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VOL. I NO. 67
MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1946.
BLUM CRISIS" GOVERNMENT Zionist Congress DEADLOCK UNBROKEN AT-BOMB FEVER U.S. Revisionists
COMMUNIST PARTY Attempt To Bribe
INSISTS ON WAR PORTFOLIO
RESERVED OPTIMISM IN POLITICAL CIRCLES
Paris, Dec. 15.
M. Leon Blum's chances of forming a coalition government embracing all parties except the ex- treme right, and based on a "Save the Franc" pro- gramme, were regarded with reserved optimism in Paris political circles to-night.
After three days of arduous negotiations, the 18- sues between the Communist Party on the one hand and the Popular Republicans, backed by Itadicals, on the other hoiled down to one point. The Communist insist on having the Ministry of War-the key ministry which one year ago Gen de Gaulle refused to give them grounds that the Communist Party was foreign influenceя.
The Popular Republicans were meeting late to-night to consi- der their attitude on this point. The Right-wing mem- bers of this Party are 'strenu- ously opposed to placing the French Army under the control of a Communist ministor. In
not free
on
from
cabinet and will leave it to the Assembly to accept this as a stop- gap measure and to take, the respon- crisis, which has already lasted a sibility for prolonging the political very long thine-Reuter.
this they are supported by the Partisans' Nine
Gaullist section of moderate Left-wing groups.
Behind M. Blum's efforts iles the Aght of the Communist Party, to extend a foothold and influence beyond the French ministries it has already occupied in previous govern
ments.
The
Communist candidate for the past of Minister of War is M. Laurent Casanova, who is regardeti in usually well-informed quarters here us being particularly pro-Russinn.
Demands To End
War In Greece
Giants' Players To
Lose To Bears
AMONG CHINESE
Suspends Six
Basle, Dec. 16. The Zionist Executive 1-
GOVT TROOPS nounced to-day that it had sus-
Pieping, Dec. 16. Government Military com- manders got the biggest laugh so far in the civil war as they read a report from besieged Chang Yang, in Shensi pro- vince, that the Communist at tackers were using atomic
pended six members of the Political Committee of the Ex- tremist Zionist Revisionist Union of America from rights in the world Zionist organisa- tlon as a result of their activi- ties in the United States.
Prico 20 Cento
For
Reservations
Tol: 27880
Trade Unions To Have Voice In Economic Cel Deliberations
STRONG ANGLO-U.S. OPPOSITION.
Flushing, Dec. 15.
The United Nations General Assembly, despite firm opposition by the United States and Great Britain, to-day approved the Russian resolution giving the World Federaton of Trade Unions a voice in the Economic and Social Council.
The recommendation was sumbitted by the Savict Union as the result of a WFTU request for permission to submit information and questions to the Counell, and participate in discussions on subjects within the scopa of
the Federation.
the
Before approving the resolu- specialised agencies of governments tion, the Assembly defeated a not represented on the Council.
If Soviet move to "tack ån ad-
recommendation Wero
ment, which would permit the Alliance, the American Federation ditional provision on the docu-dopted, other organisations, such as International Co-operative
New York, Dec. 15.
The suspension followed notifica- The Chicago Bears to-day de-
tun to the Executive of two feated the New York Giants 24
allegations; namely, that the Zionist -14 for the National League
Revisionist Union of America had handed [4 memorandum to the the championship in a game played bombs.
Secretariat of the United Nations under the shadow of investiga-sives as 2,000 times more powerful
The report described the explo- requesting that the Palestine question
bo brought before the tion into charges that gamblers than those used by the Japanese,
General Assembly; and hat Revisionists in attempted to bribe two Giant Government sources state that the
America, with other bodies, had star bases, Frank Filchock and soldiers in the city have been under published a newspaper advertisement alege for 15 days.Associated Press. Merle Hapes, to throw the game
in New York Marco Polo Bridge Attack
announcing the establishment of a Jewish Resistance to the Beurs,
Peiping, Dec, 10.
Fund to
raise money for "active The Communist 31st. Regiment,
Oghters of the Palestine under Peiping, pushing perilously close to
Government attacked
Karrisons ground“.
The Executive declared that both stationed at the historic Marco Polo
action were breaches of discipline Bridge 10 miles west of the city.
The Communists
attacked and subversive to the interests of the Broup to express Its opinion on of Labour and also Chang Hsin-tlen, 15 miles
all matters embraced by south-
Zionist movement and the case would be brought before the Zionist Court Economic and Social Council. The police, personally directed by west of the ancient capital.
of Honour. Mayor William O'Dwyer in a pro-
On
the other hand, National dawn announcement on Sunday, ex- troops dislodged the Reds posed the gambling syndicate's plot Maio Feng-hsin, a mountain redoub: to throw the game to tho Bears, 20 miles west of Pelping, which ras The plot involved vain efforts to been a base for strong guerilla war- bribe Flichock and Hapes, backfield | fare. stars of tho New York Giants.
In Manchuris, seesaw fighting still raged at Pu Lantien, the Kwantung The players were offered $2,500 Peninsula border
city north cach and $1,000 bets on the oppo-Dairen-Associated Press. neuta at the best odds obtainable.
Hapes was not allowed to play in the game. Filchock was completely cleared and despite a broken nose suffered in the game, he threw two touchdown passes,
O'Dwyer announced the arrest of
bribe Su
Alvin Paris of New York on the charge of attempting professional athletes felony and making and taking bets.
- Paris, was held under a ball of $25,000. Filchock and Hapes were released after several hours of ques-
his money.
י
from
of
Magna Carta Lent
To U.S. Congress
Washington, Dec. 15. The district attorney, J. Monahan, United States to-day handed over The British Ambassador to the sald that Paris had made a full confession and claimed that the en- Congress in Washington, the pre- for two years to the library of tire plot was his own idea but Mocious Lacock Abbey copy of the nahan said he was convinced that Paris was acting for the New Jer-granted by King John of England to Magna Carto-the Great Charter sey bookmaking syndicate which rathe barons in 1215 which secured portedly bet $20,000 on the Bears English national liberties and has with a 10-point margin.
since been viewed as the busts of Belgrade, Dec. 15.
Monahan said that Faris had made the English Constitution. The High Command for Greek several contacts with the Giania
The Lacock Abbey copy is one of four originals. A solution may be that a Com-forces battling forces of the starts pleading with them to accept munist will be appointed Minister of Athens Government in Aegean pertaining-to-to-day's championship pill of Rights Day, attended
The ceremony took place at the Although the scandal nil Armed Forces, but that the and Macedonia deny they want rame was apparently cleared
Washington celebration of: America's. ministers or other parties will be in
by Court direct charge of the War Ministry, to set up an autonomous state the police said that Inquiries would Cabinet members, Supreme The Ministry of Marine and the Air as charged by Premier Tealdaris. ue continued. They added that in-
judges
Lord Tessmen.
said: "The great M. Blum is determined to present They say they are creating quiries might extend to college foot-
Carla a government to the Assembly on "democratic army of Greece to been entertaining college athletes is bound by the law of the nation-
ball as Paris was known to have principle which the Mugna
enacted that the ruler of the nailon Tuesday, his spokesman said to- night. If the negotiations break oppose Taaldaris" "terror rule." who came to New York to play. is the basis of all our libcrites. To- down at the last minute, M. Blum The deputy chief of staff of the Despite the announcement that
principle must and its ex- day that form an All-Socialist partisans command, who goes under both Filchock and Hapes were clear-pression in the problem which the
the pseudomym of "Kalfa," said that ed, the Professional Football Com-barons
or King John would not NATIONALISATION a memorandum to the Governments ineligible to play-thus accompli- the great nations of the world
on November 24 the partisans sent missioner, Bert Bell, ruled Hapes have recognised as their own: can OF TRANSPORT
of Russia, the United States and Bri- shing half of what the syndicate which are as it were the "kings" tain asking that a joint commission sought. Filchock was allowed to be bound by international w?" ve rent to partisan territory for a DEBATE TO-DAY
play United Press, full investigation.
intends to
London, Dec. 15.
The memorandum promised co- operation for
a complete report to the United Nations, Knifu said in an in- The biggest struggle of the, tervlow. He said the partisans laid down a nine-point programme under
present British Parliamentary which they would cease fighting. Un- session is expected to-morrow less the conditions are met; he add- when the Ministry of Transport, ed, "Geren Mr Alfred Barnes, will move civil
the second reading of
the
The
uine
will continue to be nt
polnis included a general „Government's bill to nationalise political amaesty; evacuation of Bri-
railways, road transportation and docks,
They will come under the Trans port Commission of five men who will be able to borrow up to £250,- 000,000 to carry on their work while compensation for the railways, the London Passenger Transport Board and canals, is estimated at over £1,000,000,000.
under-
Altogether, 00 rallway taltings (covering more than 100,000 miles of tracks), 4,000 miles of canals, 53,000 buses and couches and more than 1,000,000 workers, will be affected by the bill.
The Conservatives will challenge the bill on the grounds that it will nvolve, expensive and superfluous
companies and trade unions...
tish troops from Greece; recognition of the wartime resistance movement; entry into the government of men who fought in the resistance forces and an equal right for the democrats as well as the monarchista-Associat- ed Press.
Mercy Flight
From London
London, Dec. 15.
Router.
and
CIO Chief Wants Post-War Profiteers' "Loot" Taxed
Washington, Dec. 15.
Mr Philip Murray, President of the Congress of Industrial Organisations, in a statement to-day called on President Truman's Council of economie advisers to support substantial pay increases without price rises and and demanded heavy taxes on what he called "the loot of post-war profiteers and speculators."
difficult cases.
the
have
the International merce, would also
の
prt-
the
tho
Chamber of
to be
unrestricted vilege of
items on Council's provisional agenda. Mr Percy Wells, of Britain, said
The Indian delegate supported the that bls country ushed for rejection
comunittec's recommendation of the comintice recommendation to
procedure which would have that effect which, he said, was con- merit of Increasing the efficiency of trary to the interests of the Econo- the Council. "Let us not exaggerato mic and Social Counell and such the importance of the concession we bodies as the World Federation of have made. We have not placed Trade Ullons.
WFTU on an equal footing" with "This is not anti-trade union move specialised agencies, such as tho on our part,"
et," he said. "The World International Labour Ofice."
India Federation of Trade Unions would would not support the Soviet kmend- do well not to seek to force itselt ment, he added.--Router and United on the Economic and Social Council." | Prest.
He described as "appalling" the prospect which would open up if the World
Federation of Trade Americans Told
Six American Revisionist delegates are In Basle and have disavowed 'themselves of association with the memorandum to the United Nations and state that they left the Unned bia.es before the appeal for the resistance fund WOR published. Reuter,
London Conference
Baste, Dec. 15. The Zionist Congress inteting nere is not expected to decide till the end of this week or the beginning of next whether or not to attend the London talks on Palestine, it was icarned to-nignt, y then a Ponti- cal Commission will have considered the matter and tramed a resoluuon. The present mood in Congress cir« cles suggests the probaomnity is not excluded that a vole may be taken
No Guarantee against Jewish Agency participation in the talks, which are que o be
"Who can guarantee that the resumed next month, well informed Federation will not submit a proposal observers said.
that will immediately excite the In- Mr Louis Lipsky, the American ternational Chamber of Commerce to member of the Agency Executive, put in another opposing proposition?" fold Congress to-night that decisions he added. must now be reached after monchs The Council might become the
Arena for airing of grievancen." Attending the ference, he decored, would not Mrs Helen Douglas, of the United
also opposed. the
Di argument.
be
to wrong
con-
Unions were allowed to bring se many questions as it liked and these had to be debated by the Council, perhaps for days.
proposal.
To Stop Hating German People
Washington, Dec. 15.
A War Department source reported to-day that the Army- considers the time is ended for
weaken the Jewish position. It woulince the London meeting of the punishing the German people
Zionist jeopardise achievements in Palestine by reli- General Assembly, she said, efforts for their role in the war; hence- sing to attend for the sake of the had been made to give the World forth every effort will be made hypothesis about British aims. Bri- Federation of Trade Uniona-a-pro-to teach-them-democratic ways. tain had been known to change her that of any other non-governmental ban against American soldiers marry- ferred position, superior not only to
The source said the ting of the mind before, ho addeti.
organisation, but also to that of
Dr Chaim Weizmann, the Pre- aldent of the Jewish Agency and of the Zionist Congress meeting here, was reported to-day to be seeking Palestine Visus for the only Jewish family which now survives in his home town of Motyll, near Plusic, in Poland,
him that except for themselves, the
The family wrote to him telling
entire Jewish community, there had been wiped out and the town ship destroyed. The only house left stand- ing was the one in which Dr Welz mann was born 72 years ago, and which he left in the late eighties, to become
a chemical atudent Itcuter.
+
North Europe In Grip Of Winter
ing German girls is one of the Brst. steps in the new programme, which calls for complete reversal of the army policy on the treatment of the German populace as a whole. :-
He said that occupation authori... tion
are instructing US troopa in Germany to forget wartime hate of German indoctrination, and to help the defeated enemy to rebuild the country.
London, Dec. 15. The Army is also conducting a A wide area
German youth programme. In addi of Northern Europe is to-day in the grip of established. Every effort la being tion, labour unions have been re- winter, brought by an icy wind made to revise export trade. Both from Siberia. :
the army and the State Departmen= | leaders oro stepping up democratia
over streams,
·
The whole of Britain, which for programme to make certain that their The coming week will see intensive days has experienced road, rail and an ink will be done when the study of the proposed new US$50-sca chaos, caused by dense fog, awoke United States withdraws from Ger- 000,000 budget for the World Zionists to-day to find roads frozen and lee -the largest in the 50-year history
source pointed out that Britain of the movement, adds United Press. The largest of the proposed budget wind immediately caused the
The fog had gone, but a bitter aided with the United States in the desire to set up a strong democraile would be spent for the establishment Bumption of gas and electricity to Germany, but
that pointed out of Jewish refugees in Palestine The low stocks of coal have France had not been so co-operative. settlements.
caused the Fuel Ministry to appeal-United Press, frequently in recent weeks for re- duced domestic
mestic consumption.
con-
Latest figures placed before the Congress showed there were now 102,000 Jews in camps of the United
Meanwhile, from Berlin, comes Stater znnes of Germany and Austria news of hundreds of skuters awar und another 100,000 in the British raing to Berlin laites to-day for the zones and Italy. These figures in- Erss time this winter as the tem- dicated a mass exodus from Poland,perature fell to 25 degrees (Feh.) below freezing point. This was four Which reached 1,000 per day and had now. dwindled to 3.000 per month. degrees lower than yesterday in Ber-
.Mr Willlam Z10. New York publisher and delegate of the ex- treme Right Wing Revisionist Party, (Continued on Page 4)
ORDER RESTORED IN AZERBAIJAN
Teheran, Dec. 15.
The whole population of Germany shivered as the cold wave swept over all the zones.
STOP PRESS
LATEST TÈST. SCORE
Australio
Sydney, Dec. 16. lest another wicket transport difficulties, an inheritance early this moming, Johnson being "of war damage, and with mines not
With the country suffering from
yet back to anything like full pro caught by Washbrook off Edrich duction, Germany was perhaps the with the score at two for 37. Barnes country to which the cold spell was least. welcome.
The weuter forecast for the next
carried his overnight score to 24
Mr Murray's statement came on the If production fell back to 1940 levels. major unions of the CIO were pre- there would be 10,000,000 unemploy- paring the second round their ed. He branded as reactionary the
of
Association wage campaigns. Some Government National
of Manu- officials for the greatest strike wave facturers and
the United States In history will result.
Chamber of Commerce. The
CIO
Steelworkers Uulou meets, with the powerful Auto und before recommendations were made The Murray statement was issued Electrical Workers in Pittsburgh to public by the United States Concilia- Serum taken from adults suf- strategy in the forthcoming cam member inbour-management advi- morrow (Monday) to map foinition Service in which the eight- armies of omcials. will Do afering from infantile paraly poign hindrance to industry will give a less sis was flown from Northolt
Gory Committee warned against Mr. Murray also declared war on compulsory arbitration and com- efficient service to the public and airport, London, to Warsaw to restrictive labour legislation, war-plicated procenses for handling labour will adversely affect the incomes of 1,000,000 small shareholders, as well day in an effort to save the ping Congress that labour disputes disputes. The Committee urged the as of the big trust and insurance life or a nine months Polish to existing statutes or by other anti-it passed the need for sexibility to-day that order and calm had been a wide area of Europe will continue Johnson was two not out-United
could not be solved by amendments Labour Department to adopt simpler
It was, officially announced, liere 24 hours, suggests Scandinavia and and A. L. Hassett, who followed. The Liberals support the railway The serum had been obtained in
baby.
fabour legislation..
the North o experience cold to-morrow with The CIO president-claimed, "that in using mediation.
Income haulage should be
The Committee sald Government Persian Home Rule" province of either snow or rain: message: from Poland. It was rolig to wage earners was declining, policy should be free of collective Azerbaijan and that there was now
Tho outlook for the next few days free access vill go on for three ended to a member of the Polish while the shore going to profits, bargaining and mecontinuous The debate will
to any point In- Ure la one of continued cold-Reuter.
Sheets Of Ico daya.
Embassy to take to Poland to-day. dividenda and. rents was increasing labour responsibility for continuous province, Mr Anthony
The first "hop" will be to Prague, Eden, the former
The Moslem hierarchy of Teheran
Herford, Dec. 15. Foreign Secretary and Sir David and then on to Warsaw in another He vald this was an entirely un-production. It sald disputes should
Fahrenheit bo settled at the bargaining table has sent a message to the Shah
Thirty-three, degrees healthy economic situation. Maxwell Fyfe, who was the Deputy plane. A third plane will carry the "We must have redistribution with the Government role limited to congratulating him on the occupation
of frost were reported in areas of British Prosecutor at the Nuremberg sorun from Warsaw to a small town.
takes an opposite course," he mediation.
of the province by the Imperial the British zone of Germany to-day trials, will be among those Conser outside the city where the baby is declared. Workers are exhausting "With collective bargaining freed armies.
Gazi
Mohammad, the after a night during which snow- vativen who will oppose the bill, and dangerously
their savings. Many familler have from all wartime controls, we believe Kurdish leader who some months covered roads turned into sheets of Mr Hugh Dalton, the Chancellor of
The Unby is the son of a Polish been forced by rising prices to buy industry and labour can and will ago, algned a tresly of friendship fee and streams froze.. the Exchequer, and Mr Herbert doctor who sent an 803 for serum less and less of
with Azerbaijan Democrats, has Light now. was falling this salutatuje responsibility for production Cquaeil, will be among the Govorn after the British Broadcasting He said corporate profits were not goods, services - 80 necessary ment spokesmen during the debate. Corporation broadcant, the appeal, at the anqual rate of US$15,000,000,- prosperous peacelime. Amerien."
Reuter
offers were mada.—Reufor,
1.000 after kaxes were pald. He said. United Press.
nationalization
but
think
rood
public Interest, : competitive in the response to a radio appeal following the share of 'the' national
rostored
throughout
Morrison, the Lord President of the to his cousin in London, Seven hours clothing". Vi bestehty food and i assume · their individual, and joint rendered to tho Persian Governà | afternoon..
of
to ment forces of Tabriz and announced: many parts of the zone was held | his allegiance to the Persian Central up, but air services were, running
Govertiment--Reuter,
on schedule.----Reuter.
Rood transport
ま
Press
Lates
Australia, 2 for 74-Reuter.