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CC MENT OF
THE DAY
Trade Embargoes THE
E reported growing agitation for Britain to cut herself free from the trade embargoes applied against the Communist bioc is a fairly natural reaction to the imposing trade offer which the Soviet leaders made to the British govern. ment last week. Nu unilateral action in thin direction will be taken by Britain, but pressure
ofi
Sir Anthony Eden once
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FORCED LABOUR CAMP FURORE That B & K
China Under Fire-Then...
RUSSIA HITS BACK
AT AMERICA
New York, Apr. 30.
public opinion may require Allegations by the United States and Nation- alist delegates of forced labour practices in China patterned on those of Russia, drew angry counter- charges from the Chief Soviet delegate to the United Nations, Mr Ardaky Sobolev.
again to appeal to President Eisenhower for a substan tial modification of the In the matter of non-strategic
restricted list.
Western countries are
UR.
goods, Britain and other. The Nationalist delegate Mr Cheng Pao-nan, fitled to develop trade with told the Economic and Social Council there were the Eastern European and 25 million forced labourers on the Chinese main- other Communist nations, land "including 1,500,000 sent to the U.S.S.R., Doubtful is whether Rial
Poland and Czechoslovakia in a barter for military
is prepared to engage ite
piecemeal deals relating only supplies."
to unembargoed commodi. The Soviet leaders ties. envisaged a £1,000 million States,
Dr John Baker, of the United He quoted Mr Waller Reuther, described forced labour !the American labour lender, as form of modern i having said that of each two He said it had been - dollars, secured by the Ameri- five years, but at least one-introited to the China main-
Trade contract spread over
Laft
1
sluvery
third of that contract in, land by the Communist regime worker $1.22 was kept in
terms of sterling involves and was "closely patterned äfter so-called strategic goods, the experiener and practter of Still unknown is whether, the US.S.R."
'Slanderous'
Mr Sebolev, who made
(133 in the Untistal appearaner
2)
the Soviels will insist on au all or nothing deal, What doen seem to be clear is that the Russian offer in not merely a gesture in Council to answer the allegations, tended to substantiate the declared that
"slanderous desire for friendship and propaganda campaign" was being co-existence expressed by launched by the United States Bulganlu and Khrushchev, with The Soviets are in genuine. "Chiang Kai-shek group": need of the 87 varieties of goods which they cataloguedo privent Communist China Raining admission શ the
for Sir Anthony Eden, and because of this they keenly to trude with the
want Weat,
BRITAIN'S ability to meet
the assistance
United Nations
of
the
- "an al-
temp which, no doubt, is doomed to failure";
hatred and To foment
lo divert attention from "forced Jabour!! practices
the United States, where workers "exploited" for "the were
the hands of capitsi enterprise.
The Soviet representative also 'quoted a report which he suid listed seven types of forced labair
In the United States, tornely
of licht imnil- crants, particularly Mexican
Exploitation of
the work of those in pricum;
Use of those in hospitals and psychiatric institutions
Use of aliens in time af, war, for instance, the Japanese in the war ird conscientious Last objectors;
Exploitation Indians;
of
Americon
And labour, which was mad necessary through prohibition of strikes.
'Limited Action'
¿
Alben Barkley Dies Suddenly
A cable from Lexington,
Virginis,
former
that KAYS
the U18 Vice- President, Mr Albon Barkley died lart night.
ile was 79. He was lakon
111 while making specch
Washington
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and Lee University. Ho died 10 minutes later, Franco-Presic,
NATO MAY
GET
GAITSKELL REGRETS BULGANIN ATTACK
London, Apr. 80.
The leader of the Parlia mentary Labour Party Mr Hugh Gaitskell said today he was "sorry" the Soviet Premier, Marshal Bulganin attacked the Labour Party on his return to Moscow to- day.
om
Mr Gaitskell said, KOITY
Marshal Bulganin has spoken as he has done, It won certainly not our desire to spoil their visit in any way.”
Mr Gaitskell sald ho hid hoped that the outcome of Labour Party discussions with Marshui
Mr Bulganin and Khrushchev would have been "different,"
Better Understanding
19
London Airport Scare
London, Apr. 30.
A Trans Worli Airlines Super Constellation landed mfely si London airport this afternoon with black smoke trailing from one of its four engines. '
There were 52 passengers and a crew of four aboard. It
came from New York.
Emergency fire wagons and ambulances stood by as the big airliner approached, and fire trucks followed the plană down the runway as it came in. Officials said the plane' developed an oil leak---United Fren.
BRITAIN MAY HOLD
NEW CYPRUS TALKS
But First, Disorder Must Stop
"Shopping
List'
42 Items Not Banned
London, Apr. 30,
The Board of Trade an- nounced tonight that 42 of the 87 Items' on Russia's £1,000 million "shopping Hat" were not afflected by the Western embargo on strategic exports.
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Marshal Bulganin and Mr Khrushchov presented the shop- ping list lost week to fir Anthony Eden during their 10- day visit to Britain.
The
Russia
Bald Soviet leader? might buy 2000-1,000 million worth of British exports during the next flye years.
What Russia Wants
The 42 items not affected by
re-strategic export controls range
London, Apr. 30. Britain is prepared to send a high ranking presentative to Cyprus to draw up a new constitu- tion in consultation with the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities, it was learned today.
be
heid
would remain a member of the Commonwealth.
Official quarters so far have not made any comment on this suggestion. Its practicability is doubted by some experts, how-
But falks will not unless disorders stop.
The Government was expected to make a statement in Parlia ment probably lator this week.
In it the Government will maintain its position that in-ever. timidation must end in Cyprus before negotiations for a settle- ment can begin, informants said. GROWING CONCERN
He added, "Me Khrushchev has stated their position. I think everybody knows ours. We are bound to
differ on the Issue of imprisoned Social De mocrats which we regard as an iscue of principle,
"But ket hope that frank speaking on
on both sides cleared the air and paved the way for The growing tension in Cyprus better understanding ki tulure" has been causing increasing con- The British Communist Party cern to the Government, and from critical of Mr public opinion is getting restive Galtake today. Its May Day over the apparent obserice of a unity of action by the working class to assure a Labour and Communist majority in Parilo ment:
was for
NEW LOOK manifesto stressed the need for definite polley to end the dead-
Washington, May 1. The Secretary of State, Mr
It said that the Communist John Foster Dulles, Party was ready to join with leaves today for the Paris Labour men and women against meeting of NATO Foreign the Torks.-France-Presse, Ministers after Д last-
The United States, Ecuador, minute appeal to Congress greater profit of billionaires the Netherlands, France, and to back the foreign aid pro- and monopolice" and where Britain had sponsored a resolu-grammie with which the
forced workery
Lotion condemning the existence United States supports this wore
half of turn over more than
forced labour for politicul
and other alliances, their daily pay to capitalists, and economic purposes.
the commitments of the £1,000 million contract has been questioned by Mr Nye Bevan who, without bother. ing to quote facts ared
gures, declares that the
ham country
insufficient steel to be able to accept and full
Russian the orders. It is an absurd line | Peoples'
of argument.
Mr Sobolev said that in the In sponsuring the resolution, Democracies, where | the British delegate, Mr the people were the masters of R. D. J. Scolt-Fox sold, Britain their own destinies, there could realised that the action the UN. 1f the full contract could beige ro need for forced labour.
could take
"necessarily taken up, it would involve
iimited," although debutes had Britain supplying a wide 1t could exis only in a served some useful purpose in as the mobilising world public opisien. range of commodities to the capitalist country suchi
-Reuter £200 United States.
value
of
Kverage million year over five years. Only proportion of the manufactured goods would require steel In quantity, and It is in- congruous to suggest the British steel industry could HOL meet those require- menin,
BUT
transcending the
was
Chou's Sister-In-Law
Gives Evidence
Brussels, Apr. 30.
Forced labour in China was a target of attack in a re- question of whether port unanimously adopted today by a special Commission of Britain and Russin cun Inquiry set up by the "International Commission Against reach A trade agreement the Regime of Concentration Camps.” within a limited range of
The work and findings of the Special Commission of Inquiry into conditions in China is to be published shortly in the form of another "While Paper. "
Navy Officer
commodities is the question: The International Commlisjon, Chineso Federation of Labour has the time not arrived for set up in 1950 on the initiative in Formoen, R.P.A. Bonnichon, of Frenchman M. David former Professor at the the removal of the embar Rousezt, has already published "Aurore" University of Shang goes which continue to help White Papers"
OT Greece, hal, and Fung Hol-chin, frustrate East-West rela Spain, Yugoslavia and the Soviet secretary-general of the Hong- tions?
Union, after inquiries into the kong and Kowloon Tradės The embargoes are the pro- presumed existence of concentra- Union Council-France-Presse.
duct of the cold war and the tion, camps in there countries. Korean conflict. They were Introduced as deterrents and to a limited degree achieved a positive purpose. Todas their existance is almost meaningless, except in a -negative way. Even the
moral' justification for their into the arbitrary power of the Republic delivers the citizen continuance has gro thin, government, through From a strictly ctical wido definition of political de- point of view they are doing linquents.... the West more harm than good.
The report said, "The penal
Gets Three
system in the Chance Pro Years' Gaol
a very
·
Marshall Hopeful
Minister
lock.
Last week the Archbishop of criticised the Canterbury Government's attitude,
The Lord Frivy Seal, Mr R, A. Butler has since... stressed Britaine readiness to
ayold
in a solution of the Cyprus
But he added that the whole Government Is united in ita decision that a prior cortion of constitution making must be tho
of law ayi restoration order."
The
Cyprus response from has not been encouraging so far.
COMPROMISE
Mr Dulles is expected to put forward new Idens in Paris to broaden and strengthen NATO
Singapore, Apr, 30. In the economie
Chlet Singapore's Particularly neld. The
Unofficial suggestions Foreign Ministers Mr David Marshall tonight told meet on Friday.
the Straits Times the outcome while have advocated a
Singapore's President Eisenhower and Mr talks in London was hopeful.
Independence promise approach which would rive Cyprus Commonwealth
thet
Economic Emphasis
Proposals to this
mean- com-
from power trains, of which up to 20 are wanted, down to cocca beans and satted herrings.
roubles automatic
tool machino
24
They include such things high frequency electric furnaces -to the value of 01-120 million transfer machines,
and tractors (300 to 400 million roubles) textile industry equip. ment (100 to 150 million roubles)
and up to 75 diesel engino unila for ships. Suggestions that the Cyprus
Also 4mong the 42 items are the Nato Council in Paris later million saue would be brought before food industry equipment, (60-75 roubles), printing this week have received no
million (35-60 machinery official confirmation.
roubics), equipment for pro- The Foreign Office declined ducing synthetic fibre terylene, comment today but the in-❘ (50-75 million roubles), plastic dications were that Britain polyethlene malcing plant would not ralee the issue unless (50-78 million roubles) and it Was challenged. United rubber, tinplate, wool and PTC39.
woollen cloth.---Router.
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COVENTRY CALL TO LIFT CHINA TRADE EMBARGO-
London, Apr. 30. It was proposed The City Council of Coventry, |--
centro of the British automo- bile industry, may convene a conference
with trade
Communist China.
A
that a It was revealed today
joint meeting of the local Trades
and Council
the adopted Labour Party resolution asking that. Goy- ernment take steps to remove the embargoes en exports to China.
Air Ministry Ban On Crash Planes
that all employers, trades unions, the three members..of Parliament for Coventry, as well as 20- presentatives of the Board of Trade and the Chinese Gov- emment, should be present ́at such'a' conference, A director of the Massey-Harris- Ferguson, one of the biggest tractor producers in Coven- try, recently said China was prepared to
1,400,000 tractors In. Eitain.-France- Presse
buy
Duke On TV
Dulles have Indicated
Mr Marshall poke from status, but allow, at the same romethag
must be done to London to the newspaper in a time, some form of union with revitalise NATO now that the 15-minute radio telephone inter- Greece,
London, Apr. 30, threat of Soviet aggression op view.
The Duke of Edinburgh, to- This idea envisages Cyprus na pears to have diminished.
country
London, May. 1. The Colonial Omer, he said, a
| night gave the first live tele a self-governing which eventually would achieve The Air Ministry last night vised broadcast by any member had gone some of the way to
through banned the use of "York" air of the Royal Family to mark the with Greece wards meeting Singapore's pro- union
craft as, troop-carriers, follow- 21st anniversary, of the forma- citizenship (but ex- He declined to reveal | common end have posals.
or legal ing Sunday's fatal accident at tion of the Central Council, of been aired in the press of the
what the British proposals were. cluding Parliamentary
Physical Recreation. control) and at the same time Standsted which brought to 1 ---Reuter. United States and of other North
the death roll incurred in The Duke, President of the Atlantic countries almed at:
"York" accidents since 1953. Council, spoke on "active lcl- sure" in a 40-minute programme Sunday's accident, which cost
the fourth illustrating the Cound's work two lives, was "York" troop-carrier crash in a encouraging beginner and the last three years-France-training coaches in all kinds of
sport-Reuter.
Closer economic consulta- tion between members of the alliance designed, among other things, to eliminate economic com- Aicts;
Co-ordination of the for- eign economic policies of the members outside Europe in such
under- developed treas as the Middle East;
Joint action by the mem- bers to aid the under developed areas of Europe itself;
Expansion into the cul- tural field designed encourage exchange
BIG DEATH TOLL IN
ALGERIA FIGHTING
Algiers, Apr. 30: Eighty-three Algerian rebels and nine French soldiers died yesterday in a Sunday of bitter clashes.
forces
the
killed 60 f The two rival groups are the Security rebels yesterday in operations in National Liberation Front, the Constantine department. Anti-French Army directed by
in, Cairo Fourteen, other rebels dicul in an Algerian rebels
to of
pittuck camp.
10 the croncmic
on
them
and
the
On Tamessulta Army the National Liberation Move-
ment which supports Fighting was going on early. Nationalist Leader, Messall Hadj people, programmes, educational Institutions today near Riyet, about 12 miles exiled In France,
But French officials do not and scientific pearch.
south-east of Algiers with losses
expect this friter-gang warfare The shift in emphasis from reported on both sides. Karachi, Apr. 30. the military
The rebels are reported to be to cause any relaxation of the Joseph Napoleon Smyth, a aspects of the North Atlantic concentrating on terrorist acil- terrorist pressure former British Lieutenant-Com-alliance consponds to o similar vity and trying to avold large- Reuter. mander in the Paldistan Navy, shift in the Soviet world strategy scala
clashes with security was fined 600,000 rupees (about from milltary Report To Chou
to economic forces.
·£80,000) and sentenced three means of undermining the tivo
Inter-gang War embargoes is a delicate nubed to the Chinese Communist last Friday for misappropriating
The report has been forward-years' geol with hard labour world."
Yesterday rebels killed ject to put before the United
least 17 Mostenis in Individual States in n presidential nier Mr Chou En-ial who Pakistan Navy funds.
schools. They also wounded
Admittedly abolition of the
was invited by the commission
trado not reply to the levitation,
Smyth, 47, ct
Richmond,
Is It Shackled?
an
.
Congressman Sent To Gaol
election year; undoubtedly to rend a representative to the Surrey, changed his plea to discussed here is how far
But a question frequently attacks, and burned farms For Tax Evasion American public opinion hra serena, held in the form, of a guilty just before the judge organisation which igstill iwo Europeans when they
Boston, Apr. 80; not yet been prepared to trial.
Lane
who sentenced him on two charges primarily F military alliance threw a grenade into an Algiers
Thomas with Rep four accept a sweeping change in The Peking Government eld of misappropriating a total of can provide the best machinery barber shop, an
pleaded guilty to federal income policy * 80 far
485,000 ruptes (about £51,375), for economla consultation and grenade in a cinema in Balna. between East and West is Among tho witnesses who Smyth was ordered to spend co-ordination
It was reported today that tax evasion charges today, was four months in concerned. Nevertheless, it testified before the special com another year in gned if he fail- Mr Dulles has already stated more than 100 have been killed sentenced to
between
rival prison and food $10,000, fighting is a subject which sooner or lation was Chou En-lai's sletered to pay the one.
that the economie activities or in in-law Mactame Ma Shun-yeo, lator will demand BOMO
He was acquitted en a third NATO need not compete or terrorist groups in the Scumman Lane, robbing during the who fled from China when thở. straight thinking and Communists took Shanghai, chargo,
not pressed by the overlap those of the organisa valley in north-cast Algeria court, proceedings,, sald thero possibly straight talking on
me to evade the payment" of She told the houring how the prosecution of falsifying action for European coonomic co- where rebels recently laughter has rover been any reason for
de. 120, pro-French Moslems. both sides of the Atlantic.
operation Bouter.
taxes. I had adequate money." had been tried by a Chinree counts-China Mail Special.
United Pres Countries such as Britain con- People's Court in a pubile square not hope to maintain a simply because her father was a favourable balance of trade landlord,
The Commission also hard
gime.
while they are hedged testimony from several misalon around with restrictions, and In consequence forced at who said they were por to lose traditional, markets, outed under the Communist re- The truth is the West has Three complainly against the rhore to gain than to lose by Communist forced labour system unfettered trading with all verw ami to. the Coinmilistón. parts of the world.
by: Lang Young-chang OE (210
POLICE SHOOT DOWN ESCAPING NEGRO
New Orleans, Apr) 30./- walat down, he muttered ho through a brick wall, jupes Big Opium Haul
Bingapore Apr. 30. Ex-boxer Leonard Ceaser, 33-as "too tough to die fece to a courtyard below and
a cloired a nearby, fence, WARREN Customs officers today esized 61. your-old rape sumpect; was shat nine times todky when he tried. Two shot gun biests" and at He was taken to a hospital bu of oplum World 625,000 to escape a police trap hall of police bullete daily chore attendanta cald Help (FK850,000) from it houses in
"condition-United Kthe muburbs, of · Bingapore, stopped the powerful As he lay paralysed from the and he had
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