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VOL. II NO. 218
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TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1947.
WALLACE'S LATEST
American
Shipping Tied Up
New York, June 16,
The paralysis of the mari- time workers' sitdown strike aboard ships spread through all the ports of the nation and threatened to bring a halt within 48 hours to all rail- road freight bound for over-
seaa.
dim
Settlement appeared
and brought the prediction from the American Association of Railroads that a freight: embargo would be caused by freight piling up in ler- minals,
en-
A Union spokesman predicted that) by tomorrow (Tuesday) the sit donn strike would cause up to 2,000 ves- sels to be idle. He said oll tankers stoppage might be included in the strike if negotiations collapsed tirely. However, contracts with ton- ker operators have been extended through conferences scheduled to con- tinue on Wednesday between Union representatives and owners.
SIT-DOWN STRIKE
A sit-down strike aboard the liner Ameries was blamed by the Ameri- can Federation of Labour Longshore- men for their failure to carry out the work of cicuring one of the ship's hatches. The Longshoremen
in
when the
Congress of Industrial Organisations
AI
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PRESIDENT TRUMAN
HUNGARY'S OFFER
}
Willing To Submit Information To UN
PROPOSAL
Soviet-US Big Chiefs Confab In Berlin
Washington, June 16.
Mr Henry Wallace, former United States Vice- President, today urged President Truman and Mr George Marshall, Secretary of State, to invite Generalissimo Stalin and Mr Molotov to a conference in Berlin.
He proposed the conference as the first step in a polley aimed at giving an American agreement with Russia precedence over the settlements with Germany and Austria.
ac-
said,
Mr Wallace was "reporitng" on h's travels in five countries, includ- Log Britain and the United States. "Everywhere I found the belief that both Russia and the United States are pursuing aggressive courses which will lead to war," Mr Wallace, Budapest, June 14.
who is conducting a "Fight for Hungary is prepared to place all ractorial about the recent crisis be-Peace" campaign in America,
clared. fore an Investigation committee of
2710
he Berlin mecting, the United Nations if the big powers
for the "avowed agree. the Hungarian Social Demo- should be called cralle Minister of Justice, told cor-and announced purpose of drawing in an Interview up an agreement which will cover respondents here to-day.
all the points al issue between, the United States and Russia. We must settle the basic differences with the Kuriang his completely as possible, we shall continue to increase the retion when develops in
every at- temp: to settle areonany problems, "We cannot reach an agreement o Cermany until America and Rus
The Minister wald that ine Hun-an have renched an agreement on garian Government was nut in the their individual objectives."
cast worried about the threat that
SENSATIONAL SPEECH
"If such an investigation should take place," he said, "I am gure that members of the National Maritime | America would immediately learn Union refused to
open
the hatch. the truth about Ferene Nagy (former Six hundred crewmen
the of
premier, who recently resigned) and America which was scheduled to
Tibar Eckhardt (prewar leader of salinesday have been or-
the Agrarlau Porly).” dered to off the ship at eight a.m, tomorrow. to prevent sailing. --
The Assistant Secretary of Labour, John Gibson, was ashigned to the dispute here to attempt an agree ment with shipowners. Despite the
salied shipe
"There can be only one legal Hun- strike, five
from New York on Monday. They were pre-orian Government and that must sumably received sailing seamen who be here in the country," he declared. tour, urged the United States to pro-
He also said that the Social De- strike deadline last midnight and mocratic Party, which holds til out of 420 seats in the National Assem- bly. would not take part in any elec- tion unless they had their own in- dependent list.
orders before the
who were 'not affected.
LOCKOUT ALLEGATIONS
Stewards.
tho
Marine
Nagy would form an exile govern- ment.
the voting age and excluding
He considered that the rating of
Fascists and their
ex:
Mr Wallace, in his most sensation-
al speech since returning from his
to the United Nations "a com-
on
post picté ban on international traffic in as a measure to unblock weapons the negotiations for agreement clamic energy.
He called the Democratle Party to the lead in a campaign to na tionallec America'c munition indus- tries so that there should be "no
from familles
FEARS U.S. MOVES
take
avoid
our country.""
**
HENRY WALLACE
Truman Vetoes Bill: Clash With
Congress
Washingtong June 16.
President Truman today votoed the Congress-approved bill, which would have cut United States domestic taxes by about $4,000,000,000.
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Yesterday's World Of Sport
First
Class Cricket And Tennis
London, June 16.
The South Africans with four wickets in hand were 71 runs ahead in the first innings when stumps were drawn on the second day of their match against Somerset at Taunton.
six
Somerset made 170 in their first; others being Dinny Pails and knock and in reply the tourists had 1.Geoff Brown, who withdraw yester- scored 241 for wickets.
day before play began-Reuter.
DAVIS CUP MATCH
A crowd of 0,000 spectators were rather disappointed by the sedate cricket of both sides today.......
(Prague, me 10,
Coope and Luckes, who continued their Saturday's Innings, took, the Yugoslavia gained the winning score
to three figures before being | lead of three matches to one in the parted. Coope made 64 and Luckes European Zone - semi-final; of the carried his bat for 47.
Tank Curs here today when Mitic, Bruce Mitchell and Dents Dyer of Yugoslavia. beat Eustace Fannin, gave the South Africans their best of South Africa, by 6-3, 6-3, 6-4. start of the tour, putting up 115 for Yugoslavia wil now meet Czecho- the opening partnership. Mitchell, slovakia in the European Zone, final. who was dropped three times, mude In the final game, Eric Sturgess, 72 in two hours, lutting six fours, of South Africa. beat Joact Pallada, while Dyer, never departing from
of Yugoslavia, by 3-0, 6-3, 6-0, 5-7,
rigid defence, made 30. Denis Bog-Reuter,
ble, fourth man in, gave a splendid
display of driving and scored 02 in
D3
minutes, withHUNT CUP
Dudley Nourse and Kenneth Viljoen, who both went in late in the batting order, still together the South Afr- cans may yet build up a large total against the county, who used sever bowlers in their attack.
72
COUNTY GAMES
CALL OVER
London, June : 10. The Victoria Club callever on the Royal Hunt Cup over seven fur- The scoreboard at the close of longe at Ascot on June 18 was! play read: Somerset 170 (Plimsoll
19 to 2 Patouchy, 10 to 1 Greek four for 70, Dawson four for 41) Star and 100 to 9 South Africans 241 for six (Mitchell offered and taken. 100 to 2 White
Precipiic, In this his Arst veto of a measure This is President Truman's Arst
Beable 62). passed by the Republican-controlled major clash with the Congress, In county games, after Saturday's Someo
hall offered, 12 to 1 laken. 100 k up the bill to widespread rain, which affected all taken and offered. Congress, the President attacked the which will make
and Rio
both D'About bill as offering "dubious, fll-appor-more tomorrow. It is uncertain whe-
to 1 Joan's tioned and risky bendits, al the ther the Republicans will be ble matches, only two-at Swansea and Star offered, 20 to 1 taken. 18 to 1
Birmingham were interfered with Toronto, 20 to 1 expense of a sound tax policy and to rally the necessary two thirds
Maside Philadelphe, being from the standpoint of govern- majority in both chambers to over- today. In both these, however, play Vete and Fairey Fulmar. 25 to ment finances, unsafe.”
was only held up for a short spell. Admiral's Yara, Prince Charles qu ride the velo,
The President, stressing future go- Cyril Washbrook, England and offered. 30 to 1-Kübelin takers an
bat, showed his offered. 33 to 1 Prince Peto offered vernment responsibilities abroad but beat form at Manchester in scoring 40 to 1 taken. 33 to 1 Chawarau without mentioning the grants en all round the wicket and making 122 Whistling visaged by the new Marshall "con-runs in 190 minutes against Essex. Prince Richard, all offered,
Wind. Ouragan
and inental plan, told Congressmen: He hit two sixes and 12 fours. "We are still
mecting heavy obli-
On a pitch affected by Saturday's Preciptic was the best
backed gations, growing out of the war. We
rain bowlers, hod⋅ a; dño, ¡time all horse, being supported to win 227, continue to be confronted with great Hereford, where 25 wickets fall for 000 at 100 to 9: He was quoted at responsibilities for international re- 337 runs.
100
to 7 mi the provious callover. lief and rehabilitation that have an
CLOSE OF PLAY
There was strong demand for
Joan's Important bearing on our efforts to
Scores at the draw of stumps to Ing at the 18's aftor being laid to Star, introduced at 20:1 and clos- secure lasting peace:
doy were!
MYSTERIOUS
DEATHS
MACON HOSPITAL INVESTIGATION
gressional decision on expenditures as a whole,
י
fiscal
175.
£20,000 out of the books. Only wore invested on
suma
Patouchy, the French-bred favourite. He was backed to win £9,000 at 10 to 2, half a point more than vlous quotation. Greek Star, second favourite, was firm at -10 to 1, being backed to win £10,000.
COMMON PRUDENCE
At Lords: Yorkshire 187 (Watson "We are still in a transition period 7). Middlesex 98 for no wickets in which many uncertainties Paris, June 16.
con" At Manchester: Essex 138. Lanca- As yet, there are no picket lines,
The famed French Surete in face of these facts, commshire 245 for three (Washbrook 122,
mon prudence demands Nationale moved into Macon conservative management of but they are expected-probably to
Place
Kent At Loughborough: morrow-to be thrown around ships
Leicestershire 75 for one. under contract to unions. Charges
today to take personal charge affairs, of investigations arising from The point has recently been made
At Northampton: Hampshire 380 of lockout were reiterated by the voting would remove some 300,000 profit in the patriotic duty of de-
the deaths of 17 women in that the bill as approved by Congress for six (Dawson 70, McCorkeli 71,
Others backed" for substantial Unions the National Maritime,
threatened to tend third-party-three-years-at-Macon Hospital.lakes no account of any future re-: Bailey 53). Northants to but. American Communications Associn voters out-of-the-total-of-va-milf
amcut. —were Whitehall---£16,000, "and"has been "com="" programmes
At Guildford: Surrey 200 (Barl- Somco £9,000 and Kilbelin £5,000. Cooks and lion from voting.
Ute 1948 Presidential elections with All the victims displayed the
pleted in
In advance of a final Con- Ing 04. Enc Bedser 73, Bailey the statement that "If both parties same symptoms.
The final callover on the race will Government Ave for 48). Cambridge University take place tomorrow-Reuter. On the West Coast, operators res; Another spokesman for the hun
insist on pursuing the present au- ported 200 vessels idle but a quick gartan Social Democratic Party ex- eidal course towards war and depres- The entire hospital staff, with the
At Horsham: Derbyshire 217 1 settlement was hoped for following pressed great concern over the in- sion there will be a new party even an agreement signed with the Inter-terest the United States la displaying if it has no change of election sue- tars, threatened to resign and wore prices, wages and profits such as At Birmingham: Warwickshire national
nal Longshortmen; Warehouse in Europe today. He said that there cess next year."
immediately warned that any TOW the present calls for a surplus in 357 (Ord 75, Canning 01). Notts 48 the United States signation would give cause for sus-
New York, June 10. Checkers and were considerable misgivings
Government revenue over expendi- for one. Sues,
Nick Baff, manager of the heavy- Pacific Coast opera- Social Democrats over the recent will need the markets of Socialist picion.
tures and the application of all or
At Swansea: Gloucestershire 153 weight, Harry Berntsen of Trond fors
still urc
much of this surplus to a reduction (Wson 54. seeking an agreement; American note, to Hungary.
Muncer five for 01).heim, Norway, anid today that ho "Does America want to take over Europe and Russia-11 she is to with the Cooks, Stewards and Com-
All the patients died in the wa- of the public debt (at present es- Glamorgan 90 (Goddard six for 40, received a cabled offer from Moseby depression, Mr Wallace the role of Germany and
and briti about stated: munications Association,
and men's surgical ward. President Truman
timated at $205,000,000,0001- discuss frankly The Maritime Union leader, Joseph a new catastrophe"" he asked. "The Mr Marshall will
Skippergate, Oslo, for two Dghts in He said that the income tax cuts Cook four for 48) and 30 for one.
At Hereford: Combined, Services Norway, and if both are successful Curran, told a meeting of members Socalists are afraid that the interests, with Generalissimo Stalin and Mr blazoning the mysterious deaths on proposed in the bill were inequitable 87 (Jenkins five for Howarth he will shoot at the, Scandinavian this afternoon that the CIO presi-of the capitalists are more important : Molotov the respective economic
front pages, since the seventeenth and the argument that tax reductions
five for 10). Worcestershire dent, Philip Murray, and the AFL to the American Government than needs of the two nations, an ogree-
would help to avert a depresssion (Deighton four for 27, Shirrelf four berg
110 heavyweight champion, Ollie. Tone- victim died last week Longshoremen
and today and Seamen had the peace of the world."
iment can be reached.
the Surete members arrived in
was unsound.
for 16), and 140 for five-Reuter. wired their support.—United' Press.
(Continued on Page 4)
Micon to take over the case,
INFLATION danger SOCIALISM NOT CRIMINAL
French es hinted that "There is no convincing evidence
is imiminent," be unmasked soon, that a recession "If we
remember that there is the killer nothing criminal in the idea of So-
but
gave no evidence to substan- continued. But ample evidence cialism we can do business-in peace
tlate their predictions. However, the points to a continuation with a Socialist Europe," he went police said an arrest was expected tonary pressures. A tax reduction
now would increase them, en. "But if we set out to lick So- this week. cialist ideas with bribes and forces One theory advanced by u of arms rather than through a prac- paper said the people were killed tical demonstration of democratic by a hospital employee who believed capitalism, we shall prove the con- in the "mercy deaths advocated by tention of the Communista that the Germans for the maimed and capitalist economy cannot be free of rippled.--United Press. depression. Touching
of the subject America's protests regarding elec
President run. 2 cin med: "A101 for seven, exceptions of the surgeons and doc-time of high employment, high (Pope 81). Sussex 158 for six. | FIGHT OFFER
EDITORIAL
Confusing Picture
NYBODY ânding himself bé-
wildered by
headline the day need not be There is every reason
A
news of tho
ashamed.
slonment and cynicism.
for confusion and thought, duilt-
Mr Atilce is calling for publilo support for the
Whiln
wolld United Nationa Organisation, declaring it to be the only machinery by which civilisation Cat survive British and
American scientists
4100
Bomb
at Lake
are announcing the invention of war weapons which will be equally as destructive as the atom simultaneously America and Russia are wrangling at Success: over.
disarmament pro- cedure, with neither side showing any sign at sweet. Three weeks
Wallace was being assailed by critics on both sides of the Allan- for daring to suggest that war-battered Europe
needed ploughs and food, not guns and planes as provided for in Presi- dent Trumman's polley. those same critics are: halling a the grostout, speech he has over
Today
Made Géneral George · Bar-
amil's plan for, economio, sia to
one which it is reported from Londons A envisages the United State Contributing upwards US$8.000.000,019.30
Musa annually for
of
throw or fent years to enable Europe to roodver.
To the map? to the street thicso osntradictions foresta a mental siale of confusion. worse, confounded, said with some
Justification he asks himself: can the world's statesmen, politicians and diplomats really bellovo the
what they
claim United Nations us serving
about s_peace-pre-
at the thele own scientists are encouraged to discover new and deadly weapons of War-- discoveries and invention which, apparently, can never be used for anything else but the destruction of lives and property? Nelther are fears allayed by trying to re- gard these sinister
announce ments
as tactics In a
of nerves: finally that type of pro- paganda nerve wracking and in-
knotizi
The biggest tragedy of today is that rapidly the world is
becoming to
same Organisation when.
Aammato lead to
חק
ca
The French press has been em-
news-
flons in Europe, Mr Wallace said: "I CONDEMNED TO
DEATH
he
of Join-
"If pressures continue we are like- to induce every recession we reek
to avold.'
Queen's Club
Results
Harry twisted his ankle on Friday and today Bam called off the -Wed- nesday night match with Lonnie Clark at Jomics, Long Island. Baff says he expects Harry to be in shape. again to meet Jimmie Carollo ot MeArthur Stadium hero on July 1. --Unlied Press,
London, June 10 John Bromwich, of Australia, | mamma Sending the bill back to Congress beat Ghous Mohamed, of India, by unsigned, the President proclaimed - and 6-3 in the first round of the that "now is the time to plan for a singles Queen's Chib tennis cham- thoroughgoing revision of the tax pionship today.
W. C. Choy, of system" to cover the entire field of tax revenues.
"Such a programme
...
by 6-2 and will be an more, of Brita, beat W. H. important contribution to economic K: 1. Ahmed, of India beat Jack progress. The timing of such a pro, Crawford, of Australia by 6-4, 2-0
and 4-0. gramme is highly important to achieve economic stability, the in-. After beating Mahamed in the vestment of capital and maintain first round, John Bromwich with
power and drew from the singles. He is the employment, purchasiona. Reuter. third Australlan to withdraw, the high levels of
Reds Break Up Freedom Of Speech Meeting
feel a certain shame when I hear the voice of our official statements of protest about election methods in Eastern Europe and look at the same time at certain election methods in
Jerusalem, June 17. South Carolina and Kansas City |
A Military Court condemned three and the absence of any elections in convicted Jewish terrorists to death The case against us, as the United Nations Commission whiton.
preached by Leftists opened its inquiry on Palestine on throughout the world, may be exag-Monday manid an Arab general gerated, but it has a substantial strike. The Jews were accused of basis in fact: When murderers are participating in the May 4 delivery acquitted in South Carolina the which freed 231 prisoners from Acro world does not rush to embrace prizori and left 16 persons dead. American democracy," concluded Mr. Two other Jews tried with the con- Wallace, Reuter.
demned. trio were sentence to Imprisonment.
Irkún: Zval Leum, underground organisation which took responsibi“. lity for the prison break, was ex pected to appeal to the UN-Com has a
London, June 13. mlision in an effort to stay the sen- phoney ring. Nevertheless, he is Jewellery and other property esti-tences. Irgun repeatedly has threa right when he claims th
Abal 11 is
mated at present to be worth £20, tened blood for blood" retaliation the only, organisation capable of
000 was last night stolen by thieves against the British for death sentun- who raided the home of the Earl of ces against ita members, jamm Kavior, mankind... from welf-an- nihilation. He is also right when
Normanton at Ringwood, Happ phasise the Arab boycott of the UN
The Arab. strike,“ called to em be declares that only the
ahire. Peoples of the
The can decide the fate world
when robbery was discovered Inquiry, paralysed much of Pales- UNO.
the challenge the the household awoke today, and on line's activity. Saul "man" in the street, must take (mo urgent call to the police brought an Cairo, the- extled : Mutti: of doplo: the Increasing distrust: : large force of detectives who Jerusalem sounded a "call upon all among the nationa”” leaders,
searched the house and grounds for Arabs to protect the Holy Land"
Associated Press.
to accept the inevitability of another war; many.
ny, in fact, are already' con- vinced how the combatants will line up. In the face of
of this
grow- ing world opinion-distorted and - by falme. Information and misled Interpretation—Mr 'Atlee's falth In the United · Nations
£20,000 "ROBBERY
Nearly
...dh
-Szered, Hungary, June 17.
180 Construniata, armed with weighted rubber hose,; „brass; knuckles and hatchet-like Hungarian “fokos”, broke up 'S „Grabudang (Freedom); Parly-meefing ·here "whitch had been called expressly to determine whether there was freedom of speech, and assembly in HIDERY.
** in 'n bloody-brawl,
which approximately during
ly 160 rosonifal Hiqngarian" mén and women fenalit back with their fists and wooden chairs--and even pushed one, Communist out of a second floor. windowan undetermined, number of persons was injured. : There was one official report, however, thias five Freedom Parly suppor.
wère
shopital with Beat to
serious bead wounds - from the .......
Van Expedum Party leader,
Sulyok, who caffed thei-meeting- and who had been announced principal speaker, did not appear: 10 Test assertion In-Parliament last week that Hungary ZZWAR A polles" "ulate without frestou af expression and Dist arised. Com- imimiria, preke up his Party moglings--Asocisted From:
STOP PRESS
RAF SERGTS
IN COURT
Two RAF Flight Sergeants were fined this morning at Kowloon. Court when they were charged with dis- charging firearms wantonly to the danger of the public on Juno: 12.
Defendants were: F/9gt WA 13. Dobson and F/Sgt D. 5. McCulloch, of 110 Squadron, RAF, and residing at the unit mess at 355 Prince Edward Road. D
ASP Mottram, who prosecuted, Gnld that there was a party at the mess on the afternoon of June 18. Late during the day, some empty bottles were set near the fishpond the grounds, and
alming
In
revolver
and defendants were the bottles with Inspecter Macdonald arrived as the result of a report made to e police, and found that the firing vas
Inaccurate
hat it consuțutecia
Congar hit? the
sircet.
the
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Palkons Sto the
Describirur
gorous practice,
dan-
"ASE, Maliram asked
for a serious view to be taken, f Defendants were och ifhed: