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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1950.
SOVIET ACCUSED Senate Approves Full Vote For
OF ADOPTING NAZI TACTICS
London, Apr. 4.-The United States High Commissioner for Germany, Mr John J. McCloy, tonight accused the Kremlin of seeking to widen the East-West gap in Germany with Nazi tactics.
"The free men and women of the elly will not permit it and We will not permit it."
Mr McCloy, gawest of honowa, told the Pilgrims Society dinner
at London's Savoy Hotel,
that.
not only be militarily
to achieve security 21:31
Germany
restricted
and democraticised
bul she must also become vari
13
a united Europe.
but it
"The need for united Europe inade more urgent by the
the East threat from
even be pressing would still without that threat." he said.
"Any direussion of Germany muust dead with the split between
the East and West," Mr McCoy con'inued.
"When the fighting ended we
had hoped that the four Alles
Point Four Programme
Washington, Apr. 4-The Senate Forrign Relations Commitice today approved President Truman's Tull $45,000.- 000 "Point Four" programme for technical axistance to the world's underdeveloped areas
The Commlites approved the programme as an amend- ment to the $3,327,450,000 amulbus foreign aid measure wble is awaiting action by the Senate.
Chairman Tom Connally, who announced the Commit- tre action to reportera, said the Senate version containe "every essential for the purpose of currying not the pro- gramme." The vote on the bill was 11-0.—United Press.
America's Far East
Policy Discussed
In Closed Session
Washington, Apr. 4.-The Secretary of State,
Mr Dean Acheson, and his chief advisers on the Far East met today for the second time within a week with Congressional foreign policy leaders to review the American outlook in South-East Asia.
BIG THREE CONFERENCE
BIG ISSUES REACHING CLIMAX
· Paris, Apr. 4.-A major drive to organise the nations of the Pact into a well-kull Atuntle as military-bloc will reach its political mel economic as well
it the London Mr Acheson appeared before a closed meeting climax of the House of Representatives' Foreign Affairs Three Foreign Ministers' meet- Kremlin has sought to Committee. widen tie gap between
could work together in healing
deep wounds
the
and
the
of tyranny
year war. Instead, cach
and West.
DRAMATIC FORM
Earti
"Ia Germany the contest luns The form. takta dramatic
Soviels have constantly frus trated the determined efforts of the Western Allies to prozervn The Soviet four-Power unity.
rulers have moneenvred only
Germany to subjugat vassalage.
Into
the
"In this drive the Soviets are using in Germany again
used the Nazis very methxis such a short time a-marching youth,
meet- Ings, appeals to litarinn and the National Front, violent
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Parliamentary Storm Over
Malaya Campaign
SHARP CRITICISM BY
LORD MANCROFT
London, Apr. 4.- · A Parliamentary storm over the government's conduct of the Malaya campaign broke in the House of Lords today when Lord Mancroft charged the government with "misjudging" the im- portance of the fight against Communist- inspired terrorists.
Speaking during a debate on defence, Lord Mancroft said Australia should send troops to Malaya because Britain would be unable to bear the burden of the Malayan campaign much longer. "The British government has completely mis- judged the nature and importance of the war in well labelled 'Operation Afterthought." Malaya," he said. "Our plans there could be very
Lord Mancroft, who fa nj
Meatless
Easter Threat
London, Apr. 4-Many of London's millions were today threatened with a meatless Easter holiday this weekend through a decision of 300 Smithfield meat market truck drivers to ban overtime,
Iecause
use employers will not allow them 40 more trucks for delivering meat to London shops, drivers are working only an eight- hour day, and the work of market porters is slowed down.
Between 1,500, and 2,000 tous of the official ration for 8.000.000 chizens have already been delivered, but between 500 and 800 more lons of meat are needed to provide the nation in full, -Reuter
ing on May 8, diplomalle quar-Conservative, mid he would| MALAYAN POLICE PROBLEMS
ters sold here today,
Dr Philip Jessup, United Britain's Mr Ernest Bevin and union and a Pacific pact to Specially Trained
Eyskens Tote Make New Attempt
was
Dean
the
satil to
the
in Paris
arc
Force Recommended
THE WITCH
HUNTER
DECLINES
Senato Demanding The Evidence
Washington. Apr. 4.---The sub- Senate Foreign Relations Committee today called upon
Senator
to
Joseph McCarthy over
Information, otherwise,
documentary or
bearing on his charges of Com- munism in the Stale Depart- ment.
The chairman of the sub- Committee, Senator Millard Tydings
asked (Democrat), Senator McCarthy In a letter
to produce all data in his les of a "pertinent character." He ordered the letter to be de- livered
to Senator personally McCarthy by tho sub-Com- initire's counsel.
The request covered not only Senator McCanby's allegations -that-Mr- Owen Lattimero ja Rusula's "top" agent operating here, but also his charges that operating pro-Communists are
in the State Department,
Senator McCarthy told tho United Press on Sunday that he would not comply with such a request even if it were followed by a sub-poeta action, lest he Up the hand of his informants them to possible and subject repressive action.
He told a reporter he would not furnich two afdavits which
The British Mission, Singapore, Apr. 4. which investigated police problems in Malaya he said Red Ms Lattimore to earlier this year, today published a report which the 1045 espionage case, but hu further able, after commends measures taken to hunt down terrorist expressed the belief that he
might be bands and makes recommendations for a "body of cuceking, to give the sub-Com- cillee the name of a man who under sald would testify specially selected and trained police" to be set up after the present emergency.
oath that Mr Lattimore was a Communist.-United Press.
like to see Britain moving
14 Far Eastern! France's M, Robert Schuman, towards
United States Sreretary of effect the same cohesion for States Ambassador-at-
Kusk, State, Mr Dean Acheson,
Far Eastern defence as had Large, Mr
share a growing con- that nations of Europe been achieved in the West- newly appointed Assistant viction Secretary of State for Far can only be successfully unitedern union,
the framework of a
"We can no longer regard our Mr within Eastern Affairs, and
lariter trans-Atlantic organi-
defence plans in the Far East as Walton Butterworth,
alion,
and that military de-
..litio vignettes. We must Assistant Secretary of State fensive measures under the At-
n whole." dealing with Japanese af-antic Treaty require far-reach-regard the strategical picture as Ing political and economic co-
Lord Mancroft said he sought clination among meinber
the government's assurance that Brussels, Apr. 4.-M. Gaston fairs.
Last week; they reviewed the Stales to reach maturity.
the newly-appointed commander- Belgian Catholic Byrkens, the
position with
French and British diplomats In-chlef, General Sir Harold full leader and "Caretaker" Premier, Far East
would receive regard next month's Briggs, called in by the Regent. Senate Foreign Relations Com-
The three-man Mission- armoured, and Prince Charles, for consultations uittee.
The Chairman of the Com- meeting as one of the most im-support in his demands for men,
be given Bl Three conferences money and materials, on the crisis over the future of
Connally portant Tum Air
Birtain is carrying Sir Alexander Maxwell, re-should mittee,
communications King Leopold.
reported ever held,
I think tired too much of the burden. Texas)
Under-Secretary (Democrat,
of
squads, Zealand The Big Three will also re-
New and Australia quickly that they stressed the urgency development
the Home Office, who led it, The the news that the of giving American aid to rome
including view the whole position in the should send a few Dakotas to
hunting we the Chief Constable J. F.measures countries, training German1aberal leader, M. Albert Deveze, Asian army in the Eastern zone under had today given up his week Burma, Indo-China and Indone- Far East.
They will have
to dreide should ask Australia to lend us Ferguson, of Kent, and Mr terrorist bands are being planne
a battalion or two for Malaya." A. L. Jackson, Secretary of with care and resources DHL whether available lom; attempt to form a Cabinets to help them resist the guise of a police force."
resolution."--Reuter. deprecated the govern munisin.
the should be concentrated on mak-
the Metropolitan Police - to deal with the crisis,
contention
Sippure, Apr. 4.-Tempests, They appeared before M. Deveze was the third Del-
in Malaya was in no said that after the present Brigands and Spitfires bombed Committee today to five Ing Europe absolutely secure as mient's House
a stralegle base for the Western banditry similar report.
Com-emergency has passed the and strated terrorist-held hili lan political leader to try to
their way disperse Butter Powers, or to He was Dr Jessup Ind Air
over the whole of the munism in China. returned from forces for a government, relieved of this task at his own worth recently
tours of the Far East world strategie feld-Reuter. request by Prince Charles,
Committee a first-hand
conditions in the region
abure of
plant purges.
"Despite their solemn pledge militarisan to outlaw German they
Are
Bat he gave this pledge, "The Communista will not. Muvered in inking over the city of Berlin. We shall day in Berlin,
"The British, the French and the Americans are fully deter-
mhed or fully mailed.
Tis followed
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extensive
Сот
Mr McCloy went on to say The aim of the Catholics, ac.They were called today to give that the Soviet · campaign was cording to Party circles, would the nimed Arst against Berlin, "out-be to put King Leopold back on report of political and econointe post behind the Iron Curtain" the throne "goon after Easer",
(Contd. on Page 5, Cpl. 3)
EDITORIAL
-Reuter.
Battling Local Inflation HESITATION by large
industrial
organisations in the Colony about granting additional h,cd, allowances, and allowing themselves to be guided by the findings and the award of the Dairy Farm arbitration tribunal, derives from a feeling is any perfect If there ensily shared. answer to the problem of decent lying standards it is to be discovered not in but in reducing raising wage scales prices. Apart from an obvious reluctance by factory uwners to accept the burden its of inflated operating costs, with natural corollary, passing it on to the con- sumer and preparing for n full in trade, their primary argument, theoretically, at least, is nut to be challenged, Boosted wage levels affecting the general labour situation is Inflationary, and ennnot be costs work otherwise, Higher labour Insidiously on the price of commodities, stimulating a demand for yet further and swiftly promoting a allowances, dangerous spiral tendency. As the pro- cess continues, few find themselves better off, and the majority more severely feel the normal Analysing the pinch.
inflation is, economic consequences of however, one thing, and formulating an intelligible check is quite another. As far na can be observed, most of the utility companies are prepared to surrender to the wage pressures, and it la difficult to make out a case in opposition to that policy. Over the past nine months com. modity prices have advanced appreciably and nothing which can now be foreseen 18 Hkely to cause early retardation. Industrial concerns apparently are far from satised, Indeed, there are strong hints of likely representations to Govern- ment, urging administrative concentration -on cutting the price of essentials, rather than compel employers to put their hands
deeply lato their pockets.
more
Un.
fortunately, it appears to stop at that point. The project of stirring Govern ment to action Incks the backing of definite proposals demonstrating how Government is expected to accomplish the desired result. Hongkong's ruling prices are, it is agreed, out of all proportion to those in most other parts of the world. it seems Reasons vary. Technically, absurd that locally killed beef is far more
from stocks imported expensive than Australia. But factors such as supply and demand, public preference or pre- judice, the breakdown of normal channels, are involved to an extent not experienced most other elsewhere. Similarly wilh
basic foody. Probing the extent of the trouble contributes lille to its solution. It is not suggested, we imagine, that the Government should adopt Britain's price freeze polley, the system of providing food subsidies. Such controls are rigid and highly beneficial to the lowest paid workers. If they were honestly advocated by Industrialists and commercial firms, their possible Imposition might commend itself to official consideration. It is, how- ever, difficult to believe that anything In that direction conforms even to factory Government on how operators' ideas should curb market prices. Far from being psychologically prepared for such experi- ments, Hongkong's businessmen in the main seek exactly the reverse, the elimination of existing controls and the test of an entirely free market. Moreover, a subaldy programme would heavily tax the Colony's finances, and give the Finan- clal Secretary Incontestable Justication for insisting on new sources of revenue! Is there a satisfactory alternative, guaran- teed to achieve the required purpose? In- dustrialists in the mood to agitate for a Government policy, can perhaps
kow offer one.
Glasgow Smallpox Alarm
Hongkong and I suggest
He
that
Our China Iriakaya.
han favour
thut
With connected
the
in
sures:
A. H.
he
high priority for wireles for Jungle
***** found Miction
fur
Not Excited
down
executed with
By Mystery Submarines
Washington. Apr. 4. atatry in the Mentakab area possibility of further
Central Malaya in of
today: The Defence Secretary, Mr tempts to create chao3 BALANCE TIPPED
striking back at widespread must be conuerla
Ave Louis Johnson, said today raids in which "There may be no evidence the country
that he has received "no in- Britons fell wounded, men and material are sidered. pouring over the borders into
In addition to the specially
A Malay constable was killed, telligence" about Russian but there is evidence selected police force, they re- Malaya, that the bandits in
commended the following mea- and a British naministrator, Mr Submarines operating off
Girdler, was seriously the Pacific Const. rose derived have
and two British
He told the press that he will moral prent. The results of
1-gh priority for schemes wounded,
morcy to buy in suitable soldiers were slightly wounded ask for more recognition of Communist to settle squatters
near Youngpeng, war planes if the Joint Chiefs of we now being felt in
in an ambush sites.
Staff decide they are needed to The strategic, bance
2-Chinese recruils should be Johore, today. bren tipped sharply
the Kedah area, e European maintain 48 modern air groups. drawn into the uniformed In
who had planter,
Mr Johnson made the state- who has branch Russin.
and Asians should be assistant
to anul-bandit ment for
General In reply ment Ruined Increased knowledge of appointed to gazetted rank as volunteered
In the same way 05
was slightly wounded in Dwight Eisenhower und chair- a police clash with a terrorist man Carl Vinson of the House Armed Services Committee who 3. The 500 British sergeants | band. Communist plans are being cat-
on two-year agree- Last night a British soldier contended that the $1,350,000,- aircraft in culated on a cold, logical, prac-recruited
civilians were 800 earmarked for tical basis
In Ue
offered ments in 1940 should bo
nt-'1: Administration's rilltory whereas ours are an uncordinal re-engagements for a further wounded when guerillas
rease of tacked
Singapore-Kuala budget for the fiscal year 1930 rd jumble."
In Johore is insuficient. Warning of the change in the three years with an increase
pay of at least ST$100 monthly. Lumpur mail train
-United Press. situation
brough: strategical
A welfare officer should State-Reuter, about by Communist control of be appointed to advise the police China, Lord Mancroft said that Commissioner on matters affect- the whole of the Far Es, was
Glasgow, Aprit 4.-The Royal Ein
of
Air Force few more than 300,000 atomic warfare and donation clels
of the whole Chinese nation. Europeans.
units of smallpox vaccine to Glasgow today to build up stocks for possible mas immunication in Western Scotland.
Far East,
Dr Stuart Laidlow, Glasgow Health Ofleer, sak ho would ma vaccination if order the more than a few secondary cases appear after the eight-day in cubation period which ends to day, "By tonight we should
of сусп have
Communist pretty good idea of how threatened by Communism.ting the welfare and pay of the
China can stretch from Karachi to Shanghai", he declard.
cases
bad the outbreak 1g. If more a few secondary Than appear, we will immunise every
wamas, and child Western Scotland."
cleven-month-old baby
man.
Απ
cases which have tear of epidemic.
The first victim was a woman doctor, Janet Fleming, 20, who died on Saturday after refusing to be vaccinated because, she tald, she did not believe in 11.
"The
force.
5. No more British Inspectora should be recruited.
6. Police vehicles operating in the
should Junple
be
HUGE SEIZURE
OF
GOLD
"NOT GUILTY"
former Lord Alexamker, girl died of smallpox on Monday Minister of Defence, in an ine to two the death terim reply for the Government, bringing night, toll among the 21 confirmed rejec ed the suggation that it raised the had been blameworthy for what
Bombay, Apr. 4. Indijan nd happened in
In Malaya. "We have never neglected any customs officials going over a from 100-ton craft inch by inch today recommendation
far reized 3,000,000 cingle Malaya regarding what should have s be done, either in regard to the rupees worth of emuggled goldi Improvement or police, streng-but think that they have to up completely thening the Forces or any other break the boat request that has been made to before giving up the search.
Their haul after five hours of
787 Wag us," he said.
pounds pleaded nentching Government "absolutely not guilty to is weight of gold-the biggest haul The small craft reached Bombay banding the anti-guerilin eam in an Indian port this century.
April
pril 1 with 20 Arabs on double thickness
Labour M.P. In Serious Accident
London.
Apr.
4 The : British Government's effec- Uve majority in the House of Commons dropped tem
tonight to two porarily when the Labour Member of Parliament, hir James Glanville,
was taken to hospital with a fractured akull,
The
paign. he said.
مة
Lord Alexander acknowledged on
was s board." Her that
the situation serious and he paid tribute to watertank was completely dis- men, who the police and military forces mantled by customs
"for the devotion with which hope that they are on the way they are carrying out a difficult to breaking up a big network
of smugglers-Reuter
Sing to criliclsm of the
What Protest?
of co-operation on de- fence with the Commonwealth,
London, Apr. 4-Mr L. D. Lord Alexander said that large sums were being spent on de- Cammans is, to ask the Foreign Ile was injured during a
Secretary on Thursday what in- ence in the Dominions. fall from a tramcar last
"In each case there are convestigation has been made re There night,
aro now
use of Shanghai being held and car garding the ferences two Socialist and three
by Russian We have a far greater airfields ried on Commervative Members of
degree of planning for the joint aircraft personnel and What pro- Parliament in hospital-
use of the Forces being builtest he has made or proposes Heuter.
up here and in the Dominions make to the Chinese Gover- (Continued on Page 5, Columa 4) [ment Our Own Correspondent.
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