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Destroyer Hits Mine
One Killed, Nine Injured
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1947.
CRIPPS IS BRITAIN'S
ECONOMIC
MINISTER
Given Task Of Leading Country Out Of Crisis
GREENWOOD "SACKED"
London, Sept. 29.—Sir Stafford Cripps was tonight given over- riding powers to lead Britain through her economic crisis. The ap- pointment of this persistent advocate of austerity to be Minister of Economic Affairs, a newly created Cabinet póst, was announced' at midnight by the Prime Minister, Mr Clemont Attlee,
Sir Stafford Cripps will take over from Mr Herbert Morrison, Lord President of the Council, the responsibility for co-ordinating the domestic economic policy. He will not have a department, but will be given a small personal staff and have the help of the Central Economic Planning staff, the Economic Information Unit and the Economic Section of the Cabinet Secre- tariat, it was officially stated.
Trieste, Sept. 29.-The Unit- ed States destroyer Fox re-
A new Ministerial Committee on retirement of some of the older men ported by radio tonight that Economic Planning will be set up, who have given long service to the one sailor was killed and nine covering the major issues of laternal Movement.
"I have very reluctantly come to men injured when the ship and external policy, over which the struck a mine this afternoon, 18 in view of the gravity of the you among 4he latter.
Prime Minister himself will pre- the conclusion that I should include miles outside Trieste.
economic situation". the present statement added."
Of the injured, one is in critical condition, six are seriously hurt and two suffered light injuries.
The Fox reported that the men were being transferred to the des troyer Owens, to be takon to the General States Seventh United
Two tugboats Hospital in Trieste, dimatched to the scene are taking. the Fox in two to Venice for repairs since the Trieste drydocks are not adequate.
The Navy suld the Fox Was along the
regular from Venice
channel". The route, not a direct one acruSS the Northern Adrinile because of shallow warst forced the vessel to proceed
southcast and then swing back to northeast. The Fox was three hours out of Venice when, the Navy sald, If "struck a submerged object which exploded."
The dead and
injured were in the aft section of the ship, where crow sleeping quarters are, and most of them were believed off duty, Ex- plosion damage could not be deter- mined immediately, but water flood-
The
crippled
ed
the aft section. destroyer was reported "alloat and not in danger of
of sinking.
"You have a great record of dis- tinguished and devoted service to the Stato and to our Movement. To
Sir Stafford's former post of President of the Board of Trade make this request is, therefore, most will be taken over by Mr James distasteful to me, but it is one of the Harold Wilson, who, at 81, becomes the youngest Cabinet Minister Britain. has had for many years,
duties that fall to A Prime Minister i
who Mr Greenwood, played a con- tinuous part behind the scenes in advancing the cause of Indian and Burmese Independence, will pass his duilles over ́ 16 ́ Mr Morrison.
It was Mr Greenwood who, as chairman of the Cabinet's Legisla- tive Committee, performed the final nct in Britain transfer of power. to India-the supervision of the Biil before it Indian
Independence was presented te Parliament.
Further Cabinet changes involving the retirement of several older end Ministers are expected at the
of this week.
NEW LORD
MAYOR
London, Sept. 29-Aldermen of the ancient Court of the City of London marelied in their fur trimmed crimson and black robes to the 'bomb scarred Guildhall on Monday and elect- ed 03-year old Sir Frederick Wells as Lord Mayor of London for 1948.
Bir Frederick, well known manufacturing chemist and long- time Alderman, will fake over In November the massive gold chain of office and his dulles as chief administrative officer of the "City"he mile square ares In the heart of London embrue- Ing the original site of the wall- ed cily on the Thames,
As the Guildhall clock struck noon, 82 Aldermen representing the centuries old city very companies, fled through their respective gates into the hall. Each carried
posy of scented flowers and the way ahead was strewn
with sweet smelling herba- traditional precaution against the P
plague.
Alr
Sir Frederiek, who succeeds Bracewell Smith as Lord -Alayof
thanked the Couri for his elegilon and declared that "la spite of its scare this is still the City of London and it re- mains even yet the centre of the Empire."====<Associated Press,
Arabs Won't Listen
To Partition
REJECT UN PALESTINE REPORT
Lake Succeir, New York, Sept. 29:-The United Nations Palestine report could not be the basis for a discussion of the Palestine situation and that the Arabs would oppose any partition "with all the means at their disposal", Dr. Jamal Hasseini, leader of the Nations Arab Higher Executive, told the United Palestine Committee here today.
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TRUMAN'S AID FOR EUROPE PLEA FAILS
Forced To Make Direct Appeal To Congress
Washington, Sept. 29,-President Truman has asked the Congress Foreign Affairs and Appropria- tions Committees to start work as soon as possible on the $580,000,000 programme of stop-gap aid to France. Italy and 'Austria.
Charles EatOD,
It was later reported that Presi-3 Those from the House of Repre-
were dent Truman's world crisis Cabinet sentatives
of the House'n Foreign meeting at the White House today Chairman broke up after two and a half hours, Affairs Committee; Mr Sol Bloom, an unprecedented time, and was re- Democrats foreign affairs expert, ported to have definitely decided Mr. Charles Halleck, Republican that there was no possibility of any leader and Mr Sam Rayburn, Demo-
stocratic leader. funds being made available for stop- Kep European aid without CongTCS"," Notable absentees from the meet- were Senator Robert Taft, tho ing were sional action.
Most of the 18 Congressinen re- Republicans leader in the Senate fused to comment as they left the and the Speaker of the House of meeting and referred reporters to Representatives, Mr Joseph Martin. a Presidential slatement to be issued political tours and
Both
are on nationwide the fact that wero they
not present at the meet-
later
Senator Scatt W. Luens (Demo-
crat) told reporters definitely that ing may prevent the settlement of Mr Trunkan would announce that the question of a special session of there was no chance of getting fimile Congress being called. Reuter. other than by calling à session of Congress.
It is generally agreed here that If these momentous talks on short- term and long-range ald to Europe and measures to combat rising prices. Ent home failed, Europe would inevit
disastrous Lably move closer to a
shortage of dollars, food and fuel.
KEY QUESTION
wus
GANDHI ON
DEFENSIVE
Now
bo
"Sir Stafford will also have to sacrifice as any other people would do Declaration and by the aggressivo | what might happen in such countrine, a pan vowed to ION="
What He Meant By The key question in the taiks is whether or not a special session of
War Statement Congress should be called, but other Issues were before the conference:
Delhi, Sopt. 29, a pledge of prompt attention to the Marshall "ald Europe" plan, support Mahatma Gandhi said tonight for the Government's "waste lesa" that my reference to the
of campaign, and the restoration. Governmental powers to ensure that possibility of war between the grain will be available for export ir two sister Dominions (India the voluntary campaign proves in- and Pakistan)' seems, and I adequate.
Fam told, to have produced a Senator Robert Taft, who notably absent, is one of the Re-scare in the West. publican leaders in the Senate who "I hold that not a single mention.
the of war in my speeches can be inter- "The Arabs of Palestirle are solidly "In their history, excluding these was known to have favoured determined to oppose with all the years of Zionist invasion, the. Jews suggestion for a "gentlemen's agree-.preted to mean there was any in- Sir Stafford Cripps task in comcons at their disposal any scheme never had a more humane benefac ment" for interim aid to Europe, eltement to or sparoval of war be- tween Pakistan and the Union unleas for the dissection, tor and understanding neighbour as urged by the Democrats,
mere mention of it in La the economie policy will that provides ordinating
Such an agreement would enable the or partition of their than the Arab. Five Him
supervisory control over segregation
the President to divert existing taber or that gives to 1
"India "In Palestine, we have no recurd funds to the purposes of stop-gap ald
has known. the world the whole range of economic depart tiny country,
should. ments the Board of Trade, the minority, on the ground of creed, of a single clash with
the small for Europe without the need for n
that every ounce of my Ministry of Supply, the Ministry special and preferential rights or Jewish community before the Bri- special session of Congress. the emergy has been and is being de of Labour, the Ministry of Fuel and status," Dr Husseini said.
tish occupation because there existed course advocated by Mr George voted to the dednite avoidanco of fratricide culminating in war” Mr Fower,,
and the Ministry of Trans-
"They will oppose such schemes in no political designs on our country. Marshall, the Secretary of State. port.
"That atmosphere of neighbor Mr. Marshall himsuit was expected Gandhi sald.. the same-zeal-and- with --the-saine-
Hiness
to give the meeting a forecast: work in the closest possible asso-under the same circumstances.
spirit it created in the Jewish com- as Italy and France should Anteri- beings dares to refer to war, he can clation with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr Hugh Dalton, but "We are allve to the fact that ifmunity which became the pampered car aid fall to materialise. Reuter. only do it so as to strain ravery
NON-COMMITTAL this does not mean that he will rank they so desire, the Big Powers could child of the British Government.
crush by brute force such opposition. "The Balfour Declaration was the above the Chancellor,
Washington, Sept. 20.-The
FUNDAMENTAL POSITION "But this realisation will not deter germ that Great Britain injected in crucial conference between President. JOINT COMMITTEE
the soil of our the body of the Holy Land and made Truman and his top Cabinet mem A third change announced tonight
Britain's planning, hitherto, had us from drenching
"Such is my fundamental position victim of ever-heightening bers and Congressional was the resignation of 67-year old Mr been handled by two Committees beloved country with the last drop it
leaders, from which I hope never to swerve. aimed at deciding the role of the Arthur Greenwood, Minister without one domestic under Mr Morrison of our blood in the lawful defence fever. QUAD GIRLS BORN. portfolio since April this year and, and one overseas under the Prime of all and every inch of it"
"In their present campaign, the United States in
r added: "I claim I rendered a Dr Husseini prefaced a long his Jews have never
crisis, began at service before that, Lord Privy Scal.
Minister.
come out in an crorismic and tourope's immediate even to my dying day."
to both sister states by the White House this afternoon, Bradford, England, Sept. 20.--
The effect of the new arrangement /torical account of Palestine's history open free fight against the British.
examining the present situation and Quadruplet girls were born on Sun-
Cabinet Ministers, Senators "Their terrorist activities mainly Mr Attlee, in a letter to him dated, will be to combine the two Com-with the declaration: "We have one
und definitely stating when a cause of day night to Mrs Eileen Horner, wife September 20, said: "It is in my view mittees technically under the chalk-
fact--that we! glaring, all-embracing of Frank Horner, a baker, and all essential to look to the future of the manship of the Prime Minister, but are there and have always been consist of placing bombs in Govern-members of the House of Represen- war could arise between the two
ment ofices or military and police tatives were non-committal as they states.
This was done not to promote were reported thriving on Monday. Movement and to bring on some of practically with Sir Stafford usually there in actual possession of our
billets for explosion when innocent went towards the President's private country, and we have one binding, The smallest girl weighs one pound. the younger members of the Party, presiding,
members of the public are doing study.
war, but to avoid. It as far as pos ---Associated Press.
"This
Tending Senate members present sible. necessarily involves
The Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest lawful and sacred duty to defend it their business and the military are the
Bevin, will
of the against oli aggression. a member be
off duty.
at the meeting were Senator Arthur endeavoured, too, to show Committee,
"We ask for no favours and we
"They blow
up trains carrying Vandenburg, Chairman of the Senate that it insensate murders, loot and The overall effect of the
desire nothing that is not ours to Crippe
people. They kidnap and torture Foreign Relations Committee: Sena- ΑΡΕΟΠ by people continued, they civilion promotion which may be consider birthright,"
residents, and yet suen tor Scott W. Lucas, Democrats would force the hands of their ed the pivotal Government change
stringent mtaburen na have been deputy leader; Senator Walince H. governments, Z around which most of those to be!
Laken against the Arabs were never White, Senate Republican leader; Was it wrong to draw attention onounced shortly will revolve-is
Chairman to Jogical used against the Jews and no col-Benator Styles Bridges,
steps that inevitably lective fines were imposed upon of the Senate Appropriation Com-followed one after another?" Reu- them."--Reuter.
Imittee.
The Fox's steering mechanism was damaged in the blast. The Owens left Trieste immediately on hearing the report, to escort her sister ship. -United Press.
EDITORIAL
SIR STAFFORD CRIPPS
ATTLEE'S POLICY
Give Mr Hecht The Job
BRITAIN'S decision to quit
Palestine in the absence of any agreement at the United Na tions' proposals to resolve the Holy Land issue will come as do shock, except to those Arabs and Jews who are constitutionally in- capable of belleving anything but their own propaganda, The Pales tine mandate has brought. Britain nothing but troubled responsibility --some of 14 her own making, but mostly created by Jewish extre mista and fanaties Incapable of clarified thought or adaptability to practical considerations. The Bri Lish Labour Government has now given nolice that it considers the Lime has arrived when the nation should-be relieved of its burdelt, so costly, not only in terms of money, but in human lives, and destroyed property. Many who wish to see Britain make clean break will regard the official announcement made by Mr Creechi Jones to the United Nations General Assembly as top qualify. ing, the assurances having been civen that the Government is pre pared to accept responsibility for putting fito effect any settlement. which the United Nations succeeds in persuading Me Arabs and Jewe to accept. Therein lcs klto danger of the home country once ugain; carrying a baby, which may well grow fato a monster, for it only,
requires a display of bad faith an
в
are
based on considerations that are, u
#The
hs, the low governlig human
erve to avoid it.
Surprise Golf Defeat For Fred Daly
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INCONSISTENT SCHEMES
Dealing with the report, Dr to suggest the continued rise in the Hussaini said: "The report contains prestige of the Government's chief two schemes, both of which
of austerity. the part of either the Jews or Arabs to nullify any agreement
ore than a year ago, at the coat and to lum Falestine once mor
of considerable
both our opinion, inconsistent with and unpopularity
repugnant to our rights, the Charter well as of from political friends into a battleground, with Britain
the United Nations and the adversaries, Sir Stafford Cripps was Covenant of the League of Nations. enacting the Impossible role of
Southport, England, Sept. 29- Kramer and Schroeder tenmed to, and Netherton Maid, taken and minintaining the urgent necessity.
and Pancho offered, 33 to 1 Bwiss Flower and "There is no reason and nothing Fred Daly of Belfast, winner of last | beat Frankie Parker peace-maker. Much better would
be for
for the drastic type of retrenchment in these instruments to inable or week's PGA match play champion- Segura for the doubles Britain to
|
title -11, Tito Street offered, 35 to 1 taken. to announce that she washes her hands completely
and export expansion which have wa
ave warrant, United Nations or any other ship, was eliminated in the Dret 7-3, -2, 0-11, 12-10-Assodated 3 to 2 Honeyway, Rol D'Atout and of Palestine; that enforcement of
now been forced upon the country, organisation to alienate, under any round of the 2,000 guineas amateur Prées cade
Early Harvest offered 40 to 1 Strongly tipped as a successor to circumstances, and in whatever forin and professional Foursomes tourna agreement any
must be the re-
Preciptic offered, 60 to 1- Golden CESAREWITCH CALL-OVER spensibility of the United Nations,
Mr Winston Churchill as Prime se manner, part of our patrimony inent today.
Chance taken and offered. 50 to 1 Minister at a time during the war
or that of any continued: and that, Irrespectiva - of what.
London, Sept. 20. The cards on All Red offered. ERRAND happens, she intends
when the Allled fortunes were at withdraw
Dr Husseini
Daly and the Irity amateur. Cecil the Cesarowitch and. Cambridgeshire their lowest, Sir Stafford has been Zionlats are conducting on aggres- Ewing, were defeated two and one were called over at the Victoria Club There was an exceptionally strang successful Ambassador to Moscow sive campaign, in fact, an invasion. by the Irish Walker Cup star, doc tonight, as follows to 1 Ramponneau horses in both these events were ab the callover, and tão and, throughout the Labour Govern-
Cesarewitch-15 ment's office, has been its principal re, nu mutter with what op- Carr, and the English pro, Fred
clothed, religious Bullick.
offered, 18 to 1 taken, 18 to 1 White backed to win nearly, £250,000, Panitarian
political Zion Aumanitaria or
Australia's Norman Von Nida ant way offered, 20 to 1 taken. 20
was expected, Mighty movement for the possession of
the Ryder Cup players, Dat Recs, Roscoff offered, 22 to 1 taken. and Maharalta retamed, his place as this: Palestine ja nothing but on Invasion, Reg Horne and Max Faulkner, also wanted, 20 to 1 Blue Boy taken and favourite for the Cambridgeshire and that alms by force at securing and survived The Arst round.-United offered 22 to 1 Firemaster offered.
was backed to win £10,000, 25 to 1 Parhelion offered, 28 to 1 losing at 7 to 1. After being sup- dominating a
taken. 25 to 1 Pipa offered. 28 to 1ported to win £24,000, the best offer BEN HOGAN WINS
Sea Lover faken and offered. 33 to 1 available about Clard was 25 to 1-
Reuter. Chiengo, Sept. 20-Ben Hogan Culrain Ford Transport, Mytholm "The raison detre of the United
ted won the second. international golf and Shining Penny, all offered. 40 t Nations Is
"SOCCER AND RUGBY. Is 10 055
osslat self-detence tourmity on Sunday, his fourth win Chiropodist offered. 60 to 1 Castle New York, Sept. 20-Seventy against Kress.on.
of the year, with a nine under par Street laken and offered, 00 to 1
Billet, "In our life or death
Folly struggle 135 for the $5,000 fret prize.
Monsieur L'Amiral, London, Sept. 29The following Aremen
were injured when huge.
are results in soccer and rugby. sections of a blazing Hudson River against the Zionist invasion, we
Bobby Locke of South Africa was all pler collapsed today.
have nothing in common with anti-
second with 138,Associated Press,
Maharatta offered, 15 to 12 taken Glasgow Cup at Semitism. Anti-Semitism has been
and wanted. 22 to 1 Woodchat ofThird. Lanark 1. DOUBLE FOR KRAMER the product of intoleranca in the
fered 26
Crogh to 1 taken, 25 to 1 Claro. Rugby Unkn-Camborne 3 West when the Arab world was the
Sept. 29-Jack and Ords only one to give the Jews a baven
Angeles,
28 to 1 taken and keys 0; Pontypool 7 Newport 3: War- offered of refuge.
.Kramer won the Pacific Southwest wanted, 6 to 1 Fairy Fulmar, 28 wickshire 18 United Hospitals 18.
Rugby Langite.Lancashire Cup, "Protroms being affected by
never occurred and tennis tournament singles title on to 1 Vagabond and Master Vole,
28 to 1 Merry second round: St Helen's 7 Wigan #hottos never existed in Arab terri- Sunday with a 10-8. 04. 6-4 over taken and offered. torica.
Ted Schroeder:
Quip offered. 33 to 1 Fine Prospect 18-Itouter. -
her troops and surrender her man.. dato forthwith, The latest desple.. able outrage in Halls, coming just two days after the British an nouncement at Lake Success is but another argument for Britain relieving herself of the Holy Land
famous "Cripps responsibilities, where her soldiers
fleuter. and palice office
officers,
merely trying
negotiator with India and Burma.
He headed the Cabinet Misalon to India In 1040 and carried the
Offer" in 1942
River Pier Blaze
to do their duty and maintain peace and order, are brutally as- saminated, ambushed and kidnap- ped. by
terrorists
who receive all Die
encouragement
they need from bunch of
of English-hating chizens In America, If the United Na tions cannot find the solution to the Paleating problem, perl
perhaps the United States
York, Damage was estimated Washington
and
$5,000,000.
•have ·ziọ busybodies, shortage of voulferous --and Mir Ben fecht with his “kili ('em," kijl 'em slogan, should be an admirable spokesman for his Irgun boys in any dispute,
ma."
The
fro was tonight under con- trol after burning for 14 hours.
None of the injured is in a serious condition, mont the dense smoke from the smoulder Ing ruins of the plor-Reuter.
theirs by bine poumey that is not Press,
"On one side there is self-defence; on the ther aggrezaion. We ma
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