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MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1948.
16 Nations Meet To Discuss
Crew Lashed
To Rigging
Reykjavik, Mar. 14.— With her crew lashed to the rigging, the 358-ton Hull trawler Epine was tonight still stranded on a rock off the west coast of Iceland. battered by a gale and swept by heavy seas.
The ship struck the sub- merged rock late last night. One man had been swept ashore. Efforts were still being made tonight to rescue the crew with rocket lines. from the shore, but it was feared that the only hope would be if the ship withstood the battering on the rock until the gale dies. -Reuter.
Lived In
Locked House 25 Years
MOONLIGHT WALKS
EDITORIAL
the
Marshall Plan
HOPES REST ON SUCCESS OF PLENARY SESSION
Programme Of Action
Paris, Mar. 14.-Delegates of 16 nations arrived here today by road, rail and air for the Marshall Plan Conference, which opens to- morrow, to find the city bathed in sunshine and buzzing with specu- lation on the outcome of the Conference.
The news that the United States Senate had approved the European recovery programme helped to lighten the political gloom which has gathered over Europe since the Czechoslovak crisis.
Parisians, in their boulevard cafes, were asking what were the prospects of Germany and Spain being allowed to join the 16 nations planning to re- build Europe's war-shattered economy,
Paris.
Mr Bevin said tonight as he left London by rail for the Conference that he was hopeful the plenary session of the Conference was an augury for the broadening of co-operation between the European powers. When asked if he thought it would lead to greater integration and wider co-operation in Europe, he replied: "If all the nations were free they would all do it now. All the countries wanted to come
to
de
extent
THE MAIN ASPECTS
to
Give Us Peace, Women Cry
Rome, Mar.
14,-Chanting
"Down with the Atom Bomb" and "Give Us Peace." 38.000 women paraded through the streets of Rome today in a mask demonstration against war.
The women, 'who came from many parts of the country, were representatives of. national women's associations grouped 10- gether under the "Court of Peace."
Before the parade, the women heard anti-war speeches calling for total and universal disarma- ment and the scrapping of the atom bomb, The speakers in- cluded the scientist, Madame Irene Joliot-Curie, daughter of the famous 'Mario and Pierre
Curle
A special delegation of wamen presented the Italian President, Dr Enrico Nicola, with a parch- ment dedicated to peace, carry- Ing io algnatures of 2.000.000 women,
The parade ended at the tomb of Italy's Unknown Warrior,— Reuter,
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UN May Challenge Communist Coup
In Czechoslovakia
Lake Success, N. Y., Mar. 14.-The United States was reported on Sunday to be ready to vote for a United Nations review of the Communist Coup in Czechoslovakia.
1
Informed sources said that the United States de- cision was taken with the full knowledge that it might bring the Security Council its most serious crisis to date.
may
Gromyko's
The Soviet delegation has been The Czechoslovakc question grimly silent on the issue but no induce another clash of the kind that delegate doubts that Russ' will precipitated Andrei fight bitterly to bar a Courel. debate walicout on the question of admitting on the Czechoslovakia issue.
the Iranian case test
to the Council's The first
will come on agenda. Wednesday, when the Council is due to decide whether it wit admit to its agenda Chile's demands for an investigation of Russia's part in the coup.
REFUSED TO TAKE PART
Russia felt so strongly about that Issue that Soviet deputy Foreign Minister Andrel Gromyko atnged his famous walkout.
AWAITING INSTRUCTIONS The Chilean delegate, Herman Santa Cruz, made his demand on He refused to participate in the Friday but the issue is so serious that The Czechoslovak question may pro- Council's subsequent Iranian debate. no delegate will comment until he duce a similar clash and possibly has received Instructions from his another Soviet walkout, if the Coun government.
cll votes to place the case on its calendar.
after
Mc
The American decision was taken consultations between Warren Austin U.S. Chief delegate and the State Department.
In effect it means only that the United States belleves Chile's pro- posal is entitled to a full hearing. It does not commit the United States to support any specifle council ARIMIZNINONUCUm | action.
to admission of items to the Agenda The big power veto does not apply
seven In the opening round, therefore, only to assure Council consideration
afrmative votes are needed the Czechoslovak, coup.-Associated Press.
Crowd Sings
Heavy Arab Losses To Drown
DO.
In Gath Battle
Jerusalem, Mar. 14.-Thirty-seven Arabs were killed and 40 wounded in a 24-hour battle around the Jewish colony of Gath, in the Gaza area, southern Palestine, unofficial. Jewish sources claimed tonight.
north
The main aspects of the Con Following a morning meeting of NEW MOVES PLANNED
ference's work are:
педг
·
Saturday
Pollitt
of
London, Mar. 14-An un- sympathetic crowd prevented Harry Pollitt, British Commu- nist Party Secretary, from com- pleting an address in Aylesbury There'll Always be an Eng- Town Hall today by singing
land."
-Do Not Opporo ̈Aid”
pré weakcen
London, Mar. 14-Excited vil- lagers at Sinnington, Yorkshire,,
in last June, but they were prevented." disclosed today that their myster- lous Lady of the Manar died on treaty, if all goes well, on Wednes-three
"We are signing, the five-power', It is now kely that there will be hours and the abolition of restrictive Thursday in her 20-room manston, day," Mr Bevin addel, referring to first two days of the
plenary sessions during the practices on the part of labour and taking
the secret of her solitude the Brussels meeting, at which, it is the first tomorrow afternoon and the sidered as means of reducing the Conference, management like should be con- with her,
expected, he will sign a treaty Twenty-five years ago, Miss Hilda alliance with France and the Bene-afternoon. This would give the ing Europe to make itself inde- of other two on Tuesday morning and amount of aid required and of help- Kendal, then 49, closed the shutters lux nations. He is expected in heads of the delegations of Sinningtom Hall, balted the gates Paris tomorrow
something
pendent of ald," the programme and doors and withdrew
morning.
like a total of eight hours (excluding sald. from Count Carlo Sforza, the Italian translations) world which had known her as the Foreign Minister, received a Reuter's declarations.
to make their
policy Under the heading "Deflation eccentric member of
without Tears," the programme said 1 weathy special correspondent in his private sporting family.
Sir Oliver Franks, Mr Bevin's the first and most imperative duty coach out the Simplon Orient express deputy to the Conference, and Sir of European governments was The mansion and grounds remained as the train rushed past the shores Wilfrid Eudy, arrived, here
this
stop untouched.
the postwar Inflation by Cobwebs clouded the of Lake Maggiore on its
balancing budgets on current account way to evening. windows Inside the locked garage
The proposed agenda for tomor-and at levels which were not too was an American automobile of "It is high time," he said, "to row's Conference to discuss the heavy a strain on national
resources. 1907 manufacture worth an estimated realise that our major duty is to ar- Marshall Plan falls under four head-
"Nationalised Industries must be £1,500 sterling.
nríd pay
considerable re- rive at the organisation of Europe. ings, writes Srivain Mongcol, Reu-made to
These I am going confidenty to Paris beter's diplomatic corresponden, the number of Government servants ductions must be carried out in the
sources sald that Jews were killed and four wounded. been indicated-for the Iraqi Regent. seven letter-the subject of which has not cause events make it necessary for 1-To recolve a report The mysterious spinster emerged, all of it to agree on essentials."
accomplis actions and
de who should be rapidly absorbed in three absentee British polica
Jowish witnesses failed to identify Abdullah, from King Forouk from the cluttered and dusty house After the opening session in
cisions
by the 10 states since to
of the
productive activities."
con-Egypt.. stables at an identity parade only at night. Villagers sald she in-Quni D'Orsay at 2 pm. GMT to the last meeting of the Co-operation
The proceeds of aid should not be Jerusalem police headquarters today
at ARAB REINFORCEMENTS
The crowd waited bulside the hall variably headed for the Nuu's Walkmorrow, the experts of the 16 nations
Committee In Purts last summor. used for the
used for
as being connected with the Ben adjoining the
Reinforcements
for him nearly an hour, but Pollitt mansion And
paced up will meet at the luxury. Royal 2-To receive but probably not taxation Premature remission of
or for non-essential expen- Yehuda Street bombing a fortnight Lebanon,
for the Arab slipped out a side door and departed and down silently in the moonlight. Monceau Hotel, near
forces the Arc
discuss the findings of the diture. They must and will help to
were reported from The unnoticed.-United Press. Four hundred years earlier, one
one Triomph.
American Administration
special
combat inflation and
Belrut, and bring about a
The
where 77 Al- -of-Henry VIII's-wives, Katherine-This-
constables had been arrested committees. These are collectively deflation-"without tears." rine This morning, M. Constantine known as the "country" and "com
banlans. 27 Yugoslavs-and-21-Croats" Parr, was confined to
while wearing Arab dress in a mis-arrived from Italy on Delegates from Britain, the United sing armoured car by British police night, same Tsalduris, the Greek Vice-Premier modity" reports. nunnery and often took the Бате
States. Australia, Belgium, Canada, Foreign and
Minister, walk at night.
Aylesbury, Mar. 14.-The British and Mr
during an Arab-Jewish clash Mecmettin
frome the France, Italy, the Netherlands and Kalandia Airport, Sadak, the
3-To set up, and
The last evidence received at Lake Turkish
Communists do not oppose aid to Miss Kendai's secret was reported Foreign Minister, were received by party which will immediately come to
terms of reference for, a working Switzerland, took part in preparing salem.
of Jeru- Success by the United Nations Pales any other country, provided there Britain from the United States or to be tied up, with her brother the French
the Chamber programme-Reuter.
tine Commission before their Sun- Foreign Minister, M.
Four Jews who William, an evangelist who left her Georges Bidault.
Paris to draft a constitution for a GERMAN PARTICIPATION
attended at the day recess parade had
was a Jewish Agency are declared at
no conditiona which would In the mansion and emigrated to the..
of the 16 organization
Frankfurt, Mar. 14.-General Sir Agency Investigation into the bomb-line problem would never have be-
a Jewish This afternoon, M. Bidault was to continuing
memorandum stating that the Fales-
the sovereignty and in- United States. He was said to have see other delegation leaders, and to
powers and draw up, a multilateral
Brian Robertson and General Lucius tng that they would be able to identify come a "major military issue" with- Pollitt, General Secretary of the dependence of the nation, Harry agreement pledging continued econo- D. Clay, the British and Americana man alleged to be a British police-out returned later with a negro evange-morrow he will hold conversations list, but apparently did
ilve with the Foreign Ministers attending
mic co-operation. not
Military Governors in Germany, and man, who
the intervention of foreign
British Communist Party, declared with his sister.-United Press.
4.To discuss the
drove an armoured car governments. the Conference.
and leading German officials will to- ahead of several bomb-Inden lorries
here today. method of German representation at future meetings on the Co-operation morrow make their final plans for which drove Into Ben Yehuda Street second monthly report to the Pres-It can do it by sending scrap iron The Commission will hand ita "If America wants to help Britain, Committee.
German participation in the 16- on February 22 before the explosion dent of the Security Council tomor- which it nation Marshall Plan Conference in-Reuter.
cannot use in its own.. Paris.
row.-Reuter.
industry and by sending steel," he stated.
Mr. Pollitt accused the Labour Gov- outside the | Allied; countries of Europe
ernment of not having an economic A Jewish Agency spokesman con- plan. The Communista visualised a Soviet sphere of influence are de-
in the
saven Armed today reports that Jewn be- plan by which all basic Industries termined to
to work together towards
tween and members of the indicated tonight that the Arabs being.
the ages of 17 and 45 are would be nationalised.-Router, political stability through a planned
prevented Council for the first time. were planning important new moves Palestine, by force-if-necessary, TO- from leaving economic...recovery..
expreted that the Bipartite in Palestine, white เช Economic:It is the of
"last oppor
also
an uneasy full gardless of consider the
nationality, tunity before the United States Con
ap- pervaded the Holy Land.
Airlines offices report that "hun- on pointment of Gender
of German advisers who All reports from the Middle East dreds" of their passengers have been gress decision on the European re- will accompany the Allied
the past 24 hours strengthened the stopped by Haganah patrols on the covery Bill to strike a public balance on
of Europe's plans and achloretion to explain the needs and
ovosible contributions
way of the Western about to be taken. The most im ments in the field of self-help and Zones towards European recovery.
pertant
company spokesman sald the recall to bring into existence the necessary There are many Indications that
of seven Azzam Pasha, Secretary General of from a bus at gunpoint and forced William King, the Welsh miner
of his passengers were taken Pantyffnnon, Wales, Mar. 14 working organisation to
handle the fear of Russian expansion, acute the Arab League, to Cairo from his to return to Tel-Aviv.
who set up a record weekly output efficiency as soon
The Jewish Agency spokesman of 71 ions of coal in January, has as it becomes the Czech crisis, is influencing the
dispute. available.
thought of the German political
sald Haganah has placca guards in smashed his own record. HE task is to put the Arab case a travel agency office to watch for The plenary sesalons of the Con- leaders.
before the United Nations at Lake Jews who try to book passage.
Working on his knees in a scam ference are expected to be complete
Some
German leaders of the Success, but
was authoritatively
with only two test six inches head- "We consider the Jews of Palestine room, King last week hand-cut and within a week. After the first two Centre and Rught are his moment to be more likely of.
Inclined to stated to be returning to Cairo at are at war," he added. "No Jew hand-landed Fuldliment than
days of political declarations, two or react to the hardening international once. ever before. The
90. tons of anthracite economie and financial state
three days work by high oficials, situation ΟΙ
by an Increased readiness
A special delegation has arrived to be permitted to shirk his duty the colllery announced tonight- without a good excuse could expect at, the Tumble. Colliery near here, Westem Europe (and disre-
before the working party get down to face the prospect of the Western in Baghdad bearing garding
a top-secret in warume."-Associated Press, political
to the detalled task of setting up a State provided this can bo, incor- tension.
Associated Press, created by Russia's "Iron
continuing organisation, are envisag-porated from the start Into the West tain") is suficient. a slimulus to
European security system and its take Western Europe more than
The working party is expected to military safety guaranteed-Reuter. halfway towards federation, al-
be sitting for anything up to three or though its final attainment
(03. sumlar it to be considered destr="
would have to overcome many obstacles and resolve a` number of complications. So far As Brilaitt, Franc
France, Belgium and Holland are concerned it would bo
consider essential to
thelr 'colonial obligations: Britain especially could never zo over the heads of the Commonwealth and be a party to new currency, trade and customs agreements without the approval of the Com monwealth, Nevertheless, Ir Europe is to save itself, it mus at Icast work on the
European Federation
TUIE mins of the move by 73
MPs to bring about a fult Western Europa union is no less significant than the terms.of their resolution to which they hope to add another 100 signatories this week.
the It coincides with United States Senate's approval of the Marshall aid plan, with the Communistle
Czecho- coup In slovakia; Finland's aëreement la discuss a military alliance with Moscow, the Anglo-French pact
with the Benelux countries and the 16-nation conference opening in Parts today. These are the developments Five point and emphasis
to estabilah.
which
to the resolution designed
parliamentary co-ordination polloles by. 10 West European nations which can eventually lend to federation. The terms -of the, resolution possess a
to Mr Churchill's
close
afinity
conception of
a unified Western Europe which Is due to be discussed in Tha Hague in May-and-which · the British soolallats have decided to ban. The fact that both right and
Jeft wing Socialists have Joined the Tortes, Liberals and Independents in the House of Commone in frutaing a resolution which so closely follows Chur- chill's original ides is an emphatic Indication that recent events have shaken the traditionalists out of their
ok
The
which ampathy to anything emanates from the leader the Conservative Party possibility. Is that Churchill and his supporters will seek a compro- misc agreement with the latest all-party movement so that dis- cussions at The Hague, will be Kiven the official blessing, egen the official representation, of The British Goverment. The all-
party resolution aims to Interrate European national policies for common action on the
Marshall
aft plan. Involving...currency stabilisation, development trade, a comprehensive production programme and colonial develop- ment. There are immediate ob- Jectives which, it would appear must be attained if the Marshall Plan is to be effective, More in- triguing is the long-term aim to establish a Federation of Europe witch would Involve
olve commo}} citizens
representative Covernment. This is not a new conception, but it does appear at
able)
and
The
#
cur-
"Unes
af
FOR regarding Hadirne Ban
and interdependent
continent and If Eastern Europe refuses to share in such a scheme, lion the Western nations must, for their own salvation.
the Allied Bipartite Board-which Political-To demonstrate that the will give its formal approval to the London, Mar.
delegation to Paris-the two weekend activity
sheet
*
14-The intense
PAY will meet the new
Bizonal/capitals of the Arab League States
may
in
and 05-/ beliet (Kat significant decisions were
move was
American aid with the maximum among the German population since mission of mediation in The Yemen
ed.
Its
HAGANAH'S ACTION
Jerusalem, Mar. 14.
to the airport,
Ono
MOSCOW ATTACKS PLAN British Social Security Scheme
He's King Of The Coalminers
Now Ready
To Be Put Into Operation
per week, It will provide the follow-wear's operation is £452 millions. For a compulsory payment of 4/74 The cetimated cost. of the first ing main benefits.
Both employers, and employees, con beneat of £1.2.0. per week, with contribution of 4/7d with a cores. Firstly, unemployment or sickness tribute. Mon, over 18 pay the top 16/- per week for a dependant and ponding employers' contribution of 776d for the first child.
3/10d. Women and young people Secondly, relrement; pension of £1. pay less. 6. D. per
four weeks. It is hoped It. will finish Moscow, Mar. 14-Pravda, the
task by the time the United Soviet Communist
London, Mar. 14-The Gov- States
Congress decides on the
paper, today attacked the provision of the Mar- ernment's social security scheme European recovery B1 so that the shall Plan under which countries this week reached its final pre- third plenary session of the Co-opera-receiving Marshall ald will be tion Committee may be called 3-to export goods to Russia only with roiment forms, were Issued, to paratory stage when official en- mediately the Dul becomes low- United States approval. "T
"This means Router.
State which agrees to receive all working persons in Britain, PROGRAMME OF ACTION American goods or credit foregoes" regardless of rank, means for Paris. Mar. 14-A programma of the last vestiges of independence, age. action for European recovery, drawn the
paper said. "I up by business leaders and experts be unable to sell its goods without will not only from 10 countries, was being sub- American
The scheme will function almost mitted
The health section of the Bill is Chamber of Commerce. to the 10-livering goods to the Soviet Union per week and children's allowances £1. 10. 0.
riving a man and his wife £2.2.0 Thirdly, widowE allowances of at 'present a subject of violent con- nation Conference on European re-or the other democratic countries, of five shillings
per week, widowed roverty, between the Government covery opening hers tomorrow,
it will ba unbble to acquire
per week, are mothers' pllowances of £1. 18. 6. per and the British medical profession anything already in force. The programme recommended that from these countries in exch
weeks, widows' pensions of £1. In exchange.
a large section of which fa refusing "existing
resources and capital
scheme is the Labour Gov- 0. 0. per week, guardiana allowon to operate the scheme under the pre- equipment must be fully and coe. This promises now enormous profits ernment's application of the famous ces, maternity allowances of £1. 10. sent proposed conditions of employ tively, utilised before any
monopolists. country nallons of Western Europe, which which
Lord Beveridge social security plan, 0. per week, maternity grants, and ment for doctors, has the moral right to claim ald."
"A temporary reversal of the under United States control, will be in the wartime Coalition Govern from State-registered doctors. Free operate from July 5, regardless of
place their finance and
was approved in principle, 20 death grants for adults. economy though not in detail, by all parties
The Government, nevertheless, Fourthly, free medical service insists that the health services will tondency towards shorter worlding the victims."-Reuter.
mont
dental service. Free hospital service.obstruction.-Reuter.
today by Mr Arthur Guln-them anywhere but also to buy in its entirely from June B.. Some ness, President of the International | States, if it is prohibited from sections, including old age pensions wife week, with 10/- extra for
except in the United
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