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VOL. II NO. 366
Big 4 Conference
VIRTUALLY DOOMED TO FAILURE
London, Dee. 7. Well- informed circles today said American officials were virtual- ly reconciled to the failure of the Big Four Foreign Ministers" conference here. Some officials are prepared, if the meeting breaks up ir disagreement, to recommend that no date be set. at present for another meeting.
All hope has not been abandoned that the Russian Foreign Minister (Mr Vyacheslav Molotov) still may make same concession to avoid opera falture such nis whitting
materially the Russian demands for US$10,000,000,000 in restrullones fran Germany; but them Even nothing to indicate any chance for agreement Western between Itussia
and the Allies on any
mujor point of the German and Austrian treatles,
The atmosphere
gloom rounding the conference de pezzed when American officiais chest to the U.S. San
Secretary
of State (Mr Georgs
sur-
Marshall) indicated strongly that he was displeased over the "fact and-
Mr ing visit to Paris
John Foster Dulles. Republican foreign policy expert who is the key me- ber of the American delegation here. DULLES BACK IN LONDON
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1947
Paris Bus And Subway
TURBOGACIOVANNI CANDIDIER CAUMANOTHERKARIMNAGANCH I
Union
Cyprus Talon Strike Today
Changes Mind
Nicosia, Cyprus, Dec. 7.-The Pan-Cyprian Federation of La bour deelded at a general meet. ing here to drop its claim for' the union of Cyprus with Greece and pledged itself to an island- wide campaign for self- government under the British Crown.
After the meeting, the Federa- cabled to the Colonial Secretary. Mr Arthur Creech Jones, threatening a 48-hour general strike governricht deinands of Itr Cyprus Consultative Assembly are refused.
the self-
new
The Assembly, which opened on November I to frame Constitution for Cyprus, has de- clared that I would accept a constitution similar to those of Malta and Ceylon with all mem- hers, of the legislature elected and the Governor's
powers re- stricted to defence and external alfalir.
The annual conference of the Pan-Cyprian Federation of La- baur last May unanimously sup ported the union of Cyprus with Greece but agreed that "as long as Greece is ruled by a Fascist monarchy. Its achievement is remote." Iteuter.
Mr Dulles returned tonight. It was understood he would prepare actuar CT STRASTI KEELESAARENTFOT 201 memorandum for Mr Marshl 21
and
with
hin talks in Paris with French Government leaders General Charles de Gaulle, Right Wing "stron: man" who
dematics that he be given power. IL was understood the Dulles memorandum would reflect optimism on the possibility that France would #UC- cessfully inspired crisis.
resist the Communist-
Informants indiented that Mr Mar- shall was displeased and that In diplomatic, manner he was likely to remind Mr Dulies who was Secretory
of State, A high-ranking official
SECRET FOOD
PARLEYS
of
POLICE ROUND-UP
SABOTEURS
Union-Govt. Parleys
Paris, Dec. 7.-All Paris subway and bus operators will go out on strike Monday morn- ing in a 48-hour demonstration for higher wages, representatives of the Communist dominated General Confederation of Labour, CGT, voted tonight.
The subway and bus strike was voted shortly after the French Ministry of Interior had announced the arrest of nearly 1,000 persons in a nationwide campaign against sabotage in strike bound factories, railways and harbours. It said security police had made these arrests in the past eight days.
A Ministry spokesman said: "Some have been de- tained, others fined and a few jailed." He said about 500, had been arrested yesterday and today. Several arrests were made in Paris subway terminals today. A prefecture spokesman said: "One man had 18 'handles' in his satchel. A handle is used to cut off the power in a subway motor. He could have stopped nine trains."
Sabotage sent force callroad perlodic adjustments in relation to trains crashing from their tracks the cost of living," he said.
st week. In one wreck 20 persons were killed.
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What is expected to be the final skirmish of the strike campaign is duo to begin tomorrow when about 60 per cent of France's civil servants aim to stage a two-day "warning" stoppage.
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British Envoy Leopold
Visits H.K.
The British Ambassador to China, Sir Ralph Stevenson, and H. E. the Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham, photo- graphed together during Sir Ralph's 'two-day visit to Hongkong.Francis Wu.
Knives & Guns Active
In Palestine
JEWS KILLED AND WOUNDED
Ready To Return
Issues Declaration
Brussels, Dec. 7.-King Leopold of the Belgians told a meeting at Pregny, near Geneva, that he was ready to resume the responsibility as head of his dynasty, according to a communique issued night by his secretariat in Brussels.
to-
The King said: "I am ready as before when it will be publicly proclaimed that nothing has tornish- cct the honour of the head of the dynasty--to assume the responsibil- ty of these duties with double con- tem for all Belgians beyond politi- cal parlles-in an element of unity and concord, and to co-operate use- fully in national reconstruction and International solidarity.
"In taking the oath to respect the Constitution and the laws of the Bel- gian people, I have contracted be- Tore the nation dutier which it is not fit for me to clude,
The monarch was addressing 'ʼn delegation of the "Congress for the
Solution of the Royal Problem," non-party movement founded in Belgium
a
King Leopold's declaration was deprived of immediate political
ssly the fact that it was
to representatives of on unoficial
body, but it was generally considered here " prelude to a Belgian Government declaration on the "Royal question," expected some time next week.
the issue
two
Ottawa. Dec. 7.-The secrets of the food negotiations between
PARTIES DISAGREE Britain and Canada, which have been
While Belglum's three-year old in progress behind closed doors here for nearly a fortnight,
problem of monarchy was now ob- viously entering may be revealed by questions to
a now phase, no clearcut. solution was yet in view in be addressed to the Government The Interior Ministry spokesman "In Parliament this week.
refused to say whether any foreigners
Jerusalem, Dec. 7.-Knives and guns claimed addi-
face of the stubborn disagreement on had been arrested, but
country's wald there was no doubt that if amitted to a policy of
police
tional lives in turbulent Palestine and spreading new
of the The Canadian Government, con- report this morning sald 13 foreigners
leading political parties Socialists destruction added to the growing fear of a Holy war. other member of the American de-
and Social Christians. long-term had been caught "performing nets In an attempt to block the strike, legation had done what Mr Dulles contracts with Britain, te striving to
The Coalition Government is com- Di Bubotage.
the Government has threatened the Violence on the eighth day of had done in the Parls visit, he would fuint
Sir Alan Cunningham, the British posed of Socialists who firmly opposo lis six-year promise to About 150 persons bave
been chiefs of the Civil Service Depart-rlating since the United have been sent home in a hurry. Canadian farmers that these
Nations High Commissioner, told both con- arrested in Marseilles since long-ments with dismissal if they should decision to partition the Holy Land Khalidi and Mr David Ben Gurion, his "unconstitutional attitude" and Dr the Knig's return on the ground of It was now apparent that Mr tracts will be the salvation of the shoremen there went out on strike abandon their posts,
resulted in the death of seven Jews chairman of the Jewish Agency, at the Social Christians who have been Dulles had not been sent by Mr Dominion's agriculture.
nearly a month ago, but
but there was Civil servants in Marseilles tonight and the wounding of numerous Jews Marshnu, but obtained Mr Marshall's
separate interviews today that it was the King's supporters throughout For this to be 50,
general calm
the voted against a stoppage which was and however,
throughout
Arabs. permission to go, and that Mr Mer-
the duty of Palestine's Government Mediterranean seaport today, Canadin must
Britain's
ordered obtain shall had no idea the visit would
ent the dispute. by the Civil Servants' Union. New violence included: one Jew to maintain law, and order and carry did But acceptance
not report one net of violence,
total number of strikers killed and three result in a fanfare of publicity. The wheat, beef, bacon, pork products, radio read to its listeners a
on the elvil higher
administration behind the prices
wounded for
by on The
controlled French government
was reliably bullets which French as well as
bus interim period between now and the raked a Jewish the Americans
eggs and cheese,
to have dropped from, enroute to Tel-Aviv from
the British withdrawal, due to be com- are upset because their Foreign
plele text of the new laws making about 2,000,000 to 800,000, Minister (M. Georges Bidault) has
settlements in the Negbe.
pleted by August 1, i it was learned not been on speaking terms
The British have stated that they sabotage punishable by prison terms Miners in the northern areas are
and Arabs exchanged gun-authoritatively, Reiter. with cannot pay mure and cannot even up to 10 years.
ars. The law defines till barred from the pits occupied fire in the strife-tom-apen between. “General”, de ̈ ̈ ̈Gaulle
SPREADS TO GERMANY------ for "months continue in pay present prices be-sabotage as "any act that makes a by sitdown strikers, not yet evicted Jewish Tel-Aviv and Arab Unlied Press,
Frankfurt. cause of the dollar shortage,
machine
ΟΙ picce of machinery
Dec. 7-Nine Jews reservations by the police, and dockers in most One Jew was killed and two others and one Arab were wounded in Leopold's actions before and during cease to function."
French ports accounted Ior the wounded. An Arab constable suffer-claches in Ulm, in the United States The freeing of the balance of the
this time-Reuter. WOMEN ROBBED United States loan to Britain may non-Communist Labour leader Leon
Minister of Labour Rene Mayer, majority of the workers still idle. ed serious gunfire wounds.
Zone of Germany, last night and help slightly towards breaking the Joubaux and Communist leader
SETTLEMENT IMMINENT
carly this morning, the local mill- Cowes, Dec. 7-Two men, one of present deadlock here, but a Gov- Benoit Frachon met
on what
authorities reported. Lary D An imminent settlement or al- them mankel, forced their way into ernment source said that it would Labour Ministry spokesman Norris Quatle, where Queen Victoria not consider subsidizing farmers scribed as "a high echelon discussion"ternatively a total collapse of the once lived, and stole rings from the nor consider further credit to of the whole French labour altua-strike movement was expected in usually well-informed Government Angers of two women.
quarters in Paris tonight, Last night, Mrs Florence Binbeck went to answer the front door when A diversion of supplies would not
M. Daniel Mayer, after seeing the the men confronted and attacked her, only leave Britain, short but would Paris, Dec. 7-The nets of sabotage CGT leaders, sald: “I have no doubt She was found lying on the floor give, Canada a problem of Anding by strike terrorists died down the latest proposals made by the by sister, Lowes.
and holding markets after the strike itself
will make rapid "The ne demanded Levys of the Breakup new math to use the to-do ollating as the Government's resumption of work possible.
lurw £100-chinery built up with Britain since anti-sabotage BNL become
Arab "Actually I am waiting to hear the war.-Reuter.
publication in Jourant Officiel,
what the National Strike Committee will deelde."
castle and touk nearly Reuter.
EDITORIAL
Britain,
Fear Of The Future
JATRED and slaughter in the
HA
in
Holy Lund: sabolage and strikes in France; distress and disorders in Italy; hunger and bitterness in Germany; elvli war and crippling Inflation China; & Communist coup newly independent Burma. These are the headlines of the day and constitute a dramatic challenge to the conception of world peace which the so-called Unlied Na- tlons are supposed to be striving to attain. Much of the can be attributed to post-war effects — an unbalanced
trouble
svorkut
economy, devestation of industrial and agricultural areas,
desperate attempt to
and ready solutions.
goodwill
and a find rough But these
tion.
con-
Ist
are not the only factors. As after World War I, the nations continue to place more emphasis on.narrow Issues such as national sovereignty and prestige than on International
and Suspicions Instead of fidence characterise the meetings of the world's leading statesmen and dominate the debates of the United Nations organisation. London the Big Four drearily pro- long negotiations on the future of Germany and Austria with little or no signs of agreement fundamental polnis. Rusala con- tinues to be suspicious of the matives of Britain and the United States and to adopt a defensive attitude which expresses itselt negativing any major proposal
advanced by either or both of theso countries. Thic minor
are
nations take their cue from this und also develop a technique of obstruction - when it suits their purpose. The signs spell danger and the people, much against their natural Inclinations, slowly being driven to the feeling that another world-wide flare-up I coming.
impression is The silmulated by a shocking pro- paganda war which is in progress between Russia and the United States the type of propaganda which ceaselessly plays on the Lear
Imaxinations of the ani masses, and forces them to lose faith, The complaint
made Is that the press does not sufetently publicise tho aclilevements of the United Nations, but the sad truth is that UNO's a
NO's accomplishments are moro than
It's neutralised by failures in dealing with major. problems. UNO's attitude to war is insipidly correct, but its practical efforts to make war Impossible been dismal; and what the ople fear mo
is war.
Even
In the field of economic rehabilita. tion, much of UNO's work has been nullified by administrative Ineptness and even corruption, and in the role of arbitrator it has yet to consolidate fis decision on Falestine and bring tranquillity to that troubled country. It is In the light of what the world has falled to accomplish doring the past two and a half years that the people face the future with grave misgivings, apathetically believing that all there is left to do is to keep one's finger eroased.
tion-Associated Press.
SABOTAGE DIES DOWN
de-
On
No incitients were reported here before nightfall from Southern France, where most of the distur bances connected with the striko wave had occurred, Observers say
of
The Ministry of Labour stated that telegrams had arrived all day from
WOMAN SLAIN
Jafts.
Three Jews-including one woman
The disturbances darted when
The Government, it was under- stood, has already drafted a de- claration stating that the King did not proft his honour", during the war when he surrendered to the war when Germans nor during the country's | occupation thereafter, but making
as to some of King
1948 Coal Export Target
Britain hoped to export in 1940 10,-
Gloucester, England, Dec. 7-
Jewish bus on the British Police Checking On
that
were killed in Arab attacks on between 40 and 50 Arabs and Mos- Jewish buses in Ramle and subur. Tems of other nationalities visited ban Jerusalim.
the Arabs wounded in hospital after A Jewish banana merchant was an earlier fight, killed in the Hacarmel market and The Arab were reported to have 600,000 tons more coal than in 1947 for the second time in two days the attempted to attack the wounded either directly to foreign countries body of a stabbed Jew was found Jews in
or in the form of bunkers for ships, in the same hospital. The
the Minister of Fuel and Power, Mr near the Jaffa mosque,
American occupation pollee had to Jewish
said a small be called in and 33 persons were
Hugh Informants
Gaitskell, announced here to- night. mob from the old city of arrested.-Reuter,
The 1018 coal
production target Jerusalem attacked Jewish homes on
STUDENTS FIGHT
would be 11,000,000 tons more than the slope of Mount Fiori, 100 yards Alexandria, Dec.
Fighting the 200,000,000-tons figure fixed for from the headquarters of the British broke out among 400 students al 1947, he said. Army
in the
David Hotel, tending a Palestine anti-partition
The surrounded the congress all over France announcing decisions Arab security
coal output at present was at Alexandria University "only enough to get us by" for old city section of strikers to return to work.
where a grenade this afternoon.
as internal needs were concerned. saw new evidence
A few students were injured. "If the CGT does not give the or-wrecked an Arab home last night of the
Apart from the recent decisions to the weakening of the attitude
der to resume work soon, there will and killed three inmates.
When order was restored the con- General Confederation of Labour, be nu need for any such order as
Later
dispatches reported that twogress adjourned without a declalon. of coal abroad, Britain was not ex- permit occasional cargo shipments the spearhead of the strike move-
-Reuter.
porting-Reuter. wounded in Jaita. ment, in the statement published to-verybody will be back," M. Mayer more Jews and four Arabs were day by the Communist Joint General aid.
Full details of the Government's The Jewu were wounded by gun- Secretary, M. Benoit Franchon.
terms were not avaliable but the fire directed at a Jewish bus on the
road. While stressing that workers must Government was known to be re- Jerusalem-Jafta not allow their position 10 be
It was
announced
officially the sliding wages not mud, M. Franchion, said: "The Barding demands put forward by the High Commissioner Sir Alon Federal Executive of the CGT has the CGT.
had Cunningham
conferred
with repeated that it is always ready to
Jowish Agency "The Goverment is opposed to David Ben Gurion, discuss with the Government of
suche
Executive Chairman, and Dr Hussein wages which promise a solution of dectured tonight,
તા. conflict favourable to the
"It would encorunge further rises on "matters concerning the with- in Britain's countryside this Within a few hours, the trees aro demands." workers'
in prices and would make the policy drawal of the civil administration denied that M. Franchon
for anfe in London street markela British the of stabilising wages and prices im- and
from weekend was
marked by in- where they teteh high prices, military
creased CGT had launched an order for a possible. A sliding scale is contrary Palestine."--Associated Press
police patrols
and
Formers, armed with rifles and general strike,
to the interests of the workers."
IRGUN'S THREAT farmers are taking precautions sticks, will keep night vigli, during He said tonight that he hoped there,
next two weeks to help the Jerusalem, Dec. 7.-The Irgun against large-scale raids by the UNJON'S AMENDMENT might be an early settlement of the
Zval Leumi, Jewish terrorist or poultry and Christmas thieves. police. three-weeks old French strikes..
M. Pierre Lebrun, who attended He had just attended a meeting the special meeting of the Central launch an offensive" aninst Arab know that at this time of the year edge of the Metropolitan polico dia- ganisation, threatened tonight to The racketeers, lerge and small, less cars keep a constant vigil on the In addition, Scotland Yard wire- between strike aders (and the Strike Committee, sald Minister of Labour, M. Daniel Mayer, cost of living Increased by 10 pet are behind them.
gang
the British who stolen turkeys, geese, ducks and frict and check incoming traffic os at which the Government proposals (cent in spite of the Government at-
other fowls find a ready market most of the stolen goods are sold in to end the sloppages were discussed. tempts to stabilise prices, the proposed
It warned in a brondcast that
nmong meal-starved restaurants, London. M. Mayer received all the mem-minimum
attacks any British
"Jewish hotels and private buyers "with no bers of the Executive, both Com-insufficient,
security forces" would be "ra questions asked." munist and non-Communist, of the
turned with fire." Union lenders, lie said, hnd pro- Renewing
Ing ita anti-British Urada
Last year, thousands of pounds General Confederation of
posed an amendment to cover this for the first time since the United worth of poultry passed. Into the. Confederation
du eventuality but the Labour Minister Nations decision on the partition | blackmarket in this manner.
had expressed a doubt whellier the of Palestine, the Irgun declared that The thlover often work in highly COUNTER PROPOSALS -
Government would agree.
Jewish forces should "dictate the organisex gançṣ,"
(the Tenvall).
Labour
General
Christmas Racketeers
a scale in any form," M. Mayer Khuldl, Argib Executive Secretary proach of the
that if the
would suldurles
prove
tho
on
Christmas season them off at the base. London, Dec. 7.--The ap- uproot the young saplings or saw
Officials of the Ministry of Food, meanwhile, are worried by the illicit alaughtering of pigs, sheep and cuttle for Bale in tho black- markcat, which is believed to have reached enormous proportions In recent months.
Uniomelat estimates say that the
After discussing the plan for 00 "In the circumstances, it is our time-table of the. British with> minutes in a room placed at their
to regard with scepticism the drawal.”
One band of robbers are belleved number of pigs illegally killed-and disposal at the Ministry, the leaders declaration of principles Six Jews were Injured; two of to use chloroform, gas and a specially thus lost to
to the official meat ration- to us." M. Lebrun declared. them seriously, when a. hand equipped van in regular swoops on ing scheme was over 500,000 In the He sold
Minister.
again went into conference with the proposed at the union chiefs had grenade was thrown into a crowded farms In the countries around Lon-last 12 months.
M. Franchon said that there were requested the Government to re-bus near the Hebrew University don. Their agents four the country. Press reports today, suggested that still one or two points on which move to sanctions and free im tonight, it was officially announced. side to spy for favourable opportuni- the recent polico Investigations have agreement with the Government had prisoned strike demonstrators. Both Arab and Jewish authorities | flex and the raiders work noiselessly, unearthed extensive barter denis be- not been reached.
There was, he said, no danger of in Palestine began colling up their A subsidiary racket is the plunder tween farmers and black-market "We have submitted counter pro-the negotiations breaking down on forces in Palestine today after a ing of fir tree and holly plantations, purchasers who exchange clothing, posals especially on the question of this point.
weekk of strifo with 40 violent "Splus," the popular slang word for finned food and cotrol for meat, but. guaranicoing a minium wage, and.. (Continued on. Pago 4) A deaths.
racketeers, working just before dawn, ter and eggs.—Router.