Drunk
Coca-Cola
Fruitless Talks At Lausanne
Cairo, July 3-Mattre Ahmed El Shakerl, advisee to tie Arab delegation at their talks with the Israelis fu Lausanne, Swellzerland, told Reuter today that in his view "the talks will lead to
to no concluiten."
Ile added: "Rome people might ask why the Arabs then agreed to contact the United Nations Conellia- tion
Commission. I answer that
we have to act on behalf of The Palestine Arzus' cause,”
Reiterating the Arab Incisionco that Arab refugees from Palestine be Allowed to return to Jewish-occupied areas and be compensated for damages
joses. ไม
Maitro EI Shukeri id the Commis- Klon Was adopting an stiliudo of "mero listen- ing."--Reuter.
Train Blown Up Near
Greek Border
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VOL. IV NO. 155
Britain's Crops Suffer As Heat Wave Continues
London, July 3.-Britain again sweltered as the heat wave, almost general throughout Europe, continued today. It was the fourth day of the "absolute drought," which is the official way of saying that no rain has fallen for 20 days. An "absolute drought" is not registered until 15 days without rain.
Today's forecast is that the heat wave is like- ly to continue.
The drought is having a serious effect on crops, but the greatest fears hayo arisen over water sup- plies, particularly to large 'clties. Measures for im- posing rationing have already been considered, and. in one Northern district housewives are to be taken on tours of reservoirs to show them the serious- ness of the position,
to
In London, where the, for the last time next Wednes Metropolitan Water Board day. supplies a huge area, a ban Prayers for rain, were offered In many churches throughout on watering gardenu or the country, sports grounds is already in Royal Air Force water tank- operation, Londoners being ers were among the tricka allowed to give their gar-carting over 60,000 tons of water derm water only on Sundays Edmunds, East Anglia.
villages near Bury St and Wednesdays.
They are now doing this daily. Early today the temperature Ponds were running dry lu throughout the
country soared | mony parts of the country, and Athens, July 3.-A train to no degrees Fahrenhell-six | farmers, who have made good from Salonika to Drama, in degrees hotter than at the same use of the fine weather to get
their hay in, Thrace, blew up north of time yesterday.
were becoming Mopping their browa, Britons increasingly anxious for their Doiran, on the Lake of sped to rivers and seaside reother crops. Doiran, which is intersected ports to get a breath of fresh MILK YIELD DROPS by the Greek Yugoslavjal, but many Londoners stayed Britain's milk supply, frontier, tonight's Greek at home to water their gardens General Staff communique
reported.
Two trucke
were wrecked,
awo railwaymen killed and two
wounded.
Greek Army detachments. operating in Epirus, ended their pursuit of the remnants of band of guerillas whom
they
The communique said the rem- nants escaped into Albania,
Pondicherry Riots
50
plentiful this summer that ra- tioning could be temporarily lifted was seriously threatened. The milk yield has 'dropped sharply and the re-imposition of railoning may shortly be can- sidered,
As all Western Europe swel- tered today in heat wave fem.. peratures, Reuter reports from Pondicherry, July 3.-Demon-leading capitals told of day-long strators shouted anti-Indian queues outside bathing pools
from
MONDAY, JULY 4, 1949.
Truman Cabinet Split
Over British Crisis
Washington, July 3.-Drew Pearson, columnist and radio commentator, tonight said in a broadcast: "The Truman Cabinet is split wide open over the sizzling hot British economic crisis. That is why Secretary of the Treasury Snyder suddenly flew to London.
"The reason for the trouble is that the British are running short of dollars and secretly threatened to reimpose airtight sterling controls throughout the Empire. This would mean that all British Dominions, including Canada, would have to trade largely with London.
"The new Canadian Government is vigorously opposed for if Britain wins on this, international trade will go into the doldrums. Snyder and Secre- tary of Commerco Sawyer are taking a very tough position towards the British, urging them to devalue the pound.. Opponents Inside the Cabinet argue that British devaluation would increase imports of Ameri- can form products.
**This, I can report, is one of the greatest crises Truman has faced. Moscow is walching it much more carefully than the American public."-United Press.
Miners
Australian
Will Challenge
Strike
Coal
Act
Sydney, July 3.—Australia's striking miners will challenge the Federal Government's national emergency Coal Strike Act, Mr Idris Williams, President of the Miners' Federation, said to night. Directed against the minors week-old nation-wide walk-out, the Act freezes the funds of the Miners' Federation and forbids other unions from using their funds to assist the miners.
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PRIME MINISTER
ATTACKS
REDS
IN BRITAIN
Put Interests Above Those Of Country
Prime Minister, Mr
Manchester, July 3.-The Clement Attlee, today called Russia "one of the most backward countries in the world" when ho attacked Bri- tain's Communists and others who "do not pull their woight."
Addressing an audience of 8,000 people here, Mr Attlee, leader of the British Labour Party, said that there were individuals in Bri- tain who "do all they can to run down, this country." He added that "there are others who put what they conceive, to be their in- terests above those of the country and their fellow citizens."
Referring specifically to "those who indulge in unofficial strikes," Mr Attlce, said it might be just thoughtlessness or a lack of a sense of responsibili ty which caused them to be led away into foolish actions that were serious in their effect on the coun- try. To hold food ships or raw materials at the docks meant a loss of thousands of pounds. It en- dangered the food supply and the employment of other workers.
The only people to gain) from unofficial strikes were
those people who would like ROMULO MAY
So dense were the crowds at that the Act is beyond the miners will go and shoot try. They do not mind how
them Surprisingly, the maximum steps to have it declared Chifley, Federal Prime Minister. Their hearts are elsewhere."
the
Paris:
was
such."
outskirts of French possessions In India, is streamed to riverside and scalieged to have been drawn by
were bringing pressure to bear right up to the Salonika, the statement caldi,
Now the interior had been so well cleaned up that it was pocatblo
to travel
freely by railway and road throughout the interior of Macedonia Thrace. Reuter.
cafes.
The
of
03
OPPOSE
JOSE LAUREL
Sotto is on his way back to New York, July 3-Senator to seek nomination of Brig-Gen. Carlos P. Romulo ns
ompromise candidate. President of the Philippines.
邝
for
had been following up for days. slogars in this French possession and packed road and railway preliminary advice indicates W. Parkinson, wet or side of
to see Britain's great social In Southeast India today and transport out of the big cities.
Mr Williams said that At a Sydney rally today, Mr
domocratic experiment fail. tried to pull down the Indian
Mr Attice said that "they: An official statement cover- national tricolour
the Miner Federation, said that care nothing for this coun- ing operations of the Third premises
the Amsterdam's of the
central station Government Greek Army Corps in the past Liberation Front."
"National that mounted police were call-"and we will take all possible before they give in to Mr J, Bthey do not belong here. jurisdiction, rabbits, catch fish and eat grass" the people suffer. Spiritually six months said guerilin forces The police dispersed
ed in to keep order: in Central and Eastern Mace- after making a few arrests, dontu and Thrace had been Last night, other demonstra-
temperature registered pushed back to the frontier re- tors, believed to be pro-French Casablanca, North Africa, ni
The Commonwealth Arbitra-two Labour Party
Resolutions passed today by He added that "unfortunately Manlia Klons.
Inuted the Indian Bag from the only 77 degrees Fahrenheit tion Court will tomorrow hear
Caunells that country which the Com- At the beginning of this year top of the Student Congress cooler than in London,
Governmont
comprising applications
delegates from munists support the Third Greek Army
is, from the rebranches here and pelted Corps Office
Open air swimming questing that four unions
the Australian point of view of real freedom was facing 10,000 gueriline, who students with stones.
paola were packed, and
urdered to hand over to the Labour Party in the northerm and lemocracy, and of true Jon Arbitratas Court Registrar, or Pondicherry, one of the five files of motorists
coalfields of New South Wales, Socialism, one of the most back split of the Liberal Party by and cyclists
"I sincerely wish to evade the return to the bank, money expressed sympathy for the ward countries in the world." to holil n referendum in
resorts.
miners' claims but called
means of having a compromise December to decide whether to
NO FREEDOM them to re-submit these claims
candidate," Senator Sotto paid. Indian Union.
Towards the evening, thirsty them on behalf of the miners. remain French or Join the familles Allod the umbrella both the New South Wales and
The
Federal. Cabinot--and to.a.coal.industry Tribunal,
Mr.Alles.ald-ho-was certainThe head of the Philippine shaded outside
that if the men and women who delegation to the United Nations Last month. Chandernagore, maximum Paris shade tempera- meet tomorrow to consider the Australian Labour Party, sald facts about Russia today they in my country another possession near
Victorian State Cabinets will
Mr J. Stewart, New South built up the Labour movement in would Cal- lure was 82 degrees Fahren- strike position.
Wales State Secretary of the Britain were to be told the irus because he has no adversaries be an ideal candidate cutta, voted overwhelmingly to heit, join India.-Reuter.
(Continued on Pare 5)
The strike of 23,000
that a campaign to would say: "This
and his popu- socking higher wages and in-break down the effect of Com- Socialist society. There is no creasing, as has been seen in a Alarity among the youth is in- proved conditions enters its munist propaganda on the coal-freedom. It is a classic exampla recent second week tomorrow with felds in other branches of the of a police state just as Russia Manila's students.
straw voto among still no prospect of a settlement Industrial 7110vement would under the Czara 'was a police
open this week.
"If I fall in my plan, my Almost half a million workers Addressing Labour delegates There were class divisions country will face the calamity Save been thrown out of work at a meeting in his own clec- glaring divisions in Russia, Mr of witnessing the, election of as a result of the miners' stop-torato al Katoomba, New South Attlee said.
Jose P. Laurel, number Wales, today, Mr Chifley sald There was
collaborator of the Japanest that "the
no freedom of and persona non grata for the dollar situation is speech, of conscience, or of the such that I should be overseas person. It was collectivist bui at this moment to put Aus-certainly not Socialist. tralla's point of view but I can- "Yet these people who sup- not be there while this indus-press atl freedom whenever irlal trouble continues,"-Reu-they are in power use all the phrases of Democracy. I con- stantly get hypocritical resolu tions protesting against alleged
EDITORIAL
JOGJAKA
ала
Indonesian
AKARTA'S evacuation by the Dutch has been followed, smoothly and quietly, by lis re-occupation by the Indonesian Republleana. Sultan Hamengku Buwono, as "security co-ordinater" of the city, has proclaimed the Republic's nuthority over it, and invited the exiled Dr Soerkorno and Dr Hatta to return during the next few days to re-establish the Republican Government. The out look for a settlement of the whole Issue of Indonesian Independence is now brighter than at any time since the announcement of the Renville Agreement, which was in force until the Dutch "police action" in December last year. The peaceful take. over of Jogjakarta is a tribute to the hard work of the sub-committee of Dutch nad Indonesian representatives set up by the United Nations commisalen.to arrange the transfer. Agreement was not easy to reach. In addition to the legacy of mis- trust and suspicion left by the events of -the past few years, some unexpected fessor difficulties cropped up. There was, for instance, the necessity of ensuring that the take-over did not interfere with, the normal running of the city—its public utilities and the supply of food. That those dificultles were overcome was in great part due to the esteem in which Dr Van Royen, the Dutch representative In the negotiations, is held by the Republicans, and the increased confidence which ho has built up. The successful transfer of Jogjakarta-the crystallisation of negetia- tions which have been going on informnily since the beginning of May-augura well for the future, though it can only be regarded as the Arst stage of lengthier, and more, complicated, negotiations. The duty now resolves on the Republican
Outlook
дз It
сол
Government to assert is authority over its forces, and to prevent further fighting during these negotiations, Failure to do this will undoubtedly weaken the Ite- publican bargaining position, has repeatedly in the past. Both sides have agreed to begin further discussions at It round-table ference at The Hague in August. The Dutch have undertaken to work toward the granting to the Republicana of "real, complete and unconditional Rovereignty". The intention is to transfer power to a United States of Indonesla on a baste of voluntary and equal partner- ship, with equal rights for Dutch and Indonesians alike. Practical implementa- tion of thess objectives will not be easy: Britain found the granting of indepen dence to India and Pakistan fraught with unforeseen complications, but these two Dominions ultimately achieved their coveted independent status, while remain- ing within the British Commonwealth. Holland is understandably. anxious to come to some similar agreement, and to retain some stake in Indonesia and, fis rich trade; it should not be impossible for the Indonesians to co-operate for. their mutual beneft. The participants in the Hague conference have undertaken to ratify agreements' resulting from it within six weeks of Its close. Thus the formal transfer of power should take place before the end of this year. The transfer of Jogjakaria was the fruit of a closer understanding and more reason able attitude than has hitherto been apparent on either side. It is to be hoped that the Haguo conference will be marked by the same spirit.
in sight.
page.
tonight
miners
RETURNED JAP POWS
JOIN REDS
fer,
CHIFLEY'S WARNING
state."
Is not
Sydney, July · 8-Australia's trys of freedom in this
crippling conl
Australians
strike is threa-
aro
shivering
his
harl
to Hiroshima immediately through one of the country's fourth was elected by stowards
Tokyo, July 3-Press re-tening "complete disruption" of By the time Mr Attlee waM ports today said 11 out of and social life," Prime Minister tried to interrupt him had been
"Australia's whole economic about half
way through 36 Russian indoctrinated J. B. Chifley warned today.
speech, three men who war prisoners who returned
escorted from the hall. Later a went through the formal without coal,
grimmest winters, virtually what about Ireland?" when Mr Оле or the men shouted, procedure to become mem-tricity.
Kas and cloc-
Attlea said, "We believe in the bers of the Japanese Com-chifley said in a Sunday night themselves."
As a result of the strike, Mr right of nations to munist Party.
goverla broadcast, "Australia's whole About 100 of the Siberian economic and soelal' life is ap-liberties".
Another man called for "civil repatriates who arrived in the preaching complete disrupilon. capital yesterday participated
There wore calls "The miners actiba has been parts of the hall to "throw him from all In the Red-sponsored demonstra wholly unreasonable tion later, according to Tokyo's unjustified
and an out but there, were no scenes.. maining
repudiation of the early arbitration system," he said. editions rald some of the re- In dally newspaper advertise Comparing the foreign policies
RIGHT OF NATIONS - patriates called. at the Com-meals, Mr Chifley accused Com- munist headquarters and Russian munits of instigating the strike. of Britain and Russia, Mr Attlee Mission, and published nows photos showing could have
paper In his broadcast he said thered that "during
been no more we have had to face momentous
decisions
In regard to the
papers, The
BOMG
these yearH
always
the polley
We
which wo
ays preached. We
in the right of nationa
the families of the repatriates unfortunate time for a walk British Commonwealth. preventing the returning youths out because Britain and Aus from going or to join the Com- tralla are already facing dificult munists. It was reported that economic problem as a result some of the repatriates, interned of the dollar shortage. since V3-Day, flatly refused to In Russian camps for four years
their
Mr Attlee added that "nover families to go home.
officiala
The coal shortage has brought before has there been such a at chortages of gas and electricity freely given In colony repatriation port of Transport has been cut to
Join
¿+ Hent-
COLD HOMES,
to
govern themselves."
handing-over of sovereignty,
after
western Japan, sald the Shinnso emergency schedules, and hos colony great advances in salle Maru docked on Saturday bring-pitals and dentists treat Ing a fourth group of 2,000 re- the most urgent enses. turnees from the Siberian portare cold and. of Nahodka.
ments. .The
government, In accordancs with only the.slato.of political develop Humos ment, have been made." without warm
Looking at the "other' alde,"
The Welfare Minister, Joll Hayashi, and the head of the re-emergency legislation last week dared to take the line of their government adopted and Hungary Communista who r Attlee, said that in Poland patriation board, Bolcht Saito, freezing all union funds in an nations were ruthlessly thrust both called on Emperor Hirohito affort to prevent financial sup-out Only those who put "Run to report on the man-United port to Press.
the strikers in firit and were ciated Press.
coinpléizly (Continued on age 6)
one
Americans."-Associated Press.
Shanghai Is Again Raided
July
4.
Shanghai, Chinese Nationalist bont- bers and fighters today raided Shanghai for the fourth atraight day. They hit the Western part of the city where on Sunday they knocked down one of the main radio station's large
Today's attack was opened by 1500 ΣΤΟΥ Mustang fighters shortly After 8 a.in. Tho fighters were joined shortly by two B-25 Mitchell medium bombers, They were still over the city almost an hot later.
Visibility
was excellent and tho raiders met no opposition. The only anti-aircraft fire was from Communist machine-guns which were hopelessly out range.
of
were
At least 25 bombers dropped on Sunday by three four-engined Liberatora that circled at 2,000 feet from noon until about 1- p.m-Associated Press.
ELECTION IN MEXICO
Mexico City, July
3--An estimated 2,500,000 Mexicans votes today to choose
a bow National Chamber of Deputies. Omelals estimated that the
voting turn out was the greatest in Mexican history. There were no reports of disorders. from any part of the country-. United Press.
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