THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1953)
Menzies Plans To Curb Trade Unions: Seeks
Powers Of Injunction
Didn't Know Tito
From Stalin
New York, August 6. A Union oftotal, Charles Burns, sald today long. shoremen and earpenters of his union would resunte
011 the Work
Yugoslav Freighter. Cria Cora, off which they walked Ou Sunday after claiming they had seen 4 picture of Stalin in a place of honour, In the smoking room.
Burns explained to the men And newamen. that the photograph was our of Maralin Tite and that the
mistaken men had been
Army officials said they Tilo verified it as being
and not Stalin, United Press,
Canberra, Aug. 6.
The Menzies-Fadden Government, which met the new Australian Parliament for the first time at the opening ceremonial Jubilee Year session on June 12, is today in a stronger position than ever to open the battle against Communism.
Returned with a majority in both Houses before the April elections the Opposition had a majority in the Senate--and therefore adequate power to legislato within the Constitution, the Cabinet is confident that it has Communiam "on the run."
Ministers hre already con- The National Resources Board, gratulating themselves on hav- which consists of leading pubile most ing achieved what some Ume servants and Australia's
ad- eminent industrialists, · is
ago was believed to be beyondvising the Government on how achievement.
an expansion of this nature can Summonses under the Crimos
from he subtracted present
pro- Act, which provides a maximum duction without irreparably nenalty of 12 months' imprison-damaging Austraila's economy, ment, have been served on three prominent
Though, viewed by Australian trade union
standarde, £A100 million is a officials.
staggering sum for defence, it One of them, James Healy, is is known that the Government can be dono powerful Waterside without increasing taxation on ant and Workers' Federation. Yet far personal income. from showing Healy, the trade union mov mont be a whole has stood firm-
Rovenue is buoyant and pro- ly behind the Government.
mises to remain so indefinitely Prime Minister,
Mr while wool prices continue high. Rebert Menzies, elected * Increased
on
wages. mCON that Washington, Aug. 6. nolition)
concen- though taxation programme
rates remain Senator William Benton.trating almast exclusively upon unaltered there will be à great Democrat of Connecticut, in anil-Communism and Improved increase in the number of tax- Senate speech today called for defences, does not intend to let payern in the higher brackets.
Customs and revenue is also the resignation or expulsion of the matter
high. Senator Joseph McCarthy, Re-monses.
ด้ publican, Wisconsin.
BID TO OUST General Secretary of the milit-belleves that it
McCARTHY
IN SENATE
sympathy
for
end with the sum»
ABOLITION OF REDS
If Mr McCarthy refused to resign, cold Senator Bentou, he
His aim is to validate his should refrain from taking any antl Communist legislation, further action in the U. S. which was declared invalid by Senate until action on a resol- the High Court just before the tion to expel
Jost elections. Maken.
him could he
Mr Benton introduced a TC- solution urging the Rules Cons- mittee to investigate Senator McCarthy's participation in the
1930 Maryland Senatorial elec-
This provided for the abolition of the Communist Party,
the
REVENUE BUOYANT
<
Mr Arthur Fadden, the Federal Treasurer, believes that on present Indications the panded war programme can be financed by a company tax, probably of about one shilling In the pound, with income tax remaining unchanged.
But the Government realises confiscation of its assets, power that once it takes firm action to follow the Communist Party against the Communists, there through its various aliases and could be an industrial upheaval
manifestationis, "underground" tion and "his other acts since and to declare" Communists, which could threaten the entire
determine thus his
debarring them from whether or not it should initiale holding office in key industries
Sydney is already ke n action" toward expulsion.
and working in the Common- beleaguered city, often without wealth public service.
electricity and with 'inadequate transport to cater for Its grow- ing industrial needs.
election
Senator McCarthy was active in the campaign in which Re- publican Senator II. T. Butler defented Millard Tydings last
year,
Many phases of the campaign have been criticised as unethical,
Associated Press.
economy.
Much of
Petain's Coffin Carried By Veterans
Veterans of World War I carried,the coffin of ex-Marshal Philippo Petain to the cemetery. at Port Joinville, He D'Yeu. Among the 7,000, who attended was General Weygand who commanded the French armies at the close of the l fated 1940 campaign, and members of the Vichy Government—(A.P. Photo)
HUGE COAL
DEFICIT
Geneva, Aug. G. Europe's coal defölt for the last three monttur of this year will reach a post- war peak figure of 11 and a half million tons, socord- ing to an estimate publish- ed here today by the Econamie Commission for Europe.
This is about 10 times the deficit for the corres- ponding period in 1950.
The next quarter's de- floit is made up of nine miflion tons of coal and two and a half million tons of coke-Reuter.
Frisco Chinatown
Buzzes Over Murder Of Big Lottery King
San Francisco, Aug. 6.
The shadow but potent forces of the nation's biggest Chinese "family association" were called upon today to run down the killers of Der Loak, 58, knifed to death as he counted his money an Friday night.
Police believe the slayers got between $28,000 and $30,000 after thrusting a knife at least 12 tires into the neck and chest of the wealthy store owner and lottery chieftain.
PUBLIC MEN the powerful Chew Lun family hardware store."
CLASH
There was talic In Sanwhich took place in Der's apart- Francisco's big Chinatown that ment over his Grant Avenyo"
association had hired private The Soon Loo lattery wont detectives to seek vengeance for broke less than a day before the stain min.
Was killed. It MTIH capitalised for: $20,000. 'Winning dekrets were punched out for $35,000 Under: Chinatown lottery rules, the outfit would be declared broke and the $20,000 capital split among the
A Chinese "family association" ured to be known as a "long", London, Aug. 6.
and that is one definition of that Sometime between 11.16 a.m. Chinese word. Now, customarily, and 11.10 a.m. yesterday
two in this country, a "long" denotes public men
a secret organisation, which a winners. clashed-without meeting. Each made accusations family association, is not, about lack of courtesy.
Mr Menzies on June 18 warned the State Premiers that the trouble in the coalfields and that unless they transfer their
on the waterfronts is attributed to Communist power to dent with the Comby Ministers
direction. munist Party to the Common- wealth, there would have to be
Subtraction of civilian pro- a referendum for alteration of BOYLE CHARGES
duction for diversion to defence the Constitution,
needs must inevitably aggra- Washington, Aug. 6.
He set June 20 as a deadlinevate production shortage. Chairman William Boyle Jr.
These are risks which, in the Democratic National for the transfer of power, ex- of the
Co-plaining that all he sought was Government's view, must be Commillee cald after a ference with President Truman specifle power to implement the taken if it wants to stamp out tival week at Brislol.
Dissolution Act today that he had no intention on the High Court declared Communism in Australia
that Boyle unconstitutionar in peacetime,
of quitting under
It was the first tim had geen the President since publication of n report from St. Louis that the Democratic Chair man had received an $8,000 fee from the American Lithoford Corporation which received $365,000 loan from the Recon-
struction Finance Center
Boyle repeated la
on Senate majority to block
hlm.
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Inspector Cahill sald the Police issued a stern warning bankruptcy of the lottery ap- Public man No. 1 was
that
had no there must be
connection no un-parently Lord Mayor of Bristol, 6-year-authorised action,
with the killing of Dor, He old Alderman RF. Lyne, who
LEE and "This is a police case," said said it appeared to be straight was to open an Austin car, fes- Inspector Tom Cahil), “und one robbery.
"It was common knowledge which cannot be selled within
in Chinatown' that Dor carried Public Man No. 2 was Mr Chinatown, itself."
Along Chinatown's harrow large, sums” Inspector Cahill My Metzles would have no aurate with that of the United Leonard Lord, 53-year-old chalf-
Austins.
well, and on the adjacent to carry about $28,000 in diMculty in getting Parliament's States and the United Kingdom.man and managing director of avenues, which tourists know no said. "He was known regulatly authority for a referendum, sincs-Reuter...
The opening was scheduled forowded, little alleys, there was walled as lottery funds.
buzzing of conjecture over the there is now no Labour Oppost-
11.15 .m; but Mr BC. Day, strange case. the organiser, sald subsequently: #2: was suggested by to Der Look, treasures of three Mayor's socretary that he should Secretary of the Chow Lun As- arrive at 11,30 In the meantime, Mr Menzies
to Mr Day, sociation, an office carrying high Mr Lord, that he had no part whatever proposed to put through Parlia
arrived at
Mr Day re prestige in with the R.F.C. loan and nover] men two pieces of industripl
ceived him,
was gone "a minute such, he was a functional in the
"family" affairs complex
af Paris, Aug. 6 discussed it with anyone in the legislation which provide for
countless Chines
In the US,
Washington, August 6, big lending agency. The Prest-secret ballots for the election France's month-old Cabinets, and then heard that the
Mayor was at the door, slice the group is strongly re- Indonesiu today formally pre- dent said at his last two news of union ofcials and power crisis ran into new ang to Mr Day saw only a car moving presented in all the Chinese sented five demands in connec
courts for the industrial
night as the Radical Party ex- away with the conferences he was looking into for
Lord Mayor colonies in this country.
tion with the Japanese peąco Boyle's report.
enforce by injunction obedience pressed reservations about the inside. That, says Mr Day, was
Robbery Was belleved the treaty, of them calling for. "I have always conducted my to their orders and awards. programme for aiding religious at 11.24, which he took to be motive for the slaying, Inspector a plebiscite in all territories
so that I would never do
Both pieces of legislation are schools which was put forward six minutes early.
Cahill said.
talven
away from Japan in anything
in any way that would beinit opposed by Labour on by the Intest Premier-de- Mr Lord told the guests. "I A general crackdown of order to ascertain the wishes of embarrass my family or the the grounds that Government |signato, M. Rene Pleven,
lotteries was in pro- tho inhabitants concerned."- President, Boyle told White interference in
не union affairs
Socialists and Popular Re-lon't here your Lord Mayor Chinese
arrive was
a few greas as a result of the killing, United Press. House reporters, "I have always will turn them Into servia conducted myself honourably," organisations which can be used
publicans, who are the main minutes before time.
no one to receive him, so he antagonists
issue, on this Asked if this meant that he by any government.
went away again. It was an act promised M. Flavor their sup- planned to remain as Chairman, In addition to the referen- port on a proposed limiting ex-
of discourtesy to fellow-citizens." Whereupon the Lord Mayor's Boyle replied: "I was elected dum and the industrial bills,
statements Chairman until the 1952 col- Mr Menzies proposes to amendature on school ald to 16 secretary issued a
milliard francs, vention, and I intend to serve the Crimes Act,
"The Lord Mayor attended out my term."-United Press,
But the Radicals, who are few minutes after the time for secretly hoping that the crisis which he was invited. There was the Crimes Act to deal with will end in the recall of the no one to receive him and in M. Heart the absence of this invariable
certain courtesy he therefors left'
self
STAGE IN
...
A PRISON
He wants power
subversive activities.
to
put into
At present the Crimes Act cutgoing
Premier, Queuille, raised dimculiles.
empowers the Government to deal only with treason and godition and not the *more Lobby observers, neverthelors, expected that M. Plevin would decido to ask Parliament invest him as Proinder.
vague,
less precise offence of subversion.
Subversion Is expected to be defined as any act by individuals
of
to
If he overcomes this hurdle, he wilsstil. hayo to overcome new dimeuflies in the actual formation of a Government unlawful Reuter.
London, Aug. 5, After much of voluntary aparo time organising work, a
to organisations seeking Harlescott (Shropshire) school overthrow the democratic state! master, Patrick O'Dwyer, has by conspiracy, violence or other seen his own company of stage unconstitutional or amateurs whom he has coached meant." for months in action.
Ministers believed that this They
are prisoners
them to proceed who have will enable Cool
produced their gainst Communist leaders if first play written by one of the they openly defy the Common-
Shrewsbury
successfully
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wealth.
Blazing For
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inmics...
Mr. O'Dwyer, believing that
the can fight crimp and Altoon education
stocks ja,- Dị tive prisoners a new outlook Dicace Preparations has
two. designed to meet the contin- them "lessons"
week
Darmstadt, Aug. 6. A geyser of dust and mud shot crisis and to give the Govern- in the air tonight from a gigan
fle oil well firo, blaains for four.
becnie last cencies of an intensified world March, in dramatie art: For The
manpower and
last month before the produgment power to direct a days near hero. The are started
at tion of the play he had to in-volume eroase, rehearsals to five a week resource to defened proparations after ollmen lift a natural gas "It's been...worth" it--and there Mr Menzies believed that if pocket, 700 feet down. ?
will be more ho says,ja-
wor
is inevitable, three years
"The prison · authorities / give fis. 2·419-AC#"
great, support.
to the dues, and
"may have do
pre
The intense beat of the frot utmost which the and handcrand coralderably
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* Able to approach mom clopoly, CHE
Farmers
started har vesing
Crops
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I have found that acting in parations, go
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