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TAFT-EISENHOWER ROW
ROW After The Cold Wave
The Saar BLOWS UP
TR Hoffman, the Premier
Mof the Suur, is probably
as surprised as anyone by the overwhelming vote of confidence which Snar- landers gave last Sunday to his policy for Europeanising an area which is as vital to French Interests as it is to those of Western Germany. The election result wRA personal triumph for the Saar Premier, shadowed only by the faet that certain pro-German political parties hail
A
beon banned from registering their votes, The present international status of the Saar is a French creation which has been given only half-hearted approval by Britain and the United States, and the knowledge that Premier Hoffman took the extreme action of applying a sup. pressive article in the constitution to free elections must leave both Washington and London with doubtful feelings' about the popular will of the Saar- landers on the question of closer politicn! and economic association with France.
DR
BOMO
Disagreement
Over
Appointment
Washington, Dec. 2.
The uneasy post-convention truce between General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Senator Robert Taft blow up today over the Republican President- elect's selection of Mr Martin Durkin, a Democrat and Union official, as Secretary of Labour.
Taft's blast at what he termed this "in- credible" appointment swept away in one moment the outward show of harmony and co-operation built up in the months since Eisenhower defeated Taft for the Republican Presidential nomination.
Since the July Republican convention, one of the
Girl's Amazing Fast
Mehsana, India, Dec. 2.
A judge of the. Madras High Court today urged the Indian Government to investigate the case of $ fasting 17-year-old girl
whom he described sa challenge to all acientii notions,
The girl, Dhanalakshmi, has taken no food or drink- since May.
The Judge had studied all the facts and said: “Sho lu a unique phenomenon of Vaya Karabina (living on str) known only to sures and described in sacred Hinda books,” ho said.
our
The girl's father has said that his daughter showed no signs of fallgub, anite" normal and had not lost any weight---Deuter.
big questions of the political horizon has been how The Saar Problem Eisenhower as President would get along with the Ohioan, who is acknowledged to be the most influential
of the Republican Senators,
proposed
Schuman And
Adenauer To Exchange Opinions
This enormous pile of shell casings - In ́ the salvage yards of the 7th Division United Nations Forces in Korea is evidence of some of the heaviest fighting on the Korean front. Native volunteers are seen they unload the shells, for salvage and re-use by the United Nations forces.- London Express.
15
Battle
No Extension Of Korean War Envisaged
London, Dec. 2.
Strikes War Front In Korea
Seoul, Dec.
Biting, cold "that rolled down from Manchuria and Siberia closed over, the snowy - Korean-front - this morning. Temperatures dropped toward zero in the forbidding eastern mouns tains.
above
It was the coldest weather of the now-and third-winter on the bleak 165 mile battleline,
Scout Itself was ten Icro
under brillant early morning but the front line nearly 80 miles farther north at some points was much colder. Last night's chilling cold, the first bitter onset of the season, alowed ighting at all points ex- copt Sniper Ridge whero Chinese équads probed South Korean positions on the slopen of Pinpoint Hill
PLANES GROUNDED
The cold also severely ham- pered the Air Force, Mány Korea based planes were grounded znast of the day by Icing conditions. Those aghter bombora that did fly carried out routine: missiona over North Koren. F-86 Sabre Jets were out but there were no reported fighter engagements, a
Earlier the Chinese urade a series of determined gmail unit attacks on Sniper probably using one to two platoons in ar push that brought them to within
Authoritative British quarters were satisfied hand grenade distance of the
As evening approached however, the Reds
IMPORTANT trip to Korea would not lead to extension of the windrow
today that President-elect Dwight Eisenhower's defending, ROKS.
war by the United Nations.
SINGAPORE
should have an equal saygress of Industrial agencles such as
It is reduced now to more will cast a critical eye on any R Adenauer, leader of the specific questions.
enlargement of the West German Government,
I-Will Taft night Senate Labour Deportment—a subject Durkin? Taft on which Durkin spoke hopefully cannot be expected to view confirmation of
did not say In his statement an confidently when his the outcome of Sunday's calling Durkin a "partisan appointment มย announced elections with any degree of Truman Democrat", and the yesterday. antisfaction. While he has
appointment a
a double-barrelled Durkin did not say so, but made sincere efforts to affront to those Democrats who newsmen got the impression fie reach an agreement with voted for Eisenhower and to felt he had good assurances the would be France upon a "European" Union members who supported Labour Department
strengthened de-
take status for the Saar, he has the Republican
and might candidate
now Independent
Paris, Dec. 2. never wavered from the pito American Federation of over some
the Federal
Foreign French ria Mediation Service, which acts Minister, M. Robert Schu vlaw that West Germany.
ondorsement of
to settle labour strikes. Adial
Durkin has said, too, that he man, announced today that The Senate's abelleves the Taft-Hartley Act he would soon resume cor should share its wealth of titude usually has been that can be amended
It has President is entitled to have any natural resources.
Singapore, Dec. 3. been suggested that prob-reasonably qualified
satisfactory, to both labour and respondence with the West person he
German Chancellor, Dr The hot and cold war in management. ably the reason why Dr wants in his Cabinet.
Konrad Adenauer, for a Asin. will be discussed dur TAFT'S POWERS Adenauer and M. Schuman 2-Is there to be an open
Taft in to be chairman of the settlement the long-ing the five-day secret talks have so far falied to agree struggle between the Taft wing
Committee
in disputed future of the Snar. among British representa Party and Senate Labour on the future of the Saar of the Republican
which by and
new Congress. In that
Sunday's Saar polling had tives In Southeast Asia and is because the other six- those elements
Its administration
and
nominee,
In a
way
Tho
on
PARLEYS
.
The assurance came as West Europeans be-micry to the frontline In- lieved Mr Eisenhower already was in Korea.
"Among the limited potential alternativo solutions to the
*Korean the war is not under cohaldera- tion," stated the sources firmly.
problem, extension of
These views were understood to have emerged from recent talks in New York by the For- Mr Anthony Eden, with Mr Eisenhower and eign Scorelary, the United States Secretory of
Power European projects large have followed the leader. spot he will have much to say shown, he said, that three out of the Far East, opening to Stato designate, Mr John Foster the Coal and Steel Com.hlp in recent years of New about what functions are added | four electors preferred an in- morrow at Bukit Serene. Dulles.
York
Governor Thomas
Hor
Absentminded
Shopper
London, Dec, 2. old wife of a Jewish professor, Mrs Richard Joebner, 63-year- was fined. £6 with five gaincas
costs at Marylebone Police Court today for stealing a tin of Ravioli and some fish worth two and two pence from a
what changes are made in the ritory rather than its attachment / Johore, home of Commis- china failed to meet the wave shi sorvice store.
the
fermany.
Germany in favour of an inter-
ference,
The sources said that if Red on the latest Indian peace plan
FONTICS.
by
The bluing chill brought new Intrymen particularly those in netion and at outports ach forward bunkers” which have nó heat,
With only minor exceptions, clothing has however, winter been issued and tho although uncomfortable,
were
in no: danger "from" the cold alone Associated Press.
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Weather Stops Ships & Planes
Bu
to the Labour Department and
ternational status for the munity, the defence.com-Dewey?
labour law of which he was to Germany. munity, and the political,
sioner-General Malcolm Mac
Amsterdam, Dec. 2. PATRONAGE CONTROL authority are not far
part author.
Hopes of a Franco-German donald. By Impilation Taft said the Moreover, the question of con-
Shipping on the Ijsselmeer was or otherwise, immediato alter- Mrs Jochner said that she put almost paralysed today by ice enough advanced for either
An official communiqua cald❘ natives might include a stepped- } the goods in her shopping bag and fog vir oy this inland Dewcyltes lunad taken control of firming Dunkin's appointment agreement ren high here but side to renounce its rights patronage and were responsiale will come before the Labour inicial circles were without ine on Tuesday that a British Minis- up bombing offensive against and not in the firm's wire basket
formation of the attitude of the
At one or claims-in-the Saar in any for Durkin's appointment ---He | Carnifice, ———.. ---
ter will be attending this annuni.
the Reds in Korea and gradual quite absentmindedly because sea skating contests will be held Before his blast at Durkin's West German government and meeting for the first time. Tat development of the forces by her thoughts were of the dif- tomorrow if the frost holds, final way. And Sunday's said in his statement that
"been the appointment, Taft had shown the Bonn Parliament. election result is not likely bert Brownell had
culties in Jerusalem. Dr Adenauer is believed here 3-year-old Marquess of Read the Koreans,
the ice is worrying the key man" to bring West Germany and key
on Cabinet appoint-signs of unhappiness over
ing, Parliamentary Under- The possibillly of an all-out Her Brownell was Dewey's way the top jobs in Eisenhower's to be willing to give up to Secretary of State for Foreign offensive against China
husband, professor population of the picturesque was Richard Joebner, professor of island of Marken as it France. any noarer to com-: posing their differences, Manager in 1948 which ocministration are being distri- idea of forcing the Saar back to Afairs, arrived in Singapore } squarely dismissed
the history at the Hebrew Univer threatening to cut their only the latter ran for President and buted.
sity in Jerusalem, said that she line with the mainland. Today' Premier Hoffman obviously Eisenhower has chosen Brow- One point of agreement he and national statute for this rich to sit
Meanwhile, British officials had been so absentmindes late boat got through with great feels he has been given anell to be his Attorney General. Eisenhower made during the coal and steel region. But he is
Informed sources said the said the Indian peace plan, after ly that she had thrown their air dimeully. clear mandate to proceed 3What will be the effect of campaign was that there would considered to have determis Communist offensive. La Indo-endorsement by the United Na- return tickets costing £300 first not only opponents with his policy of closer Taft's coolness his attllute that be no discrimination against Taft
China was expected to be the tjons General Assembly, would Into a wastepaper basket and snow, varying in depth from 11 an people,
bin into a dust
from with France, but Durkin's
one to six inches, in Now Yoric, union
appointment mistake-on Senate Taft disclosed last month he cabinet but in his own party.
The West German Gover-top item on the agenda of the Be dispatched without delay to then whether he is prepared to enormous
probably later this where they were recovered. Washington and the rest of the discussion of Britain's economic week.
Jochner 19 take positive steps towards reception of Eisenhower's general had made several recomenda- ment is prepared at any Umer talks, which also will include a Peking.
#lving in northern United States today. tions to Elsenhower for Cabinet legislative programme?
to resume negotiations with
London while her husband, dres In Pennsylvania and - Mary“ SLIM POSSIBILITY Arsuming Durkin is countne! appointments.
part of the world.
work at research
the British land roads were described as While there was little hope Museum-Reuter, by the Senate, Taft and those mendations at that level have France, the government Press and political problems in this
chief said in Bonn today.
Those attending include the now that Peking would accept
hazardous-Reuter, - who support him, undoubtedly been passed over,
Governors of
and Sara second thoughts on the part of But the economic conventions wak, three service Chiets in China were not ruled out here. linking France and the Saar the Far East, deputy Commis
A Foreigo Office spokesman must bo abolished altogether, sion
sion Generals, Ambassadors to
finalising a Europeanisation scheme without a plebiscite
remains to be seen.
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There was no Immediato com- ment from Elsenhower's head- quarters on Taft's blast at the Durkin appointment.-Associated Press,
Discharged But Not Acquitted
Johor Bahru, Dec. 3. The case against Chou Seo-
ONE CONDITION
Europeanising、
In
port, North Borneo - the plan, a slim possibility of
the Geneva, convention by legal
he added. Any · solution for Thailand, Indonesia, Burma; made it clear that close study of the territory Ministers to the Philippines and experts now confirmed that the would only be provisional until Indo-China; deputy, High Com United Nations stands "on a
German peace treaty.
missioner for the United King arm board, "both morally and dom in India Mr C. S. Pickard
M. Schuman believes that the resulta of the Sane elections will
faellitate a Franco-German
of being an obstacle Dening, conference today. "The
Ambassador to Press.
to European union,” he told a Japon-NOR LEAVES
Pess
| Sear has become a guarantee
of the Once of the High Com-legally, in its dealings with missioner for the United King- the prisoners of war issue.. dom in Australia; and Sir Ester The Communists argue that
the Britisti
existing convention prevents limitations of repatriation.
a close The spokesman said His Excellency the Govemar, study of provisions imposed the and symbol for the unification sir Alexander Grantham, obligation to take into account of Europe."
together with the British Am-the interesis of war prisoners". He added that it was clearly Probably M. Schuman will bassador to Japan, Sir Ester keng, cashier of the Hongkong wait for the foreign affairs Dening, left at 11.23 this morning not in the prisoners interest to and Shanghal Bank, accused of debate in the Bonn Bundestag from Kal Tak by BOAC plane be "driven Into bayonets". cheating the Bank of 31,237,200 this week before writing again for Singapore where they will United Press. came to an abrupt end in the to Dr Adenauer and he may attend the Governors' confer- Sessions Court yesterday.
wait until the ence with Me Malcolm Mac
London, Dec. 2. The case was down for men foreign affairs debate in his donald.
Primo The take-off was delayed an
Minister tion only but when it was called own assembly has taken place.
Winston Mr T. R. Hepworth, the Legal This was fixed for Thursday hour and 23 minutes owing to Churchill today summoned lead- Adviser in Johore, on behalf of but may the postponed to give the prevalence of strong crom-ers of eight British Common- the Prosecution told the Pre-way to discussion of the 1053 winds at Kal Tak dent of the Sessions Court that finance bill. he was not prepared to proceed
with it as the chargo stood at present.
profor to evon
LONDON TALKS
wealth nations to discuss Korea and other world problems with members "of the British Cabinet. on Thursday.
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M: Schuman said today that Drink Varnish He asked the Court to make any proposed International
PLEBISCITE
Cocktails
#
Montgomery, Dec. 31.
an order for the discharge of statute for the Saar would be?
the acred and asked the decided by a plebiscito under Court to exerciso Its power international guaranteer. under the Criminal Procedure.
The controlling international
Six Commonwealth · Prime Ministers besides Mr` Churchill will
are here for attend.
They crucial economic conterenée which opened last Friday.
The six are Louls St. Laurent of Code to make the discharge one body could be either, the Coal Four, convicts of the Mont of Canada, Robert G. Menzies that did not amount to an ac- and Steel Pool Authority re-mery State Prison and seven Australia, Sidney S. Holland of quittal.
countries others were critically ill after New Zealand,
Dudley. Beca presenting six Meo Toh, of Braddell Frater, Germany, Italy, Rel-irinking cocktails which the Nazaruddin of Pakistan and Sir
of Ceylon
Khwaja Out of va Brothers, who represented the glum, Holland and Laxeabouts made
varnish accused,
Hugging of Southern asked that the order or the Council of Eurobo | Bunu YoU SON
Godfrey One of
wick men sald
sald Rhodesia. -India will bo repre- acquittal as well. purnakan in- cluding Britain,
a convict working in a sented by Finance Minister Sir D.
Hould be made. Franjang en þwith its 16-nation manoWITH P Bing: cang stolen bottle of C. Deshmukh, and Bouth - Atrien']
| Mr. Inche ✨, Ali, Hassani, – tha The French insist on the main-
President of the Court, refused tenance of their economic union varnish which contained by Deputy Prime Minister N. C. Mr. Toh's application and dis- with the Bear but are willing to methyl alcohol; add favited the Havends.
charged the accused, such order modify the terms with the others to a drinking spree in Future of UN policy in Korts not to amount to an acquittal, creation of a bennanent. Irter, their "dormitory France is likely to figure high on tho
erendissAssociated: Press,
Fostor
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