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THE DAY
A Sad Farce
THE
HE bitter disappointment
which the shameful pro- | coedinge at the Security Council on Tuesday provoked in many parts of the world has hardly been nullified by Soviet Russia's surprising somersault fully reported under today's banner head- lines. Expediency, of course, dictates this new course of nction which is designed to recover "face" lost by reck- loss application of the velo. And doubtless Russia's action will be hailed by some im- pressionable Asians as magnanimous gosturo to end the deadlock of new membership which has per- aisted for about eight years. Many will wonder why the
EL
initiative was not taken by
Britain, or the United Staton which has apparently
suffered the greatest loss of prestige through its fullure
to dissuade the Nationallsta from using tho veto. The fact in that only a Com- munist or a Fasclat-state
with central direction" of all subordinate nationa veated
in tho one capital could move so swiftly. The speed
with which Russia has acted
In
this instance suggests that Outer Mongolia was not
"consulted"; but, of course, it may have been "old" that Its application for membership would have to be postponed. THE Western world-which
necessary reason
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1955.
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RELAX IN
DAKS
Whiteaways
And Decisions
A Day Of Dramatic Surprises And
HANGKUNG
KUMLD UN
Winter
UN ADMITS 16 NEW MEMBERS Bursts In
Russian
Peace Prospects Outlook
Deal Gloom &
Some Wary Optimism
Package
Approved
New York, Dec. 14.
Washington, Dec. 14. Congressional leaders who White House
attended
n
briefing on foreign problems viewed the chances of peace today with outlooks ranging from gloom to wary opti-
The General Assembly tonight ratified the recommendation of the Security Council for the admission of 16 nations to member- ship of the United Nations Organisation. The 16 nations were elected individually | mism. by large majorities.
In a dramatic move earlier today the Soviet Union reconvened the Security Council and proposed a mass election which excluded Outer Mongolia and Japan from the original 18-nation "package deal"--the deal torpedoed by Nationalist China and Russia applying the veto.
France-Presse reports
that
Mr
Arkady Sobolev, the Soviet representative, not only ex- cluded Japan from the original list, but later vetoed the Japanese candidacy when it was put forward by the American delegate, Mr Cabot Lodge.
permanent
Henry
The leaders were led in on the International situation
yesterday by President Eisen- hower and Secretary of
State
John Foster Dulles.
Some old newsmen later they thought the threat of war had
diminished Others saw to change in the last few months,
in
und at least one said, "We are
danger Keatest history."
a
לח
our
House
DISAPPOINTED
Con-
GAITSKELL WINS IN A CANTER
Morrison, Placed Third Resigns His Position
London, Dec. 14.
Mr Hugh Gaitskell, 49, right-wing Socialist, was tonight elected the new leader of the British Labour Party-marked as Prime Minister if Labour returns to power.
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The victory crowning a meteoric rise wrote an unhappy end to the Mr Herbert Morrison, long career of one of Labour's greatest figures 67, the Party's deputy leader for the past 10 years and a former Foreign Secretary.
Mr Gaitskell, with 157 votes, emerged at the top of the secret poll of the Party's 275 members to find a successor to Mr Clement Attlee. The veteran Morrison was almost eclipsed with only 40 votes. Mr Aneurin Bevan, leader of the left-wing section of the Party Was placed second with 70 votes.
Mr
Staggered By The Result
Gaitskell's SUCCERS had! He handed over the chair to remonstrance, he suddenly got been confidently predicted, but Mr Goltskell, then left the tough. But if Mr Attled at times politicians, had expertec Mr meeting brokenly with a friend Irritated them Mr Gaitskell may
on either side.
Morrison to be his closest rival. My Bevan,
rebel ¡ott-wing blamed by many far the Party's Sucesive
eloction general defcats at the hands of the Con- servatives, had not been
con-
The result of the ballot was announced ot n. mecting of Labour MPs In the House of Commons. Mr Morrison, in the chair 46 deputy leader, zemmed staggered at the lack of support for him from a Party whose strategy. he has mapped out for many years past,
-
Later Mr Morrison
his resignation as deputy leader of the Party.
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On Europe
Death & Disaster
:
London, Dec. 14.
The tightening grip of winter brought disaster and death to Europe and the surrounding sens today. At least 15 persons died in isolated mishaps. One vessel [went down, another broke.
up on shoals and several more were in extreme danger.
The worst winter fog in. 10 years blanketed Denmark and identa Six persons were kill-
50 cár be caused more than ca in highway crack-ups.
A freezing rain fell over most of Northern Germany, turning the highways into a network of joe. Aug
in si Cast four persons died.
car accidents. .
At Sotkamo, Finland, a truck broke through the ice and fis two occupants drowned in the trigid waters. Another truck, whose driver did not see the hole. followed and twoʻmore died
FROZEN TO DEATH An old man was found dead in Sweden, frozen by the worst December cold to hit the coun- iry in 20 years,
IA Sweden and Norway, power lines mapped and major water mains burat in the 'almost-Aretle cold weve. In the North, temperatures ranged as low as 40 degrees below
well infuriate them.
bo Bome parliamentarians lleved Mr Galtakell may try to Impose unity on
British Labour movement even if it
ruthless knocking Mr Galtskell, economist and heads together to do (L.
This could have two effects. Socialist with an
class family It could, if the unruly middle
Fishing fleets of both coun- background, now automatically the warning light, result in tries were stranded by rapidly becomes leader of the opposition Ldbear's power and influence, growing in some areas ware at quick resurgence growing loe jams and transport
Intellectual upper
in the House of Commons. This
nounced Sume conferces, declining to be quoted, salch they received no indication at the briefing of
immediate threat of war. But they said Mr Eisenhower eded a chance,
disappointment over pressed the fature of the recent Rig Four Foreig Ministers ference at Geneva,
Republican leader
Martin, Jr.. Joseph W.
sald, "Based on the reports from Mr Dulles, I believe we are further away from war today than we But we were a year ago.. Jordan, Ireland, Portugal,
must keep our armaments up, Italy, Austria, Finland, Cey- There is nothing in the situat lon, Nepal, Libya. Cambodia | tion to warrant a cut in our and Laos all elected un-¦ defences. animously.
Hungary, Bulgaria
the United States. Nalonaityt China, and Belgium.
Rumania
Can- But chairman Clarence
House Appropria- andon of the All
tions Committee declared, among elected by nine affirmative votes anu other thing,
that "We are at two abstentions the United our greatest danger in history." States and Nationalist China. He said, "We must not relax Spain wa elected by 10 in our buildup of strength, par- Affirmative Volca
ticularly in the Air branch," abstention
and
Belgium,
British Tommies
Slain In Street
Nicosia, Dea 14. Two Briush soldiers were cut down by a hall of bullets in a crowded Nicosia sipeet today,
Left
ZETO,
of
a standstill
AVALANCHE ALERT
adherents carries with a salary of £2,000 with Mr Bevan's
In an all playing their part tound effort to demonstrate Labour's Atness to govern.
a year.
He has Deen in parliament for only 10 years His, rapid lep to the top la due to two factors his brillant talents as a politician and economist und the fear of the Party moderates
.
Or it could hasten the com- In the Austrian, Alps, palled rjeta defection of the Loft and rescue teams were put on, h wing section and bring into 24-hour avalanche alert" being what has often been rising and falling temperatures that rebel left-winger Angurin foreshadowed in recent years made the mountains roar from
́a. separate left-wing Labour falling snow and rock Bevan would seize power. Tho
movement-Reuter
(Cahid on back page: Col. 233 parly wanted as its leader A younger man able to stand up to the Welsh firebrand.
Mr Morrison's tragedy is that JEWEL LOOT RECOVERED:
chance of realising his ambition came too late
the supreme In life when his colleagues coll- aldered him too old to match Blevan.
is essentially a loose aili- ance of democracies has no power, or indeed, desire to force any other state to toe its line. And in the Western The Council approved the Soviet resolution by eight view, none of its 15 candi- affirmative votes and three abstentions — the United dates in any less ineligible States, Nationalist China and Belgium, than another.
Japan, how- ever, has
sacrificed-tem- The Soviet delegate said he porarily, it is hoped-its would have been prepated to membership for the ad- support Japan's candidacy if the mission of the other 12. It Council had supported the mem- is regrettable that this is bership bid of Outer Mongol, As soon as the Soviet proposal if for no other than that it has was approved, the United States a resolution, asking given the United Nations rubmitted
Use General Assembly to re- the atmosphere of a cheap
comment Javourable Security bargain market.
Carazit gellan on Japan at the Who or what is to blame?
Assembly's 1956 session. Partly UNO itself but
The vote on Japan was 10 to then if one is to blame
The sole 1
opposition came UNO, it would be unfair from the Soviet Union which, unless its architects shared as one of the live
The Security Council ud- part of the blame for their Camel members, has the veto lack
journed urail 3 p.m., on Thurs of prescience in right.
on the suggestion of the prescribing ita original Before the final vole on the day
dricgale. He declared
The election of Mr Morrison's framework. Purtly, also, overall 16 nation package deal, Soviet the vetomada obnoxious the Council tack suparate votes he needed instructions from his
successor as deputy leader will on the American to sproud their gospel around opened fire at the green-bereted government And on each of the candidates pro- by frequent misuse.
ask the General the world." proposal to
Chairman James P. Richards
"take that, you Englishment's Christmas vacation, therefore partly by those posed by the Soviet Union.
Mr Gottskell at a news con- The votes were: Albania - Assembly to recommend favour-
of the House Foreign elected
eight affirmative able Security Counell action on by
not Cypriot bystanders did
perence tonight pald tribute to Committee said, "We are going- who have been guilty of votes and three abstenttens-Japan at the 1956 session.
to have
have a lot of little
muscle to help the his defeated rival, wars move Irresponsible application of
around us for a long time to soldiers or try to capture the
"Mr Morrison," he said, "is a killer, who bolted through the
has served who
the come."
Labour Party and his country Chairman
Walter F. George crowd and disapperrod down a
In the most devoted manner for of
Rela-side street, the eyewitness said. Senate Foreign
Ona the soldiers was hit,in tions Committee said, "The in-
well over 30 years, He has the main Aunasternational
not the back, the other in the face been in many ways picture
be half-turned. Another architect of the Party's policy friend-bright--but neither is it hope-as
There is no soldier, sitting in a jeep within home affairs.
shall miss his his rifle at the ready, was too LIPO denying we
counsel and great wise the eye- surprised to
move, Stevenson's Decision withese sold.
perience." Ip Limassol a. Cypriot Cus- The new leader of the six toms
officer was shot in the million strong labour
ment added: neck this morning. Ha condi- to be was reported an-critical-United Press,
original founder
the veto.
members
BUT it is puerile nonsense
for Taipei to describe the
package membership deal
tor."
“MEMORABLE DAY”
Sir Pierson Dixon of Britain, country
to
my with whom
awn
as "contrary to the provi- told the Security Council that a 1000 u 514 sions of the (UN) Char-Britain was na-urally very dis- developed close ties of The package proposal tressed that it has not proved ship. We look forward
of be admission for Japan
Japan was purely a procedural possible
In the United Nations arrangement which the admitted at this time. overwhelming majority of "It has for long been our carly future", the present members sup- wish and our polley to secure ported to overcome Д ker admission," he said. Britai longstanding deadlock. Let would support the United States Japan of Taipei be honest enough to resolution to admit
the next session and eamestly admit that its veto decision hoped that Japan would "join dictated by self- us at the next session," interest, by an unwilling-
ON the other hand nobody than noas to allow an increase in could be better pleased the anti-Nationalist voting the delegation of the power in the Assembly. Kingdom that at long Today, more than ever it many countries we have so long is a shrill voice in the wings for admision. This
missed have been recommended is in it- of the United Nations.
selt
achievement an
and I Russia's action, of course,
was no less objectionable, think we may say it has been a
day," he said. memorable
wns.
United Just so
It used the voto on Tues- Mr Soboley said the fact that
the
and the
to the to the very
rc-
NEW YEAR VOTE
"MIGHTY BAD"
An Englishwoman, who re- Speaker Sam
said fused to be identified, said she Rayburn
witnessed the kiling in Ledarn world conditions are “mighty
Street Sho sald the killers were bad" and Russia is "making
who in raincoats greater efforts than ever before three youth
Commandos from nine feet, not be held till after parita-
"the
less."--United Press.
Affairsuting.
Dr T. F. Tsiang of Nationalist
Chicago, Dec. 14. Chine suld he had not
Mr Adlai Stevenson, avowed the Introduced
amendment candidate for the Democratiction
nomination, moved yesterday to presidential which he add South Korea and South nowood today that he would Florida, Vietnam to the list because this enter the California,
and
Filinols would not have "done any ser- Pennsylvania
primaries in addition
to the vice to
the United Nations or
Presse and Reuter,
2
of
man
πιον
"One cannot find oneself in a position such as mine without reeling humility both because of the immensity of the job and also because of the people who have held this office, in par
to Korea or Vietnam"-France- Minnesota primary, United Red Underground their Attlee,
Press
Dr Wohlgemuth Missing
Network Cracked
ATTLEE SILENT
1. Mr. Altloo, now ervated an at the country Salgon, Dec. 14. - earl, was told Officials announced tonight cottage where he lives of Mr the that they had cracked a Com-Gaitskolle succession to munist Vietminh underground post he held for 20 years.
With typical teeness the not work operating in South Vietnam.
m-Prime Minister said: The
"I do not think I shall be
came · on
Berlin, Dec. 14. day because it could not get 16 countries had been recont Dr Wolfgang Wohlgemuth, a gynaecologist, who went argued over to East Berlin with Dr Otto John in July, 1954, has
crackdown. its own way. Its refusal mended for commission to admit Japan-ostensibly that a great step forward had been missing from his East Berlin residence for two days, Tuesday when about 10 Red making any comment or state-
ment." to counterbalance the loss been made towards a full solu- it was learned tonight. Dr John, former West German agents, including the local Com
Party munist
chief, were
Mr Caltakel! faces a formid- of Outer Mongolia - can | 201
tion of the problem
arrested, officials Bald. They
able task. He has to try to weld on which interna security chief, fled back to West Germany on Monday. foundations possibly be regarded as an ou
sold the police uncovered a tional co-operation rested in Dr Wohlgemuth, whose apart-West Berlin. Before he crossed cache of arme, expression of dissatisfac-
munitions and together for future victory tion over the trend of the widened,
United Nations would be
ment in East Berlin's famous over to the Soviet sector last material for making mines, hid-Party still torn and divided and, recriminations deadlocked Soviet-Japanese
been under year, he had a medical practice gen in a cellar in the centre of full of mutual
In the May after its defent It was a "historic measure" Stain-Allee, has
measure police surveillance, was no in both East and West Berlin. Tournaen. negotiations in London, broadening the scope of the longer answering telephone Legal proceedings have beep Local authoritative
sources enteral election.
dim- His job is made doubly This lamentable: exhibition of Unite decision of the Security
Nations to universality.
instituted against Dr Wohlge said the network spread out all cult because he starts without Intolerance must, if nothing Council will not only improve
He has indicated several times | muth in West Germany.—over South Vietnam United cult
Pros.
any of the more obvious che clse, give now. emphasis to
vantages of his predecessor, Me the need for a revision of the climate in the United Na-that he desired to return to France-Presse
Clement Attlee a "middle-of- the road man with a genius for compromill
the Charter. The United tions but will help us to solve. many important problems whose
Nations cannot Con solution is ripe and on which tinue much longer on its decisions are near," the Soviet present buals without be delegate' said. noming the target of universal ridicule and con-
CEYLON WELCOMED
s
calls.
IZVESTIA TAKES MACMILLAN TO TASK
the Middle Fast, a distortion course, in relatium betwein
Moscow, Dec. 14. The Soviet Government news : paper :Xavertin @today, socused.
Mr Harold Macmillan, British Fordles
of making. thrests and "distortions.
newsp language i
tempt... Old memories of – sir Leslie Munro, the Security the League of Nations--that Council President, speaking sterile assembly of frus the New Zealand delegate, wel- trated hope and high but comed the admission of 16 coun- The abortive ideals should im tries, parilcarly Ceylon which press on the world's rulers is a member of the Brillnes Commonwealth and which la
New Zea tten the omission of Ighbour.
today that the UN must be ea no ciomly to something differant Pand fudnitely better if posturity Ito acclaim
debale on the Middle /Kong) in the House of Commons was
of the position of the Soviet |, the Soviet Union' and Britain. Union aid of attempts to "In day care, much language, ir
UNION BACKING
iteken die an ultén: He would not othe
TWO MEN ARRESTED
Johannesburg, Dec. 14. Ninity-eight per cent of the £200,000 sterling Jewel loot from the Oppenheimer col- lection was recovered and two men were arrested today as police swooped down on a adiect Johannesburg hatel highway.
of
The haul, including some of the world's moat precious diamonds, was made ten days ago at the home of MT Harry Oppenheimer, Member Parliament and diamond and niining magnate. It led to one of the greatest manhunte in South Africa's history with international crime detection experta called in,
manu
the The police got their clue
disappearance of the jawela yesterday morning and care- fully planned the hotel raid, The jewels were found in a brown cardboard box in the hotel suite where the too men, whose identity was not immediately disclosed toere scized.
Some smaller pieces of the loot were found embedded in a cake of soap in the bathroom. The Oppenheimers were excited when informed of the recovery of their jewels and immediate- ly went to the hotel to identi Jy the missing picces, United Prest,
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