secretary is not the out- come of a personal vendetta against Mr Bevin. There is a genuine feeling that at this critical time, when international relations between the Soviet bloc and the rest of the, world are at straining point, Britain needs to have heading the Foreign Office who is physically capable of carrying out the onerous responsibilities of Foreign Secretary. Nevertheless, Mr Bevin is entitled to have his point of view considered. It is inconceivable that, in refusing to resign, the Foreign Secre tary is rejecting medical advice to the contrary. Mr Bevin is an ambitious politician, but he is also a patriot, and if his medical advisers were convinced that his state of health would gravely Impair his ability to shoulder the burdens of high office he would, in the interests of the country, step down. There are other factors. Mr Bevin has. shown himself to be an able minister; he has a complete appreciation of the international situation and all its
cân
nuances; and he is, within the Labour Government, the one man who properly present the British viewpoint in high level conferences. Nor would it be an easy task for Mr Attlee to find anybody of the right abilities to replace Mr Bevin. Herbert Morrison is his first lieutenant, but he is wedded to the job of being Parliamentary party chief through which he can wield tremendous influence. Nye Bevan is probably the most brilliant of the rest of the Cabinet, but he is so personally disliked by the Opposition and by large sections of the British public that his appointment to the foreign ministry would create an outburst of disapproval. There is no obvious successor to Mr Bevin while the Socialists remain in power, and recogni- tion of this probably prompts the Prime Minister, as much as anything else, to retain the service of the present Foreign Secretary in that office. It may be that - Mr Bovin will clarify his own position when he reappears in the House of Commons. What is necessary is that either he returns to active duty without further delay, or if his health does not permit this, for a successor to be appointed. The country cannot afford much longer to possess a Foreign Secre- tary who because of physical disability, functions as auch in name only.
Taft Losing His Compaign
seems fairly certain that Senator Robert Taft will lose his campaign to restrict the number of United States troops which President Truman and his military advisors deem necessary to send to Europe. The opinions given by, General Eisenhower, General George Marshall and General Lucius Clay have. boon forcefully and effectively presented to the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees. They make sense because they are based on, what In generally accepted to be a correct fundamental understanding of how America would be affected in the event at another globalist war. Moreover, 1
Senator Taft's campaign, which from the first appeared to be politically motivated, has in this respect been undermined by the support given the Administration by Mr Thomas Dewey, still one of the leading figures in the Republican Party. The party is split - over the issue, and this alone is sufficient to give President Truman the support ho needs from Congress to go ahead in helping, build up the defences of Western Europe, The future of the United States just as much as Europe depends on the decision, reached by: Congress, byly negaun adat
on
Mr Bevin has just returned to
from Eastbourne, London the South coast, where he has
moni recovered from flu and pneu-
Mr Medlicott asked: "Should not the interests of the Foreign office be more adequately re- presented."
next week's business, the topic
then under discussion.
Government Seizes Union Funds
Wellington, Mar. 1.
.
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UN Forces Slam
Into Red Defences
A New Attempt To Destroy Enemy
Tokyo, Mar. 2.
American Marines slammed into heavy Chinese Communist defences this morning in the multi-nation Eighth Army's renewed offensive against a line held by 31 Chinese and North Korean divisions.
Mr. Churchill
Unwell
London, Mar. 1.
Mr Winston Churchill, who
is pourly.27 ha cancelled - his public са gagements.
Quarters elono
the Conservative loader say he suffering from bolla on bis neck,
He is having treatment and is resting for a few. 1 days on the advice of bir doctors, Lord. Moran and Bir Thomas Dunklit.
He has cancelled engage- menta for next Monday and Tuesday —Better.
Spender
As the muddy, cold United Nations infantry-To Become An Envoy
men jumped off again this morning in the second day of their newly invigorated "Operation Killer,” General MacArthur warned that the enemy's
potential to defend somewhere near the 38th
Parallel is unimpaired in spite of the heavy current losses and the attrition of his supply lines."
Sydney, Mar. 1. Mr Percy Spender, Aus- External Affairs
Gen. MacArthur said that six Chinese Army tralian Corps-18 divisions--and four rehabilitated North Minister, was today appoint Korean Corps-13 divisions are deployed along ed Australian Ambassador
a line across central Korea from Seoul through in Washington. Hoongsong to Kangnung. At full `strength these
Mr Spender, who will have would total 319,000 men, but the Eighth Army to resign his seat in the Aus- has claimed that 118,874 casualties were inflicted tralian Cabinet and Parlia on the
since January
ment, enemy
succeeds 25, although Makin, who was appointed by Mr Norman these include some duplications.
Socialist Premier,
Mr J. B.. Chifley in 1946. General MacArthur said that claimed since January 24, and North Korean
Mr R. G. Menzies, Australian units hold the brought to 88 the number, des- Premier, is expected to make flank of the enemy line with troyed or damaged since the the formal announcement the entire Chinese field force in Chinese entered the war with Mr Spender's
of the middle on the central front. their
new apointment jets into this Chinese mass November. Of these, 18 were formal approval.
in after the King has given his that American, British, Austra- riaimed destroyed
It
was
Russian-built
lian,
Canadian and South Котсап troops drove. their spearheads on Thursday.
probably destroyed.
and Ave
The United States has already signined its acceptance of Mc On the western flank of the Spender. Korean front. atz American * -HEALTH-REASONS" patrol sneaked into Seoul again the post for health reasons,
Mr Spender, who accepted: the on Thursday
South Korean troops on the
suffered
the
night, clashed
American
east central front scored day's maximum gains with ad- briefly with Communist defen- will not leave for Washington: vances of two to five milles...
ders of the fallen capital and until after Easter. returned with three North Ko-
Mr Spender was elected to Other UN forces captured
prisoners. vital hill positions all across the
The patrol the House of Representatives'in
1987 when he was 30. He was} no casualties. The New Zealand govern-front in free-swinging hand to
In Thursday's advances across at Menzies government early Minister for the Army in the central front, ment today seized all funds bond engagements, in which American Marines and Cavalry- belonging to the 6,755- men cut down the Reds with troops demonstrated to the ful-in the war.
Possible successors for hi Meanwhile, a former Foreign member Waterside Workers their bayonets and the Allied lest their new fondness for the
bayonet, and American artillery Cabinet post Secretary, Viscount Temple Union and struck it off the artery cut them up with heavy carried out Lt-Gen. Matthew B. himself-be are Mr Menzles:
would probably Ridgway's order to pour tons of huve an wood, was resuming last night's register.
assistant -- and the debate on Mr Bevin in the House
they dug in for a
"scrap iron into enemy posl-Minister for National Develop- of Lords.
Food ships for Britain
are bitterly cold night in which the lions before each advance.
ment and Works, Mr Richard among those tied up idle by the temperature varied" "botween "It is unfortunate to have strike. of waterside
G. Casey. workers 22 degrees below freezing to 10. Foreign Secretary who is a sick man and a government depend-which has lasted since February above zero.
on the temperature of half
10.
a dozen of iis menbors," he saidt, The strike started OVET
exacting post." that a Foreign - Secretary should Dash physical testa
Last night a Peer, of party-Labour, Liberal Conservative, called for Eovin's resignation in the House of Lords-Associated Press,
NO MOOD TO RESIGN
*
firc.
Then
at
of
PLANES OUT AGAIN
Mr Casey-was-Minister-in- American war planes of the Washington until 1942, when Far East Air Forces took off in at the request of Mr Winston clear weather today following Churchill, he was appointed typ last night's raid by
four British Minister in the Middle dropped 40 tons of bombs on Associated Press. Japanese-based B-29, which East with War Cabinet status,,
Red supply
centres at
CONSISTENCY · Last night's attack was the second in a row in around the
Saginaw, Michigan, Mar, 1. clock operations. The raids
Ruth Ann Kramer has just birthday. were guided by radar and no celebrated her 18th results were seen.
She to
is the 18th member of her Ground forces
born the 13th were heavily family and was
of the 13th hour on supported all day on Thursday minute
ing ora
BEDS STRIKE BACK
Viscount Templewood aald wages dispute and a subsequent The Reds struck back the Foreign Once suggested work.
is a "terribly ban on overtime and weekend several points during the night
The Marines just west Since Tuesday, New Zealand Hoengsong threw back
two the saliors, soldiers arid airmen Chinese attacks and the US Nanam, cea coast centre 40 miles each have been at work unloading Second Division cast of Hoeng south of the Manchurian bord-
and, 150 ships at Auckland, Welling- song fought oft n night-long, and Hamhung.
Mrton and other ports.
attack climaxed by a "benzal” Trade Union sources forecast charge at 6 a.m. the strike would collapse fol- lowing the New Zealand Federa- United Press correspondent tion of Labour's decision today Joe Quinn reported from the not to support the Waterside Tenth Corps Headquarters that London, Mar. 1.
Workers.
the Reds Arst counter-attacked The Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin, tonight refused to
the the Second Division above the and ave enemy railroad bridges January 13. She took her first highway in the North were hit. The Air baby steps 18 days before - her. discuss the question of his re- Union appeared to have a good Hoengsong-Pongalm
on Thursday. force mounted signation, demanded in both case, but its refusal not to agree about 10 p.m.
thrown back sorties Houses of Parlament in the to arbitration was against the The Reds were
Federation's
again in greater | Press. principles-Asso- but attacked past 24 hours.
clated Press.
force shortly after
midnight At his Arst publle appearance since
his two-month illness, Mr
Again they were thrown back. At 3 am.. the Communists Bevin was asked by Reuter to
threw heavy mortar Ore into comment on the resignation" de-
American lines and followed 'It mands.
with intenic small arms and automatic weapons are. Then shouting and screaming Chinese attacked at 5 a.m.
He replied, "What I am con- cerned with is the future of my my Party, and with
The 10-year-old Minister told constituents in South-East Lon- den that, too much attention was being concentrated on him- self and too little on the great world issues.
י.
ون
The Federation
.
said
BRITAIN'S
NEEDS
the
Quinn sald that at the last report this morning the fight was still raging two and a half Eastbourne, Mar. 1. miles north of the Hoenzaong- Britain's Economic chief, Mr Pangnim highway east of Hoan- Hugh Galtakell, heavily under-hung, but the Americans had scored tonight Britain's need yielded no ground, The Atlantic Pact was
as the for some of the row" materials
Four miles east of Haanhung US ir stickpling: They the Yanks wiped put a road. greatest security for peace. the
the best co-ordinating are needed, he sold, to stave block. Tanks and artillery fire ever takes and anybody off an economic crisis, in Bri- Gnally knocked it out at 6 pan., who undermined it or arrested tain A it was doing a grave in materials, sald, the Chancellor leading into. Hoengsong from the clearing the lateral road thereby Without these critical raw except for a four-mile stretch
Was
step
Mr Bevin mude
only one
reference to his illness. "I do of the Exchequer, Britain's ex east, Quinn said,
me to apologies for being fil",
not think there is any need for. port drive, which... is - tha.... key-
Gen. MacArthur had reported "support in her own defence that he said. "I have been, illa programma, would
"enemy, résistance de- collapse. lot of It has been brought on by
west of Hoengsong "as creased" we Speaking to a convention of hard work, long hours and
was brought he added amid laughter, no than 500 of Britain's dollar the lateral, read running, west export manufacturers, he said
from Fungnim-ni private proft"--Reuter.
the government attaches "onor or the control of friendly
Quinn's dispatch in forces," but mous importance" to the satis factory outcome of discussions dicated that, the Reds were now underway in Washington by determined to regain the high-
way it possible, commodity com- mitices These groups studying ways of reallocating | raw materials/Associated Press.
Requests Funds International
For Defence
Washington, Min. 1. President Harry Truman today ankod Congrese for an Sudition-, un al. US$ 139,000,000 for defence production and the sivil defence
Lilienthal Tour
·JET · FIGHTERS 'OUT". As Communist ground troops fought back bitterly all across the 50-mile tront. Red jet Oghters went after American plancs on Thursday for the Their drst time in wooks,/!" efforts were no more, successful
those in", JenUBIN SA and the Far East Air Mr David Lilienthaltendquarters reported that one approj
Optiations
former Chairman of the WC-is" was shat down by an 000,000 in. borrowing authority Bates Atomla programme, and US$100,000,000 RON FA
programme.
He sought a 0001n's
US$1,000
Of Far EastE
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