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VOĽ,'I NO. 44
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1946.
•
OVERWHELMING CONFIDENCE VOTE IN LABOUR GOVERNMENT Wheat Stocks Far
"REBELS" ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON AMENDMENT
ATTEMPT TO WITHDRAW MOTION AFTER ATTLEE'S REPLY FAILS
LONDON, NOV. 18.
THE LABOUR PARTY REBELS AGAINST THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S FOREIGN POLICY STATED THEIR CASE TO A CROWDED HOUSE OF COMMONS TO-DAY WHEN THEIR AMENDMENT CRITICISING THE GOVERN- MENT'S POLICY WAS DEFEATED BY 353 THE AMENDMENT WAS VOTES TO NONE. BACKED BY NEARLY 60 LABOUR MEMBERS. Mr R. H. S. Crossman, a journalist and member of the Anglo-American Commission on Palestine, began the debate by moving the amendment which expressed the "urgent hope that His Majesty's Government will so review and recast its conduct of international affairs as to afford the utmost encouragement to and co-operation with all nations and groups striving to secure full Socialist planning and control of the world's resources and thus provide a Democratic and constructive Socialist alternative to an otherwise inevitable conflict between American capitalism and Soviet Communism in which all hope
of a world government would be destroyed."
for Explaining the motives moving the amendment, Mir Crossman contrasted the Gov- ernment's Socialist domestic policy with its foreign policy which, he said, was obviously different.
-were-
At the General Election Labour candidates had supported one central point: that If the Conservative
elected Government
that government, in their view, drift into close association with the United States and would therefore render a division of the world into
would
Labour had claimed that only a Labour Government would stop that drift and medinte between Russia and America and that only a Labour Government would want a continu- ing friendship with both Russia and America. He said the Government had drifted from that sensibic post- tion.
The ideologs of anti-Communism way equally dangerous to Democracy and Socialism as the ideology of Communism, he asserted. The ly
to Aght
anti- Communism, and way Communism was to provide the people with something better than bleak and blank alternatives of American free enterprise or Russian Communisin-to affer to
to the rest of the world "that astonishing con- structive experiment" which Britain was carrying out at home.
He said the drift into two ideologi- cal bloes had steadily gone on.
The war in China was modelled Spanish war-the great
on
the
The Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Devin, photographed with the Egyptian Premier, Sidky Pasha, at u. e's Hotel, London, recantly during the Anglo-Egyptian treaty ravision talks.
Desperate Red
Attacks In Shantung
UNO As Guardian Of Trust Lands
Proposed By India
Short Of World Requirements
London, Nov. 18.
The Minister for Food, Mr John Strachey said to-day that the United States alone had bumper wheat supplies and that transportation bottlenecks would hamper distribution which ap- peared to be the only partial Bolution to alleviation of the world's hunger.
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Russia Blocks Efforts To Restrict Use Of Veto Power At UNO
New York, Nov. 18.
Russia to-day held out against the efforts of the other big Powers to restrict the veto and virtually accused them of fomenting little nation revolt within the United Nations.
1....
The United States Secretary of State, Mr James Byrnes, countered the Soviet Foreign Minister's hint that the British, Americans, French and Chinese had en- .couraged Australia and Cubato attack the velo with the charge that the veto had been abused. Britain's Mr Ernest Bevin! added at a secret meeting of the. Big Five representatives the Waldorf Astorin Hotel that
Second British
prevent America from exporting his country could not put all Note Sent To
The shortage of railroad cars and grain bearing ships probably would
more than 400,000,000 bushels of the current crop which it has earmark- ed as domestic surpits, Strachey said.
The Minister conceded that 400,- 000.000 bushels was a "vast amount" but deduced that since it was the same as last year's figure "we are no better off."
abrenco in
its faith in the way the United Nations Security Council had worked so far, The French Am-| bassador, M. Alexandre Parodi, represented France and Am- bassador Dr Wellington Koo re- presented China.
Rumania
London, Nov. 18. The British Government has presented a second note to the Rumanian Government con-.
The five Powers' agreed that the Adding to the headache of boost-amended now to strip them of veto cerning the conduct of the
United Nations Charter could not be ing American exports, the Food rights. but agreement ended there. Minister sald, was, the
Rumunian elections and in re- M. Vyacheslav the United States
of "controls" Russia used the veto only on what ply to the Rumanian Govern- which would enable the Govern- ment
He ment'a note of November 7. to squeeze out additional wheat for breadless Europe.
were
Molotov
said that
it considered essential matters. declared that lack of the veto would The note, which was presented to Nanking. Nov, 18.
be harmful to the United Nations. the Rumaninn Govemnient on Nɔ- The Hain Min Pao reported
Lake Success, Nov. 18.
But even if every grain of Amerl-
The United States, Britain, France vember 10 by the British Political to-day that
wheat India opened the debate in the can the Communists
channelled to and China agreed they should modify Adviser in Bucharest, safd the Brit- areas, Strachey said, the use of the veto by putting inish Government regarded; un were desperately attacking the Sub-Committee of the United famine-ridden
argumeat Government positions in Shan- Nations Trusteeship Committee all would not be enough. He writing when it could and when it levant and baseless the
sald, however, that if the transport could not be used. M. Molotov dis- advanced by the Rumanian Govern- tung with the sound of gunfire to-day by proposing that all problem could be licked the "post- agreed.
ment that the British Government audible in the suburb of Tsinan. administered "as a rule" by the be cased.
trust territories should be tion both here and In Europe would Bevin urged the Big Five con- should not express their views con-
ference that before votes were taken cerning the Rumantaa electoral ar The paper said that Reds were en- United Nations Organisation
in the Security Council, any plan rangements on the ground that the elreling Tsitung, 40
ning to veto should explain his rea- Moscow Agreement was a tripartite mues north-itself.
sons. Mr Byrnes supported this and arrangement and that any represen west of Tainan, with reinforcements
sald a nation, should not act as a intions based on that agreement Judge in its own case before Council. Dr Koo presented his case Governments concerned and not by the should be made jointly by the throe broadly on the name British and Americans.
lines as the one, ur even two, of the parties con-
· Chateau ARTRITONEAL
TRAGEDY DURING PAGEANT IN CONVENT SCHOOL
Naples, Nov. 18. Nine persons, Including four nuns, were killed and ning In- jured in the pante following a fire at the Santa Maria Gran Trionfo Girls' School here Lo- day,
The fire was caused by a short circuit in the school's theatre during a pageant.
In the rush for the exits four uns, a priest, two women and two children were trampled to death. The fire caused negligible damage to stage effects-United Press,
60
A dispatch from Paofing said the Communists in Yihsien, 21 miles north of Paoting, have mustered 20,- 000
Mr. Nikolai Novikov (Russia,) urged that India's proposal should be fully discussed.
Sir Maharaj Singh, of India, moving his resolution on the New Zealand draft trusteeship agreement for Western Samoa, said: "India believes the United Nations Organi sation will be more impartial in its administration than
tiny single administration."
The Russian delegate said: "Where a state does not full its obligations in an entirely satisfactory fashion we
contemplate administration in such cases being transferred to the UNO
can
The New Zealand, delegate said:
the Indian comments
were intended to convey any doubt as to the motives and intentions of New Zealand i reject those doubts with
the
Reducing the problem to the sim- plest terms, Britain's Food Chief declared that world wheat stocks were far short of requiremonts
Mr Strachey said Canada, was "seriously behind with her de-
EXPLOSION AT OIL
REFINERY
Budapest, Nov. 18. The Mikels all reinery, the largest and best equipped. In Hungary, was demolished by an explosion to-day.
The blast killed four and
-
M. Molotov finally asked for time to study the proposals and the meet- Ing adjourned until 11 г.
morrow.
cerned
alone. acting
The Moscow Agreement was be tween the Governments of the United to-Kingdom, the United States and the
mania.
Soviet Union concerning the atti- The Big Five will meet again, pro- tude they would adopt towards Ru- bably on Tuesday, to continue the veto discussion unless M. Molotov in
The note recupitulates the evento. obliged to go to the United Nations since the British Government Assembly, where he is expected to cognised the Rumanian Government make no Important
speech in the
last February and states that in Political Committee on disarmament view of the obligation directly as the presence of troops on for sumed by the Rumanian Government, British action on the part of the. Government could not be considered Jufringement of Rumanian sover- eignty, or us interference in a matter. It is of domestic jurisdiction,
and
eign soll
wounded nine with the possibilitatively that India will oppose any
of a heavier toll when firemen
an approach the blaze.
It
bellaved the explosion was caused by gasoline vapour accumulating in the pipes. De- struction of the refinery will be a severe blow to Hungarian pro- duction from which the Red Army takes a share.United
Press.
that
He
obstruct
was
Meanwhile, it is learned authorl resolution which tend to veto powers of the Big Five. understood that the decision renched at a private meeting over the British Government note that the The statement continues: "The week-end by the Indian delegation to the General Assembly.
Rumanian Government state that When discussion of the controver-
they can prove that the Electoral stal question
is continued by the campaign is developing without hin- political Commitice, the Indian de Government's disposal unfortunately drance. Information at the British legation will maintain that the vete leads them to doubt the correctness is essential.-United Press and Reu- ter.
Canadian Government that farmers ENGLISH SOCCER SIDE guaranteed by the Rumanion Gov-
TO MEET HOLLAND
the
question
Press
of this ⚫statement. and
whether freedom
and of
to
the
right. of
Association
crnment's declaration of January 8 last are yet fully enjoyed in Ra manla.
speech
and
to
on
two ideological blocna danger to Fowers fighting for the soul of China civilisation.
which did not want to be either on
indignation. Th
The interesting pro the American or the Russian model.
posal by the Indian Government is The world thought that Britain common maaga zarurat da
Well
of worthy consideration, but unacceptable to New had lined up on the American
arriving from the Gulf
he added.Neuter. was the reason for
at Chibli Zealan nide. That
Another column was pushing Earlier, the United States was widespread disappointment with area. the Labour
toward Llucheng, Government the dis- from Taizn
reported ready to promote a pro- of the people in miles south-west of Tsinan. appointment
posal that the United Nations make publie the size and location of armed liveries" but hastened to add Greece, Spain, France and all over
forces at home as well as abroad.
it. was no fault of the country. the world who danced in the
aid he had been informed by tha streets when the Labour Govern-
"International warning against He referred to what he described
ment came to power.
men in an effort to besiege the
was sounded in
had been slow in deliverles and that as the enthusiastic support of the
Other re- An Opposition member interjected Tungshan-Peitsun area.
Economic and Financial Committee Conservative Party for tic Govern here. They don't to-day."
States ports in Nationalist papers sald the by the Ukrainian edlogate, M. A. M. in Canada us in the United ment's foreign policy "until at last
: being we act to question this central issue because in their
Mr Crosanan: "They don't to-day Communists were attacking Shansi, Baronevsky, who charged that the transport dificulties were
for bilateral encountered.. American proposal view the Labour in north Kinngsu,
London, Nov. 18. --not only the Anglo-American te- Government has given
"Can the Ramanian Government' United Press correspondent In agreements on the distribution of
Complicating the Canadian sup- way to the
The Engilsh football team upt but the tie-up between the two
deny, for instance, that the Social relief "would lead to political ply problem the OpposiUcn Front Pelping quoted the railway authori- of Front Benches" (the leading mem-Bench,"
fact that meet Holland at Huddersfield
Democratic Independent Party Is ties as reporting that the Commun-advantages" for the donor countries. carryover stocks were drawn upon November 27 15: bern of the Government and
still without an official newspaper. China joined White Russia and the so heavily last year to meet world Disavowal Refused
isl had struck at the Peiping-Mukden
atill Swift (Manchester City): Scott and that the Opposition are Opposition).
"Crypto Communists
Ukraine in asking that UNRRA be demands that no wheat was waiting (Arsenal) and Harvick (Middies- denied any broadcasting facilities? Recalling Mr Churchill's
speech Ballway, supply line to Manchuria continued, at least through 1047 in the Atlantic poris Mr Crossman said that until now
in the United States,
at two different places in the past
this brough), Wright (Wolverhampton), Can the Rumanian Government fur- members had been told they must which, Mr Crossman
48 hours, but were driven off. They China's P. C. Chang Warned that year's harvest came, Strachey said. Franklin (Stock City) and Johnston Baid, had
delay in settling the Issue meant He pointed out that the Great Lakes
ther deny that movement about the slated quite clearly that there should said the main attack occurred at the
Finney (Blackpool).
(Preston), be crypto Communists if they
country of the representatives of would
he freezing over "at any Carter (Derby), Lawion (Chelsea), certain of the parties taking part in It be an Anglo-American alliance, be Langfan station, 37 miles north-west death. posed this foreign polley. But
Britain's Philip Noel-Baker moment" which again would in- Mannion (Middlesbrough) really a burning problem sisiced where the Government stood of Tientsin. The other attack was
and the elections and the holdings ai 10 supported the American plan with tensify the problem of shipment to All he knew was on Chinzechen, highway town throughout the Labour mocht.
Langton (Blackburn).
meetings are being interfered with this that the
The Icam shows one change from by gangs of roughs without Inter- Tangshan, the provision that the United Nollons ocean ports.
Britain. Mr Strachey said, would
that which beat Wales, Johnstonvention by the forces of law and or departure from the central thesis disavow the Fulton speech. He did Casualties, according to these sour Secretariat be the clearing house for
buy
"every ton of wheat the playing at left half instead of Cock- der?" on which we fought this election," not know what that meant.
ces, were suffered by both sides.-relief-Reuter and United Press.
American Government is willing to burn. sell us up to our full requirements."
The note concludes that the ̈ ̈ Despite popular opinion, the selec-ish Government hope that the Ru The Food Minister, In answer to a tor continues to play Finney at out-manian Government will be able to question, sald that at present hesideright instead of Stanley Mat- reassure them with regard to these could see no immediate prospect of thews-Heuter.
WID
"We view with
vlews
the
at Fulton
op-
in this mallement had refused to miles north-west
ho said. It had become a matter He said that when Russia at- United Press.
of Bfe and death
Doople of Britain.
for ordinary
Mr Crosman then spoke of the relations between Russia and the United States and the ideologica which, he said, had be-devilled international relations for the last I months.
Lightning Strike
Of Manchester's
tempted to Integrate the stalen of Eastern Europe into an economio system. Britain very properly pro-
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RUSSIA DISSATISFIED WITH LEAGUE- ASSETS APPORTIONMENT
Lake Success, Nov. 10. Russia to-day protested against the
of
-
Attempt To Blow Up Bridge
Outer Mongolia Frontier Control
the
on
Tsingtao, Nov, 17. Belated reports reaching here to- day said the Communista attempted to blow up the important Taku Bridge. over whicn runs Kinochow-Tsinan Rallway Friday night.*****
Tightened
Peiping, Nov. 18..
was the
rescinding bread
when
in rationing Britain but reiterated his pledge to
remove the mueli criticised regula-
tion at the "very first moment that U.S.
It is safe to do so."
The Daily Mall reported, mean- while, that the Russians had begun sending large shipments of food for the British zone of Germany. The
The reports added that more than 5,000 Communist troops launched an attack on Government positions near Chlentinkou to cover a group The Soviet-sponsored autono-paper said grain and potatoes were of demolition woriters proceeding to the Taku Bridge. The plan was mous, People's Republic of Outer coming in through the German Bal- however, foiled as a result of the Mongolia to-day started tighten-e ports in exchange for steel which was to be sent to the Soviet Union Communist force.-Central
Transport Workers Union in spportionment by the Unit Conging hat for the main tacking ing up the frontier separating all--United Press.
Manchester, Nov. 18.
ed Nations of the assets of the Lea- gue of Nations.
The Russian delegate' told the United Nations Budgetary Committee Successful Forced Over half a million Manchester that Russia had been a member of the workers' had to walk or hitch-hiko League and had fully met her anan-
Landing By: Dakota in pouring rain to-day as the city's cial obligations, but was not includ- bus, and tram services came to aed in the apportionment to the var- standmill following a lightning strike by 6,000 transport workers.
lous states decided upon last April. "Russia has an indubitable right to participation," he said.
The French delegate approved the Russian statement and undertook to introduce the resolution.
It is the biggest stoppago Manchet tor has experienced since the 1026 general strike. The dispute began on Saturday when 1,000 workers at ona maln: depot struck, because a The British delegato nuked for driver was dismissed for alleged dan time to consider the matter and fur- gorous driving, A muss meeting of ther discussion was postponed Reus striker was, held, fo-day-Router.
ter.
U.S. SOFT
BEAT
points-Reuter.
COAL MINERS DEADLINE
Washington, Nov. 18.
American soft coal miners to-day began to quit. their jobs three days in advance of the deadline set by the minors' lender, Mr John L. Lewis, for a strike. side of the froniter warning Chinese not to attempt to approach the
Five mines operated by the: Over 20,000 miners defled Govern- frontier if carrying arms. The signs Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Comment appeals no! to hold up coal. also warned against any lilleft traffle pany closed when 3,000 miners stayed shipments for abroad by staring away across the boundary under penalty away fom work at these and other from work to-day, it was disclosed in
pits of the company.
Washington to-night. Company omelain attribute this absenteeism to Mr. Lewis'n signal for
dispatch; while special precautions of impot, the dispatch said
Outer Mongolia from North China, according to a roport in the Hain Min Pao.
Troops from the interior of the country have been transferred to the southern frontier, according to the
London, Nov. 18.. have been taken to prevent any The crew and passengers escaped unauthorised travel between Outer the frontier between Outer, Mongolla serious injury when a Dakota plane Mongella and North China.
and the North China provinces of made a forced landing in bad weather Hundreds of miles of sprinkled Sulyuan and Chahar have not yet on the French-Swiss border lo-day, sand have been laid down along the been settled. While the old boundary zintes the Brilah European Airways, frontier between Outer Mongalla and is being used the Mongolians have
The plane, which Was on the Sulyuan and Chahar Provinces in begun to take an interest in London-Genava service, was forced an attempt to detect unsullorised boundary question and have brought Federal Judge designed to retain a the United Minoworkers Union, all down by bad weather at noon of traffle, It also reported that signs up troops, stalloning them at strategie | strike of 400.000 soft coal minera call which Me Lawin la the head. Reis- Lons le Saunier-Reuter.
haye been posted, all along the North points-United Press,
ed for Thurday morning.
Observers hero regarded
a shutdown and to the opening of the miner's deflance of Govomment ap- bear hunting season in Pennsylvania, po¬ls-issued after Mr. Lewis-hod Meanwhile, the Department of called for a strike on Wednesday- Justice to-day announced that a tem- as the opening stage of a pitched the porary order has been signed by a battle between the Government and