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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER ∙1953,
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JAPANESE COMPETITION Sailing Round British Leadership In
Vital Issue For Meeting Of GATT
Uncertainty Over Policy
Of European
Thirty-three member nations of GATT
Nations
London, Sept. 2.
- General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade will meet on September 17 in Geneva with Japan's admission one of the main issues before them.
Despatches from Reuter correspondents in some of the countries which will take part in the discussions show that there is no clear and common approach on the Japanese question.
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In London, for instance, the British Government's view is not known although there have been discussions within Government circles for some weeks. But the Cabinet is known to, intentions of becking a review; South American and African favour freer trade and pay of the GATT for this reason, ments although they have to take into account tho vast Lancashire textile industry's fears of Japanese competition.
"But,
The Australian initiative has had a vigorous weldmu from sections of British opinion that favour a closer commercial tle West Germany Is taking up with the Commonwealth
British friendly view although it has
Government not finally committed itself. oficials have been reluctant to
France is expected
strongly comment. They point cautious- Issued to oppose Japan's admission toy to the comm unique
Common- after the and wealth Finance Ministers' con- that ference. Here is stated
Bri the Ministers discussed a tish proposal for a joint attack proference" the "no
GATT.
Holland
support
Belglum Hut
will probably each |
nctmmission Japan's either "on certali conditions" or "with misgivings."
Jast your
011
now
Tho United States Govern- rate of the GATT. ment
has made a statement
Bul some of them
thought which appears to advocate athis would be inconsistent with the agreed plan for a convert-
compromise.
Hero are the views and facts Ible pound and free world trade.
NO UNITED FRONT believed that
from countries which will take part in the GATT discussions!
LANCASHIRE'S FEAR
15 да
It is
Go a
markets might soon become the scene of very keen competition | between the two countries.
Main export articles of West Germany's silk industry Include cloth for neckties and umbrellas, linings, plusti and velvet.
NOT DECIDED
The Harue: Holland's only official comment about Japan's admission has been that the Government has not yet decided what attitude to take at Geneva,
But both authoritative soUITES and industrialists say that, with the exception of textiles and perhaps one or two other indus- tries notably affected by Japanese competition, Holland has little objection.
not sea
One industrial spokesman said: Canada London: The Japanese issue and india, and probably other "We fear Japanese competition
Commonwealth nations too, are and we would rather important one to the still opposed to any
extension Japan admitted to GATT. But members of GATT, who have of Imperial Preferences,
we see the problem rather as a drastically reduced their tariffsted British Commonwealth political matter. We feel Jepan during the course of their many front cannot be expected u will get into GATT anyway. meetings,
thanks to Geneva next month.
the support she is Government's getting, so we do not The attitude to Japan is made even point in making more obscure by the possibility it."
If Japan became a member she would enjoy the benefit of these reductions and manufac-
turers fear that cheap Japanese goods would flood their market, This is the Lancashire textile Industry's chief fear.
this
when
"the
October, 1052,
10
British
see the a fuss about
thut
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The World
Four bachelors from, South Africa, whose “averago,ago is 23, plan to sail round the world aboard their 15-ton yacht, "While Seal”. Thầy recently arrived
in at Falmouth, Southern England, on the first stage of their world ́vraiso," which they estimate, will take them about five years to complate. From left to right aboard the yacht can be scen:' G. Greathead, P. Lagerway, W. Gibbs and G. Trobridge-Express Photo.
Labour
UN
MPS. Want
Treaty With
Germany And Japan
London, Sept. 1. -
Two Labour M.P.s have tabled a motion in Dutch trade circles | the House of Commons calling for a 10-year treaty that the projected Cabinet He said reshuffle may involve a change in had a strong impression
between the United Nations, on the one hand and the persidency of the Board of Japan
granting Was
export subaldies. "We will make it a Japan and Germany, on the other, stipulating Botn: West Germany is taking condition of our support that she that:
Trade.
on
friendly
attitude toward must stop giving them," he de-
authoritative Government The spokesman added that he But, he added, West Germany's Dutch industry to suppose that
source.
The members of GATT do not deny that Japan as a great trading nation is entitled join their club. They recognised Japan's admission, according to clared
question of
thought it wits a mistake for was Arst Tupan's admission
nt the GATT meeting in
final decision depended on the only textiles would be adversely deferred but
by Japanese compeli- action while an Inter-sessional memorandum which Japan had affected
promised to lay before GATT tion.
"Japanese textile
wages are now on roughly the same level shortly before the Geneva Assem bly convenes.
as other wagen in Japan," he proportion said Morover the
de- of Japaneso production
was smaller voted to textiles than before the war.
FRENCH FEARS
Paris: The French industries. But competition ment is backing French cotton ference, which allowed favour- could be expected to increase and
silk manufacturers who
committee studied the subject
This committee's report will agenda at the Geneva on the "discussions.
West Germany had less interest in keeping Japan out of GATT
Government-source said.
WILL INCREASE
Though the attitude the Bri-than Britain seemed to have, the tish Government will take Genova is not oftelally known, the the British Cominonwealth
have bound countries
them- selves
So for Japanese competition had not seriously made itself Selt under GATT their system of Imporiai Pregainst West Germany's comport
to
free
Govern-
ed tarin rates to trade between once Japan was admitted to have never hidden their fears Commonwealth countries.
GATT. mainly in textiles, bicycles about what unrestricted Japa- and optical Instruments.
do to nese competition would
U.S. PRESSURE
This commitment was accept- Omcials of West Germany's the local industries and is co-
clothing and silic industry said pected to give strong Japan's admission to GAT was to
to Japan's admission at
A British Crossword Puzzle
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(1) Germany and Japan shall form no armed forces beyond those required to preserve law and order in their own territories;
of
COT)- (3) A United Nations mission shail ascertain and
feets and figures publish German or Japanese military units every six months.
A parallel treaty would, quire Japan and Germany observe à four-point plan defence and development.
Allied Gesture
In Bonn
Bonn, Sept. 1..
Under this plan, they would have to permít NATO forces to be stationed in their terri tories and prohibit the entry of any other nation's forces. They would have to meet the cost of to maintaining NATO forces on for their soll, and the money would be used by the United Nations to provide technical and other ald to the countries.
Fanatic Gang Mopped Up
Djakarta, Sept. 1.
A total of 117 members of the fanatio Darul Islam were killed during recent mopping up opera- tions in the region' --of- Garut, 200 miles south- east of Djakaria, an Army spokesman' announced to- day.
At the same time it was reported from Tilandjur, 100 miles south of Djakar- ts, that a 100-mau strong Darul Islam gang looted four villages there and burnt down 160 houses and a mosque. — China Mail Special.
"NEW LOOK” B.I.F. PLANNED
Jet Aircraft Is Maintained
Farnborough, Sept. 1.
Britain will demonstrate that she is maing taining world leadership in the development of jet aircraft when her annual display of military and civil aircraft opens here on September 7.
On show will be over 50 different aircraft, two-thirds of them jet-propelled, of types which are now earning this country about £60,000,000 year in exports.
They will includó nine for half of 1953 totalled 231,000,- midable challengers for the 900, and a great part of export post-war aircraft market, Three orders consisted of civil types'. are jetliners, three jetbombers
BOUGHT BY U.S. and three supersonic jetfighters. These included, apart · from;
Airliners are the new Comet the Comet and the Viscount, the Series Two, making its pubile.
Do Haviland Dove and Heron, flying debut; the propeller-jet Eristol Freighter; and the Milles piston-engined transports; the Bristol Britannia; and the pro-Marathon. pellar-fet Vlokers Viscount.
The Canadian De Hoyand
All three of · Eritain's "y company has sold over 500 of Clara" jet banbers will dy in its Bosvir light transports. The United States Army bought 200, the show. They are: the sw and has used some of these air-
craft
In
of
Koren.
wing Vickers Valiant, "dark boo!
the forthcoming London-New Zealand Air Race; On the milltary side, British
jet fighters, bombers and wing the delta (triangular)
jet AVTO Vulcan, and the crescent-engines are boing constructed in large numbers for the North wing Handley Pago Victor.
Atlantic Treaty Forces,__and] The Victor will be making its some aircraft, such on the Cin- first appearance at the display, berra bomber, are being built which is organised by the under licence in the United Soclety ✔ British
States. Aircraft Constructors.
Several versions of the Can- berra, powered by various fur- The
bine units, will be seen it Farnborough. This twin-jot bomber, which recently the Atlantic in 6
6 hours minutes, will command much the mollight in the New Zealand Air Race. No fewer than five examples are entered, three by the Royal Air Force
fighters are the latest versions of the Hawker Hunter, the Supermarine Swift, and the all-weather delta-wing Gloster Javelin
NAVAL PLANE
I
of
A supersonic De Haviland D.H. 110 fighter, fitted with two Rolls-Royce Jets of undisclosed and two by the Royal Australian power and now utiđer develop=" | Air Force. ment for naval use, will also talce part in the flying.
·GUIDED MISSILES Some of Britain's jet projects There will be fower completo- will be shown
still in the development store modek In largo ly now types on view than last year, but the display will be
form at Farnboroughju mekl
They will include mutatze notable for the" "appearance of
the civil mony alrerat which are in a transports auch py
version of the Avro Delta Bam- later stage of development.
The Comet Series Two which ber and ultra high-speed Hand-
ley Pago airliner. is to fly past, for instance, la
Comet Serios Three tie the first production model of a fotliner which has been ordered foot ordered by the British by Pan-American Airways as Overseas Airways Corporation. well as British operators — Is This airline has been operating still in the prototype stage at Serles
One
Comets for 18 De Havilland's works. But a months.
large scale model of this now. Series Two is still faster. Its FB-16 scaber version will be off Roll-Royce jets give it a genuins view. cruising speed of 800 miles an hour, with 44 passengers, which is about 150 miles more than the fastest piston-engined air- craft in regular service.
Models of new under-developed To Meet Increased
According to the sponsors of this plan, other nations would thus be able to reduce their own military forces, and part of the: money saved in this way would be subscribed to a world development fund.
Japan and Germany would also have to allow their na Lionals to join a United Nations required,
World Competition
London, Sept. 1.
THE BRITANNIA Plans are being made to give next year's British In-
Flights will be made by the dustries Fair. a "now look" first production-type exampla a propeller- to meet increasing com- of the Britannia, petition in world trade lot aircraft which can cruise at 385 milco an markets. Methods used to comfortably
hour with about 100 passengers
The throe Western Allied Police force, to serve wherever promote the Fair are being and fly from London to Now
High Commissioners today ordered the establishment
three
RUSSIAN CONSENT
The two Allied-German
backbenchers who have drawn up boards one in each zone
this plan are to make recommenda- rector, and Mr Ralph Morley, Mr Henry Usborne, a managing tions for clemency or parole a schoolmaster. for the war criminals held
overhauled completely. York non-stop. British Over- National organisations, such sons Airways Corporation have
of
guklod mis els and examples of recently developed rocket motors, wil also be included in the show Chinn Mall Special.
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Indonesi Policy
Indonesia's
Djakarta, Sept. 1.
new Government
to
of
et reluctantly under extreme pressure from the United States and many Commonwealth in- to be expected sooner or later. As beently as June this year terests have long been urging The clothing industry officials the French Cotton Manufac- that the GATT should be de were confident of the outcome turers Association declared that nounced so as to restore freedom but silk industry representa- Japan's admission to GATT and to imperial commercial policy. tives showed some concern. ollowing her the benefit of the Lost week the Australian They said Japaneso prices most favoured nation clause Prime Minister, Mr R. G. were highly competitive for the would be a "deflance of good
as the Association of British ordered 20 Britannias. One considered co-operation with the Menales, declared his country's Germans and that the lungo sense.
Under existing
of French cus-
Chambers of Commerce. the flew in last year's display, but Aslan, Arab and African" bloo tom regulations Japanese im-
Federation of British Industries, with less powerful engines than w
important the Prime ports are subject to the general
Minister, All Sastromamidjojo, facturers, are co-operating. the National Union of Manu are now fitted. customs tariff which, for cotton
The
smaller propeller-jet has told Parliament, goods, is three times the mini-
After the war, when supplice Viscount, in service with
are convinced that close mum 15 to 20 per cent tariff.
aration among these coun-- goods were short, selling was British European Airways and tries will certainly strengthez. If the minimum tariff was by them in Germany.
They say the British Govern-
will be seen of excavours appiled
cotton to Japanese
ment's policy at a Big Power But now the art of hard Air France, selling has regained its old im- the ground
and in the goods it would be a lang
The West German Govern- conference should rest upon the way
air lasting world peace," he said in This medium-range craft bas a portance. members principle that Germany and difference
will appoint between ment off the
More than three times as cruising speed of over 800 miles Japan should never again be many firms are being invited to to the boards, Japanese and French costs,
announced that relations permitted to bear arms, How-take-part in the London section Lines
ar hour. Trans-Canada Air Before the war
Indonesia and the more than The five-member boards in ever, the people of these coun- of the Fair..
recently three-quarters
French the British and United States tries should be
Letters are being Viscounts, and they are being the basis of the Union, Statute Morocco's
left with no sent to 30,000 manufacturers. cotton purchases Zones will have two German Legitimate grievances,
bought also by 'many other (which he Bald came from Japan as there was members cach. The seven-mem-
had never, rum “FIRST COME”
overseas operators.
smoothly) into normal. interna no customs protection in the ber board in the French Zone
The display will demonstrate tional retations. territory then. The result war will have three German mem-
The Prime Minister sald th that French exports to Morocco bera.
position in afrom.ft Government would fell from 21 to 2.0 per cent.
try years,
Japan as soon, s At the end of World War II. Government was looking forward her regulation lay almost ex- to a bilateral agreement" with.. clusively in military types. How
Japan in place of the San civil aircraft were being "we" Francisco peace treaty, initialled ported."
by the former Foreign Minister, In contrast, the aircraft m-Achamad Subardjo, but never dustry's exports for the first ratified by Parliament Router
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RESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD-Across: 1 Puppet, 5 Damps,
of
review.. policy foreign onderod 18s would be revised an
will be Britain ho 'great' change]
Mesara Usborne and Morley One new step is that space for further believe that if a trouty, sites at the exhibition such as they advocate, can be allotted on the principle of “first; in concluded with Japan and Ger-come, first served. - many, "Britain mry be able Those who apply early will United Nations &
herself to negotiatement and positions.
with the have the choice of the beat,
The task of the boards will *SILK AFFECTED
bo to make recommendations for release or roduction The French textile industry sentence. went through a series of crises The British are holding 82 exduring treaty of dismament More than 26,000 coples of the fast year, caused mainly by the war criminals, including Ave of a similar character."! But advance catalogue a record decrease in exports and the women. The
"Americans have they reengnise that their plan amber are to be printed and Wave of imports of mau-300 and the French 70. Many would require Russian consent, sent to business mest all over the factured
texille
goods into of those still in prison are The motion has been tabled world-London Express Service. France. High French prices was civilians or B. S. men convicted one of the primary reasons. of the murder of Allled na- in the hope that it will be.de-
The situation has been saved florals or Allied
Largely by strictions.
war, drastic import re- cheap
But
复
: Japanese goods were allowed to
flood the French Uhion markot local factories would be forced -out of business.
prisoners of bated in the House of Commons
some time BODEL. But there is. little likelihood of it being called in the hour future-If at There is no indication that the Labour: front bench supu
INTERIM MEASURE
Dr Konrad Adenauer,
West Gaman Chancellor, stated port the motion, and the Glov
in Hanover last Sunday that his enment to not likely to find
The zume applies to the Goversament would not inter-Parliamentary time for French silk industry which has ceda for tho "common cri- been complaining" that even minais" but it would do its bost London Exprces Bervice. with the high tariffs, Japanese "to bring justion to the others, goody
pro stili far cheaper The mixed boards are being than the French products.
set up as an interim megmuro Hrussels: As in Holland there to avold the delay in setting up has been no official comment on the review board. with wider the Japanese question from powers which is planned in the Belgian Government. oca Allied German treaties
EDUTOCE traditionally reluctant to coin-
bin= | awaiting retineation. International
Each board is to consist of six. develop members three Germans and
ment
on
ments.
on
Increase In Production
London, Seft, 1. The quantity of goodi neck des
But leading Belgian Industrial three Allied members. A un-rices produced in Britain in- circles said they would approve animous finding is to be fully roped by 18 percent betwee
binding Japan's admission provided there Power holding the prisoners It Indest publication of the Central
the Occupation
18 and 18 hecording to thọ were sufficient safeguarde to pre- will be able to suspend sentences Blatation Office vent "abnormal competition."
O National Such micginnis would be on compassionate or similar pond and Expenditure. designed to prevent a repetition grounds without reference to
Valued at 1948 prices, the in- of the kind of": "dumping"" of the
Allied Government com as moned to £1,500 |cheap Japanese goods on world
cerned.
endations, markets before the war.
The Belgian induwirdalists said i Allie”.54 it was · denied by the }|||
-8 Proem: 9 Coolle, 10 Rural, 11 Cay, 12 Loot, 18 Denst, 18 the admision of Japan was "in Delete 10 Lyndes, 20 Roses, 22 Stem, 20 Start, 25 Soup, 20 principle" a good thing but they Notion, of tired, 28 Weald, 29 Dogged. Down: 1 Peculiar, would oppore, my unconditional Proposes, 3 Eple, Trouted, & Derides, 6 Amulet 7 Prals, 14 admission Healing, 18 Examined, 16 Dastard, 17 Learned,
21. Thay lavoured indstiky normal
the timing of today's Aa toparts fricroneód bus, £400. announcement was seen by in- miillon, tha vokal haerense da wigs, dependent observers as inland piles available tiver tisol das FEDER ed to give an advantage to Dr £1,800 3500 3 ARE PAR Adenauer's Party, the Christian Democrats, in paxt: Bunday's crosse nent in higher exportsfon. general elections/---Reuter,
-The Bullan and.
the
construction over the past s07e0|09abliek normal on he
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