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Hongkong Telegraph
VOL. IV NO. 277
Heavy Fighting
If Socialists
Near
Should Win Manila
London, Nov. 23-The British Labour Party's Na- tional Executivo Cora- mittee today reached compromise on
the pro- posal that indastrini In- RUTANCE shonta be TEX- tionalised if the Socialiste win the next election,. Bocording to xually Hable sources,
I understood thai they will now require Industrial Insuranor
com-
panies to become societies owned entirely by mem- bers.
This would apply ako in the powerful Co-operative movement which has s own Insurance interesta,
The proposal visualisca the establishment of A empervisory board with wide powers.—Beuter,
SILENT ZONE
IN CITY
AIR ATTACK
Manila, Nov. 24. The Philippine Constabulary to! day pressed its fight to ex- terminate political rebels In Batangas province, sending Alr Force bombers and fighters into the six-day battle 60 miles south Manila.
of
CHY
Reporia from Batangas ank 27 Constabulary soldiers wre killed trying to rout 500 well-armed, strongly-entrenched Misaldens from the hills just south of that provincial capital, which was the teens of violence in the recent national elections. Brig-General Aiburio Ramos, Constabulary chief.
In
said Mnolla, however, that he was unable to confirm that more than 12 Constabulary men wedr
lifed.
The total
rebela number or killed, as announced by the Con- Four stabulary, stood at four.
aral B others were captured undetermined number wounded
Signs Now Erected from artillery and smaller wee-
At Several Points
Don Are.
FRANCE
AWAITS BIG
STRIKE
General Ramos told the Paris, Nov. 23.
The
United Press, "We don't agree Communists were reported the to any proposals to suspen
operations." Batangas reports on Wednesday to be plan-
First steps towards creation of a silent zone for
traffic on the island have
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1949.
Desperation March
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At the
P.G.
For
Reservations
Tel: 27880
Price 20 Cents
Vyshinsky Repudiates China's UN Western
on
Thirty-five men, women and children who had been ordered to return from Western Germany to the Soviet zone after an illegal border crossing march along a road near Celle, Germany, as they set out a 250-mile Journey to Bonn where they hope to win government permission to remain in Western Germany. Soon after the marchers started toward Bonn three women col- hospital at lapsed along the road and were taken to Uelzen. The others said they hoped to obtain food AP during the trip by working for farmers enroute.
Pleture.
hod said provincial oficials and ning to try to drag Friday's Law May Be Changed
To Restrict Tass Agency's Activities
nunicipal mayora had agreed to nation-wide 24-hour general been put into operation with temporary truce In the fight-strike out as long as pos the erection of "Sound Siging to permit farmers caught in
xible. nals Prohibited" signa at the crossifre to evacuate,
COVERNMENT STRONG various points. Police have
The Hon-Communist "Wor. would be a sign of kers Forte” Union, which claim" "That completed plans for the in-
weakness. and we are deter-
100 000 members, took the ful of the system mined to prove the government tiative in troduction
calling the strike and are awaiting Govern is strong," he said.
which is expected? to paralys ment to decide on the date? General Romos also sald the most branches of life in France governor, Feliciano The Communist-led General to bring the silent zone into provincial
Leviste. And
the Mayor nfederation of Labour (COT) has effect.
Batangas City had put forth n Soled the strike with Its 2,000 Starting at Murray Rond
fire" plan without his o00 members. its junction with Garden Road ense
knowledge and Queen's Road Central signs
"I is to the Governor tu Sociniisi
"We sourers said: have been erected in Ice House!
have learned that the Com- Des contact the dissidents for peace- Stroet, Central Markent, Voeux Rond Central (outside settlement it he wants,munist Chief of Staff of the COT prolong the strike suspending intends to the Fire Station), Connaught but
We can only agree b.yond November 25 wherever
ˊˋ President possible." Suspension
The
Hoad
ni
>
10
are we the operationa. Chinesa
nut
Central
(outside Ferry whart), Vehicular Ferry Christian Cemetery (for vehicles Quiring on orders."
President Qurino yesterday approaching Queen Mary Hospi
fulam Road) and at the junction of Sassoon Road
Rood
and Victoria
few days.
FLAG SALUTED
used
were
to go into
the
Europe
Delegation Defence
SOVIET SUPPORT
FOR
REDS
Measures Approved
London. Nov. 28,--The Defence Ministers of the Give Western Union countries today approved varioua measures for the defenco of
the
Imittee.
Western Europe
Flushing, Nov. 23.-The Soviet Foreign Western Europe, prepared Minister, Mr Andrei Vyshinsky, in a heated by
Commander-in-Chief Com- argument with the Chinese Nationalist re- presentative, told the General Assembly to- They also approved plans for day that Russia cannot consider the legal protecting shipping in emergen- status of the Nationalist delegation.
ey and gave Instructions that continuous efforts should be mada to Improve the effectivo-
Mr Vyshinsky declared that Russia supporta nesa of defence of existing the Chinese Communist repudiation of the Nation-forces.
As members of the North.. alist delegation and refuses to recognise the pre-Atlant's Pact the Ministers wil sent Chinese representatives,
put the proposals approved to- Mr Vyshinsky made a 90-minute speech in day before the Pact's Defence Committee in Paris next month. which he declared Russia's willingness to accept a A communique lasted tonight, survey of its atomic plants but it must keep its tence Ministers, said that these
after today's
meeting of the De military installations secret as long as the United
proposals were designed
"to States has a stockpile of atom bombs.
ensure the max'mum co-opera- ton for their mutual benefit."
The Mindeter reiterated that the already wisting Western Union Defence Organization is to continue.
Dr Kao sold,
|- LORD FRASER'S ADVICE
Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fraser, British First Sea Lord, who was present, was believed by observers to have given his advice on shipping protec- tion measures.
Luxembourg was represented by her Minister in London, M. Andre Clasen
Then the Chinese Nationalists struck back, Dr Kan Chich-hou, who is on the delegation roster as adviser to the Acting President of the Nationalist government, took the stand. Dr Kan' said, “We tel you, Mr Vyshinsky, why you like the Chinese Com- munists in our sent. You wish that 80 percent of the delegations here would be unscated."
"Fortunately, ist complaint that the Kremlin's Mr Vyshinsky's words have no Aid to the Chinese Communists more value than the words of
conafituted a threat to the pesco
ot a propaganda chiet I an® go- of the Fur East and
the ing to tell you why the Chinese world. Reliable sources said Communists have sent a mes- that the United States is dia- Suge con-
to President Carlos cussing with a number of other
The communique issued to- Romulo of the General As- delegations a resolution
night said, "The Defence Com- sembly, and now this morning would call upon the United Na- mitteo of the signatory Powers Mr Vyshinsky has told us that flons to safeguard the "Open of the Brussels Treaty met in my deleration cannot represent Door" policy in China-United London on November 23, 1949. China. This shows how un- cay and nervous the Soviet delegation feels when wo, and not the Chinese Communists, in the General alt with them Assembly
London, Nov. 23.--The British Government an- nounced today that it might change the law ferring diplomatic immunity on Tass, the official Soviet news agency.
The Lord Chancellor, Lord Jowitt, made the an- nouncement in the House of Lords after Lord Vansittart had asked the Government to curb the activities of the Tass agency.
might
have
body who thinks a paper can be run on 40,000 sixpences ought to have his head examined."
Press.
which
Russia Renews
Atomic Control Offer
The Ministers of Defence cxamined the results of the work done by the defence or- ganisations of the five Powers since their last meeting in Luxembourg in July this year.
"They
approved various measures for the defence
Western Europe prepared by the Western Europe Com- mander-in-Chief Committee.
"They also approved for the protection of shipping
of
تعمار
A Court of Appeal ruled last
""You all know that in a few June that Tas had diplomatic 'mmunity and could not be sued
days we will present documen- right wing newspapers
question arose Furore and Le Parisien Libre for libel. The
tary proof that the Soviet Union (The Daily Worker claimą il of дл unsuccessful
violated the treaties with China tal), the Tind Home (in Pok-said the fight was continuing.
also said that this was the aim because
is owned by its readers through General Ramos Kuld Alr
libel Action brought against of the Communist labour leaders
and violated the Charter of the subscriptions and by bombers Force
and Aghters
Tass by a former profesor at voluntary
United Nations. baned at Lipa, a city 15 miles
French trains will stop run- Prague University. Dr Vladimir shares in a co-operative organi
Therefore, it is no wonder salon). would be ning at 3 am GMT north of Batangas,
(11 am. Krajina. It is learned that more dgn thrown into
is uneasy that Mr Vyshinsky
Flushing Meadow, Nov. In case of emergency. the attack tortav
Hongkong)
Friday, on
and
Lord Jowitt said: "I feel it
He hopes that a
They gave Instructions, that and nervous will be put up within the next Previously the government had practically all other public trans- Lord"Jowitt Indicated that
Soviet Foreign continuous efforts should be that a news miracle might be performed in 28.-The to hr to be intolerable only observation planes. port will probably be alt. There the low
he agency which sets up to be a the next few days. He hopes Minister, M. Andrei Vyshin- made to improve the effective- also indicated
that other will be no postal service, only changed. The Government, he
defence of upen sky, today reiterated Rus-ness in de
existing ground forces reinforcementa an emergency telephone servico. sald, had decided to set up an department of a foreign State that one morning when he
Committer should lose no opportunity of Mis
And Chinese ala's willingness to
of De- eye; he will
accept forces. The Ministers ready
and most schools will be closed. Inter-departmental
calculated Communists in our seats.
Then to consider and
the relation- At 8 o'clock this morning, Batangas night, but he still fell
report on the publishing material
discredit His Majesty's
should. exist be HMS. Alacrity returned to that the present force of four Only a minimum service will question which "raised matter
or individual op- he will feel safe. He will international inspection of fence considered and Constabulary
Available one Army be and
in hotels,
of very considerable dificulty Government
his breath again because the all atomic materials, from ship which harbour from patrol duty
Treaty Or ponents of Communium and of crimes of the Soviet Union will the mine to the finished pro-North fired a salute to the Fing of companies, Including a 75mm many food shores will shut, in- in international law."
fomenting Internal
their own De- duct, to be decided by an ganisation and not be revealed. Vice-Admiral A.C.G. Madden, artillery battery, was sufficient.
Housewives cluding bakeries,
He declared: two
"We must re this country.
Internationa! "WE SHALL INDICT"
Control fence Organisation, which con- Second-in-Command. British
of reports are being urged to buy He was soptical
member anything we do here
Unues as an integral part of Far East Fleet. The salute was that the rebel band had swelled slaya' supplies on Thursday——
Until the "British newspapers really must be reciprocal.
the Organisation set up under Associated Press. replied to by H.M.S. Belfast.
(Continued on Pare 5)
tport of this committee has cannot be expected to go on further height
Under the Soviet plan, the he Brussels Treaty. been received and considered, printing samples of the same
would come They decided upon the pro- is not possibl for me to old melodramatic nonsense shall be here to indict you and Inspection Agency
under the jurisdiction of the posals which they themselves your government. I tell you Security Council, where Russia would put forward to the North
much for has a veto.
Atlantic Defence Committee- granted, Whether we are here
At the end of a00-minute proposals designed to ensure
Confused on Page 5) their mutual bencйt-Neuter.
EDITORIAL
A Knotty Problem
NE of the knottiest
Oproblems--what
of all postwar
to do with the former Italion colonies in Africa--bus at last been solved in the United Nations. Whenever the sometimes-abused United Nations reaches agreement on anything so important and complicated, there is legitimate catise for congratulations. The Italian colonies have caused much trouble and provided a source of impas- aloned arguments and quarrels ever since the Allies failed to agree on their dis- position at the Paris peace conference over three years ago. The colonies have been buffeted by the forces of power politics, the struggles of the Enst and West and the resurgent nationalism of The Russians all colonial territories.
in foothold started by seeking a Tripolitania and went on to oppose the Western Powers at every turn. Defented in the United Nations, they have had their little triumph in winning over the Somali Youth to Communism. The Arabs, backed by the so-called Asiatic bloc, fought a long and successful operation for independence in the colonies. The French tried to keep their grip on the Ferzan, In Libyn, and looked with alarm at the movement for independence. Britain backed the Senussftribe Cyrenkien. The United States put forward one scheme after another, without
of
11
and
caring much what was accepted so long as
solution
reached.
then WAS
And there were the Italians, who had lost the colonica — thanks to Mussolini but who believed, and with some justice, that they had earned a right to some part in the control of their former possessions and, above all, in the coun
the ella of Africa,
continent of the future. Their aspirations have been fulfilled by the granting of trusteeship of Somaliland until the country gets full Independence in ten years. Count Sforza must be thanked for breaking the jam on Libya by his proposal to grant indepen dence, which he suggested for Eritreu also. That may yet follow the report of the Commission which will be sent to aound out the wishes of the Eritreans. The disposal of a difficult problem is achievement enough, «Yet it only opens the way to other future problems. It is highly doubtful If the Libyans will be prepared for Independence by 1952, and it will be something of a miracle if the Somalia can run their own country. In ten years', time. In their eagerness to grant every colony the ladependence they recently won, the Arab and Asiatic nations have ignored realities and are,"
· perhaps, aldring, up... trouble for the
for th future.
11
strlio
in
Dr Kan drew himself to his Agency.
and bellowed,
tell you, Mr Vyshinsky, we
niso not to take too
[ween the newly constituted
Atlantic
make any further comment, as about Western warmongers and what is involved is an altern Communist dovebirds.” tion in our existing law which
Lord Jowitt added: "It should not is immaterial In had been established for many years,
not be thought that the agency letter and spirit of the Charter speech to the Geral Assembly the maximum co-operation for will be left to carry on scurt and in the opinion of the world
DAILY WORKER CASE
Referring to a recent case, in which £4,000 damages were awarded against the Daily
Turu
activities check."--Router.
Without "airy
the
Indiet you and your
Government."
As the delegates thundered applause, Mr Vyshinsky waved id arms excitedly and declared,
Worker, the British Communist BLAZE ABOARD "we deem it essential and our
duty to support the statement
SHIP DEFIES.
of the legal Chinese government (the People's Republic of China;
FIREMEN
TUC's Wages Appeal
To Its
London, Nov. 23.~Leaders
Members
and therefore cannot recognise of the British Trade Union of living of lower paid workers
Parly newspaper to a foner Yugoslav Minister, M. Clein Vansitturt said: Sain, Lord
hope that if M. Sain does not get his damages he will com- municato with me and I will then come down to this Houpa and propuse that the Dally at La Rochelle; on France's ference Worker should be closed, as we west coast, were today pian-ere
they have no services to Hitler.
· since
whether
or not. This
1
The problem of the standard
the delegation of the Kuomin
might call for special conndera- tang. The last speaker has re-Congress today urged its tion in certain cases, Paris, Nov. 23. Firemen cognised that it makes no dif- 8,000,000 members to agree While it was the responsi- they are to work until January, 1951. bilty of the unions themselves
shows Interest in at their existing basic wage to operate the wages polley, regard to the closed it during the war for its ning a second attack onther attempt to TPprevent rates to support the Labour they must pay
realities of the economic situ the flames raging in hold the Chinese people. They can- Government's economic re-flon and act loyally in con- "We really cannot afford to No. 2 of the 7,000-ton not, even if they want to. The
covery programme.
formity with TUC polley.. Bot up a new privileged class, French
People's Government is the only ship, Liberty
The appeal, ment out to, the legal government representing I therefore urge most strongly
The statement urged "vigor- "Rochefort," which had the
187 amillated trade unions to- of China.” whole people of upon the Government that they
urges that a night
wage rates ous restraint in any special Mr Vyshinsky added that should, without further loss of been ablaze at sea.
stable' so long, as cases of lower paid workers time, Introduce legislation yesterday morning,
major part of the territory of shall remain
of retail prices that might be considered. which will annul this cynical Denise smoke beat back a China is under the administra the Index
Govern does not rise more than The new policy was
agreed certificate and make sure that first attempt by the firemen tion of the People's no such brazen trick will ever this morning to enter the hold ment. He added that the max points the equivalent of unonimotely by 17 leaders of be perpetrated on us again." of the ship now anchored at jority of the Chinese people re about 78. 6d. per household per the TUC in Committee after face of the great events in Lord Vansitiart said that the La Pallice, La Rochelle's out-cognise that government. "In work.
77 TUC General Couneleven weeks of Intense dis- Dally Worker was an organ port
The firemen were trying China and the successes of the undertakes that special reward cussion, including several ineet- of the Soviet. Government and
It was adopted by the full better gas maska liberation movement we cannu will be given to the possibility ings with Cabinet Ministers, from Its Inception had been again with
ship's captain, said, that consider their pigmies as a of assisting lower paid work-
ora....
General Council today with only delegation,"-Unlied PreSS. heavily subscribed. "When I Tho
contained
Flushing, Nov. 28, M. The statement stressed the two dimenting (the Council has
but there were - was head of the Foreign Ofee the blazing hold I had a good deal of informa: trucks, passenger cars, wrought Vyshimaks repudiation of the gravity of the present economic 34 members,
tiles and cement Nationalist Chinese regime is situation and stated that do some abstentees). need any Secret Service to tell This cargo,
propa, was on the way to the you about 12 he said, west African coast, then, the There are 40,000 paid up dre broke out ou members of that Communit They whip ca then off Bory|| Party in this country and any».] deaux/yBestberg Mirro
tion on that; but you do not iron go with resin", and pit- retarded · AN DER WÁrning that valuation of the Pound Ster- Mr Vincent Towson, the Gen-
Rumia, would refuse to partijung was adopted as an alter-eral Secretary...........Indicated that
per the debate scheduled native to deflation, an
the TUC expected. "Lemployers
payment of dividends,
to start later this week in the It insisted that the exiting to exercise more restraint in
Ysemblys, main political "com" machinery of voliintery:nego- tho
Heuter. miiboo on the Chinese National- fiaflow must be preserved,