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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1947.
VITAL "BIG FOUR
MacARTHUR FOR CHINA ADVOCATED
Ex-Ambassador's Proposition
New York, Nov. 21-The former Ambassador to Russia, Mr Wiliam C. Bulliff, today advocated that General Douglas MacArthur be sent to China to help Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek to "prevent the conquest of China by the Soviet Union,"
Mr Bullitt, who was plso formerly Ambassador to France, told a lecture audience at the Town Do China needled
$200,000,000
xlaLܐ
worth of cotton cil, gasoline, wheat | and tobacco from the United States cach year until the Communists are defraled.
recommended
10 -
that Congress 6ppropriate 263,000,000 to $76,000,- 000 immed'ately. He afo recam- mended that thousands of tons of munitions end aircraft ling" at Pacifle bages be turned over to China immediately.
Bullitt
rald, "The war against Communists must he
he won in both China and Europe before restruc
tion can
be undertaken,
If Pre- General
MacArthur to add to his present dulles and powers the title of per- sonal representative of the President with
the rant of Ambassador and lody to Nanking to devise with the Gentralissimo a joint plan to pre- vent the conquest of China by the Soviet Union, the whole For Eastern horizon would brighten with hope," -United Press.
Train Smash
Inquest Verdict
London, Nov. 24-A verdict of
death by inadverture, "contributed 있다 by the forgetfulness of the sigualmun, Hornce Hiller,
was re-
CONFERENCE
99
Big Tasks With Small Hopes Of Success
London, Nov. 24. -The Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin, was tonight meeting M. Vyachoslav Molotov, the Soviet Foreign Minister, and then Mr George Marshall, the American Secretary of Stato, in last-minute talks before the Council of Foreign Ministers opening to- morrow, which will be trying, for the fifth time, to decide on the future of Germany and Austria. M. Georges Bidault, who arrived in London this afternoon, was expected to call on Mr Bevin to-morrow.
Before seeing the visiting Foreign Ministers, the Foreign Secretary had an hour's consultation with the Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, other Cabinet Ministers and the Dominion High Commissioners. He is understood to have discussed with them the United Kingdom Government's attitude to the fateful Big Four meeting.
With the Foreign Ministers deputies having failed to agree on what the agenda should be, the Council starts its work without any framework for dis- cussion and its scope and duration remained a mystery tonight.
The Fortn
b
in
After Moscow, the Treaty mission of the Four Powers Vienna spent many fruitless wecas failing to
constitutes deline what Ministers lasks at German assets and consequently to decide how much of Russia's claim to. Austria's economic wealth is to be met or rejected.
the Conference, which Mr Bevin has described a "perhaps the most vital in the world's history" are:
1.-To dreide whether Germany is to continute to be administered under four-power
control
ar split nto two states.
2.---It
If they fill to agree on Ger- many, to ty to avoid a deepening
The of present Fast-West division of Europe, and
3-To give Austria a peace treaty
enable her
her 10 regain
and
saverelin independence.
All the Foreign Ministers will have
Mutual concessions on the German asrets problem are not ruled out by observors here and there to some hope that the London meeting may. at least, result in giving Austria her peace treaty.
sut through its sterlie sessions at Lancaster House,
Whether France would be able to to all the way, in identifying herself
the Anglo-American with
Pro- Kramme for Germany was doubtful, observers said. "It would requité à government with great prestige to do so.-Reuter.
AUSTRIA'S SOVEREIGNTY
Lention. Nov. 24The Austrian Government could never agree to a treaty which did not, in fact, contain the possibility of a peaceful settle- ment or which Austrian sovereignty over her own unworkable
D-Carl Gruber, the Austrian Foreign domestic economic situation, declared
made
Missionaries Shot Dead
Calcutta, Nov. 24.--An unknown gunman today shot dead two British medical missionaries in India, 40-year-old London trained Dr. M. A. Hatch and Sister Perceval,
The shootings occurred at Ranaghat, 45 miles from Calcutta.
The gunman attacked the two missionaries while they were having dinner at the mission station with a Russian missionary and an- other nurse, Sister Laws.
The Russian doctor escaped by dropping to the floor, but Sister Laws was seriously injured.-Reuter.
Food
Dino
At the
For
Reservations
Tol: 27880
Price 20 Cents
Crisis Threatens Lab. Govt's Position
TEST LIKELY EARLY NEXT YEAR
London, Nov. 24.-Britain appeared headed toward a food crisis that may raise the biggest threat yet to the Labour Government.
Well-informes Conservative Party | serious enough to cause more than sources and Mr Winston Churchill changes within the Government. femly believed the shortages may The test may come early next year, lend to food disturbances and the when Government is expected to cut fall of the Government. Only Satur-rations still further to save dollars. day, he warned the Government there The Chancellor of the Exchequer wis sprending starvation and bank (Sr Stafford Cripps) already had ruptcy throughout the country. told the Commons the average calory diet will be reduced from the present Most political observers agreed 2,870 to below 2.700, that food was probably the one Issue that could overthrow the At- flee Government. But they doubted that any such crisis would become
New French Cabinet
Has Solution For Wages & Prices Problem
:
Paris, Nov. 2.--The
new French Government,
comprehensive
after four and a half hours Cabinet meeting, tonight announced its decision to solution of the wages and of the nation's present
introduce a prices problem-the strike paralysis.
cause
Political quarters bellever timt some time after Chrishnas, the Government at least will reduce the potato rallon from three pounds per person weekly to two pounds and a half and boost the point value of other goods.
STRACHEY RUMOUR
All cereals and lined goods are on points, including tinned meats, pre- zerves, fruit and fish. Dried eggs, on which housewives depend to supple- ment a ration of about one shell egg a person a week, also are on points, bat have practically vanished from shop shelves.
The
food situation worsening already has produced rumours that the Food Minister, Mr Jalin Strachey, has threatened to resign unless more dollars are allocated him to buy food abroad. However, Mr Strachey denied this yesterday and sald such stories were circulated only to shake con-
Mr
wants
Western The only clear point is that the The Austrian treaty also hangs on
relations, unofficial talks sident Truman' were to ask Lam* | Westem powers desire a start on the the possibility of agreeing on
for an understanding between Bri- taln. the United States and France Austrian peace treaty, the draft of single question--German assets in
would fake place while the officialditions in which public order and were interrupted by the strike atfidence in the Government.
It would also lay down the con- other North European capitals which is already for advanced before Austria. down to the German prob-
Conference Com- getting
freedom of work would be assured. the Gare du Nord, where extra fems, and the Russians want to start
The
Government spokesman. M. polfer were on duty. A quarter of Hannen Swaffer, well-informed with procedura: discussions on Ger-
Plerro Abelin, Secretary of State the local services at the Gore St Labourite columnist, many,
nevertheless attached to the Prime Minister, M. Lazare were maintained.
wrote in the newspaper The People Robert Schuman's Office, sald that
WORK RESUMED
yesterday that the food situation there would probably be a general Representatives of American may lead to a real crisis in the Gov- increase in wages and that prices shipping companies have made pro-ernment. He said Sir Stafford soon and wages must "achieve equili-parations for the road transport of must choose between backing. brium."
passengers to and from Cherbourg Strachey or the Foreign Secretary This was understood to mean that in the event of there being no rail (Mr Ernest Bevin), who certain industrial prices might be way facilities for passengers coming dollars and food for use abroad to further increased,
off the liner America (20,314 tons), back his foreign policy. "All measures taken in regard to due to reach Cherbourg today. wages and prices can only be effec-
15.000 workers ut three "Soon, because the armed forces About tive if public order Is repected," hr
motor car Citroen
factories in the were maintained in such strength a added,
The year ago, we may be facing more Paris region resumed work. The new Government, formed at anti-Communist group "Labour Force" food cuts," Swoffer said. "Strachey midnight last night, today main-within the CGT was holding a meet- fears that production will fall it. tained a reticent attitude regarding ing later today, to urge all the 300,000 these become necessary. If it did the request by the General Con-metal workers on strike in the Paris fall, the nation might face collapse. federation of Labour to receive area to return to work. delegation to discuss the labour
The Renault
workers are le Speaking at a luncheon to press
sihiation now threatening the nation hold a meeting tomorrow. correspondents, Dr Gruber, who, wita
strike. with a his staff, is in London ready for con-
The employees running the postal request The
was interpreted in telegraph and telephone services were sultation-with-the Council of Foreign-same quarters as the first sign that on strike.--Post offices-in-seven dis- the Promotery of the vast strike tricts of Paris were closed and their great powers should now be able to
movement, paralyanse reach an agreement rapidly un
to part of the they must resume Hopes of agreement, despite the Austria.
Work up Le postal service, were beginning to suspended. tense atmosphere of international
become anxious about their ability. Twelve thousand teachers are still relations, rely more on the belief that All the essential facts were now
to rena!n masters of the position out, but there is said to be strong none of the powers seeks an open
clearly known following the aittings break than on any concrete evidence of the Inter-Allied Treaty Commis-
rank and file workers. that they are prepared tu abandon existing positions. MARSHALL WANTS ACTION
In Washington, official cheirs to- day expected that Mr George Mar- shall and his delegation would re- turn home in a very short time" if M. Molotov, the Soviet Foreign Minister, revived what regarded as "the traditional Russian stalling tactics."
to
tho Dr. Carl Gruber. Austrian Foreign Minister is ulready In Londerz for consultation by the Ministers if they decide to call upon Neither officials or Conference countries principal military observers here make any attempt Minister in London, today,
their impressUTE that the Fore Ministers are meeting against a depressing background of mutual recrimination, typified by the violent
weekend attack.
on the Western powers'
Sovlet Commander-in-Chier
turned by the jury at the resumed their Inquest today on the 32 victims of the collision In. fog between Southern Railway train near South Croydon statiun on October 24.
The jury added a rider problem, judging by deprecated the practice of putting an
main line algnal box.
and civilian representatives in Ger-conceal Two many in London in advise them on all the detailet problems under discussion.
The Hy issues of the German the Moscow
inexperienced signalman alone in a Conference, centre on Russia's claim the conduct of my allaits by Ministers if desired, sald that the
In summing up, the Coroner told the jury:
"I do not think, on the evidence, that Her deliberately neglected his duty. That he was negligent in frankly admitted."
In evidence, Hier agreed that he forget about a waiting train and used his key to unlock the block system, allowing two trains to enter the section after assuming that the signal-line instrument had failed to free itself.Iteuter.
EDITORIAL
|
to reparations out of current pro-Berlin, Marshal Vassily Sokolovsky. duction from the Western Zones of Germany and her claim to a share
in the control of the Ruhr.
STUMBLING BLOCKS
These were the stumbling blocks at Moscow, where all attempts to reach agreement on other questions, American proposal including the
40-year pact four-power for
Germany's disurma- guaranteeing ment, were reduced by Russia to fresh discussion of her two claims.
a
Election Apathy In China
are -
HINA'S elections for the pur-
of creating a pose
new National Assembly along deine- cratic lines have varlessly becu described as "a trhumph," "dis- appointing," "the Ent ever," and "unenthusiastic." These party reactions and naturally pre- It kent a conillet of viewpoint. does seem fairly clear, however, that as an attempt to encourage nationwide use of the franchise the elections were a fiasco. It. seems unlikely that more than 25 per cent
of volers bothered to null, and that, the result mean a virtual single-party As- sembly a typical example of de
defeating itself.. Ob- mocracy servers will search for reasons for the painful apathy shown by Alia majority of voters. They are
easy to find. Ouistile of the students; intellectuals, civil ser- vants and businessmen,“ most Chinese cannot understand the meaning and purpose of
of spending
at polling booths pulling crosses against the names of per- sons they may have casually heard about, but certainly have nover met. Deeper still
the realisa of political ignorance,
Ulter- Wiele on
tion
ate and uninformed, concern
is to cke out
and family existence,
one
'a personal and they
cannot conceive that by the simple proccas of voting they
may be
helping themselves to Improve flickr own lot. The apathy of the Chinese electors to nut the apathy volers In the Western
of
democracies, which is nothing but sucer laziness to exercise a pri- vilege they fully understand; t Is the apathy' of a people un- -trained to appreciate the power they wield through Unc ballot boxes and until they have been politically educated this will con- tinue. A second Influence on the lightness
Whe of the poll was realisation by thousands of antl- Kuomintang voters of
in- evitability of the KMT continuing to plombiate the Assembly. Το provided a thein the elections
the
so-called democratle facade for what
amounts to a Totalitarian regime.
The Kuomintang Indicat- ed willingness to concede any- thing up to 200 seats; knowing
pull
full well they would. retain such an overwhelming majority as to leave them safe from overthrow, and in the light of this conviction it is certain that a great number of voters did not bother to The Western democracles will uni derive a great deal of satisfaction from Chlan's elections, but it will be acknowledged they constitute 2 forward move.
Although mil- Hons were deprived the right of going to the polls because ther were not residing in the Nationa list-controlled regions, it is re cognized than an attempt has been made to give the rest of the uation the opportunity of voting. While
the new National Assembly
·will not strictly be a popularly elected body, neither will it ba wholly a party machine, and the voice of soma of the people may at last be heard, however faintly,
sion in Vienna,
He listed four main points in the Soviet proposals which, he said, ran counter to the basic attitude of the Austrian Government that all pro perty in Austria owned by foreign interest should be subject to Austrian Jaw.
These were: 1-The proposal that assets in Austria received by Russin under
the definition of German assets should be taken over without liabilities which were attached to
them
the
No one in Washington expected Mr Marshall, in the mood in which he left Washington, to agree to sit
2.That Austrian concerns taken through several weeks of undignified and dreary debate on procedure if
over as German assets by Russia nothing was produced by M. Mole- should be exempt from any future tov kety to provide a reasonable nationalization measures by the means of breaking the present Austrian Government within
framework of State économie plun- stalemate. In both
press and official circlesning.
That the Austrian Government this sesion of the Foreign Ministers Council was regarded as the await- transfer to Russia of the net profits should undertake not to prevent the showdown. In the present
of other income accruing from con- pessimistic mood, Interest had cen- fred on the question of what woul cerns which are listed as German
assets i
in Austria. happen if the Conference broke
ed
down.
-That any disputes as to the
implementation on nny agreement settled by bilateral discussion be retched on German assels should be
tween the and the great power concerned in Government
the transfer..
Austrian
**'Increase food rations and gamble
on resulting in greater output," chance of economic salvation....
"How will Cripps decide? If he sides withi Strachey, Bevin's
star
ay his supporters. "That is our only
ways and Stranding ports and rail- strikers have been tok ollicially that may be in the decline. If he does
and to inaintain the loyalty of the chers to the strike with the
STRIKE SITUATION
The situation was:
Docks-hundreds of thousands of
Union. One Paris paper said that more than 700 teachers itad resigned from the Union.
Professors at Paris universilics were asked to strike for higher wages tons of food remained unloaded as by bills posted on the walls of he duckers at ports from Nice, south-universities-Reuter, eastern Fronce, to Calais, in the north. left their jobs, demanding a 25 per cent wage increase.
In Cherbourg, 14 ships with food and other vital commodities were held up,
Two thousand workers on strike In Paris are handling milk supplies for children.
Heading For Florida By Motor Boat
Copenhagen, Nov. 24.
not, the food situation will become a problem of the gravest magnitude." -United Press.
Children Allowed Into Palestine
New York, Nov. 24-The New York Herald-Tribune pub- lished today a report from
A 55-foot motorboat carrying Ave Jerusalem that the British au-
The railway strike spread north-Bien, two women and five children thorities had agreed to allow ward today to Lens, an important but Into Copenhagen harbour today: 2,800 Jewish chidren now held
the
voyage
The decision was reported to la clude permission to enter Palestine for the parents of 500 of the children who are three years of age or under.
depot in the coal mining area of ending the first leg of a Pas de Calals Department. Pickets from Finland to Florida. prevented, any traffe.
in Cyprus camps for illegal im- Trains from Fortutis,
The crew and passengers of the migrants to enter Palestine
Finnish former Paris were diverted or intermediate points.
hulted at
Navy immediately. olor torpedo boat, said they left Over 150,000
Finland with two other small craft, miners in
but were delayed by motor trouble. northern coalfelds were still out but M. Schuman, who represents the They planned to reach Florida by
v:ay of
England, Holland; France, Moselle
Department, expressed appreciation of the confidence shown United Press,
Portugal und the Canary Islands,.---- him by the 5,000 miners who had! returned to work in that district.
Paris traffic was still impeded but the "Golden
den Arrow left the Gare,
for London. du Nord, this med alght to be five
reported tonight
It was
It was recalled that Mr Marshall was opposed to any idea of a separate peace treaty with Western Germany even if Russia failed to reach age ment.
The French, however, have al-
Dr Gruber said that his Govern-hours behind its schedule, however, ready indicated their Interest fa: M
and it was doubtful whether it would arrange- merge their Zone with the Anglement's objections to the
reach Calais in time to catch the which encroached A118- United States Zone if nothing con tria's sovereignty
Fents
Cross-Channel boat for Dover. equally struc.ive comes out of London. It
valld whether these
Besides Britain, several Important was expected, therefore, that if the
arrangements
rail were made on behalf of Russia or
itaks
..with
Brussels and Council failed, there would be a general breaking down of Zonal bar any of the Western powers. It was
simply riers throughout Western Germany.
a question of principle-- iteuter. NO ILLUSIONS
In spite of official optimism at the Freneli Foreign Office today. responsible quarters in Paris had no great illusions about the chances of agreement on the future
Gor-
were.
on
were
Retains His Title
defoniled
The British decision was reported to have been taken on humanitarian Arounds based on the recommenda÷ tion of army doctors.
French welterweight champion, suced that Individual immigration cer
Puris, Nov. 24-Robert Villemain,
Britain was sold to have stipulat his European fcates would be deducted at cessfully title here tonight by scoring a techal-later date in the case of children. cal knockout against Ceinto, Peyre, An agreement was reached, after the welterweight champion of Italy, long negolla'lons between Britain in the ninth round of a scheduled 15 and the Jewish Agency, it was round contest-Reuter,
stated. Reuter.
General Stripped Of Rank & Decorations
13 KILLED WHEN Washington, Nov. 24.The the Department of Justice, which will the wartime, financial deals of the
Air Force Secretary, Mr W. S. scel a Federal indictnight on criminal Air Force procurement officer. LORRY CRASHES
charges this week. many.
He disclosed that Moyors told a Symington, today announced
Meyers received US$401 a month shocking story on October 11 and The authorities and press
Parts, Nov. 24-Thirteen French that Maj-Gen Bennett Meyerang disability retirement pension and suggested that he be court-martialled however, reluctant to assume that soldiers were tied Instantaneously had been ordered stripped of also US$88. for insurance.
Immediately la nothing at all in the way of relaxed and eight others died later from in- his pension and military
to keep my 'nama dromi de-
The Justice Department announced being smeared across the nation by tension between Russia and
the juries when a lorry, taking them le corations and also would face late today that it would start pre- Senator Ferguson. West would come out of the Con-Toulon, southern France, lett the road
penting evidence against Meyers in ference.
for court-martial and crashed into
wartime Washington tomorrow. The first in- October 11 interview, stated he had a ravino neur Evon the Communist Dress Beausset today.
offences lodged against him by dictments are expected to involve not received any co-operation what- hesitated to commit itself on this Fifteen other soldiers were injured. Senate investigators.
subordination of per- perjury and
ever from the Air Force
his point.
Only one, a Moor, escaped, with At Senate hearings witnesses related jury. Responsible circles in Paris assum- nothing more than a slight scratch on talos of perjury, fraud, corruption
troubles; Meyers added that be was Mr Symington revealed that the afraid his testimony would have lo ed that if, in the first fortnight or so. (the face. The men were to have and bribery.
Air Force' had been working severet bring in a lot of important peoply the London talks showed no signs of embarked at Toulon for service. In Mr Symington sald miltury pro-months in co-operation with getting over the difficulties in Russo- North Africa-Reuter,
the and Mr Symington said the threat, secution would be co-ordinated with Justice Department in Investigating was obvious-United Press.
Mr Symington saki Moyers, at the
in