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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1946.
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BRITAIN WANTS ALL DISARMAMENT Britain's Fine Record
PHASES DISCUSSED LEWIS CITED CENSUS OF TROOPS Threat To Greek
NOT SUFFICIENT,
SAYS BEVIN
Relations With Yugo-Slavia
London, Nov. 21.
Big Five Agree On
Of Recovery Stressed
FOR CONTEMPT Powers Of Trieste In Commons Debate
OF COURT
Washington, Nov. 21. John L. Lewis, chief of the United Mine Workers, was rited for contempt of court to-day and ordered to appear in the
Federal District Court on Mon- The official Yugo-Slay News day to show cause why he should Agency Tanjug, to-day declared not he gaoled or fined for refus that the Greek "calumnies" ing to call off the soft coal
SURRENDER OF SECURITY against Yugo-Slavia "threaten strike.
TO UNITED NATIONS
NEW YORK, NOV. 21. MR ERNEST BEVIN, BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY, DURING THE RESUMED DEBATE BY THE POLITICAL COMMITTEE OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON RUSSIA'S PROPOSAL FOR A CENSUS OF TROOPS IN ENEMY AND NON- ENEMY COUNTRIES, REFUSED TO GIVE BRITAIN'S SUPPORT TO THE SOVIET PLAN UNLESS IT WAS CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE GENERAL QUESTION OF DISARMA- MENT.
Mr Ernest Bevin began his speech by asking the committee to take into account the lessons of 1918 to 1940. "We cannot plunge into any action which would endanger our citizens without being sure that the new instrument will work.
"Mr Molotov has said that a census of troops would have an important political effect. I ask is this being done for political effect, or for-disarmament?. Isuggest that the Charter Article 13 does not deal with this resolution at all. It deals with the task which the United Nations is charged to perform for peace and security."
Britain was anxious that Arli-
cle 43 be used to develop the
structure which would get rid of French Drafting
the balances of power and of the tactic of a nerve war on small.
nations, which is going on to- Compromise Plan
day.
Britain did not put a disanna- ment motion on this agenda, but wel- comes one wholeheartedly," he said.
The
two subjects--report - on troops and disarmament—are really one subject.
They ought to be taken together, so that the United Nations will have a constructive proposal on
For Disarmament
New York, Nov. 21. The French delegation is con-
to render the pursuit of any
Cited with Lewis was the Ameri- kind of diplomatic relations between the two countries im-Sin Federation of Labour United Mine Workers Union which he heads possible."
and whose 400,000 soft coal miners walked out at midnight on Wednes. This followed a statement by the day in deflance of the anti-strike Yugo-Slav press atinebe that "the injunction issued by the Federal lalest outbursts of Crick oficial Court on Monday. quarters" would bring diplomatic Judge T. Alan Goldsborough, who relations to an end.
Issued the original injunction and Greek spurces have accused the 'opproved contempt proceedings, Yugo-Sinv officials of aiding and ruled that Lewis and the Union harbouring Greek guerillas in the would have to stand trial an Wed- border regions.
nesday, November 27, if they failed to clear themselves at Monday's hearing.
Yugo-Slavia withdrew her minis ter from Athens some time ago and there is only a Charge d'Affaires there now,
to
Under Civil Charge
Governor
New York, Nov. 21. The Big Five Foreign Minis- ters last night reached an agree- Trieste Governor in regard to ment on the powers of the
foreign affairs and judiciary.
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London, Nov. 21. Sir Stafford Cripps, President of the Board of Trade, claimed in the House of Commons to-night that few if any countries in the world would show better records of recovery than Britain.
Certainly, he said, that view fiad been expressed to him by a great number of foreigners who had been here during the last few months examining British'industries, They agreed that the Governor shall have rights to determine that Sir Stafford was replying to, of agricultural crop and conducted the free territory of Trieste whall
Opposition criticism of the Gov-for him the services which supplied pursue foreign policy in con- formity with its statute, constitution ernment's nationalisation plans he wanted, with an expèriness which hin with what he wanted at the time and lawn. The Governor shall have which took the form
of an had given the exchange an inter- rights to oppose any trentien he be- amendment to a motion in reply national reputation and lul brought lleves do not so conform.
to the King's speech and which to Britnin millions of pounds of
of scarce foreign currency. nsserted that the recovery the
the nation would be hindered by to be substituted by some rudiment-
gry buying
How would that encourage the production of texilies?
The Foreign Ministers also agreed that the Governor shall have
further nationalisation schemes. per-
The amendment was defented by the
333 voles to 188. pro-
right to appoint judges chosen from among candidates proposed by the Government Council or other
with Runs after consultations Government Council. This cedure may be changed if the Trieste constitution makes the judges elec- tive.
Britain and the United States wanted the Trieste constitution to be submitted to the Security Coun cil for approval. This was opposed by Russia and eventually the Minis- lers agreed that the constitution should be approved by the Trieste Assembly and not by the Security Council.
other.
The French delegate pointed out that the Governor always had the right to appeal to the Security Coun ell on any point in the constitution.
The Soviet proposal to create The Judge directed that Lewis und
free
port in Trieste territory was the UMW be brought into court on also agreed to by the other ministers, civil rather than criminal contempt provided that the statue was drafted charges. Under a civil charge, thereby the Council of Foreign Ministers. is no limit to the gaol sentence or fine which the Judge could impose,
Judge Goldsborough approved the contempt 'citation on a petition from In Athens to-day, two newspapers the Department of Justice, which -the Independent Liberal Eletheria was supported by affidavits from the and the Communist Rizopastis-ap-Secretary of the Interior, Mr Jullus peared with blank spaces on their Krug, the Secretary of War, Mr front pages after confiscation of their Robert Patterson, and six first edillons for defying the govern- Government agency heads. ment ban
on publication of a com- munique
come from dquarters
the Democratic in Northern Greece." This communique denied. that Greek
rebel
forces were armed by foreign
Gen
Ventas.
Third Army the Corps Commander-in-Chief, return- ed to its Salonika hendquarters to- day after supervising the Aghting against rebel forces in Mount Skre region near the Yugo-Slav border and Greek Army Headquarters claimed that clearance operations in the hills of Tzers, near the frontier. were "virtually concluded yester- eny
with G
Greck machine gun attacks on the last rebri nucleus."
Meanwhille Reuter's Diplomatic
COD reports that the Greek
CATC PLANE MAKES FORCED LANDING
Nanking, Nov. 21. A Central Air Transport Cor- poration passenger plane made à forced landing at the Huangping air strip this morning when it developed engine trouble after taking off from Hankow for Kun- ring. The crew and passengers are safe-Central News.
Towards the end of the last night, the Ministers touched on the Russion proposal for a customs union between Trieste and Yugo- Slavin and this is expected to be the main topic for discussion at to- day's meeting of the Foreign Minis- ters.
Discussions on Germany, which were supposed to begin yesterday, have been postponed and no new date has been ixed-Reuter..
commission.
That was
row
Sir Stafford Cripps made no direct Sl: Stafford said that the only
reference to 1le Liverpool Ex- which existed
but in an to-day change sateguard
in an explanation of the against unemployment was an ex-way in which the Government were pansionist outlook. That was why.
he said that dealing with controls when' the supplies as the Secretary for Overseas Trade | Wea
of those had recently cald, Britain must be there was no harm in allowing free materials reached a point at which her guard for an appearance of dealing with them the Government sump conditions especially if they either did as they did in the case came from abroad.
asked the House not to live or as in the case of cotton-put it on He
of rubber, open the market freely, in a fool's paradise thing that no adverse conditions could development purchase. Reuter.
a more permanent basis of Govern- but rather to be fully aware of the obvious dangers so that their effect could be forestalled.
.ovit
No Extreme Compulsion "We are attempting, without ex- treme compulsion of the totalitarian slate, to plan and organise our pro- duction so us to give a higher and more equal standard of life to our
peop inct that we do not apply
Lake Como "Monster" Sighted Again
Como, Nov. 21. The "monster", of Lake Como was
extreme compulsion means it will take rather longer and that delay in well worth while if we ar: to pre- serve our democratic freedom "< weighted again on Wednesday by three Intend."
flahermen Felice Patti, Fino Ron- toni and Lungi Denti.
St Stafford added: "We al fot ing forward with our programine They saw it on the cast side of and we are confident that by so do- Lake Como, north of the town of ng we are laying the right founda- Cuno and their description included tions upon which to build the future gleaming eyes, green scales or skin prosperity of our country.
and black stripes down the body. Ukrainian Delegate Mr W. E. Morrison said the Govern-monster thought he was 40 yards Winding up for the Opposition. Some people who have seen the
To UNO Wounded In-Store Hold-Up
dossier un the alleged foreign intervention in the
Huerilla Bghting along the northern frontier. handed last Monday to the British and United States ambassadors in Athens-by-Me Constantin saldaris, the Greek Premier,
has now been whereas the criminal charge carries to New York forwarded to
for con-
a maximum penalty of unly $1,000 sideration
by Mr Ernest Devin, it fine or six months'; imprisonment.
The Asistant Attorney Generul, to-day,
deliberately disobeyed and violated shooting of Well informed Greek sources in Government petition that Lewis and the UMW "wilfully, wrongfully and the temporary injunction issued an Monday,
WAS
the whole question of disarmament gidering convening a meeting of cluthoritatively learned in Lon-Mr John F. Sonneti, set forth in the
phase of it.
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and not single out one particular the heads of the Big Five dele- London believe a copy has been sup regret that for rea-gations to draft a compromise plied from Athens to the Greek de- cons outside our control nearly n year has gone without the Military plan for a settlement of differ-legation to the United Nations Staff Committee meeting effectively. ences between the Big Five on Reuter. Articles 20 and 47 lay down obliga- disarmament and troop census tions in connection with planning proposals, Reuter's correspon- for a regulation of armaments and possible disarmament.
My Government's view is that
dent learned to-day..
Following up to-day's exchanges
Treaty Fixing Delay
between Mr Molotov and Mr Devin, Holds Up Demob Of
French member of the Military
if this as a single tribution, we cannot accept it, Staff Committee told Reuter that the but we shall. I hope, ananimous French delegation is working upon ly agree If the whole thing be a plain whereby: taken together, so that the task
of the commities
is comprehen-
1. The General Assembly would sive and there can be submitted go ahead with the collection of in-
British Troops
Gove
New York, Nov. 21. M. Dmitri Manullsky, chief Ukrainian delegate to the United Nations, to-day charged that the
Ukrainian delegate- an innocent bystander-during Manhattan hold-up was a "politient crime."
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ment would find the Opposition hap-long and others said it was only 12, plly united before the molar of but these three fishermen
They
said
State menopoly. "I should have they could not Hay for Turc. thought the Government supporters were among the hunting
parties could in crisis, shelve their party organised by the towns of Gera, doctrines unlll the nation was more you
Colice and Poing, plus the Lecco out of the wood than it is today," are brigade with its parties tour- he declared
the lake hunting ing the
the monster day and night with weapons trom pitchforks to shotguns.
чудя
ü
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Fishing on the lake has ceased.
The Cotton Exchange "No one who looked at the man- date given at the General Election could truthfully say that the nation-Dredge barges were searching the alisation of the cotton exchange or eastern shore in the hopes that the Lewis' defence is expected to be
rond haulage was really the Issue Previous story by 1 hunter of that he did not order a strike but
that got the Government their ma-wounding the monster are truc merely terminated UMW's wage
It was learned that the United jurity."
and they can trap 11. contract with the Government. The States Government will issue a He asked how the closing of the The hunter was Amilcare Bolcioni, Government charges that the con- formal statement regretting the in- Liverpool Cotton exchange, and the who said he hit It with rifle tract termination notice actually eldent, which resulted in the substitution for operations on that shots. was a strike call since soft coal hospitalisation with a thigh wound market of bulk buying by some Remondinu, said he saw the same.
Six years ago a journalist, mines operated on a "no contract no of Gregory Stadnik early to-day. emment commission was going to monster. work" principle.
M. Manuilsky told the Unlled increase production, adding that Lake Como's eastern part it Initiation of the contempt pro-
Press that he was making an open there had been argument that there 1,400 feet deep and connects with ceedings may prove only a prelude investigation of the shooting, which was an element of gambling in it, on underground river whose source to a more important Federal charge
he characterised
"political
but
everything transacted
unknown: the Monster may against Lewis-that he violated the banditry" with a political motive. gamble.
be hiding there. so the governments a plan which
Smith-Connally Act which outlaws The shooting occurred when two
One
of the Justifications of Ex- The Prime Minister Mr Clement strikes against Government-operated Ukrainian delegates entered a store change, sald Mr Morrison, was that but for years there have been The monster may be prehistoric can be taken as a whole, dealing
Atlee, answering a question in the run the soft coal mines since last
industries. The Government has during a hold-up. The police suld It took from the manufacturer's stories of a gigantle carp living in with the disarmament or AI}
2. The General Assembly would House of Commons to-day about the Atay when it scized the pits because obeying the bandits' order to line up
the delegates were too slow in shoulders, the nazards and risks the lake.--United Press. countries,
pledge itself to discuss the whole ale of demobilisation of British of the inability of Lewis and privato. "It is true that this motion question of disarmament, including forces, said that at the end of Decem-
showcase. The Ukrainians troops being in certain parts of the that of home forces maintained with-ber, the number still in the forces mine owners to agree on a wage and
apparently failed in world represents one phase of his in the frontiers of each member of would be
understand the order: United Press. hour contract, 1,385,000-185,000 more problem and probably agiistes minis, the United Nations,
Lewis did not appear In Court than the toriel announced but I do
last to-day. He remind you that
remained in seclusion Hitler
February, had no troops on any territory aut
in his Colonial house at Alexandrin, sido Germany. But that did not stop Hitler from building an army within Germany, which nearly brought the rest of the world down. "Britain has gone through hell in this war for the Inst 30 years has (Continued on Page 4)
of
outside their frontiers by the great formation regarding troops stationed powers as suggested by Mr Molotov.
Preserving Balance
The spokesman emphasised that until the United Nations and Secur- ty Council are strong enough to insure world collective security, the most important thing was to pre- serve the balance between the Great Powers, upon which the present
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PITCHED BATTLE IN THE STREETS OF HAIPHONG
Paris, Nov. 21.
The French Ministry for the Colonies announced to- day that French and Vich Namh (Annamite) troops hat- tled for several houra in the streets of Haiphong in Northern Indo-China yesterday.
Loniton, Nov. 21.
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Mr. Aidee said the target figure, of Virginia, where he went last night Gandhi's Experiment
$200,000 was put forward on the basis that certain conditions would have been got rid of in the course of
the year.
The long delay over fixing the trenties had meant that British troops had been abroad longer than was expected-Neuter.
ANTI-GOVERNMENT PLOT IN BANGKOK.
to see out the final hours before the
start of the mine walkout.
Copt N. H. Collinson, USNR, ad- ministrator of bituminous mines under Mr Krug (Secretary of the Interior), charged in one amdavit that Lewis' contract términation notice constituted Incitement to UMW's 400,000 minera to strike against Government-operated in- dustry,
The officers' names were not, dis 10.00hold
Sympathy Strikes
In
where ΣΠΟΤΟ
In Non-Violence
Technique
rlot
TREATMENT OF INDIANS
IN SOUTH AFRICA
New York, Nov. 21.
Gen Jan Smuts, South Africa's Premier, agreed at a joint session of the Legal and Political committees of the United Nations to-night to a full discussion of India's com- plaint about the treatment of Indians in South Africa, "without admitting the right of the United Nations to intervene in this matter."
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Calcutta, Nov. 21. Gandhi's followers wept to-day ay he left for Arirampur--a devastated village of Eastern Bengal A labour spokesman, however, where Moslems are in the majority predicted that the move against--with no guard against attacks
After asserting there had been. There is no desire on the part of ttacks by Lewis would cause, resentment among rioters,
Krave exaggerations and mis- South Africa to stifle discussion on striking miners Brid perhaps He told his weeping followers be statements of facts, Gen Smuts said
Indian affairs. Perhaps, thero in Bangkok, Now 21. start a wave of sympathy walkouts fore he set out that he had decided "The situation of Indians in the something to be said for its fullest The local press reported to-day in other basle industries.
on this "how experiment in the
ventilation." Union of South Africa does not call that several Army and Air Force The first sympathy strikes aro technique of non-violenco" in an
for any action on the part of this
Gen Smuts quoted Article officers had been detained for in- alteidy on
the Pennsylvania effort to bring about pence between organisation. It is my earnest sub- Paragraph 7 of the United Nationa vestigation in an alleged plot, to anthracite felds, the major Lewis Hindus and Moslems.
mission to you that it is not merely Charter that there should not be overthrow the government.
All Gandhi's followers at Kirk- a than
question affecting Indians
in Intervention in a matter essentially coal miners quit.. Even be hill, will follow his example by South Africa, or the immediate re- within the domestle closed and there was no official ver- for the Justice Department going singly or in small groups to Iation between the Government of any state. "Every state has the
Jurisdiction sion, but one source said nine_per-
villages of India and the Union of South right to live its own life in its own into
action to conserve the nation's Eastern Bengal.-Reuter,
Africa.
way as long as it does not infringe scinty soft. coal reservea for
the equal right of other states to de what may be, a long slege.
"It is question, of competence the same and has jurisdiction over They with
of this organisation to concern itself all persons and the Immediate through the coming winter. Ab troops fired on a French bont communique sald.
brown-out
coalin
official estimate indicated that
ho holds in the French quarter," the
Federal office building
he sold. nation has about
member states. - 37,000,000 tons
Stating that interferenco which had stopped a Chinese junk
By Sofia. Nov. 21,
the to confiscate its illegal cargo, the
country, to be followed, prob- of bituminous
on conl
hand, "It raises the whole question of of member states was "bound to land United Nations in the domestte affairs Informed of the disturb Republican ler of Bulgaria, tendered the resigna- cuts in the
Mr. Kimon Georgiev, Prime Minlaably to-morrow, by semi-voluntary equivalent to Ministry's communique said.
n 37-day supply. domestic jurisdiction, which is bnstr "A Moriiere, the Interim pitched battle quickly, ensued from Commissioner, addressed a protest to tion of his cabinet
use of manufactured The Repubile Steal Corporation In the Grand gas and electricity in Eastern states. announced that it would have to the quay to the streets and to Hal- Dr Ho Chi-mini, the Viet Namh National Assembly here to-day, and phong market where
The effects of the strike are also sinsh production schedules and tay groups of Prime Minister, and simultaneously suggested postponement of the A-spreading overseas French soldiers were attacked."
to European off Averal thousand men thin in a spirit of conciliation, ordered the combly's sessions pending formation countries which are relying on week because of the strikes.—United "Fighting soon became general, French troops to cease fire-Reuter. of a now cabinet-Reuter.
American coal to tide them Press.
The "cease Are" was finally effec-, The Annamites bombarded French sons were being held.-United Press. ved, other Federal, agencies went live in other Moslem
tive at 4.16 p.m., the Ministry salt. quarters near the railway station The number of casualties was not with morturs. French troops set up disclosed.
"The incident started when Viet theatres and other Viet Namh strong BULGAR CABINET RESIGNS started
barricades and attacked one of the
with the internal administration of territorial suprem, nga within it
the
to the constitution of the United to ultimate disaster for peace of the Nations. Interference by the United world," Gen Smuts urged that "BCI- Nations in domestic affairs of mem-lous consideration be given to the ber states in bound to lead to advisability of huving an authorita, ultimate disaster for the organisation tive opinion from the International and for the peace of the world.
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