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Of Censure
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French Cabinet Resigns: Serious Crisis
London. Oct. 22-Mr Win RAMADIER STILL PREMIER
ston Churchill, leader of
the
Conservative Opposition in the House of Commons, tonight, with five colleagues, tabled an
to 1h24: Amendment
Roynt from the throne address amounting virtually to a metion if censare on the Government,
"I cribrised the
failure of
Assuader 18
the of
national leadership, the administra
sperth to give
tive competence
necessary
measure economic
t th meet the tu
rolled for the Alve
from the ever-
crisis," and so British people Inercasing birdahim.
The amendment is signed by Mr Churchill, his deputy, Mr Anthony Faten, Mr Oliver Lyttelton, former
Al Minister of Production, Mr 1. Butler, former Minister of Educa tion, Alr Harold MacMillan, former Minister Resident the Middle
Paris, Oct. 22.—Staggering under simul-
the
Com- taneous hammer-blows from munist-led labour unions and the surging victory drive by General Charles de Gaulle's Right Wing movement, Premier Paul Rama- dier's nine-month-old coalition Cabinet toss- ed in the sponge by resigning and thus plunged France into its gravest postwar poli- tical crisis.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1947.
The elderly Socialist leader immediately began attempts to form a new streamlined Cabinet,- with which he will seek to obtain a confidence vote from the Assembly at the emergency session next Tuesday.
MRP it was assumed that most The Cabinet met twice today to
decline to join in debate the virtual ultimatum by the members would
Con- view of their Party's crushing losses East, and Sir David Maswell-Fife, Communist-controlled General
elections. The for u more in the municipal former Solicitor-General, who was federation of Labour
Bidault ware Foreign Minister, Georges Bild prosecutor at the
was re- British the chief
than 50 percent nationwide bike under a general strike threat, Popular Republican leader.
to have saki he Nuremburg trials.
himself The amendment will probably be following Sunday's municipal elec ported, however,
Baw no reason why he moved by Mr Churchill himself in tion landslide victory for the anti-
government, an the debate the course ut
un the Communist forces marshalled under should leave the
why not directly his department address next week.
Gen de Gaulle.
affected With Its authority gravely under- with open labour war, the Cabinet at a meeting at four this morning summoned an emer- Kency session of Parliament for next of its Tuesday-two weeks ahend scheduled return from vacation-to get a vote of confidence or get out. GRIM MEETINGS
It proposes that the House "humbly that the gracious speech, regrets while clearly revealing the intention! mined by the de Gaulle triumph and inland by the political and econo-
threatened
of Your Majesty's Government continue their partisan policles, gives no assurance of the national leader ship, the administrative competence, or the measures necessary to meet the
economic crisis, and so give relief to the British people in their ever-increasing hardships."
and
ARCHBISHOP'S APPEAL- London, Oct. 22-The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Geoffrey Fisher, tonight urged the Government the interests of national unity to
in
crisis.
that
eliminating all three Ministries of
States and a
Another Big Success For Chinese Reds Reported
Nanking, Oct. 22-Unconfirmed reports tonight say that Tehwel. the major Government stronghold on the Sungarl River, fell to Com munist forces yesterday everlag.
The Communist attack was said to have reached a new pitch of intensity with the Communists battering the city from all siden.
The small Nationalist garrison were said to be outnumbered by the attackers who flung five assaults in the last 24 hours before the city Anally fell
Another Government reverse is also reported from Kirin, the major distribution centre and the power and railway hub near the Sungari Dam, when the Communist forces entered the outer suburbs of the city.
The muitary headquarters in Nanking, comfirming this report, say that Communist forces, strongly supported and under cover of heavy artillery, forced an entry into the outskirts of the city- Router.
VYSHINSKY ATTACKS
WARMONGERS"
Lake Success, Oct. 22.-The Soviet deputy Foreign Minister, Andrei Vyshinsky, today opened Russia's fight against "warmongers" in the General Assembly with an attempt to invoke punishment for all persons who spread war propaganda.
The Soviet blast at individuals and newspapers in the United States is expected to touch off the most dramatic battle of this year's Assembly session this afternoon.
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Hillah, via Bagdad. Oct. 22. Iraqi tribal sheikhs today de- clared a Jihad (holy war) for the defence of Palestine.
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Gallacher Scoffs At Royal
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DISSOCIATES HIMSELF FROM COMMONS' CONGRATULATIONS
London, Oct. 22.-The Communist MP, William Gallacher, today brought angry roars from the House of Commons when he scoffed at descriptions of the marriage of Princess Elizabeth as a "love match," pointing out that the Duke of Windsor lost the throne because he fell in love.
In the midst of fulsome congratulations to the King from all other parties on the betrothal, the little Com. munist-one of the two in the House-popped from his seat with a sharp biting chatter of dissent.
of the The Prime Minister, Mr Clement, a plice still in the carts
and Lordy Attlee, had extended the good wishes people."
Both the Commons of the Labour Party and Mr Winston Churchill had offered the solemn passed the motions, moving "humble loyalty and congratulations of the addresses" of pleasure to the King Conservative Party. Then Mr Cleat the engagement and forthcoming to ment Davis added to the approving marriage. is expected Mr Vyshinsky elaborate on the subject of "leading murmur of Paliamentary cheers by American warmongers," already laid pledging the loyalty of the Liberal before the Assembly in the opening Party.
At that point Gallacher, who might Soviet stalement last month. He is
for Sir Harry Lauder, to challenge the be a double
apprehension of his expected nis United States to show its desire for confirmed the peace by muzzling "warmongers" political opponents and served notice the present allocation of 20 for five eriminal that the Communists will soon Aght months,
the for them in and subjecting
the increased allowance punishment if they continue.
The American answer, when theiress to the throne umid a chorus
comes,
States
MORE CLOTHING COUPONS
Later it developed that Princess
been
100 Kiven 1105 Elizabeth additional clothing coupons for the wedding two years worth for the average English girl on the basis of
Mrs
Three thousand· fribesmen attend- toss out all the Soviet-but public affair with certain poll- said the Princess would get 100 for
Early this afternoon, the Popular as such in the new Cabin included | Sú u war session held on the grounds
Cabinet.
inent could
Way
cried
(In.
the
reconsider their plan to curtail the labour's sweeping demands without 40 members, but they believed they ed here for netive measures. Be- and 11 countries abstaining.-United
powers of the House of
"At this moment in our nati history, everything must be by one criterion,
Lordsonal
judged
of whether..
It will
to Paris
this
W39
BING LEFT $1
IN A WILL
Strango Bequests
Leah Manning, Labourite, ance of coupons has been made for General expectation
will be an appeal for more of "shut up, sit down" that arose as asked the board what special allow- should the wedding self to enable Prin- freedom of information throughout soon as his purpose was divined.
"I am very sorry that Premier Ramadier would slice me Cabinet down from its present 28
tiotinl practice of accepting wedding in- alfairs of it The United States have to talk upon what should be ress Elizabeth to follow the tradi- to only members
10 or 15 by
ment restrictions. the world instead of more govern- delegate asked to dofend, the United the intimate private
Mr Vyshinsky's young girl of whom I know very gifts representative of British of minor Minis- number
Brainst
In reply, the President of the tries. The Ca
Cabinet probably would
charges will urge the Assembly to little," he began, "but the fact that dustry.
has been brought up in the Houst consist mos
mostly of
demonstrates that it is not a private Board of Trade, Mr Harold Wilson, of Socialists. I was believed certain no de
Canada and Australin,
herself with 23 additional to each
each
page. bridesmaid and 10 Gaulle supporters would
tical implications, of the Iraqi Army garrison here, asked the Polifical Security
for the WELT Within this omnibus amendment,
since-the
short distance from ancient mittee-the
stage just a
REFERENCE TO WINDSOR Wilson added that the Princess has industrial pro- the official Opposition, led by Mr
Babylon. Almost the entire Iraqi mongering battle-to replace
told in certain asked that gifts of with resolutions "We have been Churchill and others of his "shadow Republican Cabinet Ministers were austere former resistance leader has
sheikhdom was present and those Soviet proposals of the press and sections of the press that it is al ducts be limited in size in keeping cabinet" colleagues, will be able to reported to have offered their realready let it be known that he has
following
the
severe no desire to share government re-
chieftains who could not attend in- striking at direst their fine at all aspects of the signations
formed the conference by letter of "incitement to civil strife." An offi-question of mutual attraction what with the times and his department a love affair. has undertaken the supply of neces- proposed Government policy, includ-mauling suffered by their party in sponsibilities but would only return
cial said both were aimed at making is generally termed through power
legal and con.
their support.
Mr Vyshinsky's charges boomerang But that is quite irrelevant because gary coupons and licences.-United ing the newest and most controver the municipal elections. In view of o
Press. slal issue-the proposal to curtail this new threat, Premier Ramedier, stitutional means, to head a gover-
second Cabinet meeting at 4ment of his own choosing.
Home-spun tribal tents, respien- against the Soviet Union and at con- the uncle of the young lady had The powers of the House of Lords at a
Ute The de Gnulle movement in the
deni in spectacular colours, were demning international Communist love affair and lost his job as activities.
consequence. Don't let us forget, in order to protect the passage next p.m.. demanded and obtained
pitched on the garrison grounds us propaganda
hear what is going on, collective resignation of the entire Assembly, however, gained znamen-
tun today when members
The deck was cleared for the war-when we session of the proposed Iron
upon ait of the
the sheikhs net to eat!
debate late
the Tory government, yesterday that it was steel nationalisation bill-Reuter.
Both Cabinet sessions, according to so-called "Inter-Group for the De- tribes to take up arms for the Jihad. mongering
full when the
Uacked up by a huge majority 10 Bnally attempted
Assembly reliable reports, were grim and fence of True Democracy"
to organise a ompaign in favour of "Bismilah-alrahman-ellahim
approved-the-American-plan for years ago that throw the king off his commission In the throne and sent him a wanderer- Ailed with recriminations.
said to the general.
in drawn the name of Allah the Merciful, the watchdog" This group Premier Junadier
Sheikh Balkans with a vole of 40 in favour, through the face of the earth. have told the Cabinet the Govern from all parties except the Commu- Compassionate)."
"I cannot forget that on the day "We have gather six Soviet bloc countries ugainst
announced not yield to organised nist and numbers at present about Mahan el Khair.
engagement
Com- states, Press.
thousands of Greek citizens, the Arab us stand
and Trade Socialists into financial could get the support of at least hind
munists. plunging the nation
another 100 if the present crials armies and peoples."
Unionists were thrown into prison and economie chaos.
Other War Minister, Paul Coste became more acute-United Press.
camps of the reactionary Royalist speakers condemned the
Chicago, Oct. 22.-A mysterl- The
of RAYNAUD ON ELECTIONS
UNSCOP, of the MRP, who on
recommendations Floret, member at
The Speaker, Communist Full Statement On Greek government." America,
er, plainly uncomfor-ons will in which an "old friend" ordered troon reinforcements
Paris, Oct. 22-France has "voted "capitalist unite or divide our people." he de-Mont the event of disorders, for liberty and the right to work."
table, tried to intervene but Gallu left an amazing sum of $12 Russia and the Balfour declaration."
Preferences
his voice, raced retorted thei
Paul Raynaud, former Premier, M.
|000,000 to William J. Lacy of Palestine was termed the "heart"
cher, raising tu be
through the interruption. on the
London, single inch of Minister to give the order to troops tion results, told an Anglo-Ameri-resolved that "not
22-Sir Stafford this messton
"We are told this young man has Chicago, and $1 to crooner Bing for Minister Cripps. Juncheon to fire an crowds next week.
Economic forsaken his family name and fami- Crosby was filed in the probate here the Holy Land should be yielded to Socialist, "This bone of contention has been
Affairs, will make a full slatement ly nation and has taken President Vincent Auriol,
the Palestine Zionists.
But nobody knew whether Lacy's burled for 36 years," he declared. who presided, was reported to have
"The French have no desire for
A 38-sheikh executive committee on Imperial Preferences in the House name and another nationality (with court here yesterday.
Philip Mount: tomorrow when the reference to Lieut.
"old friend" lad $12,000,000. slave the Government disinterred said he wanted no interim o
was established, with headquarters of Commons
naturallsution).
Lacy told the court he had written Immediate nationalment and urged calling in de Gaulle
Bandad, to rally tribal forces.debate on the Government's legisla-batten's recent natu of the
programme is continued.
"But that is insignificant because once to take control
United Press. answer must be no, and situation.
"They voted to put above all the
Announcing this in the House of I am quite certain that he has not Premier Ramadier' iminediately
of the law,
there
BOMBS IN JAFFA is a
Lords tonight, the Earl of Listowel, forsaken his family fortunes." Secretary for with
the Party rule
Burma, assured
SPEAKER PAINED consultations will be a dog-fight."
began
menace in France, it comes from
bombs House that Britain's commercial The Earl of Listowel, Secretary leaders for the formation of a new
Jerusalem, Oct. 22-Two
concurrence with the for Burma, made no reference to streamlined Cabinel, with which he weakness."
Attributing General de Gaulle's were hurled today at the premiser policy was in. go before the Assembly this question in his reply to the de- will
Greater
success in Paris than in in Jaffa of two Arab merchants, in-views of the Dominion Governments other members, Gallagher concluded: Tuesday.
Arabs and causing and therefore Britain was not offer-
the motion and from lavish expendi-. bate-Reuter.
All the latest international other cities to the transport strike juring three last week, he said that Parisians damage estimated at £2,500,
ing to give anything away which
ture in connection with this affair." voted against the strike and
they did not want to part-Reuter. The two Arab merchants were re-
The Speaker commented: "We sports news, including football, Confederation of Labour.
ported to have violated
Want to wish them good luck," He cricket, racing and boxing, will
intro-be found or Page Tour. The French people believed that boycott on Zionist goods by buying LT. MOUNTBATTEN expressed pala at Gallacher's
duction of irrelevancies." French politics need }] radical from the Jews.
Gallacher retorted that he merely to change, a New Deal' and 'reforms'
not sure wald he was effect France's recovery," he
London, Oct. 22.--The British wanted to point out the "treatment salt.
"France is healthy, and the electhe details of how Anchel Spielman, Press Association reported tonight the Royal Family received on parti-Clark was living and had written in tions showed it."-Reuter,
a Jewish prisoner, and reported to be that Lieut Philip Mountbatten who cular necasions."
The House cheered loudly when care of general delivery at Mexico the leader of the Stern Gang in Tel-is to marry Princess Elizabeth had
Te said In reply he had received been hurt in an automobile acci- the Labourite, J. McGovern, describ-City, Aviv, escaped yesterday from
Ing Gallacher's speech as legrace-
ja Jettér frum Henry II. Rice, of dent, heavily fortified central prison.
Mexico City, telling him that Clark He was shaken up and suffered a ful, added:
The more I look at the Red had died and left him $12,000,000. Spielman, who was serving à 10-
knee in the accident
listed as one of the four year sentence for carrying arms, and twisted was still at large tonight, got out Tuesday night, the Association sald. Royal Family in Moscow the more Ren was
think that the British Family have witnesses. signing the will. despite barbed-wire catanglements-Associated Press. and a strong guard armed with auto- made weapons----Reuter, '
clared in the House of Lords, witen was reparted to have the Wor commenting on the municipal elec-of the Arab world and the conference
Government's he did
Was did not
the debate
programme for continued,
11 to meet un
nced?
The
wus
around this bone of contention there
EDITORIAL
at
want
This Hongkong Question
VERY wisely
ill Excellency the Governor lost no time in disclaiming the Shanghal report to the effect that Lord (Ammon, leader of the Parliamentary M slon to China, had declared high level talks are progressing the future status of Hongkong face value the story appeared in be incredible inasmuch that it was the first public Intimation of sucis nature on a subject which clear-
on
On
I
ly does not come within the pro- vince of visiting politicians. has since trasinpired that what
THE
Lord Ammon Bald uns, question of the rendition of Hong- kong is a matter for discussion at the highest level and the Mission
reply
correct
is in no position to offer comment." This is an
eminently and one to be expected The under the circumstances. constant harping on the theme of Hongkong's future by the Chinese press in Shanghai and Canton is Interesting because it shows either the newspaperinen are very badly Informed (which is, hard to be
lieve)
or they ate deliberately trying to boil a pot served only by a flickering, flame. The sensitive ness of the exireme Nationalistip Chineso over the status of Hong- kong is well known, but the reali ties of the current situation within their make, nonsensical Chi
bit
Can
Press
Club
today. dictatorship, but this election was a movement towards liberty," he de-
clared.
Lo
this
ut the future claim that Colony is a burning issue of great moment; and, when these same critles rage about the Hongkong Question as being the only blot on Sing-British relations, they are not only talking, with their tongue in their cheek, but with ono cyd- ild lowered. The. Hongkong ol October, 1947, though, suffering from many shortcomings, is dis creditable neither to the Adminis- tration nor to those who live and
within work
its territories-00 Dercent Chinese. It may, be dim- cult for the press of Shanghai and Canton to believe, but the so- called Overseas Chinese In Ilong- kotig are very much more con- tented than their compatriots of the hinterland, and as yet, have expressed no desire to see any change in the status of Hongkong. We doubt if they ever will. Bal If the lime does come for serious
it will be, na Ammon has kald, and others be fare lilm, discussed at the highest level, and the decision, whatever It be, reached amicably. Perhaps, if Nanking were
Η
consideration of the Hongkong
Lord
the
COAL STRIKE
SPREADING
Glasgow, Scotland. Oct. 22.-The three-day old unofficial strike of Scottiel miners spread like wildfire tho throughout Lanarkshire and neighbouring coalfelds today, involv- Ing 72. pits.
the Arab
Meanwhile,
the Palestine today threw a security curtain over
Police
TUC Discussions
the
London, Oct. 22. The General Council of the Trades It wan estimated that 100,000
today decided to torto of coal bad already been lost Union Congress and the loss of another 82,447 tong hold a special meeting next week, daily is threatened.,
to the twin problems of tho
devolent's intention to avoid a The strike broke out on Monday over the protesta by miners at further increase in the food sub- Blantyre, Lanarkshire, against the sides, even if that means a rise in slow progress towards the settlement the cost of living, and its pressure of their calms for increased wages, to get Union agreement to the peg- and by tonight over 22,000 workers ging of wages.
fearing influ- The Government, were idle,
programme Union The National
of Mine- tion when the export workers met with the National Cost cuts the flow of consumers goods to the the Dbard and presented a formal claim shops, would like to sco
stabilisaton, if for wage increase of £1 per week. unions agree to a
not a reduction, of food subaldies The demands for an overall increase to make this officially clear, visiting dignitaries In wirges by the miners Union called under which the basic food prices pro for a minimum of £6 a week for controlled, and to some form of vol-
£0.10s, would not have stupidly rhetorical
underground workers and
untary wage-pegging for a limited pertad-Reuter, questions hurled at them.
a week for surfaco workers.--Beuter.
live
Oel.
INJURED
on
on another
Amid continued angry cries from
"I desire to dissociate myself with
Eisenhower Tipped As A Presidential Candidate
Jerusalem, Oct. 22-General Dwight Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander during the war, will "in all probably be the Republican Mr Henry election," candidate for the next United States Presidential Wallace, former United States Vice-President, told the Jerusalem Jewish Journalists Association at a lunch in his honour today.
Bir Wallace sald, "If General Eisenhower runs on either a Republi- ean or Democratto ticket, he will win hands down,
"A ticket with General Eisenhower and Mr Harold Stassen (former) Governor of Minnesota) running against President Truman, would carry all but the southern states overwhelmingly-and even Missouri."
In a 10-day tour of Palestina Mr Wallace Is to Investigate the conn try's "articultural aspects."
L
Mr Wallace fald some 60 Jewish fournalists at a lunch here today that "there will be no peace in the world until there is peace in Pales tine,"
Commenting on world economio problems and the different economie. "paths" which different countries were following,, he said:
would like to see the Communist experiment succeed and I would like to sen a Socialist experiments in Europe succced."-Reuter.
he had not heard from in 20 years. recently to Raymond G. Clark whom
Sports On Page 4
where
The typewritten document, dated June 15, 1527, at lexico City, left one dollar to Bing Crosby, that he may remember the 1 buni he once Led
Memain
The will continuedi"The der, both real and personal, I give urito the best and truest friend. I ever have known, one whose faith in and kindness to me helped to give me courage to continue, my quent until my efforts were rewarded with success-United Press,
Communist Round Up
Santiago, Oct. 22-Chilean po
police, roacting to the government's rupturó of diplomatic relations with Russia, announced on Wednesday they havo arrested 200 Communist loaders,,and held warrants for 300 more accused of instigating the coal strike,
Cille was aligned with Braall fa breaking relations with Moscow. Associated. Prene.