Commons To Debate Malaya
SIR EDWARD GENT
DELAYED
London, July 1-Mr Arthur Creech Jones, the Colonial Se cretary, is expected to make Malaya one of the main sub- jects when Parliament debates colonial affairs next Thursday.
Many members concerned by the recent events in Malaya are anxious Join in debate in which Mr David
to
Recs-Williams, the Under-Secretary for the Colonies, will be
Government speaker.
another
It is considered possible that Sle Edward Gent; the ligh Commis- sioner for the Federation of Malaya, expected in London this weekend for consultations with the Secretary of State for the Colonies may be in the House of Commons during tho. debate.
DISTRESS NOT PREVALENT
It was misteading to suggest that distress was prevalent in Malaya, "though there is, of course, room for an improvement
of conditions
there as everywhere else," Mr David Hees-Williams, Under-Secretary for the Colonies, sald in Parliament to-
day
"am in constant touch with the High Commissioner and the Governor on their general Eramune of socin! betterment," he
added.
· THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1948.
TITO CONTINUES HIS
Nice Present
Awalts
Him
San Francisco, July 1.- Scaman Roy Reid has a US$35,000 prosent awalt- Ing him when he returns from
the A voyage to Orient.
The 40-year-old sailor won a prize of a completely furnished home in the ex- clusivo Lakeside District last night, the top award in a contest sponsored by the Portola Festival Associa- tion.
The house is an "ultra- modern" five-room struc- ture, with enclosed patio. sundock and windbreak of glass.
Reid is now at sea aboard the tanker Mission Santa Barbara, en route to Shang- hai-United Press.
Rail Strikes
Forbidden
By U.S. Court
pro- Washington, July 1.--Federal Judge T. Alan Goldsborough today signed a permanent in- junction forbidding three rail unions to strike on the nation's railroads.
He was replying 10 Mr Philip Piratin, Commnunist, who had asked what reports he had received from the Special Commissions nent to Malaya to examine the social an economic problems and what he was doing to
to remove the distress prevailing in the country.
In his reply. Ms
Rees-Williams added that he understood he would che shortly receive a report on their recent visit to Malaya of Mr Stan- ley Awbery, Labour Member of Parliament, and Mr F. W. Dalley,
trade union oMelal,-Reuter,
DEFIANCE
Delivers Attack
On Bulgarian
Premier
London, July 1-Marshal Tito, under fire from Moscow and all the eastern Communist parties, today expanded his counter-attack to include his neighbour and rival for Balkan leadership, the Bul- garian Premier, George Dmitrov.
Dmitrov, an oldtime Bolshevik and former director of the pre-war Comintern, is what Moscow considērs a "good Communist." When he suggested a Balkan federation in January and Moscow objected, he admitted he had been
wrong.
In contrast, Marshal Tito feels thal, he owes an special obligation to the Kremlin-that he come to power wartime primarily because of his leadership of the Yugoslav partisans. He refuses to confess what Moscow cails scrious deviations or errors.
The extension of the Yugoslav battle for Marshal Tito's version of Communism-which allegedly hos been denounced by the Comminform as "Trotskyism" was made through
Yugoslav Communist the paper, Borba, in a venomous torial.
oMcial
cdi-
Surprisingly, it came only 24 signed hours after Marshal Tito through the kama newspaper, had held out u court order
share of friendship to Bulgaria and proposed a Yugoslav-Bulgarian- Albanian federation.
Acting at the request of the
Goldsborough government, the permanent injunction to re- place the temporary which he issued last May 11 shortly after the government seized rall lines in face of a strike threat.
Goldsborough told tho Judre unlons that he "thoroughly agrees" with the Justice Departinent that n ruil strike would imper the na- tional health and safety. It is not CENT IN COLOMBO
a Taft-Hartley injunction since the London, July 1-Most British rallroad unions
flat inw. Tho newspapers today frontpaged ro-oxempted from
seized the railroads ports that Sir Edward Gent will quit government his post as High Commissioner of under a World War I law which is the Malayan Federation when he still on the books. reaches Britain.
against
are
our
specifically
form
ent
of
Judge Goldsborough sald, "Tko Colonial Office spokesman still re- whole economie and political system mained tight-lipped on the subject of the notion would be upset by a said, "Political however, and refused either to con- rail strike." lle firm or deny that Sir Edward will, ideologies not return to Malaya after his Eovernment would become entrench- ed. Our Influence throughout the scheduled consultations with the Colonial Secretary, Mr Arthur world would be done away with
we would become a laughing stock.
of this kind to Top permit strike of
STOR -originally expected to
take place la
the society reach this country late on Friday the should not be forced to tolerate."
something Colonial Office said. Now, however,
Judge Goldsborough pounded the the word has been received that
bench to emphasise his remarks." RAF
Creech Jones.
He was
plane in which he is travelling has been delayed and that he may not reach here until Saturday,
Addressing reporters in Colombo earlier today. Sir Edward sald the Malayan guerillos aimed at inacti- vating the colony's rich rubber in- dustry.
He said he was confident though, that the palice would be able to brenk up their organization.
Whitehall sources
reported that
nt official clarification of Sir Ed-
ward's future will be madų Soon after his arrival in Britain,
EXPECTED TO RESIGN
The usually reliable British Press Association reported that Sir Ed-
Jones.
Mr A. J. Glover, President of the Switchmen's Union, said immediate ¡y ofter Goldsborough's decision that the unions will carry the case to the Supreme Court for final ruling. United Press.
Diplomat's Daughter To Stand Trial
NO BACKING DOWN Today's editorial as reported frrm Belgrade, disclosed that Marshal Tito is not prepared to back down one Inch
and from his amazing
most unbelievable defiance of the
Kremlin.
But still to be heard from is Mos- cow itself. Not word of reaction 30 has come from there since Marshal Tito defled the Cominform's ex-com- munication action and appealed to all Yugoslavs to follow his brand of Communism, which he claims is the only true brand.
If Marshal Tito holds out or if he is able
to do
de so he may fulfi the fondest hopes of Western diplo mata that Marshal Tito may have within his bands, the power to start a slow disintegration of Russia's costern European empire,
There were signs from all Gver Europe that things are not going well for the Communist parties. even in Eastern Germany.
DISOWNED BY ALBANIA It is understood in London tonight that Yugoslavia's sub-satellite, Albania is disowning Marshal Tito and the Albanian Communists will support the Cominform against its Yugeslav comrades.
The
Arst Indiention of Albanla's attitude was a Terana Radio report that the Albanian Communist news-
Communists are
The Albanian not members of the Cominform, but M. Molotov may have made sure that Albania would follow the flus- cian linn when he conferred with the Albanian Premier, Enver Hoxha, during the Warraw Conference of the Eastern bloc of Foreign „Minis- ters.—United' Press,
RALLYING TO TITO
Belgrade, July 1. Communist Party members and soldiers throughout Yugoslavia were report- ed rallying to the support of Mar- shal Tito.
(The Belgrade radio, recorded in London by Tanjug, Yugoslav News Agency, declared "organised in- cidents which are insults to the Yugoslav people, the Yugoslav state and are aimed at impairing AL- Eanian-Yugoslav
relations" had taken place Albania.
(The broadcast said
Yugoslav diplomats filed a protest against
35
such "brutal and hostile nets" the pulling down of Tito's portraits, the banning of textbooks and songs mentioning him, the closing of the Yugoslav bookshop and the bannlog of the Yugoslav newspaper Borba). In the face of allegations by the other members of the nine nation Communist Information Bureau that Icntiors are anti-Russian Yugoslav and not good Army's
Arst proletarians, the division elected Tito as its delegate to
to the Afth Communist Party congress.
Committee of the The Central Communist Party of Slovenia, olle of the Federated States of Yugo- davia, declared, "We cannot be shaken for one moment in our con- Adence In our leadership, the
(01 Central Commillise
the Com- munist Party of Yugoslavia) and Tito."
"HEROIC" COMMITTEE
Borba. the Communist Party newspaper, declared numerous meetings throughout Communist Yunterlava were hailing the herole Central Cemmillee, and that Yugo- paper and Government organ is soldiers were sending, warm to Tito as the founder and Bashkimi" published a Cominform Commuter of the firmy. slatement against Marshal Tilo.
The attitude of the Albanian Com- munists towards the Tito-Stalin con- filet is somewhat doubtful in view
1.Mrs munis. The
New York, July ward on his arrival will hand in Nancy Fletcher Chorski, aged itis resignation" to Mr Creech 27, who said in an affidavit that The Press Association added "It is she is the daughter of a career understood that differences Brose diplomat and the wife of a between Sir Edward and the service Cairo businessman, told repor- chiefs over the measures to bo applied against the present trouble ters on Thursday night that she is not worried over police There are still no positive indica-charges that she "oftered for Lions as to who will become the the purposes of prostitution.” Federation's new· · High Commis-
Waiting to appear at the women's sioner.
Whitehall sources maintained their court hearing with other women on view that Britain probably will send grancy charges Chorski told out a soldier administrator to the porters: colony with wide experience of Far Eastern affaire-Associated Press,
mokers In Malaya."
MORE VIOLENCE
re-
"I have never sald or done any- thing they could possibly object to. I would have liked to have avolded such a trial but I guess that is not possible."
·
Singapore, July 1.-Six more She identified her father as C. Chinese died today in the violence Paul Fletcher, American Consul- swept Federation of Malaya, des-General at Casablanca and said that patches from Kuala Lumpur sold. her husband is George Chorski, in Two Chinese guerillas were killed the export-Import business in Egypt. and another wounded in a brief. On Wednesday Mrs Chorski's sharp battle with a military and application to the New York state police party in Pahang State. The supreme court for a writ of habeas guerillas were part of a band that corpus to avoid being tried was sacked the village of Jerantut on refused.--Associated Press, Monday.
Earlier, the police discovered, the bodies of a Chinese businessman and his son, kidnaped from Jerantut and slain by guerillas.
In Johore States, small bands of armed Chinese killed two Chinese In separate Incidents-Associated
Press.
Lab. Minister
Cheered
Winnie Wouldn't George Isanes, when he
Stand For It
New York, July 1-Today's in- stalment in Coliler's magazine of the
ro-
London. July 1.-Government supporters in the House of Commons today cheered the Labour Minister,
appeared in the Chamber for the first time since his hurried return from the International Labour Con- ference at San Francisco.
Mr Isaacs faced a series of ques- memoirs of Mr. Harry Hopkins, par-tions about the 17 days' strike of the sonal assistant to President Roose-dockers which, during his absence, velt, alleged that the British Chiefs parasiced the Port of London and of Staff suspected a "Roosevelt trick held up the discharge of cargoes on
to shift the ugly
Opposition Members joined in the Wavell greeting to the Minister with ironical was appointed Allied Supreme Com-chec mander in the. South-Western Paci A Labour Member, Mr Peter Free- ac-at
the time of
of the Jo
Japanese ad- man, asiced whether the Minister Lord Halifax agreed
quiry Into unomcial strikes in view
When-General Dir. Am Ponsibility/Merseyside.
vances in 1942, with them would set up a commission of in- [
but when this attitude was conveyed of the meneed to the food supply to Mr Churchill, he exploded that and other necessities of this suspicious attitude implied a
of life. Me Isaacs replied: "I do not think doubt of the motives of the President, this is a satisfactory method
of
of the United States, and that he dealing with the problem but ther would not stand for "Reuter, position is being explored."-Router.
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It Giornale Della Sera in Rome Kamuttern power diplomatic zaprezentative from Belgrade
In
Discussing Truce Terms
Count Folke Bernadotte (left), United Nations me- dintor, discusses terms of the Palestine truce with an unidentified Arab Legion divisional commander, on a roof top in Jerusalem, where Bernadotte inyesilgated reports of violation of the four-week truce in fighting between
Arabs and Jews-AP picture.
Indonesia Deadlock
Warning
UN COMMITTEE MUST BE GIVEN Α FREE HAND
Lake Success, July 1. The Security Council was told today that unless it takes strong action to give its Indonesian Committee a free hand, the present deadlock in the Dutch-Indonesian dispute will never be broken. Mr L. N. Palar, the Indonesian Representative, issued this warning as the-Security, Council met for the first time under the chairman- ship of Mr Dmitri Manuilsky, of the Ukraine.
Mr Palar said the reports from Dutch blockade. The truth was the committee of good offices showed that imports were permitted except: there was a wide cleavage between for war materials. the Dutch and the Indonesians on the implementation of the truce and
Exports
were
free, except for largo estates which the interpretation of the Renville produce from Agreement.
were confiscated by the Japanese
The Dutch Navy exercised con- trol over the importation and ship- ping of arms and war materials, narcotics, Illegal fahing, illegal cur- gained pro- rency and unlawfully perty.
Mr Palar declared: "It the pre- and had not yet been returned to F sent procedure in the committee their owners. continues there will never be any- thing but deadlock." He said the committee must be free to use all methods of negotiation, and no single member should have the right to exercise a form of velo.
Ife was referring to the fact that. the Belgian member of the com- mittee had recently refused to sup- port a plan prepared by his Amerl- can and Australlan colleagues,
THE ALTERNATIVE
Palar urged the Security Council to inform the.committee it is free to pursue any course kely to lead to a settlement and that it should be subject to a majority de- cision.
of Albania's total dependence on sying Marshal Tito had offered to Albanian Com-back the proposal to return Tricsic
Mr to Italy if he receives Marshall plan Party was organised on the pattern of the Yugoslav Communist aid.) Party and it could therefore Lo U.S. government monitors
they recorded u accused of many of the same "mis- Washington sold takes" with which the Cominform Communist broadcast from Albania charged Yugoslavia.
saying that country stands with The Albanian Communists in par- Russia and that Yugoslav leaders ticular, have the same sort of mill-were guilty of "open transon,"
About half of Albania's budget is tary order os the Yugoslav Com- munists and leaders are all high being supplied by Yugoslav loūns.— military dignitacles.
Associated Press.
Nun Helps Cleanup Cathedral
A Catholic nun, wearing an apron and heavy work shoes, helps clear debris from a war-damaged cathedral, the "Hedwigskirche," in Berlin. The cathedral is being rebuilt by volunteers, who responded to call for assistance from Cardinal 'Graf von Preusing, bishop of Berlin-AP
Picture.
The
only alternative is for the
Caven to do what it did in Pales-
tine and give us one mediator," he added.
can a
Dr Van Kleffens said the Nether- lands had done a great deal to put down large-scale smuggling which had been a severo drain on Indong- sla's resources-Reuter:
NZ Waterfront
Dispute
freighter, "City of Chelma-
China Seeking A Loan
FOR STABILISING HER CURRENCY
Washington, July 1, Chinese source said today that some exploratory work has been done here to find out what possibilities exist for China to get Cassistance in currency tabilisation loans from the United States itself or some international agency.
The source said that so far this, has been done only at a technical level of some monotary experts and or not in any actual negotiations discussions personnel.
among policy-making
United States sources said that nothing · significant had developed plong this line and they doubted that it would. Most of them have not even heard of it. It was understood that the work has been done by
experts attached to or in behalf of Pel Tau-yi's mission here. He is the head of the technlesl mission which camo to the United States in con- nection with the Chineso aid pro- gramme and in also resident repre- sentative of the Bank of China.
CREDITS DESIRED
One version of the stabilisation story was that some officials in China would like to arrange for $500,000,000 worth of credits for this purpose. Sources here said that no amount was delaltely tought but that some information was sought here as to whether funds could, be obtained either in dollars or in silver or in credits from the Inter- national Monetary Stabilisation Fund or International Bank, ·
United Sintes oficials said that they have no funds which could bo ised for such a purpose and pointed out that Congress only appropriated after considerable debate and dispute the recent China ald money ether purposes.
Omcials at the
for
Export Import Bank said they had no authority to lend money for purposes other than commercial or industrial develop- ments.
The International Bank said the charter allow stabilisation loans but they have not heard of any re quests for such from Ching. At the International Monetary Fund they said that loans could not be made to countries which had no fixed rate of exchange.---United Press,
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Auckland, July 1-Another waterfront dispute threatens Auck- The Indonesian Government, Mr land unless the trouble, involving Palar said, had already announced the handling of hatches, is scitled that it
the Australian- within a week. considered
The entire port is American plan an acceptable basis paralysed and unable to secure for further negotiation but the labour. Dutch had rejected it Batly,
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Mr Palor referred to the truce dollar carnings on thousand tons of reement and alleged that although exports. The delayed cargo for the the Republic had evacuated thou- United States consisted of hides, cands of troops. from Dutch wool, tallow, and sausage casings. had violated the truce by continuing idle and less than a thousand are More than 600 longshoremen are
occupied territory,, the Netherlands
ita economie blockade.
Dr P. O. Pillai, India, suggested still working-United Press,
that
Its
In view of the "Impasse” which had been reached In wrionesla. the Council had every Fight to request full information regarding the American-Austrailan gion in order to judge it on merits.
According to the summary of that: plan he had seen in the press, Dr Pillai said, it did not seem to contain anything which was not in accord with the Renville principles. On the contrary, they appear to be cal- culnted to bring about
njust and catisfactory seitlernent in this vexed question. In any case, Dr Pillai felt In view of the fact that two out of three members of the committee supported that plon, the Council would be quito fistifled lo declaring that the view of the majority should- prevnil.
INDIAN PLEA
Dr Pillai concluded: "My de- legation earnestly hopes that the Netherlands will withdraw their objecilons to the Australian-Ameri- con plan and help to build up a nov Indonesian Republle, a new Uniied States of Indonesia and Netherlands-Indonesian Union which
new
will serve as 鼈 monument -to Hol- land's historic devotion to the prin- ciples of freedom and democracy."
Dr Van Kleffens, Netherlands, hoped the Council would not sup- port any changes in the committeo's method of working as his Govern
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