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Plot To Overthrow Govt.
SIAMESE OFFICERS
ARRESTED
Bangkok, Oct. 4. The Government of Siam claimed on Monday a week-end arrest of some 80 army officers had nip ped a plot to overthrow the Marshal Phibun of regime Songgrum.
the
Thirty officers
Army of thu General Stair were among those arrested. Orders went out to provinces on Monday to arrest still
All
troop lenders. more army movement within Fiam was ordered
11ted.
As a restilt coup,
of the
attempted the Premier was reported. planning to make several changea to strengthen the Government solzer last November in a His cabinet has been in almost con- stant semion since Friday,
he
com),
the plotters
A communique salci hod planned to surround the Pre- mler's residence on Fridny night during the marriage of an army general and seize high ranking Go- vernment officials prozent.
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Soviets Not Blockading Recruiting Campaign
Mysterious Explosions
Zurich. Oct. 4. Reports circulated in Switzerland today that heavy explosions which could be n to t bambs were recorded at the meteorological offler in Zurich.
I was pointed out that the powerful explosions Blow a different graphical recording from that of an earthquake, There is no positive way, how
of ever,
distlugulshing atomin explosion from other severe explosions.
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The Swiss meteorological officers received telephoned Instructions to refrain from denying от confirming all explosions report of atomlo la the Soviet Union.
The Director of the Zurich meteorological oßee said: "Any give comments
mietit
What
would result in severe criti cism from the Soviet author!- tex since the nature of Kuch reports have a strong political and military
significance. held ta They may even be constitute a violation of Swiss neutrally," he added.--Reuter.
New Hurricane
Threat
Miami, Fla.,
Oct.
14.-A now hurrleone bolling out of the Carib-
threatened bean today
Southern Florida with the second devastating storm within two weeks.
ROUND-UP STARTS Informed of the plot, the Govern- ment began a round-up suspecta on Thursday. On Friday night, the Ministry of Defence was surrounded by police and 20 alleged plotters. mostly army colonels armed with sten guns, were arrested.
Marshal Phibun said the plot was an attempt by military. elements who worked with the Free Thai during the war to re- movement
Rains preceding the hurrlenne al- Instate Pridi Phanomyong, an elder
Miami and statesman and war-time Chief of ready are falling in Free That, who fled from Siam when moving northward toward the Lake Okeechobee area, where the pre- Phibun took over last year.
vious storm did most of its $25.000,- 000 damage to homes and crops.
Another motive for the attempted coup, the Premier sald, was on effort to break, up the trial pt three men accused in the mysterious death of the late King.
Among those arrested over the weekend was Arthakitti Kumchorn, brother of Pridi. He is n former Minister to Sweden and Russia and ence served as Siam's Foreign Minis ter. Another arrested was Lieutenant General Sinard Yotharak, former Minister of defence.
Marshal Phibun said no state of
bc declared.
would emergency "Associated Press.
EDITORIAL
The new storm is near the shore of the westernmost tip of Cuba, with 90 to 100 mph winds whirling around its centre. ricane force cover an area about 40 centre and cules miles from reach out for about 100 miles.
the
Winds of hur
Storm warnings are being hoisted all the way from Key Largo through
Key West to Dry Tortigas Island. The southern tip of Florida has been alerted-United Press..
More Soviet Propaganda
URING the weekend Russia
DURIN
both
made. iwo
LuCresting
polley, which,
anywhere.
regarded
else
proposals,
change of from coming
be would
ihis
03
us tighly significant, Russia, at
Coming from time,
they
propaganda
aro
dubbed kiles. Nevertheless, peace, in the Interests of world
first. they demand study. The move came from Mr Vyshinsky before the on Saturday, who, General Assembly of the United Indicated that Russla Nations,
willing
WAS
to
make A new approach to the question of the bomb. Instead im-
of
atomic
mediate
bombs
held
serapping of existing
(by whichever countries
them) and thereafter International control, the Soviets
prepared to advocate of reinstatement of
Atomic Control Interna Uonat
Wero Dolley
the
to operate Energy Organimation
the thereafter and forthwiili, outlawing of nuclear fusion as war weapon. The proposition is horribly tramparent. It ignores completely, the question of velo-
of nuclear Inspection of veto
by
International ▸ an plants
this on And commission.
has always stood pat:
Russia
tho the
she will have nothing to do with United Nations bodies riven
Lo Investigato Dowers
Unlon, whether Boviot subject of Inquiry be
munitions, energy, personnel
the
atomic millary education of schoolchildren. The weakness the Russian proposlilon is that it subscribes to
International And goodwill quarantees frem
of
of
a theory lrustworthiness without
.aby the proposĒTS that they will honour the term of the agreement. The American merestion- sill appeals as the most practical solution. By
be
ali
than in its destructive form, Le,,
the ал "Improvement" on Hiroshima bombs. British
And American
however, scientists, have long explored the possibili- tícụ. of converting this 110W- into constructive found power channels which will benefit man- kind. That.
apparently, Russia neither recognises, nor will sho believe.
Mr Vyshinsky's proposal
can
only be rated A shallow and, one
agalu, opportunistic. Following the so-called
Soviet volle-face in the UN Assembly. Marshal Sokolovsky obliged with Itussians the a suggestion that were willing to reopen negolia- Hans on the Berlin crisis. Un- fortunately the Russian military
spallt his offer by chief largely
mentacious
account of the various Tour- dispute and the power conferences surrounding iL Shorn. of its blatant pro- Marshal paganda phrases, Sokolovsky's
interview press amounted to nothing more than an assertion that Russla be lett to control the whole of Berl~*** economically, financially and poll- tically. Win a few wards ho destroyed all chanoes
reopen- ing negotiations on # genuine
reciprocity. of
Tho bagis
ho declared, was not a blockade, because the Soviets were in a full position to fulf the *needs of Berliners. And perhaps they are: but the point with the Western powers is that
1s but the Soviet blockade Lymbol of the Intention, of the Kremlin
for all time to remove the four-power control over the German capital, agreed upon at Potsdam. If the Western powers concede that point, they may just as well surrender ́ to the whole Soviet- argument and get out of Berlin. But if the world is not convinood by the latest Soviet neliher is it feeling that the powers have advandeil any nearer to a colution. And that is what the world desires
anything. That ta' than moro what the world hopes the United
can supply Nationa
But the world is not very opilmalle and ∙ll awaits the dutcome of this week's deliberations with appro-
blockade,
overtures, allow the secreto of the means atomic bomb to be shared among the United Nations, but lot ita International control Laclade, in fuel
dependent upon, international observation of how use of each counter is making the knowledge. It is net without.
Soviets far the point that mo have, at least officially, discerned no other use for slomio energy
Zension
a
Berlin Says Vyshinsky
OPPOSES UNITED NATIONS
DEBATE
Paris, Oct. 4. Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister, Mr Andrei Vyshinsky, told the Security Council that it had no legal right to debate the question of Berlin, where, he said, there was "no blockade."
He was opening the debate on the Western Powers' complaint that the Soviet blockade of Berlin is a threat to peace.
Berlin was a part of the German issue in general, he said, and the only way under the Charter was to settle by means of the Council of Foreign Ministers. The powers must respect their own signatures of international treaties.
The Soviet Government had offered to supply coal and food to the Western Sectors therefore, no blockade existed, Mr Vyshinsky contended.
"All rumours about bad conditions in Berlin are spread with the object of deopening fear and war hysteria, he said. He rose and calmly raised his objections as soon as the President put the agenda up for adoption.
was on
hour after
the with the substance of the question time because the Sovlet Government does over not intend to deal with the sub-
stance?!
the Repeating his argument that Berlin question must be dealt with by the Foreign Ministers Council, Mr Vyshinsky
sald emphatically: "we object to having this included on the Security Council agenda. To proceed with it would be a violation of the Charter.
This meeting opened, the earlier argument being spent in translation, procedure.. and
As soon as the President put the
for up
adoption, agenda
Mr Vyshinsky calmly raised his hand and began reading his objections. He declared that the three-power complaint to the Security Counell was "devoid of any ground, and added that it was not within the competence of the Council to discuss it.
Mr Vyshinsky declared that any attempt to separate Berlin from the whole German problem would be article and a direct violation of
Article 107.
This Article
war
"Nothing in
says: -the-present-Charter-shall-invalidate ar preclude action in relation to any state which during the second world has been an enemy of any signatory to the present Charter, taken or authorised as a result of that war by the governments having responsibility for such action."
DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS Mr Vyshinsky argued that the whole question of Germany was governed by International treatles and, therefore, should be settled by the four occupying powers.
"We shall not be a party to such violation."
Earlier, Mr Vyshinsky sald that his Government objected not only
Security Council, but also by the to having Berlin dealt with by the whole United Nations.
AMERICAN ̄REPLY
having its
Cate
M. VYSHINSKY
Meets With
A Hostile Reception
London, Oct. 4.-Showers of anti-war pamphlets and the distribution of Communist posters among his listeners failed to disconcert the Minister of Defence, Mr A. V. Alexander, when he inaugurated a recruiting campaign for the voluntary Auxiliary Forces in London today.
The Minister was speaking from the steps of the Mansion House-the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London in the heart of the financial quarter.
He had scarcely begun to speak when there was a commotion among the crowd in the street below him. Showers of pamphlets, headed: "Fall for This? Not... likely" were thrown into the air and, at the same time, two men appeared behind Mr Alexander with a banner bearing the words "No War for Yankee Dollars." They were hustled down the steps by attendants. Young men In the crowd dis- with and posters tributed billa slogans calling for disarmament and the prohibition of the atom bomb, and others raised slogans saying: "Fight for Peace, not Wall Street," the Some of the pamphlets bore
District the London imprint of Communist Party.
About 20 men were detained and murched away by the police. There
Atomic Bomb Control
Challenge To
,
To Russia
Paris, Oct. 4.-Mr Warren Austin of the United States challenged Russia on Monday to say whether she is ready to agree on effective international con- trol of atomic energy...
He opened, in the Political United Nations
Committee
of the Assembly, the Western powers, drive
to answer Russia's Intest switch in tactics in the atomic debate before the Committee.
was some faint booing when Mr Alexander Anished speaking.
that the
The Defence Minister said world would judge by the response to the recruiting campaign "whether the manhood and woman- true heira hood of Britain of those who, throughout our his- fory, sacrificed to defend the right and to maintain our freedom and common justice."
He continued: "Our country waits for your
The nullons of attend your answer: the Dominions of the Common-
and old alike—our wealth new American cousins,
wondor whether the Lion is sick or merely sleeping after the exertions which brought victory,"
Western Ponse.
Mr
SPEAKING FOR WORLD
Alexander continued: speak to the world, for what we do here, what responed our men and women make, is no mere concern of Eritain.
"Our country has laboured for peace sincerely and will continue |to do so uneasingly, but the events" of the last 20 months have proven that the issue today is whether the heart of the free world beats strongly yet, whether this much- tried country has still the strength to stand foresquare to any attack Mr Austla saki he hoped the wants to know more about the upon human freedom." time for throwing "old tomato cans Soviet resolution.
Referring to the conference of and dead cats "in the Committee He attacked the repeated Russian the Western Union Defence Minis- was over.
for the He added he hoped the demands
destruction of tera which he attended in Paris delegates could get down to real existing stockpiles of atomic last week, Mr Alexander sald: "It work.
weapons. He
He said the casing for the was plain to me that in building bomb can be made in any machine up the resources of the Western shop. He said no one has called for Union, the greatest help and destruction of the nuclear fuel that encouragement we could give to our goes into the bomb. That being so, friends and Allies would be in a demonstration of our confuse the public practical he added, why by demanding the destruction of the own will to be strong both econo stockpiles and saying the nations mically end in defence."--Reuter will falk about controls later.
Mr Manullsky repeated most of Mr Vishinsky's arguments in a 50- minute speech.
Sweden generally backed the majority posl- lon for International control. The majority wants control by a world the Bgency operating outside Security Counell veto and with full powers of inspection. Russia's plan calls for an international commission subject to the veto. Russia has not agreed with the West on how fur inspection should go.
Iis answer to violent attacks by Andrei V. Vyshinsky, Soviet dele- and Dmitri Z. Manuilsky, Soviet-Ukrainian delegate, was that he would try 10 do nothing to make the Committee's job harder.
Mr Vyshinsky, Russia's Deputy Mr Phillip Jessup, answering for Foreign Minister, startled the Com the United States, said that he was mitice on Saturday by proposing not surprised that the Soviet Unionce on
# resolution calling for the United and hostile actions in Berlin" In-to continue work. He also proposed objected to
"unlawful Nations Atomic Energy Commission that the assembly call for a treaty vestigated by the United Nations.
Referring to the last Russian note.
Bunning atornic weapons
and Mr Jessup said that it did not second treaty establishing effective change the situation because the
controls, both to take effect at the Soviet Union still refused to
same lime. the Berlin blockade and thus re- move the threat to peace, which was now the Issue before the Security Council."
Mr Vyshinsky
has been mis- Informed if he believes that the whole German problem hog been laid before the Security Council." he said.
pence.
a
and
New Zealand
My! Quite A Family
Loridon, Oct. 4. — A. cinema manager offered free tickets to the biggest family London in Battersea, a
WHAT IS MEANING?.
borough. has demanded Proviously fuscio the ban come first with controls to be worked out later.
Mr
to
William Merryweather, 78 year old night watchman, wrote in that he had the biggest.
One hundred and one children, grand-children, great grand-children and in- laws,
Mr Merryweather took tonight off from his job and chaperoned 63 relatives at the films. Associated Press.
The control of Germany, in- cluding the situation in Berlin, can only be settled by direct negotiations between the four powers," he said.
SWEDEN'S OFFER Mr Austin asked Russia what was Warining up gradually, and with
meant by "effective" control men- Sweden, working on on alemle his usual cloquent
gestures, Mr
floned in the Soviet resolutiop. project of its own, told the Com¬ Vyshinsky said that any attempt to Mr Jessup rejected the Russian The United States and the majority mittee on Monday It is willing to bring this question into the United
that Article 107 of the of the Atomic Commission wonted ilmit its national sovereignty argument Nations would be an "overt viola- tion of the Charter and of the Yalta Charter prevents the United Nations effective controls; if both meant the make atomic control possible.
task is Former Swedish Foreign Minister, came the Unlied Nations and Potsdam agreements." He said from dealing with Berlin,
He argued that this Article was simple, he said.
Richard Sandler, said the that Britain, France and the Unitel
Chorter to govern the
report of the majority
United States had all the legal means at Put Into the
"what do they Nations Commission chould be used; each
Mr Austin asked: of the heir disposal for dealing with this relations between victorious Allies
mean by effective control? and
Their an working basis for atom control. ex-enemy problemi.
debate Indicates on the contrary The majority plan is based on the Mr Vyshinsky said: "No blockade countries.
Nothing in the Article prevented that they are not ready for effecnited States proposal of 1940. exists in Berlin,"
tive international control. They sull
Mr Sandler described the plan as Russion any of the Allies from appealing to Referring to the latest
adhere to nationalism. when they chasta
There is a thoroughly and well motivated" and RICE SEIZED note witch asks for a conference the Security Council
that must
In be bridged there was a threat to their debate and their resolution.",
uld the minority plan, submitted of the Courell of Foreign Ministefs, considered
He said the United States will the Russians, is not acceptable he added:
is it not strange that when "The Soviet actions in Berlin are go a long way to get unanimity, because it does not, provide neces- BY INSURGENTS
|-- Rangoon,... Cet. - 4.—Insurgents in action is required by this body, it not directed against Germany. They but the Russians had indicated they aary, security.
are directed against Britain, France will not accept a Canadian out?"
upper Burma have captured large resolu- {"blockade" ́existed because the and the United States."
tion endorsing the majority report convention on prohibition (of the stocks of rice, a Government com- Mr Jessup declared: "The United of the United Nations Commission, atomic bomb) and then to try to munique sald on Monday. It said. Soviet Government had offered
several Government warehouseg States belleves in the purposes and or a Syrian proposal that the Com-reach an agreement on control can supply food and coal to the Western principles of the
United Nations.mission continue work on the basis not be accepted," Mr Sandler said. were seized by the insurgents near Zones.
Wo' ngreed under the
Terming atomic energy "problem Monywa. to for that report, "All rumours about bad conditions
practise tolerance and to live to)
of our time," the Troops were rushed to deal with áre In Berlin
sprend with the
In this case, he said, the United number one
situation. fear and war ether in peace with one another as States felt the Syrian move would Swedish delegate sald it in "obvious the object of deepening
good neighbours.
only increase the differences bo- the authority of the international hysterin," he added.
the Western control organ will be very exten-district, Government forces battled and tween Russia
sive and will involve a reduction of rebels encamped at, Kwemyd powers. "The distinguished Soviet delegato tion of the
Mr Austih, who called for adopthe sphere of, national sovereignty. lage. The village was burned
tne Insurgents Bloc after inovitable,Associated Canadian Mr Vyshinsky rejected categori-referred to the desirability
leader was killed.--Associated Press. of cally the Allied charge
made it clear the had respecting Signatures on interna- Aussian muthorities in Berlin encouraged the recent Communist action in the German capital.
finds itself frozen
"LUDICROUS" CHARGE
that
No
the
Charter
SYSTEMATIC REPUDIATION
The United Nations tional treaties. Charter is such an International the signature of
He called this chargo Hudlerous treaty and bears and concluded his statement with the Soviet Union.
"The Western Governments have
"The Idea of first adopting
resolution. This
United States Press.
B
Iri the midwestern↑ Pakokku
Dragnet Still Out For Stern Gangites
vil-
and
their
the words: "And for these reasons fulalled the Article of the Charter
Tel-Aviv, Oct. 4-Less than, but compared to these Israeli police, Israell Government a "sham splin- ter group of Stern"-wns not con- the Government of the USSR ob-
'which recommends direct discus-half the members of the Stern they were brilliant." Jeets to including this item on the long for the settlement of disputes. Gang-outlawed Jewish
The two Sternists-who admitted nected in anyway with the 'Stern terkidnapping an American clerk two group. agenda."****
Bolglum's M. Fernand Van Lagen- The systematic repudiation of its rorist organisation-have been months ago because they thought
promises by the Soviet Union has
They described how, on reaching British agent told how was hove, who followed Mr Vyshinsky, made recourse to direct discussion arrested in the Israeli police hoy escaped from Jerusalem the Tell-Aviv, they went to the police Bald that the Russlań objections were usclesa.
dragnet following the assassina- morning after Count Bernadotte's six times to see "It they were looking out of order, because the Council
"The Soviet delegate says that❘tion of Count Folko Bernadotte. assassination dressed as United Na- for was not discussing whether or not it the blockade was a retaliation for
United tions officers and wearing
"A friend of mine in the police was competent to deal with the Ber-earlier actions taken by the three This claim was made on Monday Nations arm bands,
showed me pleturer of men lin fasue.
Governments: The Soviet measures
They both claimed that they had wanted and asked me if I knew All it had to deelde was whether and the motives behind them were in Tel-Aviv, Israeil capital, by two
of the gang-disguised nothing to do with the assassination where any of them were," one the item should go on the
before the members. agenda. revealed some months
drom and dark and added the "Fatherland 'Front"— Sternist said. "He didn't notice that Becoming more and more heated, currency measures of the Western only in civilian
glasses who said: "We used to which had admitted the crime and my picture was there.Associated Zone Governments."- Mr Vyshkinky declared: "I not out of order, I am not deniing
think the British police were stupid which had been dubbed by the Pross
am
(Continued on Pare By
us."
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