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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1947.
BYRNES ADVOCATES BETTER
AND MORE ATOMIC BOMBS
MORE COAL
FOR INDUSTRIES
Steel Distribution Control Modified
London, Oct. 14.—Sir Stafford Cripps, Britain's new Minister for Economic Affairs, today an nounced a new system of steel distribution control to prevent a large backlog of unfilled orders which has arisen because the issue of authorisations for supplies had exceeded the sup plies of steel.
Sic Stafford announced that plans hnd new heen worked out which made provisions for the allocation of 24.250,000 tons of coal to manu- facturing Industries during the win- ter mouths.
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This represented the avera{l rt- quirements
the industry and should enable a 100 per cent ear- rying nut of the export task.
Sir Stafford tobl Д press con ference Lint "80 far ns prior planning an aliscation are con- cerned, the industry will have the coal It has been promised".
This did it necessarily mean that, each individual dem wild get all it j thought it ought to have.
OPERATION CIRRUS
but
Tampa, Florida, Oct. 14, -Military officials today seemed satisfied with the results of Operation Cirrus, the dry ice "hurricane busting experiment, they kept most details of the project secret. After three converted bombers re- turned from their mission of dropping dry ice into the diminishing tropical storm rolling out over the Atlantic, the operation chairman sald there never had been any "formal intention" of try- ing to break up the storm. --United Press.
THE DISPUTE
IS ON
Should The Princess
pro-
Promise To Obey? London, Oct. 14-Feminists Account were beginning to voice must be taken of the relative im-tests-today against the inclusion
of various industries antel) portance other matters if the scheme was to of the word "obey" in the mar riage service which will unite Princess Elizabeth to Lt Philip Mountbatten in Westminster: Abbey on November 20.
be workable and satisfactory.
Mr
The Best public objection came
Reeves, vicc-i Miss Marian
Ten-Step Course Of Action For Peace
Washington, Oct. 15.—The former Secretary of State, Mr James F. Byrnes, proposed that the United States answer Russia's "obstructionism"' on atomic energy and German peace treaty agreements with "better and more" atomic bombs and the decision to drive the Red Army out of Germany by force if
necessary.
ར
"course
.
M.
Mr Byrnes said Hider told Molotov that Germany hind only economic interests in the Balkans and irked when the latter bluntly rejected this ply as unsatisfactory,
United Press.
CHURCHILL'S OPINION
Mr Dymes, whose reputation In, that an Alliance with the Kremlin Congress was based on his ability was soles and began to lay the to win compromises and to "house plans for an attack on Russin, Itrade". admitted
reluctantly that the United
States might have to make peace with Japan, Germany and Austrla without Russia.
ile also conceded his sensational
Len-step proposal--a
of action" for restoring "peace"-would to a Third World War if the Russians refused to Ko along.
The foregoing is the high spot of Mr Byrnes sensation-packed mem- oirs, "Speaking Frankdy", which was published today by Harner Brothers. The
memoirs
recount in detail be- hind-the-scenes rows with the Rus- sian Foreign Minister. Vyacheslav Molotov, the prelude to the
present Soviel-American "cold
war and hundreds of incidents which cur him rently inspire
to advocate n tough" polley toward Russia, with lo back it up with the determination force if necessary,
of
UNPRECEDENTED BOOK My Byrnes book guarantees him high on the Soviet list of place
The book American' "warmongers." is unprecedented. No Secretary State ever has told his inside story O soon after resigning. Mr Byrnes quit only last January on grounds of
health.
book The former Secretary's
!!!
the ference and is
con-
New York, Oct. 14.--Mr Winston Churchill said, in a recorded speech at a dinner here tonight, that while he could not exclude the danger of war, he did not think the violent abuse which the Soviet Government and their Communist adherents, all over the world lavished on all existing forms of civilisation was necessarily a sig of danger."
During the past 18 months,
upon
the
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Higher German Production
ATTLEE DISCLOSES PLAN
London, Oct. 14-Britain's intention to assure
a "much higher industrial production" for Germany under a new plan was explained by the Prime Minis- ter, Mr Clement Attlee, today.
Writing to Mr Clement Davies, the Liberal leader, Mr Attlee forecast stronger' British support for German indus- trial recovery at next month's Foreign Ministers Council meeting here.
Verbal Fight Starts Over U.S. Proposal
RUSSIA OPPOSES GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTERIM COMMITTEE
Lake Success, Oct. 14.-The United Nations Poli- tical Committee began today what is expected to be a bitter fight over the United States proposal to establish a year-round General Assembly interim committee- "Little Assembly”—in an attempt to overcome
of the recent Security Council's, deadlocks.
"In consequence,
problems are
M. Audrel
to
some
Under a new plan which "allows for a much higher industrial pro- duction", the British authorities in. Germany are preparing a list of plants in their Zone of occupation which is much less ecmprehensive than that which would have been appropriate under the old level of the Prime Minister Industry plan", wrote.
The new sting of factories available for rentoval Is part of a comprehensive plan designed "not to leave Germany as a 'rural slum', to assure to her Industrial capacity sufficient to achieve a self- supporting cecnomy".
but
LEVEL TOO LOW The level of industry agreed early In 1940 was too low. "We bekt' so at the time and have remained of The the some opinion ever lace, new plan allows for a much higher industrial production".
The fačtorica available for re- moval
on the new list. Mc Ailleo declared, are part of the surplus of German Industry re- empreity sulting from the increased building for war needs.
The list will be issued soon. Me Attlee Indicated.
"It is this surplus capacity which, consequence of our Potsdam
and my a measure of precaution for the future, we shall remove"
obligations
Д
The Prime Minister's emphasis upon the necessity of increased ver- man production is, backed by Bri→ ish private enterprise which louit
"healthy Industrial
community
essential in northwest Germany as to trade
the Contigent. recovery on Britain, the United States and the in- Soviet Union all advocated an creased level of industry for Ger many at the last Foreign Ministers Conference in Moscow.
The United States expected the tear the United States proposal to He added: "There is no doubt present General Assembly to restore shreds. whatever that the Government and some of the lost prestige" of the the overwhelming mass of the Bri- United Nations, Mr John Dulles,
Vyshinsky said that fish people nt home and throughout
United States was
lamenting the United States delegate, told the the our Commonwealth. that If any Political Committee today.
the fact that the General Assembly ercut issue
agenda was overcrowded and this greuk
should arise affecting human freedom, would act with the He said, in introducing the United was given as an excuse for setting United States in the same solidarity States resolution calling for the up an interim committee, and fraternal Intimacy which hoa-so | setting lip of an interim Sir Stafford said that the steel
working
"But then, why did the United allocation plans did not Indicate
lately given us victory against the committee to net while the General States put on the agenda the Korean postponement of the nationalisation
combined dictatorships of Germany. Assembly is not in session: "The problem which has no place there? of the steel industry.
Haly and Japan".
peoples of the world are afflicted by Why did other delegations put such Whether nationalised or not, there
international uncertainties, and they a problem as the Italian peace treaty would still have to be an allocation from
Soviet Government had poured out. are frightened by International on the Assembly's agenda?", M. Ile could
give an indication chairman of the Suffragette Fellow-covers all the round since, and in-through their radio in 20 languages system,
tension.
Vyshinsky asked. at all as to any nationalisation date.
told a dinner of
fumeus Yalta the eluding, ship, who
He declared that the establishment and in all the specchics made Hugh Gaitskill, the Minister spelety last night that it was "ob-
peppered
liberally their behalf, an unceasing stream of precipitated upon the Generat Aof the proposed committee would be stories of Fuel and Power, speaking at the solutly appalling" to consider that with inside
of pre-war abuse
"Bagrant violation of the Charter the
sembly. Western world.
General Assembly cannot and amounts had same pre conference, announced the heiress to the throne will promise wartime and postwar events hither-
an attempt to The necompanied this virulent that it looked as if Britain would to obey the man who some day will to secret. Mr Byrnes roams all the They
disregard its mounting responsiblll-circumvent unanimity of
the great reach her winter coal stock targetbe her subject.
way from the 1939 Hitler-Stalin propaganda by every action which
lies and try to get along with work-rowers." through
the world settling of 15,080,800 and could safely reckon
his could prevent
M. Vyshinsky accused the United To the applause of her listeners, non-aggression pact another 250,000 tons besides.
"The probable result would be States of trying to set up a body Miss Reeves said the Princess' deel-trials of trying to negotiate with the down into a durable peace or the ing six or eight weeks ench year. The coal production so far this is
work alongside the sion to obey
seems to bring one Russians to his own version of the United Nations Organisation playing that, allempung to do too much in which would year had been 151,700,000 lots to young women that their work is 'Wallace incident", during which its ...leaving 48,300,000 Tons to be pre- not done and what they must he issued an ultimatum to President to art as, a great world instrument too little a time, the Assembly would Security Council with greater powers
do nothing
well.
than the Security Council itself.
FRENCH ATTITUDE "Indeed, the conferences-at-Lake
"A possible solution is for theIt would leave the Security The French representatives were dued before the year was out, he work to bring home to the human Truman to "gag" Henry Wadner event war.
forum in General Assembly Then Secretary care once again that neither sex
of Commerceor Success had beenme a
to establish an Council as an empty shell, high and opposed to any sizeable increase ut which reproaches and Insults were interim working committee.
dry", he should be the subject to the other." else—",
the opening of the Conference -but The following are some sensations states, hurled at each other for all the procedure should be tried.
hurled at each other by the greatest
"The United States believes that
fle charged The Daily Mail today published a
that the American towards its end relaxed their position from lotter
D render expressing from Mr Byrnes' book:
proposal was elaborated
for after all while asking greater allocations "horror" at the use of obey and said 1. Inside United States arguments mankind to hear, if they cared to
attempts to liquidate the Big Power of German coal production. listen. But some of them were received for giving Russia a small voice in
veto had failed. had been
FOUR MAJOR FUNCTIONS im lar letters
tired the from a score of persons,
Japanese treaty were weakened getting
much puzzled to have
been
"Accordingly Awe
propose the newspaper explained that the by the fact that Mr Byrnes wrote
that the Soviet when this Assembly adjourns, prayer book version of 1662 is the formal letter to Generalissimo Sto know why it is
It was obvious to all, he declared, the accepted by Parliament and in at Stalin's request, "requesting" Government have taken this violent-should leave in being an interim 18 thus the law of the land. It in the Russians to enter the war against ly aggressive line.
committee with these four major that the United States was trying to Japan.
bypass the Security Council, which eltiles the word obey.
Mr
"I cannot believe that it is a pra-į substantive functions: Byrnes staunchly de-
1.To consider matters in rela- found it impossible to turn into "a for Germany. I 1927 a Church Assembly up-fonds all the secret Yalla agreements Jude to war. proved
the Kremlin tion to the maintenance of inter- tout of those who are pursuing aims a revised version in which on the Far East. disclosing that "These 14 men in
It is maintained that the inter- dbey or "cherish" could be used at President Roosevelt's military advi- who rule with despoile power the national peace and friendly relations contrary to the United Nations.
months. have underlined vast populations and territories of among nations which may be listed "The United Stutes is of the partics marrying, sers urged him to pay any price for the option
are very with the Secretary General for in- give the Committee unlimited power production to hasten general Euro
trying to vening
Europe's need for greater German This was passed by the House of
assurances that Russia would enter which they are masters
capable and well-informed men. Lords but rejected in the House of the Japanese war.
clusion on the
even than the
Security pean recovery, Commons.
Council has," he declared.
The new list of factories for re- "2-The Interins committee would He concluded: The Soviet Union moval should convince the French. be available to discharge its follow opposed the United States proposal,ritish sources hope that Germany's through' functions.
which is a flagrant violation of the war potential is being destroyed und 3-It would enable the General basic Charter principles and can only the remaining Industry can be used Assembly to make recommendations draw the United Nations downhill to to help France as well as the rest of regarding the general principles of destruction."
Europe.
Mr Attlee's letter was prompted by
sald,— Rauter,
Communal Clashes
Bombay, Oct. 14,-A...... fresta ciuda break of communal clashes in the city's trouble spots last night re- sulted in three deaths by stabbing and three persons hospitalised, the pqlice reported today.
Strong reinforcements were rushesi to the disturbed areas and a 35-hour curfew ordered.-United Press.
Buenos Aires Consul London, Oct. 14.-A Foreign Office spokesman said tonight that Mr Vaughan Russell had been appointed British Consul in Buenos Aires, United Press.
EDITORIAL
Elimination of the word obey in the Princess' marriage would not be an ecclesiastical offence but it would not conform kw. United Press.
Commonwealth & Empire
EVER has
NEW
the
vitality and
flexibility of the British Com- monwealth and Empire been more strikingly
demonstrated than at British
the present time. The Emnire is not breaking up, some peksimists ar l-wishers UC. clare: it is growing up, changing. to meet new conditious with re- sourcefulness and inherent adap- lability such as no political system has ever exhiblled before history. and which may well serve as an example to the rest of the world. The acquisition of Domlaton Status by India tends new force and urgency to the
of
changes whichi- are taking place. Although "Dominior" is a proud and stately
name, the term has undoubtedly given rise Th some misconceptions some party the world, and even within the Empire. AS Indlesting some fancied inferiority to Great Britain, or implying less than full
Independence,
The Statute of Westminster makes li quito clear that the everseas Do- minious and the United Kingdom (the metropolitan Dominion) are "autonomous conmuniiles within the British Empire, equal status, in no way subordinate one to another in any respect of their domestio or external affalze. though united by
COMMON allegiance to the Crown and free- ly associated pa members of the
patt
British Commonwealth Nations" That Is to say, "Do- malon status" Is Independence plus full sovereignty with 12: added advantage and strength conferred by free association wil equal and independent nailons, To eut adrift from such an associa- tion is not to gain anything to lose much, The Dominions. India and Burna Olliees Rone, What of the Colonial Office? Perhaps in no very long time there will be but two ex- ternal Departments of States-le Foreign mee and the Common- Wealth Odier. Other Colonifes will naturally wish. to follow the frad of Ceylon, and as a polley of self-government for the Colonies is already been laid down, this must be regarded as a period of transition, though it may Tast Jonger for some than for others. would probably facilitate smooth transition
it in time the Colonial Office were to fuso with the Com monwealth Office, which would only be repeating history in re- verse, for it would be`re-uniting
with its offer
offspring. But It is
only Colonial status that is doomed. The Commonwealth is expanding, and eventually Commonwealth and Empire will be co-terminous, The British Commonwealth nations, will remain and that, too, one day, will probably be known simply as "The Commonwealth.”
of
STALIN UNINTERESTED
the atomic
2. Stalin showed no interest in
bomb when President
Truman explained it to him at Potsdam, but Mr Byrnes Indicates that Mr Truman did not do a very good job explaining through on interpreter. Admiral William Leahy adways thought the atomic projet was crazy and remalied, esptical until the first one exploded.
Russia release 500,000 Japanese
www
that!
1t
"If their minds were set on war. regular session enda of the next
I cannot believe that they would not lull easy-going democracies inte false sense of security"-Reuter.
i
BYPASSING COUNCIL
---more
The question as a whole was fen
by the Ministers,
It is hoped in London that when the Council convenes next month, the Fretch will change their allitude towards the Anglo-United States outlook, on
on the industrial capacity
co-operation In the maintenance of Dr Berbert Evatt (Australia) suld international peace, to initute that
that M. Vyalingky's charge that the one from Mr Davies on October 7, studles for the purpose of pro- Interim committee would interfere raising the question of the dismant- meting
International co-operation in with the Security Council, was not ling of factories in Germany. Mr the political fields.
supported as the American proposal Davles views, Mr Attlee replied, made clear no such intention.
seemed to be based But, at the same time, the General fundamental misapprehension" that Assembly should carefully examine Germany was to be lett a slum whether the establishment of the Reuter. committer might not weaken the Assembly, Dr Evatt added.--Renter.
4-The interim committee would study and report to the next regu- lur session of the Assembly on the advisability of catablishing the com- mittee on a permanent basis,
MURDER CHARGE
"On
Australians Test Tour
DEATH OVERTOOK CAR ASSAILANTS
Newmarket. Oct. 14-Two men, 3. The
United States should being given a lift in a doctor's car. apply the "Truman Doctrine" to
were killed when the car crashed Hungary immediately, demand that near Newmarket early today.
The driver, Dr I, K, Mackenzie, a prisoners she is using ns slave
young former medical officer in the Inbourers and refuse to get out of Royal Air Force, who reskies "Thus it would pot study or deal
nt Korea
2121617 the
Soviet-trained Lincoln Lodge, Newmarket, told an with any dispute which, at the time, Korean Korean army of from 100-000
10ambulance driver that he had been was on the agenda of the Security 400,000 men in Northern Koren is attacked by the men and lost con- Council. disbanded. The United -States trol, of the car.
"Also our proposal stipulates that should inslet that the Big
Four
The dead men were Charles Woltes the Interim committea shall not Council of Foreign Ministers have and Ernest Tanker. neither of whom encroach upon the work of any Ithondda, Wales, Oct. 14—Höydyn nothing to do with the Japanese had a fixed address. One had a committees or commissions set up Evans, aged about 21 years, was pence treaty,
police record,
for any particular purposes by the remanded in custody at Perth today 4. Settlement with Rasalan The doctor suffered savere coineus- General Assembly or the Security charged with murdering Mrs Rachel London, Oct 14-The cricket fix- Germany would be possible to sign. It is believed that he was Counell, such as the Atomic Energy Allen, 70-year-old recluse of Watt-ures for next year's tour in England morrow If the United States would threatened during the Journey and Commission"
stown, Clamorgan, 'who was found by the Australians were announced agree to give Russin US$10,000,000,- was attacked when he refused to M. Andrel Vyshinsky, in a speech dead outside her house shortly be-today. Beginning as usual with n. 000 in German reparations and be intimidated-teuler..
studded with sorcuam, attempted to fore midnight on Saturday--Reuter. match against Worcestershire, the Australians will meet all 17 first class countries, while Yorkshire, Lancashire
and Surrey cach have two games.
The ve teal matches pro cuch arranged for five days of six hours each compared with the six days London, Oct. 14.-An unpre- Scotland Yard chose this seeming-| --sitbrago place for the jewels since of five hours each when the Maryle- fought World War II with Germany tentious, drab and dirty trucky lighthearted method of returning: 1945, when they were brought to boners visited Australia, but tho rather than with the Allies had it wound its unpretentious way the fabulous jewels to their tradi- London from their wartime hiding th under certain conditions may not been for an historic "blunder by through three miles of London London as a means of foiling any
be played to a finish. The Austro- resting place in the Tower of at Windsor Castle.. V. M. Molotov,"
Five detectives rode in the truck, as will also play two matches streets today--just another of attempt to pull off the greatest jewel one sitting on top of 20 or more with Dram
They will wind up the tour with 60,000 grimy trucks whose finul of all time. They estimated sealed boxes bearing the seal of the honking clamour adds to the the chances of spotting the typical Crown on metal plates and contain- two separate matches of two days the British Empire and all territory. daily din.
looking city truck were at least ing gems, diadems, crowns and against Scotland.
The test match dates and venues: south of Russia to the Indian Ocean
50,000 to one.
scepires, Flve other inen followed in a car.
Thursdily, June 10 to Tues- However, to be on the safe alde,
En route through the centre of day, June 16, first at Nottingham, zero hour Was a M. Molotov, overplayed, le hand in King's ransom-glistening emeralds, secret and there
well-guarded London, nt Trafalgar Square, the June 24 to 20, recond at Lorde, July were ter armed two cars temporarily tangled with to 13 third at Manchester, July the conference with Hitler over rubles and diamonds, that make up plain-clothes men on hand when the another truck, also carrying boxes 22 to 27 fourth at Leeds, August German versus Soviet dominance the finest gem collection in the truck, pulled to Gatzard's Crown filed with glistening heaps of fish 14 to 26 nt Kennington in the Balkans and Hitler decided world: the Brith Crown Jewele. jewellers and goldsmiths since 1721 ¡United Press.
voice in the control of the equal Ruhr, "Wisdom and justice" wi prevent the United States from neceding to Soviet wishes, Mr Byrnes predicted..
MOLOTOV'S "BLUNDER".
Mr Byrnes also suggested in his memoirs that Russia" might have
Ho revealed that litlar offered in 1940 to make Russia a park
ner with the castorn half of
Crown Jewels Return To The Tower
As the Soviet loot. He said that But underneath His Bight green. captured documents revealed that canvas hood, the truck carried a
tional
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