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Morocco Crisis TE
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E weekend bloodbath In French 'North Africa, which climaxed a period of growing tension, was by any reckoning
horrifying akale. It was also point- less. It made no contribu-{ flon towards resolving thei problem of the Sultanate; it did not bring about the removal of the new,Resident General, M. Gilbert Grandval (desired by not a few die- hard French settlers who dislike his policy of con- elliation), and it did not lake Moroccan independence one step forward.
Revitilination of French policy in North Africa is still in
the formulative stage. Its
crystallisation is hampered by widely conflicting, terests and much suspicion
bath sides. To the Moroccans the biggest im-!
No. 36210
Established 1845
TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1955.
Jubilant report to President Eisenhower ōn America's peaceful atomic energy programme
Price 20 Cents
But a warning note is made against any tendency to underestimate Russia's potential
SAXONE
Shoes for Mon Whiteaways
"MADE IN{SCOTLAND
* KOWLOON
U.S. Flood Death Toll
REPORT ON GENEVA A-TALKS Now 208
U.S. Ahead Of Russia SYRIANS
Says Strauss
Denver, Aug. 22.
The Chairman of the Atomic Energy Com- mission, Mr Lewis Strauss, told President Eisen- hower today the discussions at the Geneva “Atoms for Peace" conference "indicates that the United States is clearly ahead" of the Soviet Union in the development of atomic power for peaceful use.
Mr Strauss also said the conference. "enor- mously assisted the cause of peace".
mediate issue is that of the Russians Want
Sultanate. If that is to remain in existence then the Moroccans want restored their favourite, Ben Yous- sef. French opinion, especial- ly that of the settlers in Morocco, is dead set against any such restoration. The present Sultan, out of favour with Moroccans, is popular with the French because hei appears to be pliable.
THE
Rocket Range
Secrets
But while the United States was "ekarly ahead" of Ituesin he warned that this is not a time to be complacent," and "I don't think we can rest on our mars." The best of the Russian Lelentiris "are as good as any in the work,'
more
Denver
Mr Strauss low to Immediately after returning from the Geneva conference and re ported to President Eisenhower than for
3122 hour. Immediately afterwards, he held Russian military intelli-a press conference.
He said that if the "climate" gence was still operating In Australia early this year of the Geneva meeting could be
Sydney, Aug. 22.
"continued and preserved ... ent
MIE wenk position of Sultan and was mainly interested only will the cause of peace be Mohammed Ben Arfa is in the rocket range, accord-advanced but the whole standard pointed up by his complete
to of living all over the world." inability to win the supporting to testimony given
WEAPONS NOT
by
un
Vladimir
or confidence of Moroccan the Royal Commission political tenders. Hence his espionage endeavours to form an all- Petrov. party representative body to enter into negotiations with the French designed to Rtabilise Franco Moroccan relations have failed cum- pletely.
The Commission today releas→ ed a tasurit of the evidence wals was given in camera.
"Such work does not ceast," he raki "they bed set up an agency here, undoubtedly that work muat continue,'
DISCUSSED
He emphasised that the meet- ing at Geneva dealt only with peace-time user of atomic energy and was in no way concerned with discutalon of weapons or military applications of the The present situation can be
"There was no compromise of The very simply Moroccan Nationalista will Embassy it was believed that any weapons information," he have no truck with Sultan Australian security agents tapped said. Mohammed Ben Arafa, and the embaray telephones, Ede
stated.
Petrov said that of the Russian
atom.
Broke His Ankle
Ottawa, Aug. 22. Canadian Prime Minis- ler, Mr Louis St Laurent, broke his ankle when he slipped on a rock during a week-end fishing trip in north-eastern Quebec, his office said today.-Reuter.
KIDNAP FOUR US
TORY GOVERNMENT
UNDER FIRE
STUDENTS T.U.C. Leaders
Jerusalem, Aug. 22. 'Syrian troops crossed into Israeli territory and kid- napped four American theo- logical students swimming in the Sea of Galilee on Saturday, an Israeli spokes. man said today.
They were identified as Fred' 'ind Toin Freudenhauer and
Pavl Muyer and Arthur Nithinger, All are Canadian- en, Baturized Amoriens or
Gerinan extraction;
at
Attack
Economic Plan
London, Aug. 23.
Eisenhower To See Ravaged Country
Denver, Aug. 22. President Elsenhower an nounced today he wouk) make an air inspection. to- morrow of flooded areas in New England where at least 208 people are known to have lost their lives over the week-end,
Mr Eisenhower said he would fly direct to Hartford, Connecti- cut which has suffered · severe | damage to confer with the State Governor, He invited Gover nors of other flooded states to meet him there.
At least 100 people are still missing in the floods which hit Leaders of Britain's 8,000,000-strong trade large areas of the north-eastern union movement today criticised the Conservative United States and especially Connecticut, Massachusetts. Government's economic policy, blaming it for the Rhode Island and Pennyslvania. No fewer than 34,100 familles country's "deteriorating" position.
have had to leave their homes.
havo
In Washington, the State Department
The attack came in the report of the General Council Damage is expected to run into Bald the four Americans were held for two of the Trudes Union Congress, in preparation for the billions of dollars. days by the Syrian authorities annual conference of the Congress opening at Southport According to the latest official and were released but had not
counts, the
floods disastrous on September 5. to been permlited to return
which have ravaged the areas Israel. The State Department
The General Counell review-have caused 208 deaths. It expressed "grave disqulet" quoted the Syrian Government about the effects
Large of the Goved its intervention in three
stocks of anti-typhoid "in-
scrum industrial and anti-tetanus recent large-scale us suying the Americans advertently crossed into Syria Crament's economic policy.
"Despite repeated trade union stoppages-the rewspaper, dock been rushed to the states of a spot north of Ein Gev.]
Connecticut, Massachusetts and and rall disputes which pro- warnings the govemment has Major Dan Gov, Israeli mill-vented no positive plan to li- ceded strike settlements but it Pennsylvania where epidemics, tary spokesman said Syrian case Industrial investment, to pointed out that under its rules caused by water pollution, are Feldiers crossed into Israel and
costs and prices ut present it was only abducted the four while they and to stimulate prosuction," powered to move in when nego-
the report declared.
tiations had broken down or "Instead it has allowed in- renched the point of deadlock,
only Such intervention
BP creases in profits and increases in dividends, often, accompanied pled when the "employment of by the issue of bonus shures, substantial numbers of workers to outstrip increases in wages," have been directly or indirectly
affcoled by an industrial pule.
11 Children Die lake on the Syrlar-israeli border
In Tragic Crossing Smash
krep down
Needs of the Nation
were in their bathing suits swimming in the fresh water known as the Sea of Galilee,
CAR FOUND The Erachi spokesman sold clue to the disap the first pearance of the Americans came this morning when their car was found, maar Ein Gey in the New York, Aur. 22. dcmilliarised zone with their The trade union chiefs sold personal that in rocent.Conemvative A Soulliern, Rallway pagsen-lothing and other
The cur had
there had been na a budgets fer train rammed into a loaded belongings,
ileenice school bus at a level crossing at German
evidence of any intention "to plate
nocds of the nation delivered a put the Syrian authorities Spring City Tennessee late to-
Isracil officials before the interests of persons day, kliling at least 11 of 40 request United Nations obser- with children.
large incomes and parti through A United Press check of hos-vers that the car be returned to cularly shareholders." pitals and funeral homes in this the students at the border tu- The Syrians
The report also expressed the Government
demand the resturation to norophones were also suspected time uses of atomic energy only area showed the bodies of 10morrow fiftised to permit the concern that
and Moroccan
vested in-
Peirov,
former a
taken to Springs who are touring the was "not' doing all that it can |
ep
to
cm-
dis
Bullet Flew Through London
teured.
of
HEARTBREAKING SCENES
Army planes were spraying DDT over large Breas Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
As the waters subsided, the scenes of wreckage left in some areas.' were heartbreaking. A 20-ton press in a wrecked West- feld factory was overturned and fold of tobacco was reduced to a soggy mass that looked like overcooked spinach.
A street in Winsted, Connec ticut,
looked as if it had been
a.
bombed.
The
death
total
Bobby's Helmet highest since 1937
was the when 250
on record was the Johnstown, Pennsylvania,
.
people dled in foods in the Ohlo and Mississippi Allegheny, River basins. The worst, food
flood of 1883 which took 2,200 lives.
More than 700 were killed in 1913 floods In Ohio.and Indiana died in a flood that been rated and 500 the and police reinforcements rushed year at Brazos, Texas, France bo the tough bomb scarred Presse and United Press. In Lambeth area after a constable "be-n
The alarm had
The U.S. was ahead in peace
London, Aug. 22. and when officials discussed codes because "we got started earlier"
victims were the Sultanate of the deposed the conversation took place away and put more money and people City while one
A cornered gunman fired child died Ben Yousef: the French from rooms that might be into the programme. However, route to a hospital.
Middle East, fo return to Israel to enable British industry in-wired.
he warned, the U.S. was not
they have Atrongly
All of the children who es- although
already meet on the best possible terms at police closing on his hide.
tho
fierce
out early today in south Increasingly government,
Arab States, developing young scientists and
the fluenced by French settlers
cuped alive from the crumpled, visited the third engineers
London. petition in the export commensurate with
The report twisted wreckage suffered in-Israel; spokesman said.
said the terests, refuse to entertain secretory at the Soviet embassy tihe demands of the atomic age 1 juries, Rhea
County Deputies Major Gov sald Israel was
proposo in Canberra, asked for asylum and might conceivably
lodging a complaint with Maj- Council would
T.U.C. conference thot Gen. E.L.M. Burns, U.N. Chief Council should the idea of Ben Youssef in April, 1954. The espionage behing other nations unless this sald.-United Press,
step into The commission was appointed the position was corrected.
of Staff, returning to power.
charging The most Important thing
Americans "were stalemate is completo and following month.--Reuter,
abducted industrial disputes in future the about
Geneva meeting
acting suspiciously At Hayward, California, the Israel territory and demanding fore negotiations have broken on patrol duty reported that men obviously an alternative to
was that "solidly lined up Western Pacifle Railroad's trans- their immediate release.-United down and the point of deadlock ha
has been reached." settle the problem of the
the scientists pool of the world"
continental California Zephyr PréSS. --including the Russians-be-was reported derailed late today hind the President's Atoms for but first reports said none of The 250 passengers were in- furtd.
Sultanate is required. Deported Spy
NE proposition
ONE
is the substitution of the Sultanate by a Regency. The iden has already advanced and
been
To
Returns
Germany
Peace programme. ·
RUSSIAN TRIBUTES
TO EISENHOWER
"The Russians paid frequent Iribute to the President in their speeches for his advocacy of the programme," said.
Hamburg. Aug. 22, Erich Gimpel, 44, once con- emned to leath in the United States nga World War II Ger- man spy, was smuggled ashore Un today from the liner Italia on which he had been deported trom the United States,
Mr Strauss
Express Derailed
The sleek, glass-domed train was west-bound from Chicago, Enly reports said 12 of the train's 17 cars were derailed, but none of the cars overturned.
United Press.
50 Rebels Die
that the
the
STEN GUNS STOLEN IN LIVERPOOL
Was The I.R.A. Involved?
has won not inconsiderable amount of support among Morocenn nationalists. But even the establishment of a Regency is not the complete answer to the problem of Morocco.
Under questioning, Admiral
Algiers, Aug. 22.
Liverpool, Aug. 22. The 'country has been and
About 30 rebels were killed still a plagued by adminis-
Strauss sald ho saw nothing at
Thieves stole a number of Sten guns and rifles from trative abuses; the police
Geneva to warrant any acccicra- and 11 others wounded when
troops carne to Llon or change in the US, atomle French
the the armoury of Liverpool College during the night, Police force is trigger-happy and
and hydrogen programmes. rescue during outlaw attacks on reported today. untrustworthy.
Admiral Shipping officials said he had
Constantine Strauss was asked Guelma, in the
last night, it was dis-
The exact number of weapons and only a caretaker is normally missing Morocco's urgent need is a been taken to a camp used to about reports that the United area
building. The stolen was not made known by in the refugees on arrival in States was considering making closed today.
Twa French policemen and the thorough overhauling of its process
pubile more information about
clamped weapons were the property of police, who Germany. administrative machine, and
its long-range experiments in seven soldiers were wounded.
led security black-out on all in the school officer cadet training The rebels Gimpel was landed on the
attacked
Unlied Press.. / in a particular reorganisa-
four formation regarding the theft, unit, power from the police force. Maine coast from
German development tion of
localites in the area and were but informed sources said that hydrogen. Liberal minded Resident U-bont In December 1944 to-
He said: "In the next few beaten back by French troops orly weapons and not ammunt- with an American weeks or monte, we may see Casualty figures for the three tion was stolen General Grandval has made gether
were not yet more along that line, perhaps other places attempts in this direction named Colepaugh, and has quickly run into
were quickly caught indicating where these experi-known.France-Presse, opposition settlers and Moroccan land- Jate President Roosevelt com- of the lords who uccuse him of muted Gimpel's sentence, adopting a policy of giving hard labour
away Moroccans.
from
They
of
French and condemned to death. The ments are going on and some
men who have been Mayor Shot Dead Rupublican, Army stole a vast
with
to working on them. But this is
chilirem.
TWO LONDON TOUGHS IN COURT AFTER SOHO STILETTO FIGHT
to
Oil Smuggling Racket Exposed
week the
seized.
The raid cume just 10 days after the outlawed Irish quardity of arms and ammual Algiers, Aug, 22, tion from a British army camp
Rangoon, Aug. 22. The Mayor of Fort National at Arborfield near Reading. for life and a very long-range programma
Burmese customs officials and there is nothing to Indicate (Kabylea Province of Algeria) Liverpool police refused Morocco Lo the Colepaugh's to 30 years.
any immediate
breakthrough was shot dead at his sorstep spertate, however, whether last have unearthed a muggling
by terrorists. The United States Govern- of the scientific and engineering tonighti
The cight's rudd was made by the ring sending large quantities of
products .petroleum
illegally ment this year decided to problems that are associated Mayor, Marcel Frapoli was the IRA.
across the frontier Into Com French Premier Edgar Faure, waive the rest of Gimpel's term with hydrogen reaction."--- | father વા seven
EXTRA GUARDS
munist China, it was reported Reuter and United Press. his and to deport him-Reuter.
France-PresED, in association
Liverpool, the nearest Eng- today. Grand the
Customs Last wee advisers and
lish port to Dublin, Kas a largo
authorities
158,800 Vizier of Morocco, are now
Irish, population. ? at Aix lo Bains trying to
Following last week's IRA gallons of motor spirits and raid police and troops clamped kerosene in the border town of hammer out some sort of
extra guards on army camps in Mongyu. 'general polley to govem
following the district
Thoy
further believed Franco-Moroccan relatione,
anonymous tip that the IRA 300,000 one of petroleum
till But these talks can be little
ecnotated was planning a follow-up raid products were more than exploratory; M.
there. Police later dismissed in villages near the Chinese Faure cannot commit
the up as a hoax.
border.... Franco and his government.
Liverpool College is one of A scorch for the smugglers definito. nolley .to any
England's mafor, pubile school, oll damps is now, in progress
on brication | Franco-Prosed, decisions, Parliament is In
The students are Focess and the Premier has had to give assurances that in the meantime no commit-
Patin quarter
London's Both men with a policeman sk ments ahall bo, made, M.
Ung between them. Is the Faure is thus unhappily Comer, Jack Spot and
dock, were charged ooparately both admitted to Dime were
today with causing grievour handicapped, for, as one
separáto
hospitals with serious boolly harm to each othe and observer has declarad, time
Injuries following a dramatie with being in posadasion/los dalve krifa duel on Augus! the summer, and in Morocco V
Forest of blood is the price of hesita. 11 witnessed by scor
"
London, Aug. 22.
Jack Comer, 42, who calls him.
does not come to a stop in A
0
}
Sunday newspaper. He Polko sald that when Comer was about to be charged he claimed to have risen to com-
replied: "Why only met self "Dillain's No. 1 gangster." mand an array of 1,000 Lon-
Albert did me
and I got and Albert Dimes, 40, wergdon toughs and to have earned both remanded in sustody at his nickname by being always knocked off (urrected)." a London police court today "on the spot" when trouble When Dimes was told he was following stiletto, affray
broke 'out.
to be charged, police said he carlier this month
replied: Spotty doen nie up That heart of
and I got pinched. don't, sera fair?? Polico opposed ball and said that Comer might attempt to abscond possibly to Ireland. There might also be intimid
^of: witnssene: arch
{tion;}}} pa“ very clearly comer, "kylod.
illustrated during the last
14 three days,
Towing Langter in
In the
1
on
Russians Free 23 French
Moscow, Aug. 224
The Soviet Union, will- free 23. French- citizens, hold; no war criminals)
The Soviet Foref
fold the French lam day that the Fred
en
Utiion, find decided to free the men, before the end of their prison, wen
near a car
opened fire when he ap Struck A Match
proached.
One shot went through his helmet. A second smashed a
Onger of his hand.
The area
wes cordoned off..
-And 3 Died
E
Rome, Aug. 22. Dogs were brought in to help Vito Santamato, 28, struck and as police were searching a match to heat some, coffee, and building a shot was fired at the kitchen was wrecked by an them through the open door. explosion which killed three of A man was arrested later and his four children and seriously the fourth changed in
with the injured him and court attempted murder of Constable child.
Police claimed a defective gas Keith Burdett, 29.-China Mail
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